Chuck is that you? Paraglider vs. eagle

[Stef]

I guess this guy is lucky to be alive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N65ALqiBW_o 

[Rooster Cruiser]

I've never studied birds of the Himalayas, but a quick glance at that bird makes me think it was some kind of Vulture or Condor.  The beak was shaped wrong to be an Eagle.  It also had a neck frill that is seen on some species of Vultures.

The pilot sure was mad at that bird!  Non-stop swearing at him!     He bleeped out most of it, but I know enough Russian to understand what it was he was saying at that bird, and it was NOT pretty!     At least he untangled him and let him go unharmed.  I was thinking he was pissed enough at the bird to kill him.

RC

[Stef]

Haha! Yeah, funny how swearing sounds so similar in many languages! BEEP! BEEP! (Just realized that the Roadrunner from the cartoons from my childhood had quite a foul mouth).

Yeah, I also was surprised that *both* of them made it out alive! The bird was quite peaceful though when he tried to untagle it, as if he knew what was going on...

[Rooster Cruiser]

I just showed this video to my wife, and she laughingly replied that the man recited just about the entire litany of Russian swear words in this video!   

Of note:  My wife also confirmed what I thought I had heard during the radio conversation between the guy and his buddy, "Where did you find a chicken up there?"  His buddy must have thought it was Chuck for sure!   

RC

[Baradium]

I was surprised the bird was even alive after they got to the ground, let alone well enough to actually fly away!    I was certain that it'd have a broken wing at least the way it was tangled.

I thought it was odd that he didn't cut away his primary chute.  Isn't that a fairly important thing to do when using a reserve?