Lollygag Landing Lament
Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2014 10:49 pm
So I really screwed up my landing last Wednesday simply by looking in all the wrong places.
It all started with a virtual no wind launch barely clearing the bushes. Then after a short flight I was over the LZ with enough altitude to let Ken land. But I decided to give it one more 360 and then everything just kept getting worse when I looked ahead instead of my spot. When I turned my head again, realizing I better go on base leg now I did and watched my left wingtip get too close to the little ridge in the wash. Then on final after going through the top of a bush my base tube brought me to an abrupt stop sending me through the control frame and breaking my right elbow in the process. So now I am being punished for my inattention with most likely surgery (will know more Monday).
No dislocation, just the piece of bone at the tip broke in half which probably gets me metal hardware. This is simply nothing but irritating as I know better and now it takes me 20min to get dressed and can't do half the stuff I need/want to do. Hopefully this will all be healed in a couple of months so I can get back to the gym and resume flying again.
It all started with a virtual no wind launch barely clearing the bushes. Then after a short flight I was over the LZ with enough altitude to let Ken land. But I decided to give it one more 360 and then everything just kept getting worse when I looked ahead instead of my spot. When I turned my head again, realizing I better go on base leg now I did and watched my left wingtip get too close to the little ridge in the wash. Then on final after going through the top of a bush my base tube brought me to an abrupt stop sending me through the control frame and breaking my right elbow in the process. So now I am being punished for my inattention with most likely surgery (will know more Monday).
No dislocation, just the piece of bone at the tip broke in half which probably gets me metal hardware. This is simply nothing but irritating as I know better and now it takes me 20min to get dressed and can't do half the stuff I need/want to do. Hopefully this will all be healed in a couple of months so I can get back to the gym and resume flying again.