1/8 of the fleet has been destroyed by spinning crashes? Yikes!

My first glider ride was in a Puch that was subsequently destroyed in a
spinning wreck (two fatalities).


Caracole wrote:

(JJ Sinclair) wrote in message ...
SNIPPED A BIT

The brits, on the other hand, went out looking for a 2-seater that was easy to
spin and they found a GOOD one in the Puch. Mike believes that 15 have spun-
in, world wide and the Brits are investigating their 4th Puch-in.


Hate to tell you this boys and girls,
my list,
confirmed by direct contacts, of spinning Puch impacts is now up to
23 whacks worldwide.
And I am now chasing down a story about a 24th ... which is an 'old'
one, not the January English tragedy. The unveiling of #24 came about
through these threads....

On a production run of about 200 gliders, we only have a few more low
spinning fatalities to go, to remove the fleet from service.
Macabre enough yet?

Many of these wretched losses could have been avoided, had there been
a requirement for a hard deck for recovery that would allow egress and
use of parachutes. I know I won't get the Puchacz retired from
service, but possibly, maybe, by the grace of a higher power,

I might get people to STOP spin training in the Puchacz (at the least)
at low altitudes.

With a prayer,

Cindy B
Caracole Soaring