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Old September 3rd 07, 10:15 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dan G
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Default Fatal accident in Scotland

On Sep 3, 8:21 pm, Martin Gregorie wrote:
It mentions another crash, this time on launch at Welland and also on
Sunday.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/6975780.stm

A Welland member has posted on uras that it was a wing-drop on a winch
launch. Perhaps it is worth noting that it's only a few weeks since
the AAIB published their investigation into fatal winch-launch last
year, when a pilot did not release in a timely manner when his wing
dropped, contary to the BGA Safe Winch Launching advice.


Dan