On 1/20/2011 4:35 AM, Mike the Strike wrote:
On Jan 20, 5:07 am, Big wrote:


Destruction of gliders by lightning is so rare this is hardly
something to worry about. The event in question occurred when the
glider intercepted a rare and very energetic positive lightning ground
flash. Most glider lightning incidents are much less exciting,
although some damage is likely to occur.

Most parachutes are deployed after a mid-air AFAIK.

It would be interesting to know the numbers. I can think of a few
deployments resulting from in-flight breakup, jammed controls, and
unrecoverable spins, in addition to mid-airs.

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