Not paragliding or hang gliding, but this guy is right on the money, as well as being a natural and entertaining speaker. The hard-earned wisdom in it is so relevant to our sports that I'd highly recommend all pilots to watch it, share it, and think hard about how to apply the important messages to keep everyone safe in the coming season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2O-Dpw0Yfc
Andy
Glad you enjoyed it John. Yes, that line is a bit of a self-evident cliche, but true, and that total self-reliance is partly what draws many of us to these dangerous activities.
What I really like about it though is that he gives plenty of examples of how that is the case, how we often lose control, and how very easy it is to over-estimate our true abilities or become complacent, relying on luck to get us out of situations that we really shouldn't have got ourselves into, and convincing ourselves that it was our skill that saved us.
Douggs has managed to condense most of the conclusions I have come to about pilot safety over the years into a very neat, entertaining and thought-provoking package.
Andy
If you want to know more about Douggs, go here - http://www.basedreams.com/
Al
