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Old September 9th 13, 10:21 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Glider forced landing Canada

On Monday, September 9, 2013 4:53:50 PM UTC-4, C-FFKQ (42) wrote:
On Monday, 9 September 2013 16:35:08 UTC-4, Sean F (F2) wrote:
Yikes!


Yeah... but he won the spot-landing contest.


That's an understatement: "Bob Scott, deputy fire chief of Langley City Fire-Rescue, said the building's flat roof covered an area just 18 metres by 7.5 metres in size."

"We're not sure if it was luck or skill that got him to set the glider down on the roof," said Scott, noting the close proximity of the intersection and power lines.

I recall a picture from California maybe early/mid 1980s where someone landed a Schweizer on a big factory or logistics center. Must have been a 500 foot long roof. Much less impressive.