so take that a step further. on the thoughts that have been presented so far.
1) do glider pilots land short of their objectives and off airfield Yes 2) are they non-comp as well as comp flights Yes 3) do some of these have less than optimal arrivals Yes 4) do some of them result in fatality or injury Yes 5) Is is very likely that further regulation will help No 6) is it more likely that on going attention, education, reeducation and simulation will have positive effect towards reducing these events Yes Stay current, remain Alert, remain hydrated and do things in advance that help you make good decisions during the flight. > On 4 Mar 2016, at 11:30 AM, Mark Newton <new...@atdot.dotat.org> wrote: > > On Mar 4, 2016, at 11:14 AM, DMcD <slutsw...@gmail.com > <mailto:slutsw...@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> It's probable that the >> statistics overall are not enough to prove anything one way or >> another. > > Well, sure, you could give strong-feelings-and-make-believe a try if you > want, but if you can’t baseline a “before” and “after” picture I’m not sure > how you’ll work out whether or not you’ve advanced the state of the art. > >> There have been a significant number of accidents and fatalities in >> the last few years during comps which were related a style of flying >> which is unique to comps… low finishes. > > Is that a true statement? > >> This type of accident is rare or non-existent outside comp flying. > > Is that a true statement? > > - mark > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring
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