Glider pilot tries & dies (flying under a bridge)

As kids we watched in awe, the ag pilots flying under the power lines.
Decided not to try it in a SGS 2-22 when we saw him then pull up steep
to miss the tall fence on the other side of the road, do a wing-over,
then repeat it in the opposite direction.

Over-confidence can kill you even when you are 53 and should know
better.

Michael

Here is a glider pilot trying something even more stupid:

http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w...11/2010_121004

Here is a picture of the bridge in Greece:

http://www.upload.wikimedia.org/wiki...C_Gre ece.jpg

On Wed, 10 Nov 2010 08:41:54 -0800 (PST), Karen
wrote:


Here is a glider pilot trying something even more stupid:

http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w...11/2010_121004

Here is a picture of the bridge in Greece:

http://www.upload.wikimedia.org/wiki...C_Gre ece.jpg



That photo link doesn't work for me, but the bridge can be seen here
http://www.freebase.com/view/wikiped...ons_id/2800112

Can any Greek friend confirm that the aircraft was, in fact, a
glider/sailplane? And where would the glider land, after the low pass?

thanks

aldo cernezzi

As is often the case in the press, this accident was misreported.

The actual aircraft involved in this sad event was a trike (i.e.
motorized deltaplane).

The link above, for the story, did not work for me, but I found this:

http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w...11/2010_121004

"Glider death

Man, 53, killed while trying to pass aircraft under bridge

A 53-year-old man was killed on Saturday when the glider he had been
operating plunged into the Polyfytos Lake near Kozani. According to
police, the 53-year-old mismanaged a maneuver under a bridge crossing
the lake and fell into the water. It is unclear whether he was killed
by the impact or whether he drowned."

Chris N