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We're heading into August, and between keeping up with the Olympics and going flying there's not a lot of time for much else.
Just the time then to re-launch our Tuesday Tip, our weekly golden nugget of knowledge designed to
you fly a little bit better.
This week, it's from our regular XC Files column, in the current issue of Cross Country magazine.
Michael Nesler writes about a technique he teaches to recover from asymmetric collapses.
"With the right seating and brake position, the right technique for dealing with a with large-scale asymmetric collapse is child’s play. For many this will be a new technique, but it’s one we have used for years. It is also taught on many courses in Italy, France and Switzerland. It goes like this:
1. If an asymmetric collapse happens on the right side the harness will tilt to that side.
2. While keeping hold of the brakes in their hand, the pilot should grab the riser just above the karabiner on the other side, in this case the left.
3. The pilot then pulls themselves into the original seating position.
It sounds too easy to be true. However, don’t be fooled. With an asymmetric on the right you will tilt a lot and will need all your strength to bring your weight up.
Two important things are achieved by this easy trick. First, the pilot’s whole weight is shifted to the open side. Secondly, it avoids pilot over reaction."
The full article is in issue 142 of Cross Country magazine, available here as a digital download or here in print
