This is a bit of the aftermath of my crash on Friday. In this case there was a good wind on Mt. Borah coming up the west launch. I had Belinda out in front telling me whether the trees down below were shaking or not. The streamers were coming straight up the launch. The wind sock up high was stretched out.
I got much closer to the end of the flat slope area and near the cliff than in the previous video. I started to run but my nose was too high and I immediately stalled the glider. The left wing dropped off and I rotated into the hill. I landed about fifteen or twenty feet below launch. It is steep there but not straight down.
I didn't spend time concentrating on my run, getting the wings level and getting the nose down before I ran. The wind isn't laminar in this location so the wing wasn't flying as I held it on my shoulders. The strong winds fooled me into thinking that it would fly right away. I should have moved forward another two steps.
