On Jun 16, 11:48*am, Andy wrote:
SSA contest report indicates that 2 gliders made contact on the first
day. *If the gliders are identified correctly then one continued to
win the day and the other returned to the airport missing part of one
wing and so far has no log posted.

Any more information available?

Andy.

Wouldn't one of the aircraft involved have informed the contest
organizers and they recall the ships involved immediately?

I figure that the contest organizers are obliged to protect the other
competitors from a potentially damaged ship or pilot (Bad judgement)
from
creating an even bigger disaster.

I think we all know that perhaps a single problem/mistake is not
necesarrily life threatening but when you combine a few more
bad decisions or problems then very bad things are likely to happen.

Like letting a possibly damaged ship or an unacceptably aggresive
pilot continue in a contest or practice day.

At the very least I think the competitors should be scratched on that
flight just for allowing a collision, no matter who's fault it was, as
a deterent to flying or allowing someone else to fly too close.

I know that contest pilots push the envelope, but bad press at a time
when the public would like all personal GA aviation prohibited is not
very conducive to us keeping our privaledges.

Ray