I am not sure but believe there are certain nose wheel gliders that are
difficult to ground loop (KRO3A just goes straight when nose wheel is on
ground and no way can you steer it). Perhaps as such aircraft come into the
country they could be fitted with the "dutch wire lifting bar" to inside of
canopy as part of MAR1 at import (like pull up seat belts etc). The dutch
have done engineering and ALL dutch gliders have same. I do know Paul
Mathews had same fitted to one of his gliders when flying around Gulcong and
said it is easy to get to use.
Just a thought...........Ian McPhee
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From: "John Parncutt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'"
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Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 9:19 PM
Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] RE: Another fatality
Given the amount of incidents which have occurred with aerodrome perimeter
fences especially in gliding, perhaps thought should be given to changing
the design of these fences to make them more forgiving.
Possibilities may include some sort of weak link system in each wire or
perhaps sprung sections which may allow the canopy to deflect the wire.
I'm sure there is enough ingenuity within the gliding movement to come up
with some ideas to make these fences safer whilst still performing their
function.
John Parncutt
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce
Taylor
Sent: Monday, 26 February 2007 8:24 PM
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] RE: Another fatality
Good call, Mitch.
The only addition I would like to make is that it seems the
pilot/instructor
had very few options... he was released at low altitude without enough
energy to clear the fence, and (thinking through the evidence I have
heard)
with a downburst happening somewhere behind him. This leaves him with an
increasing tailwind, and if he was touching down somewhere near the stall,
he is approaching the fence with no control response, in a
nosewheel-equipped glider. He DID try to groundloop, with no response.
Very tough for all, especially the instructor.
BT.
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From: "Mitchell Preston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia."
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Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] RE: Another fatality
Fair comment, Ron, however in this case we should perhaps refrain from
any judgement (deliberate or otherwise) until a more suitable time. I
would like to offer my condolences to the family of the student and let
my good friends at LKSC know that they are in my thoughts as they deal
with the aftermath of this accident.
Mitch.
On 25/02/2007, at 9:05 PM, Ron Sanders wrote:
Even if you have only got five feet to run before the fence YOU MUST
initiate a ground loop.
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