Fair enough...
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From: "Glider Pilot Network"
To: "Richard Branch"
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 3:15 PM
Subject: [r.a.s] Glider Fatality in WA


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Newsgroup: rec.aviation.soaring
Subject: Glider Fatality in WA
Author: Jean
Date/Time: 14:10 24 June 2004
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It seems "old" power pilots used to keep nose high when having too much
altitude, close to stalling, in order to maximise drag. This obviously
is
not the right way to react with a glider (or any ship with decent
airbrakes), and has caused some other accidents already ...
Jean

"Richard Branch" a écrit dans
le message de ...
I don't normally comment on these posts for fear of upsetting someone,
but
in this instance it is clear the report is confused, one does not crash
after a stall because of having too "much" altitude. Rich...

landing with too much altitude, stalled and crashed.







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