I thought that's what dive brakes were for.
Mike
At 10:12 AM 3/1/2016, you wrote:
There have been quite a few accidents in recent
years due to misjudging the approach to landing and undershooting.
Clearly if the angle of approach seems too low a
pilot will take option B and make an
outlanding. It is probably much easier to see
this in a short wing Kookaburra than it is in a
50:1 glider. Â In a high performance glider the
difference between a safe approach and a
marginal one is about 1 degree. Worse still if
the area adjacent to the runway is unlandable
and hence the outlanding decision must be taken
quite a way from the airfield. Â Â
Hence when flying a modern glider it is probably
a good idea to add an additional safety marginÂ
On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 10:12 PM, Gary Stevenson
<<mailto:gstev...@bigpond.com>gstev...@bigpond.com> wrote:
Hello Bob,
Good to see you in print again.
Â
For newer members to our sport, Let me say that
Bob has âbeen there and done thatâ in
reference to most elements of our sport. On this
particular aspect of our sport ..... yep he has
 â been there and done thatâ too, having
looked Death in the eye after he had a nasty landing discussion with a fence.
Â
Again for newer members, I have attached what is
perhaps the seminal article (1993), on this
subject, by a guy named Bruno Gantenbrink, (now
another old fogey). However he was not always an
old fogey, and you might be a bit surprised at some of the tricks he got up to!
Â
I noted Richard Frawleyâs one line comment
with some surprise: Totally irrelevant here, but
it could be the basis of a new thread: However I
expect that this topic has already been done to death, so is not new.
Â
Regards.
Gary
Â
Â
From: Aus-soaring
[mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au] On Behalf Of Bob Ward
Sent: Monday, 29 February 2016 7:43 PM
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Pete Cesco on TV
Â
If Peter Cesco with his myriad experience does
not know that gliding is many times more
dangerous than the drive to the airport, then I
am truly amazed. In my forty nine years
continuous participation with the sport, I can
now count thirteen people I knew who have
perished whilst perusing gliding. Two of these
were members of my own club, and several were competition associates.
I do not have any answer as to how we promote
our sport if we are honest and face up to the
fact that it is essentially âbloody
dangerousâ . This is of course a dilemma
facing the GFA and individuals or groups trying
to promote our sport. However I cringe when I
hear glider pilots try to perpetuate the old
myth âthe most dangerous part of gliding is the drive to the airportâ
Otherwise I agree that Peterâs TV spot was a creditable performance.
Regards
Bob Ward
Â
From: <mailto:glenn...@bigpond.com>Glenn McLean
Sent: Monday, February 29, 2016 6:04 PM
To:
<mailto:aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au>Discussion
of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Pete Cesco on TV
Â
Thanks David.
Glenn
On 2/29/2016 6:41 PM, David Holmes wrote:
HI Glen
Â
Is this what you want?
Â
<http://www.soaringspot.com/en_gb/2016-nsw-state-championships-lake-keepit-gld-2016/results>http://www.soaringspot.com/en_gb/2016-nsw-state-championships-lake-keepit-gld-2016/results
<http://www.soaringspot.com/en_gb/2016-nsw-state-championships-lake-keepit-gld-2016/results>Soaring
Spot :: 2016 NSW State Championships
<http://www.soaringspot.com>www.soaringspot.com
Lake Keepit Gld, Australia, 27 February 2016 5 March 2016 ...
Â
Â
Â
Kind Regards,
David
Â
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From: Aus-soaring
<mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au>mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au
on behalf of Glenn McLean
<mailto:glenn...@bigpond.com>mailto:glenn...@bigpond.com
Sent: Monday, 29 February 2016 6:34 PM
To: <mailto:aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au>aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Pete Cesco on TV
Â
Hi Derek,
Any idea on how to access info about the NSW
State Comps? I looked at the keepit website and it goes nowhere.
Regards
Glenn
On 2/29/2016 4:29 PM, Derek wrote:
Any idea why he didnât land on the clear strip just to the right?
Â
Â
From: Aus-soaring
[<mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au>mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au]
On Behalf Of Mark Newton
Sent: Monday, February 29, 2016 1:54 PM
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Pete Cesco on TV
Â
On Feb 29, 2016, at 1:50 PM, Anthony Smith
<<mailto:anthony.sm...@adelaide.on.net>anthony.sm...@adelaide.on.net> wrote:
Â
Which show was it on?
Â
<https://au.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/30949880/adelaide-doctor-recovering-in-hospital-after-glider-crash/#page1>https://au.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/30949880/adelaide-doctor-recovering-in-hospital-after-glider-crash/#page1
Â
  - mark
Â
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