* The courier mail report, which was mentioned in this list,
reported the pilot missed the airport and nosedived from 400 feet.
* The Sunshine daily reported the glider hitting the ground nose
first before going through a fence.
* A local radio station reported the glider banked sharply prior to
landing and the wing tip struck the ground.
* Local TV interviewed the rescue helicopter pilot who explained the
crash almost as an outlanding gone wrong. He described the glider
as being made completely of wood and made it sound quite flimsy
"it was extreamly lucky anyone survived".
* The news presenter ended the story assuring all that wind was not
a factor in the accident. (So obviously it didn't stop).As well as getting the correct story to the gliding community, we need to get the correct facts to the wider community. Otherwise the general public will go on for another hundred years believing gliders are light flimsy aircraft flying at the mercy of the wind. Gliding needs to be constantly in the news / media for the public to be educated in gliding activities. Not necessarily come and have a go type advertising but general news that slowly educates then makes people inquisitive.
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