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H4, NT
Recreational
Hang Glider Pilot life rating by USHGRS
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Some
additional information given by pilot's public activity:
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And
we find to add interest:
- "Jesse
L. Fulkersin, Sr. age 62, of Berwick, died on Sunday, October 11, 2015,
while enjoying his life passion of hang gliding in Clinton County.
Jesse
was born on Sunday, June 14, 1953 in Tokyo, Japan" Full obituary
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Incident
- Early new point which may be with news inaccuracies.
- "2015/10/11 - Jesse Fulkersin
After a short non-soaring flight around 2:45 PM, the
pilot was performing a typical approach into the long tree lined
landing area he knew well in mild conditions. After getting lined up
for a final approach, the pilot hit some turbulence that raised his
left wing.
He aggressively corrected, resulting in a flight path that was heading to the left side of the tree lined field.
The pilot again corrected and was in the middle of a 35 to 45 degree right banked turn...
...when the left wing tip hit a tree at 30 feet above the ground.
The glider stopped flying and rotated nose down into the ground resulting in fatal injuries on impact."
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