Stocker said there would “surely” be an inquiry into the incident in Interlaken and that the SHV would want to talk to the pilot involved. They can be filed online using an online form and the intention is to increase safety throughout the sport by sharing information without judgement. In some countries it is a legal duty to file them. When commercial and recreational hang glider and paraglider pilots in Europe experience a “flight incident”, for example a crash or emergency, they are encouraged to file incident reports to a European-wide database. “We got to know yesterday evening, as the pilot didn’t file an EHPU incident report.” He said that the pilot had not filed an incident report at the time. In cases where the passenger has been injured or killed, pilots have been prosecuted and jailed.īeni Stocker, Training and Safety Office for the Swiss Hang and Paragliding Federation (SHV) in Zurich said the incident was clearly serious and they would investigate it. Not clipping-in a tandem passenger is an extremely rare occurrence in hang gliding, but it has happened. Not everyone however has been so forgiving, with many online calling for the pilot to have his commercial tandem licence revoked. He added: “If and when I hang glide again I would have no problem flying with him.” He stayed with at the hospital and returned the following day. He continued: “As long as everybody understands that I posted this to show my experience and not to point blame or harm to anyone. In a direct-message interview with Cross Country yesterday, the passenger Chris Gursky said: “I really don’t want this to be a negative thing for the pilot, I am past that phase. The identity of the pilot has not been publicly revealed, although it is thought he is an independent operator in Interlaken, not a pilot from one of the larger companies. Gursky then hangs by his arms as the pilot steers the glider at speed to an emergency landing in the field in the valley below. The video shows Gursky and his professional pilot take off normally before realising Gursky is not clipped in. The story has also been featured on news websites and TV channels around the world. It is well on its way to becoming the most watched hang gliding video on YouTube ever. Published on YouTube yesterday by Gursky, the clip was picked up by media around the world and clocked up more than a million views in its first 24 hours online. The “Swiss Mishap” video, which shows Gursky hanging on to the base bar of the hang glider when he was not clipped-in properly, has become an international sensation. The Swiss Hang and Paragliding Federation is to investigate the circumstances around the commercial tandem hang-gliding flight in Interlaken that saw US tourist Chris Gursky hanging on for his life.
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