dorbie 0 #1 March 2, 2007 The Greman pilot who survived the recent cloud suck when the Chinese paraglider got killed got pulled up to 32,612ft. She was rendered unconscious, her GPS vario recorded her flight. She actually became conscious again when she descended to 21,000ft. She spent about 30 minutes up there. I heard some good commentary suggesting she survived in part thanks to cold water syndrome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
downwardspiral 0 #2 March 2, 2007 was she killed or unconscious?www.FourWheelerHB.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dorbie 0 #3 March 3, 2007 She survived, she was unconscious for about 30 minutes. The Chinese guy flying near her was killed, but I heard from another source that his cause of death was a lightning strike. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark24688m 0 #4 March 3, 2007 Sorry for being noobish, but what is cloud suck? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brettski74 0 #5 March 3, 2007 Quote Sorry for being noobish, but what is cloud suck? I think he's referring to the updraft that tends to exist inside storm cells. It can draw aircraft up tens of thousands of feet inside the storm cloud where you get the chance to play in rain, freezing rain, ice, hail, and/or lightning. Not really a good idea - particularly for aircraft such as parachutists or paragliders. The incident I think he's referring to was discussed in this thread. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #6 March 4, 2007 Quotewas she killed or unconscious? ????? Cali boy can't read? My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
