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Glider Accident Video
At 18:41 24 March 2019, Terry Pitts wrote:
On Sunday, March 24, 2019 at 11:12:31 AM UTC-4, wrote: Said to be a recent aerobatic accident in Germany. No known details. Ca= n you translate what is said at the end of the video? What is the glider t= ype? =20 =20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DPm66k3F1bv8 Everything I've read about aerobatics in German and English says: 1. Always follow the rules (he was too low for legal aerobatics coming off = the winch). 2. No aerobatics in non-aerobatic aircraft (unless you're Bob Hoover). 3. Don't exceed limits - yours or the aircraft's A low pass requires speed. Speed requires altitude. Did you see how low he = was as he crossed the trees between aerobatics and starting the low pass? H= e barely cleared THOSE trees. Vocabulary thought - is a low pass an aerobatic figure? I think this is a l= anding accident after an aerobatic flight, not an "aerobatic accident." Properly done aerobatics have a decent safety margin. When the margin is go= ne, so is the safety. The report says they came off the winch at 300m. I plan for an average heig= ht loss of 200 feet (70m) per figure. EASA prohibits aerobatics below 450m.= Two loops and a hammerhead/stall turn consumed the better part of 200m. Th= is was an accident waiting to happen long before it happened. The report includes screen captures from a previous iteration of a low pass= where the pilot has exceeded Vne... This sort of garbage is why some clubs oppose aerobatics. Terry Terry I believe P2 got away with a broken arm. There is a facebook link for those that use it. https://www.facebook.com/.../a.17862...6584948633142/... shows a man with an arm in a cast but no proof that its accurate |
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