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Originally Posted by Deschodt
The guy in charge could not immediately turn around and stall/crash uphill ? The other guy could have fallen to his death at any time...
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No.
The harness attach points are at the top of the air frame support structure and the occupants essentially "dangle' from that attachment point.
Pitch is controlled from the horizontal bar the pilot has his hands on. With the guy hanging from the bar, the pilot is having a very hard time controlling pitch since he has to overcome the weight of the passenger.
Yaw is a whole other matter but influenced by the passenger in this case.
That is why they came in so hot - the pilot could bleed not off airspeed with pitch.