Comments on: St Cyrus (the site that has always eluded me…..) http://paraglidingscotland.co.uk/2007/07/03/st-cyrus-the-site-that-has-always-eluded-me/ WordPress weblog for members & friends of East Scotland Paragliding club Sat, 19 May 2012 14:16:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Murray Hay http://paraglidingscotland.co.uk/2007/07/03/st-cyrus-the-site-that-has-always-eluded-me/#comment-10 Murray Hay Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:38:59 +0000 http://paraglidingscotland.co.uk/2007/07/03/st-cyrus-the-site-that-has-always-eluded-me/#comment-10 "Terry performed a death spin (I think?) and landed in the barley field." Yep that about sums up Terry, first time he flys at St Cyrus and he does something stupid and likely to @#$% *&& the farmer! NB. a 'death spiral' is where you 360* all the way down till the wing tip is touching the ground and you use the stored energy to complete another 360* while the wing tip remains in contact before rolling level to 'zoom climb' and then land... do this in a barley field and you will 'take out' a LOT of crop (tip line slicing the barley 'ears' etc.) Murray Hay “Terry performed a death spin (I think?) and landed in the barley field.” Yep that about sums up Terry, first time he flys at St Cyrus and he does something stupid and likely to @#$% *&& the farmer! NB. a ‘death spiral’ is where you 360* all the way down till the wing tip is touching the ground and you use the stored energy to complete another 360* while the wing tip remains in contact before rolling level to ‘zoom climb’ and then land… do this in a barley field and you will ‘take out’ a LOT of crop (tip line slicing the barley ‘ears’ etc.)

Murray Hay

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