This pilot was quite close to a catastrophic situation on two fronts. One, a significant bump that unloaded that riser could have caused the riser to come completely out, leaving the pilot spiraling uncontrollably down on the remaining side. Two, the carabiner has dramatically less strength and a strong updraft could break it.
Here’s my question: was this picture taken during or after the flight? If during, then, sir, the people of the Internet thank you for thinking of us first.
Severe butt pucker observation!
ReplyDeleteProbably not snapped together properly before he took off.
ReplyDeleteI woulda kept that loaded while I shit myself for the next 3,000 feet.
ReplyDeleteI think Skip nailed it.
ReplyDeleteLook at the background....