From the SSA web page, Charlie's report starts of with:


(Begin quote from SSA web page)

Charlies 5/23 Report

Hi race fans, 5/23/06
Before I tell you about today I should tell you that
we had two ships damaged yesterday. Harvey Howell had
the most frightening experience going down a ridge
and hitting enough sink to take him into the trees.
Amazingly Harvey went into the trees with strikes both
on the wings and tail surfaces then managed to pull
up enough to escape the grasp of the trees and fly
on to the next turnpoint where he landed. Harvey withdrew
from the contest.

Heinz Weissenbuehler was coming back to Mifflin when
he realized he could not make it over the last ridge
in his Nimbus 4. Heinz turned back and found a huge
hay field to land in. As he touched down a gust caught
him and the wing tip went in. The ship spun around
and the fuselage broke in half. Heinz has taken the
ship back to Elmira and will return tomorrow with his
Ventus and fly as a guest.

(End of quote from SSA web page)

For the rest of Charlie's report, visit the SSA web
page. But I agree with Marc: This story needs much
more detail.

Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA




At 15:24 25 May 2006, Marc Ramsey wrote:
BB wrote:
The second hit trees on the ridge, sustained substantial
damage, but
continued the flight.

That one just begs for more detail. Among other things,
does 'continued
the flight' mean 'immediately found a spot for a successful
emergency
landing', or 'completed the task with parts of their
glider missing'??