And it doesn't matter what you fly, either - I forgot to do it on a hang glider once (the procedure is you unzip your pod and take your legs out of the sack). Problem is, you can't add power. I had about twenty feet to go before I realized the mistake. I got one leg out and still managed to pull off a three point landing, ha ha :). It was because I accidentally set down in a narrow gully, so my one leg reached the bottom and the basetube spanned the width about three feet up. You never forget twice, I hope.
Glad you made it unscathed. That sounds like a ton of fun though.