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Where do you draw the line?
I was reading up on the recent accidents and one had me wondering.
This was the damage to a K13 at Buckminster in the UK on 15 January. You can read about it here - http://www.gliding.co.uk/accidents/d...dentSummary=23 It appears from the accident report that this was caused by a retrieve driver who was totally oblivious to the consequences of his actions. His lack of situational awareness nearly killed two people and damaged a glider. Now I am not in a position to comment on the behavior of the person responsible for this incident, but it got me thinking on he principles. So the question is - Who decides when someone is dangerous on the field? Are there generally accepted principles for when a person is permitted to perform potentially dangerous duties? Who has the authority to say? At my club, the CFI is the final arbiter, and has politely relieved at least one person that I know of, of any duties where other club members lives were perceived to be at risk. Maybe we were wrong, he still gets to drive the retrieve... |
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You can read about it here -
http://www.gliding.co.uk/accidents/d...dentSummary=23 Only if you have a login account. |
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Tuno wrote:
You can read about it here - http://www.gliding.co.uk/accidents/d...dentSummary=23 Only if you have a login account. Sorry boss There is a public account - user name and password supplied by BGA (User name: user, Password: risingmoon) |
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Bruce Greeff wrote:
Tuno wrote: You can read about it here - http://www.gliding.co.uk/accidents/d...dentSummary=23 Only if you have a login account. Sorry boss There is a public account - user name and password supplied by BGA (User name: user, Password: risingmoon) How do you ever read that? Black and medium blueon a Dark blue background. ...lew... |
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On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 15:46:57 UTC, Bruce Greeff
wrote: : Now I am not in a position to comment on the behavior of the person responsible : for this incident Bloody hell. I am personally surprised that there is no mention of a criminal prosecution under the Health and Safety at Work Act here. I would be astonished to find that this person is still a member: anyone incapable of telling the difference between a car and a car towing half a ton of glider backwards down the runway shoudl not be allowed out without a nurse. Ian -- |
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