Amazing story of a PPG sucked into storm..

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Amazing story of a PPG sucked into storm..

Postby ZULU1 » Sun Feb 18, 2007 2:11 pm

Take alook at this URL, a PPG pilot was sucked vertically and survived..truly amazing stuff.

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/02/ ... 21626.html

Take care as a trike would have broken up.

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Postby Big-D » Sun Feb 18, 2007 2:36 pm

:shock: :shock:
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Postby gertcoetzee » Sun Feb 18, 2007 7:22 pm

This has happened before - see
http://www.poweredparaglidingontario.co ... ked_in.htm
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Postby swiftprop » Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:01 pm

Maybe she should try the lotto...
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