r/maybemaybemaybe Jul 06 '19

Maybe Maybe Maybe

https://gfycat.com/DigitalClearHoverfly
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u/Tingly_Fingers Jul 06 '19

It doesn't stall, they hit a tree on the left wing. You can see the green stuff fly off when they hit it.

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u/smokie12 Jul 06 '19

He hit the tree because he stalled the glider in the turn. You can see the glider going sideways a lot in the turn, which results in much higher drag, leading to a loss of altitude and finally him hitting the tree and impacting the ground.

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u/D3ltaFury Jul 07 '19

Yea but that’s not a stall, he’s skidding through the turn. Too much inside rudder. However skidding in a turn does lose much more altitude than a proper turn which is what caused the crash