Glider gets eaten by cows

Now we know why not to land out in a field loaded with cows.

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On Thursday, November 21, 2013 3:52:42 PM UTC-8, nimbus wrote:
Now we know why not to land out in a field loaded with cows.



http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=488_1384997877

Anyone got any stories to share?

Cows think that if it's white, it's a salt lick.
Great fun. The best thing to happen to drones since their invention!
Jim

at a talk about landouts at one of the first SSA conventions I attended (Memphis I think), George Moffat said that waving a sectional seemed to do a good job of scaring cows away. He did not know if waving a PDA at them would have the same effect. I've also heard that breaking the squelch on the radio and cranking up the volume is a good way to keep livestock away.

On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:54:23 -0800 (PST), nimbus
wrote:

On Thursday, November 21, 2013 3:52:42 PM UTC-8, nimbus wrote:
Now we know why not to land out in a field loaded with cows.



http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=488_1384997877

Anyone got any stories to share?

Field with cows in it? Not the best, but you can deal with it.

Field with ONE cow in it? No. That's not a cow.

On 11/21/2013 6:10 PM, JS wrote:
Cows think that if it's white, it's a salt lick.
Great fun. The best thing to happen to drones since their invention!
Jim

Ha ha ha!

I'm not a rancher nor have I ever played one on TV, but I've been around
enough cows to know they're a humorous mixture of curiosity and caution
(fear?). If you happen to (say) land out in a field to which cows have access,
or happen to walk through a pasture full of them, assuming they're not range
cattle - which generally don't wanna have anything to do with humans - they'll
likely begin following you, coming closer over distance and time until you're
convinced they're within eating distance of your back. If you stop, they'll
stop. If you turn around to look at 'em, they'll recoil in sudden alarm as if
they suddenly realize they're no longer invisible! Very humorous. Continue
walking (without looking at 'em) and they'll resume following you until their
curiosity is satisfied.

All bets are off if any happen to be bulls...

As to protection of your sailplane, assume the worst if you don't remain there
to "look the cows off". Curiosity (and poundage) will triumph.

Bob W.

Been there. Had a canopy smashed and a parachute (used as a
wing tip weight pulled) while I was in the pub waiting for crew.

No, I didn't abandon the glider when there were cows in the field,
or even the next field, it's just that all the gates were open. Lesson
learned.......

You can chase cows away from a glider by just waving your arms
and running at them, but the problem is they can approach from all
sides. It's also clear from the way they react to you they know
you are from the city, and take the p***.

One more tip- when you come to de-rig and have crew available
push the glider into a corner so it's easy to defend, also park the
car where it blocks and distract them. They'll lick the paintwork
and it will smell a bit afterwards but you can clean it up.

At 03:28 22 November 2013, Bob Whelan wrote:
On 11/21/2013 6:10 PM, JS wrote:
Cows think that if it's white, it's a salt lick.
Great fun. The best thing to happen to drones since their invention!
Jim

Ha ha ha!

I'm not a rancher nor have I ever played one on TV, but I've been around
enough cows to know they're a humorous mixture of curiosity and caution
(fear?). If you happen to (say) land out in a field to which cows have
access,
or happen to walk through a pasture full of them, assuming they're not
range
cattle - which generally don't wanna have anything to do with humans -
they'll
likely begin following you, coming closer over distance and time until
you're
convinced they're within eating distance of your back. If you stop,
they'll

stop. If you turn around to look at 'em, they'll recoil in sudden alarm
as
if
they suddenly realize they're no longer invisible! Very humorous. Continue

walking (without looking at 'em) and they'll resume following you until
their
curiosity is satisfied.

All bets are off if any happen to be bulls...

As to protection of your sailplane, assume the worst if you don't remain
there
to "look the cows off". Curiosity (and poundage) will triumph.

Bob W.

Was a problem when gliders were made of wood and doped fabric. Cows would
lick the fabric until they destroyed it, they liked the dope apparently

On Thursday, November 21, 2013 6:52:42 PM UTC-5, nimbus wrote:
Now we know why not to land out in a field loaded with cows.

Those bovine beauties in the video are heifers, not cows.

If you're within final glide of Ben and Jerry's original ice cream factory, an enclosed area containing quadrupeds (heifers, cows, horses, llamas, sheep) is a pasture (not a field), and likely to be steep, irregular, and boulder-ed. If the field contains a herd of bipeds, it is probably a soccer field.

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On Thursday, November 21, 2013 3:52:42 PM UTC-8, nimbus wrote:
Now we know why not to land out in a field loaded with cows.



http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=488_1384997877

Anyone got any stories to share?

Well, there is the story about the PW-5 and the amorous bull...

FP, you want to chime in?

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