Incident
- ID:
- SFFL 76
- Incident category:
- Speed Flying Fatality List
- Date:
- 01. 10. 2020
- Time:
- —
- Cause of death:
- —
- Launch site:
- Romania › Busteni › Busteni
Equipment
- Wing:
- Ozone › Rapido
- Wing size:
- 6.5 m²
- Safety devices:
- —
Personal
- Name:
- George Maris
- Age:
- —
- Weight:
- 70
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- Romanian
- Experience level:
- Intermediate
- Experience description:
- —
- Time on wing:
- —
Circumstances
- Conditions:
- —
- Factors:
- Launch Failure
Description
George was filming with a Drone pilot , the footage shows George attempting to Launch into a steep Chute on the mountain side, As his wing lifts it inflates a little faster on 1 side than the other , he continues to run as the wing is oscillating slightly from side to side above him he adds brake inputs to try and correct it , as he pushes off before the wing has sufficient speed to begin to start flying , he adds a little more brake in attempt to get off the ground and the wing stalls , resulting in him impacting with the earth and then sliding down the chute and off the cliff face.
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