Piedrahita - thoughts about the risks of our sport

The tragedy of Piedrahita makes us all think. The things we think are safe - are not, nor ever were. When I started flying, I was not thinking about the risk. There were no children and no wife. I was only responsible for myself. Even when I started my hangglider in dubious conditions. Everything went well - until I fell at one time under the ramp in the bushes. I was lucky, a few yards further and ... It could have been very bad. Thus, only the high-performance glider was damaged. A week later I was back with my beginner glider at the start and everything was ok.

When I founded my family, I have stopped flying. After my kids are a little bigger (the youngest now go to school), I have begun to fly again. The dream of flying was always present in my mind.