today I 'completed' step 3 (of 4) of my preflight preparations:
> step 1) getting new harness (same as old one) and having reserve repacked: done
> step 2) having glider (Axis Vega III) cheched: done
> step 3) G-Force training: done today
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| Taggi (Walo right) |
When I got my glider back from checking last Friday, Walo Besch (Flugschule Swissraft (in Trin-Mulin), with whom of course I talked about my accident last year, spontaneously invited me to join todays Training on the G-Force Trainer in Malans/ Landquart (> see previous post).
I had always wanted to do this training after my accident in order to find out more about me and my body in such a situation.
So at 0930 together with 7 other PG pilots (including 1 lady)
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| Anita |
we were given some theoretical information and then we started working with the trainer. The initial 'round' was done with 2.5g in order to get used to the machine and its handling and then we continued slowly up to a maximum of 7g (left and right spirals).
Fortunately (as I had hoped it would) the situation of my accident was not repeated: ie loosing consciousness 'digitally' (meaning without any advance warning signs). I was able to go up to 5.5g (in a 'normal spiral you usually get 3.8g), but then 'tunnel vision' started and also my neck started feeling the strain of holding my head. But 4.5g I could maintain for quite some time...
In the end Walo also demonstraded Ozone's Anti-G. (Manual here)
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| Anti-G |
> step 4) going back to the training hill: will (hopefully) follow in the not too distant future.
