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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:
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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
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Full obituary
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Incident
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Early new point which may be with news inaccuracies.
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"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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