On Sep 7, 1:09*am, GARY BOGGS wrote:
How could you fly a glider without a rudder and not be able to tell
something is very wrong????

Was the yaw string missing too?

Boggs

I agree with Gary.. How could the pilot not notice the rudder is gone?
Our club DG200 had the rudder pop out on a winch launch and it fell
back and hung from the rudder cables. The pilot felt both pedals go
forward and get stuck. He completed the launch and from the ground he
was told that his rudder came off so he made gentle turns and landed
without trouble. A few days later we got the AD calling for a larger
washer on the lower hinge bolt...
With no rudder he could only make very gentle, shallow turns without
having the yaw string all over the place.

Regards,

Juan Carlos