In Flight Emergency

At about 800ft I lost a cylinder bolt and the case cracked at about 1:30 on this video.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=972894796062971

Boggs

On Monday, March 16, 2015 at 10:29:19 AM UTC-4, Waveguru wrote:
At about 800ft I lost a cylinder bolt and the case cracked at about 1:30 on this video.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=972894796062971

Boggs

Good job, glad it came down safe.
Waiting for UncleHank and a couple others to reply, our club had a rash of bad cylinders a number of years ago.

Nicely done - both pilots!

Was the tow pilot aware of the problem before the glider pilot called?
Did he get a cockpit full of smoke or did all of it stay outside and
invisible to the tuggie? Did he keep the engine running throughout the
landing?

On 3/16/2015 8:37 AM, Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot) wrote:
On Monday, March 16, 2015 at 10:29:19 AM UTC-4, Waveguru wrote:
At about 800ft I lost a cylinder bolt and the case cracked at about 1:30 on this video.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=972894796062971

Boggs
Good job, glad it came down safe.
Waiting for UncleHank and a couple others to reply, our club had a rash of bad cylinders a number of years ago.

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Dan Marotta

On Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 3:29:19 AM UTC+13, Waveguru wrote:
At about 800ft I lost a cylinder bolt and the case cracked at about 1:30 on this video.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=972894796062971

Turf doesn't look much different to how it was in March 1994 when I visited and hired 274KS for six flights!

Well done folks! Did the towplane engin fail or run to landing?

No chute? Not required?

S

On 03/16/2015 6:57 PM, wrote:
No chute? Not required?

S

Not required in USA or Canada by law. Parachutes required in
competitions by the rules.

What do you need a chute for? Most tow pilots are also glider pilots
and fully capable of landing an airplane without the engine running. It
would be pretty weak to jump out of a perfectly good airplane just
because the engine stopped which, in this case, it didn't until the
pilot shut it down.

On 3/17/2015 6:53 AM, Luke Szczepaniak wrote:
On 03/16/2015 6:57 PM, wrote:
No chute? Not required?

S

Not required in USA or Canada by law. Parachutes required in
competitions by the rules.



--
Dan Marotta

In some countries parachutes are mandatory in gliders (for instance
Poland where the OP is from). In North America they are not mandatory.
Most private owners, at least those I am exposed to, choose to wear
one. Most pilots flying club single seaters at my club wear one. Most
instructional flights are done done with out parachutes. Acrobatic
flights as well as standard spin training is done with parachutes.

Luke

On 03/17/2015 11:43 AM, Dan Marotta wrote:
What do you need a chute for? Most tow pilots are also glider pilots
and fully capable of landing an airplane without the engine running. It
would be pretty weak to jump out of a perfectly good airplane just
because the engine stopped which, in this case, it didn't until the
pilot shut it down.

On 3/17/2015 6:53 AM, Luke Szczepaniak wrote:
On 03/16/2015 6:57 PM, wrote:
No chute? Not required?

S

Not required in USA or Canada by law. Parachutes required in
competitions by the rules.



--
Dan Marotta

Yes, and I wear a chute when I fly my glider, but not when I'm giving
rides in a Grob, Blanik, 2-33, or Lark. Neither do I wear a parachute
when flying the tug and I've had four engine failures while flying tow
planes, in none of which would I have considered bailing out.

Does Poland really require parachutes in gliders? Are passengers with
no training required to wear a parachute? I wonder about the outcome if
one of them should attempt to jump.

On 3/17/2015 9:57 AM, Luke Szczepaniak wrote:
In some countries parachutes are mandatory in gliders (for instance
Poland where the OP is from). In North America they are not
mandatory. Most private owners, at least those I am exposed to,
choose to wear one. Most pilots flying club single seaters at my club
wear one. Most instructional flights are done done with out
parachutes. Acrobatic flights as well as standard spin training is
done with parachutes.

Luke

On 03/17/2015 11:43 AM, Dan Marotta wrote:
What do you need a chute for? Most tow pilots are also glider pilots
and fully capable of landing an airplane without the engine running. It
would be pretty weak to jump out of a perfectly good airplane just
because the engine stopped which, in this case, it didn't until the
pilot shut it down.

On 3/17/2015 6:53 AM, Luke Szczepaniak wrote:
On 03/16/2015 6:57 PM, wrote:
No chute? Not required?

S

Not required in USA or Canada by law. Parachutes required in
competitions by the rules.



--
Dan Marotta


--
Dan Marotta