To the human reviewer: Before learning to fly, I went through Tucker’s crash videos and thought through how I would respond to and/or avoid each situation. For a lot of these videos, I would not have known what to do, except that Tucker explained it. Not only are these videos educational, they may be life-saving for pilots like me. These are the types of videos KZread should encourage, not demonetize.

@kylnpilln19

5 ай бұрын

​@mclovinfuddpucker exactly, boils my blood to see how they purposely try to hide SAFETY tips as if it would k1ll anyone to be safe🤡

@UpcomingJedi

4 ай бұрын

Its because someone gets hurt or even appears to get hurt. KZread must filter out stuff to keep cupcakes from being scarred for life.

@Steed007

4 ай бұрын

I agree stuff like this has saved my life as a pilot as im learning what not to do !!!!!

That last one made me sweat cold when it began spinning and i saw that reserve getting stuck there. I'm glad the reserve got out and inflated, but damn that was a very rough ride. Certainly code brown there.

Hopefully the human reviewer sees this, these videos really help me get a sense of what situations I should actively avoid before ever getting close to actually being in them. A wise man learns from his own mistakes, a wiser man learns from other's mistakes

@user-uy4su4lv5x

5 ай бұрын

I hope they see it as well because your videos are very informational and helpful for us pilots

@Lizlodude

5 ай бұрын

Agreed. As an aspiring pilot, it's also great to be able to follow along with these scenarios and see how well I can see what's happening and what I would do in that situation.

@jacobcredle4807

5 ай бұрын

Same reason im here. Im saving up to be able to fly. But i want as much info before seat time

@rylanrussell9595

5 ай бұрын

They should demonetize close to nothing. If people want to watch it they should be able to unless it's illegal or very extreme in some way. I seriously cannot wait for someone to finally come out with a good alternative to KZread, this platform has become ridiculously authoritarian.

@Lizlodude

4 ай бұрын

@@rylanrussell9595 It is important to remember that KZread is paid for primarily by ads, so their decisions are driven by the needs of the advertisers, not the creators or viewers. Demonetizing a video doesn't prevent people from watching it, just prevents the creator from earning ad revenue on it, which of course incentivizes them to not make that type of content. I hate that almost every platform is that way now, since it results in a worse experience for the users, but unfortunately it's the standard currently, and despite the numerous attempts at creating a competitor to youtube, it turns out serving video at scale is really hard and without the backing of a massive infrastructure company like Google/Alphabet it is borderline impossible. Just about every company besides Cloudflare that has any hope of competing with YT either has and doesn't matter (Facebook, Vimeo) or has tried and given up.

I knew you would not show a fatality but I was sweating bullets for that last maneuver. I am glad he finally got control of his reserve. Not for the faint of heart!

I've done over 1,000 full stalls and I noticed something you didn't mention. When you do full stalls you want to enter and exit "like you mean it". If you enter the stall too slowly then one side will stall before the other, which led to the twist, twisted SAT, etc. Again, on the way in and out of the stall you need to engage/release the brakes faster so that both sides do their thing at the same time. Great video Tucker.

@TuckerGott

5 ай бұрын

Woody! Miss you. Thanks for adding that.

@CineSoar

5 ай бұрын

@@TuckerGott I would also add: The second major takeaway from that video... Never, ever, stop trying to recover the situation, in any way that is available to you. Work with what you have, until it either goes your way, or doesn't. Your odds of success may not be great, but if you stop trying, they immediately go to 0%.

@lobbyrobby

5 ай бұрын

I've wanted to get into paramotoring for years now. I always talk myself out of it. The majority of the time these accidents are human error. However some accidents are simply accidents. I have 8 solo skydiving jumps and they still scare me but yet I do them. I don't know why I'm so worried about paramotoring. I would seek out professional training (probably aviator ppg) and I'm sure after training I'd feel more confident but when I get home I'd be flying alone. Maybe that's what worries me the most

@calvinwright5040

5 ай бұрын

What is the point of stalling the wing?????

@vitsalava1251

5 ай бұрын

@@calvinwright5040 It's an excercise in safety in a way, getting to know your glider, it's definitely better to do them on an SIV course over water though. XC paraglider racing guys do full stalls more often as they are sometimes a solution for cravats, especially on low line count high aspect ratio gliders. Or so I've heard from my friends who race.

The last guy never stopped fighting to gain control or get something to work. Don't know if it had anything to do with his reserve opening, but he didn't just give up.

@GravityKnightFlying

5 ай бұрын

exactly.... great representation of phrases like "never give up" " never stop trying" etc.

@christianmingle3394

5 ай бұрын

id like to think most people would continue to try to live and not just say "eh" and then perish

Another point on the last clip, never give up. His efforts freed the reserve.

I hope the Grinch isn't banned by the town after that electrifying show 😂

Scott landed in the best way possible, i can't believe he's okay after that.

@mrlithium69

5 ай бұрын

he landed on a perfectly sized tree to absorb the impact like a spring, it actually bounced him back up so he landed flat on his back

@GlutenEruption

5 ай бұрын

That had my heart racing just watching that 😳

Yup! I learned I never want to go paramotoring. I will just enjoy seeing others doing it. I still can get my blood pressure up watching these vides but I alway get a safe landing. Thanks Tucker for sharing these interesting videos and for all the good you do for your fellow paramotoring friends.

@DrAElemayo

4 ай бұрын

All of these things he shows are a result of someone doing something risky and it going wrong. If you avoid doing risky things, and/or get good training, it's easy to avoid what was shown here.

Just a note from the farmers, dragging feet or wing tips over crops ruins them. On wheat it knocks the grain off and on corn each piece of corn on a cob is connected to a task on the end of the cob. One gets knocked off one less kernel on that cob a bunch get knocked off a bunch less kernels on that cob. Please don't put drag over fields

This is an excellent educational video . Once you watch the crash clips , you learn to avoid them !! Thanks Tucker!!!

Didn't even catch that he got the reserve caught, until you pointed it out. I thought he just left it until the very last moment, thinking he could save it. What a terrible situation to be in. Good thing he had altitude on his side.

I always appreciate your channels focus on safety!

4:44 and 5:03 What a polite way of saying "skill issue" 😂

Your crash analysis videos are always well done, and I enjoy watching them ! Even when the pilots make some incredibly bad choices or have low skills, you don't ridicule, you examine the cause and talk solutions.

Good explanations and educational thanks Tucker 👍🏻

It’s great you share this with us Tuck , safety is paramount and seeing mistakes that can be learned from so really appreciate the shares with everyone keep up the good work and keep flying safe.

There is some people out there working on a cutaway reserve like in skydiving. I really think that will really help this sport. To be able to safely chop your main and it deploy your reserve would greatly improve the safety.

@winginitwoody5954

5 ай бұрын

Very few pilots are actually ready for this...

@austinkaufman9402

5 ай бұрын

@@winginitwoody5954 how come

@thomasdalton1508

5 ай бұрын

The issue I can with that is that it complicates the decision making process. You have to decide during the emergency whether to deploy your reserve directly or cutaway. That is going to delay you at a time when you cannot afford any delay. A lot of paramotor accidents happen at low enough altitude that cutting away and being in free fall for a second isn't an option. That isn't the case for skydiving - unless you've done something very wrong, any malfunction when skydiving should happen with plenty of altitude for a cutaway.

@winginitwoody5954

5 ай бұрын

@@austinkaufman9402 The risk of pounding into the ground due to the lack of experience under a base canopy for one..

@austinkaufman9402

5 ай бұрын

@@winginitwoody5954 well it doesn’t have to be a base canopy, there are many reserve options that could work

So thankful for the reviews and sharing different information about flying these type machines. Really learn something every time you put something up. Thanks for the hard work.

Thanks so much for this content. It's super helpful.

Last thing first... I had/have a technical DEEP mixed gas scuba diving instructor who really impacted my life and way of thinking (I was a hard headed vehicle and watercraft racer - BUT, there is a difference).. Things he said have stuck with me far longer than just cave / tech / wreck diving.... When I got serious into doing things (diving) that could hurt, maim or kill me, he said this: "It is EASY to DIE... It is the wreckage you leave behind (family, friends, etc) that is one of the most selfish things anyone can do).. It is true.. I've witnessed it in people screwing up in "scuba diving" (that is for tourists). I want to THANK Tucker for these accident analysis coverage... I've studied deaths in everything I have loved doing... It has been a wide range of different things in my 51 years, but I am likely alive today due to training, studying, and experience (almost always gradual). Kind of a side note: IMO, the biggest BS comment there is out there is simple: "He / she died doing what they loved"... That is a coping mechanism for those still alive... I can almost with certainty tell you that is NOT The last thing that goes through someone's mind just prior to death. I've been on comms.. Heard plenty of others.. There is NO place a person that knows they are about to auger in, or get trapped in a collapsed cave, would rather be than.. At HOME (etc)... I used to pit a time or two with Brian Jensen.. "The Beast".. Pitts Model 12 by Kimball... I heard his last words, which isn't on "Live ATC"... Bottom line.. This is a beautiful sport.. I once owned a PPG.. Cert'd in rotary and PPL fixed as well... I REALLY appreciate these types of videos and commentary... As for Google and their ever growing algo dinging channels like this.. Where you don't even show up in any feeds and I thus need to jump to your channel.. (They were deeeeeBagz when I beta'd Adsense in 2004/5(?))... Doesn't sound like anyone even today can get in touch with a personal account advisor.. Absolutely, NOT chest thumping... But, when I was clocking $$$... I also had two built out racks with servers and a "switch" or two.. Definite respect for you, Tucker. Thank you for posting up... At 1.6M subs, you are definitely doing a lot right!

Tucker, video Number 2, I don't think it's just the opposite hand since we can see he lowers it just as he leaves the video frame and as he reenters the frame his right hand looks fully down to me (well, down and forward, which is a classic mistake we often see in SIVs, as it limits the actual length of brake pulled; still, outside is being pulled). To me it looks like he entered wingovers without enough energy - weightshift, brake, outside, hands up should be the repeated sequence at the right timing, but his first slight roll to the right just didn't store enough energy, and he skipped the hands up part (and his timing was too late, I think that's why he skipped hands up - but it's better to be too early than too late in wingovers), not letting the wing get enough energy.

I love these videos they help a ton to learn consequences of bad technique or judgment. See the what ifs- can and will help this community be safer. Have to remind ourselves that we are not invincible and one day our “once in awhile” risks can catch up. The pilots in these videos are all really talented and still ended up in bad situations so it’s good we get reminded of the what ifs so we can think twice when weighing our risk/reward profiles

kudos to the man filming the 2nd crash who just stood there and exclaimed loudly "oh my god" then shifted to get a better shot of the pilot after the crash instead of doing anything or even asking if they were okay. MMMMMMMerica!

@Mrflightlogic

5 ай бұрын

Yup... it's all about the video. WTF... the young male ego is a deadly disease... A trained paramedic or firefighter would jump into action. But , of course they were raised in with different ethics.

@kevinrocksman9098

5 ай бұрын

That's today's society...

@daniell1869

5 ай бұрын

@@kevinrocksman9098 born recently, eh? thats ALWAYS been "today's society"

@oliverknowles3229

5 ай бұрын

tf was he supposed to do

@ryandinan

5 ай бұрын

@@oliverknowles3229 if it were me, I would have stopped recording and tried to offer assistance...?

Scott keeping calm and not panicking saved his life. He stayed cool and worked out the problem all the way to the ground.

@gusbisbal9803

5 ай бұрын

I am not sure that luck is the same as work....if you're going to be honest ... what he did was cause the issue and luck saved his ass.

@theclassicliberal1915

5 ай бұрын

@@mikes6216 exactly.

@theclassicliberal1915

5 ай бұрын

@@gusbisbal9803 well, I’m being honest and I don’t believe in luck. He obviously caused the issue but a lot of people would’ve panicked and died but he worked on the issue and never stopped and it saved his life.

@gusbisbal9803

5 ай бұрын

@@theclassicliberal1915 you don't need to believe in luck. Its not santa clause or the tooth fairy. Luck are the elements of random chaos aligning themselves, resulting in an outcome that favours you. That happens. Its not attached to a belief structure. If you think you're the force that makes everything turn out the way you want then you're just not connected with reality.

@GeorgeHafiz

3 ай бұрын

sincere question - is there any logic in cutting your wing before throwing your reserve when you are in a full-stall spin?

Such a good video! Keep up the good work!

Thanks Tucker I watch your videos often very educational !!!! I'm a newly trained pilot and only been flying 6 months your Videos are very Educational plus inspired me to try it myself... I wouldn't have known what to do in this situation !! I've have learned a lot!!! I thanks the pilots for sharing and I hope they all make a speedy recovery but KZread Videos like this could save mine and Other pilots lives by explaining why, how and how to Avoid it happening to us and to remind us not to take dumb ass risk while in the sky's not only for our safety but for others too. we need more Of this content !!!!

Grinch only started to maneuver half a second b4 hitting the lines. He didn't even come close to clearing which means one thing and one thing only. He flew himself right into the power line. Running out of gas will never force you perfectly head on into a power line.

@thomasdalton1508

5 ай бұрын

Unless you were planning on passing dangerously close to the power line before your engine stopped, of course.

@gregorm9183

5 ай бұрын

He was showing off and being reckless. knew he was extremely low on fuel but carried on regardless. Not a smart pilot but a dangerous one imo.

@jimkerns2568

2 ай бұрын

Congrats Shaun, you made #1.

Dang that full stall was terrifying. Glad it worked out.

Thanks for the explanations 😊

Great video Tuck!

I made the lack of outside brake mistake once, newer pilot and I was practicing steeper turns. My wingtip was a little below the horizon, when all the sudden I felt like I just dropped on one side. I'm pretty sure I took a small asymmetrical collapse, I just went hands up and the glider corrected itself. I agree, practice this stuff at higher altitude, I was around 3000ft AGL. I also have to give credit to my Ozone Spyder 3, it recovered fast from my stupid mistake lol

Absolutely love your channel Tucker - watch every episode and can't believe someone would complain. Keep doing what you're doing mate! Kia Kaha! (Forever strong in Maori)

The wing in the picture on your wall makes it look like your hair is wild!

Very informative!

Just to say I'd never do a wingtip drag on flat-seeming desert. There are often tiny spikey grasses and other plants that you can't even see from the air with miniscule thorns that love to grab skytex.

Very educational. I learned a lot here.

@2dach

5 ай бұрын

'Totally agree. I don't need acrobatics. I just like to fly, and...who says that reserve wings are for wussies?

Great analysis, Tucker. Scary mistakes by these pilots.

A great learning experience for all involved in the sport.

Tis been a while, great videos with a message.

These videos are educational, makes me realise what can happen

I don’t see anything negative about your video content. It is always very professional and enlightening. I look forward to all the videos, and all the information that you give. On a sidenote, that guy that through His reserve was super fortunate. I fly with my reserve connected to me at all times and I hope I never have to deploy it. Keep the great videos coming please

I've had a fair share of stalls and line twists skydiving. Usually not much to worry about on our end, but man that was wild to watch. Glad everyone was ok!

Very informative! Great analysis from what I have learned from watching your channel. I am an “old dude” and will keep my risky biscuits on one of my motorcycles BUT if I were to ever give it a go I would move back to Az. and ask you a million ongoing questions! 😊 Thank you for yet another great video!

@pittsjohn57

5 ай бұрын

I am an old guy (70) and I can assure you that, when done properly, paramotoring is less dangerous than your Bike. 4 yrs now and loving it still. Life changer.

It's funny that you had to make a statement about this video is for educational purposes, because that's the very reason I decided to click on it. I'm thinking about taking up the hobby of paragliding, and I wanted to learn what mistakes I need to avoid. Wow, this was really informational. I made the previous part of my statement at the very beginning. Having seen the whole video now, I think this knowledge might be very helpful.

The landing you can hobble away from is a good one. Thanks Tucker. Clear and concise deconstruction of the events.

Very informative

Good advise. "Learning all the time!"

Once again, excellent.

Well, I learned a couple things! Never knew about opposite brake in tight turns ... unless it's something I forgot about (Which is entirely possible, lol). Also didn't realize tall wheat grabs wings ... but in my defense, I live where ZERO wheat grows, lol. At 50, it's doubtful I'll push myself to achieve that level of flying anyway. Just getting off the ground in one piece is a thrill enough for me! 😁 Great stuff as always, brother. 🍻

Something to add to the last video as well: Don't be afraid to throw your reserve. There were a full 20 seconds from the point the full stall went wrong to the glider starting to spiral. If he had thrown the reserve during this time, chances are, it would've worked without any issue.

The second guy is a good friend of mine. He’s so lucky. A great video. Thanks.

dude...that stall was the RISKIEST of biscuits my dude.

this is very educational. aspiring paramotorists should watch this as a lesson.

Scotty! Got my palms sweaty every time i see that vid.

HOLY HELL, that last clip was incredible!!! Unbelievable! Death will not have him today!

That full body bounce in video 2 was impressive!! Dang! Hope that dude recovered ok.

@Jason_Quinn

2 ай бұрын

My reaction: Oh, he's okay. Oh no, that was a bounce. He's not okay.

Dear Tucker, Good video, thank you.

The last guy had to have felt so good when he pulled the right thing to exit that death spiral!

Last dude got extremely lucky. 😮

Big thing I think on that last video is that he should've immediately thrown that reserve chute once he had a line twist happen on the full stall.

@niconico3907

5 ай бұрын

Exactly, he would have been in a much better place if he didn't wait for the autorotation to start. He also didn't throw the reserve hard enough, or in the good direction. If he threw the reserve hard up, it would have less chances to tangle in the lines.

@urazz7739

5 ай бұрын

@@niconico3907 True, but I think at that point where he tried to throw the chute, he was probably barely hanging on to withstand all the G forces he was experiencing.

@michlblacksmith

4 ай бұрын

@@niconico3907 I think you missjudge the situation when having so much force on your body, at least he was able to throw the reserve. I agree with urazz, if your glider twists throw the reserve asap, don't try, don't wait no matter the height. If you look at similar situations, rarly pilots make it out of a twist, if so they are lucky. I hope I realize the situation as such and throw the reserve, if it happens.

Hey Tucker, love the channel! Been watching for years now. Something I've wondering in the past...it seems like a number of the crash videos has a similar scenario where the reserve becomes entangled in the wing. Would it be possible (or does it already exist) to have a system allowing you to disconnect the wing? In this case, it seems like this fellow would have been better off if he could disconnect the wing with some bailout setup and then throw the reserve when he was clear. Other crash videos have shown that maybe this would have been a good option as well.

Man, over a million…. I remember stumbling across your videos back when you had 40k and thinking how much fun you must have. While I took up skydiving, I still would really like to give this a try someday.

My god. That last one, I didn’t even see him throw the reserve until you pointed it out. How freaking harrowing. As someone who wants to start flying this year, I find your content invaluable.

C’mon KZread! Tucker is saving lives here. There’s nothing here for gore mongers or thrill seekers. Just pilots trying to learn from others mistakes…as we should all strive to do in all our endeavors. Thanks Tucker! Tight nets and no jets!

Lack of sleep? More like pushing your luck.

@woolymittens

5 ай бұрын

Yup! "Hey watch this! I'm gonna deliberately foul a fragile passively inflated airfoil and THEN be surprised when it turns out badly!" 🤣🤣

Tucker, dude! I've always wanted to fly, namely paragliding with all the freedom and portability. I watched one of your videos years ago and you're still my favourite yt paraglider as well as my first para adrenaline rush watching you fool around..then you went and got yourself a Macies or sub or something and ate it hot a couple meters high more or less, over fields and fences. I realise there's a few categories and such for paragliding so of course I'm not easily influenced to do something daft as an inexperienced pilot. I'm hoping to come into some money soon and live my long time (since childhood) dream. Damn frustrated I couldn't when I was young but you've been a great inspiration. A kind of mixed relaxing and adrenaline 'slow TV' kinda thing, I love it! Speaking of which, you should consider adding a camera somewhere for lengthy 'slow tv' footage? It'd be real imersive :) i hope you don't mind the suggestion. I've not seen much of you last few years, I gotta check your channel direct :o

Yo Tucker, Love your content. Ill be down in phoenix to ride my motorbike back to Canada in the spring. (April/May) Hope to meet ya and get a hand shake from ya. Fly safe.

WOW That last one with Scott looks really scary🙈 Thankfully things worked out all right👍🙂

That last one is craaaaazyyyy

😱 waaah the last one have proper pucker factor. like in a movie he got it solved last second and everything went right. i am sure he thanked the lord at that moment and went to buy a lottery ticket after that. not gonna lie right before the end i thought that doesnt look good and he will impact with that speed. super happy for the outcome

Been there, done that. Two wings out: Bag of washing, spinning and fighting the risers. Reserve out, main doesn't fully cut away, reserve dives. Finally got the main away. And I'm not even a paraglider pilot.

@9:00 That was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen.

I broke my fibula after skydiving solo and walked on it for about 100 feet before I knew something was wrong. Thought it was just a rolled ankle until I got home and couldn't take a single step out of my car. Adrenaline is a crazy thing.

@joeg5414

5 ай бұрын

i did my tibia and fibula snowboarding. Didnt realize how bad it was at first. Eventually realized I had to get a ride down the mountain on the sled and then drove myself 2 hours home. With a manual transmission. Dunno how I managed that. Got a plate and screws out of that.

The last one is crazy, our flying instructors told us about the possibility of this happening. I was looking at this like Full stall - asymetrical, ok, twist, not ok, here comes the spiral... Just like the simulations (: Amazing save and composure the whole way down. The wingover was interesting too, we've had a guy do exactly this, wingover, collapse, twist, and sideways into the hill. Except he got a compression fracture in a vertebrae and had to be flown down by a helicopter.

Hey tucker, I'm wondering if it would be possible if you made a video on the procces of buying a paramotor. I've been kinda bingewatching your videos now and it has gotten to me, I WANNA FLY🦅🦅🦅 (Unless you already made a video about it lol) Thanks :)

OMG. The last one is terrifying.

Hey Tucker! Any plans to make a video about how you record your videos while Flying? Especially with the gopro un front of you, im curious to know how you do it

"human reviewer" hahahaahha good one.

Spinning Line Twist: Is there no quick disconnect to free yourself from the twisted chute or a way to use a knife to free yourself?

Thumbs up 👍 to Scott for staying cool and working on the situation. The only thing he should have tried to throw up instead of out. Cheers Tucker.

Waaaaay back, when I was being taught, a very experienced lady taught me to always manoeuvre from a both hands down, either a little or a lot, by “letting up” the hand on the opposite side. Later I varied the lesson into letting the wing build up real speed flying hands up and weight shifting, with trim really noses, but that’s another story.

Those back up chute needs to fired out by a charge to be reliable effective in situations like that last one. Doesn’t anyone make a system that can mount to the motor and is aimed away from the main lines? Fired from a canon it should have a greater chance of finding clear air to open

Is it just me or did the last one seem like supernatural forces were at work?

You get too brave, you get humbled.

Hey @TuckerGott , i love the content but know nothing of paramotoring etc, but is there a wing design out there that utilizes a tent-style fiberglass rod (you know, the bungee connected kind) across the upper leading edge of the wing that would help eliminate a collapse?

I would've normally thought all oaragliders are death traps. But I've watched enough Tucker Gott videos to know better!

Was there for Scotty crash.. that was my video of him coming down. Must say I was expecting the worse when I got the to crash site, my man had angels on his side for sure.

Educational.

Human KZread reviewer: I'm a paraglider pilot. Yes. THIS IS EDUCATIONAL.

That last one is lucky besides the reserve opening at the last second. When it opened, it killed the wing and stopped his spinning. Had it not done that the wing might still have slammed him into the ground pretty hard.

As a helicopter pilot... Everything you say is on point.... also though yall are crazy!

Dude bring back the Jim Morrison hair! 😅...uncanny resemblance in older videos..."The End" was almost playing in the background for that last video...-the look in his face after landing was priceless

This is showing what to avoid doing, so very educational.

Okay... for excitement I've decided to forego paramotoring, and just dive with sharks.😎

i wouldnt have a "risky" ad right after you say its educational to the human reviewer lmao.

Haven't watched the channel lately, so a suggestion- get a remote mic, maybe a DJI you can clip on the collar? More natural looking than the loaf of bread mic on the desk... : )

I am here for the educational material value.

So the Grinch actually did steal Christmas 😂 sorry I couldn’t help myself. I’m glad he’s okay!