Thanks Michael, particularly with respect to the speed and lowering the nose. If only ever this lesson was learned, then accidents/incidents would drop dramatically.
At Harry's suggestion I cruised the BGA Safe Winch Site and looked at the simulations http://www.gliding.co.uk/bgainfo/safety/winch-safety.htm I don't know about the flick roll, but the spin and wing drop would definitely feature in our accident stats. Dave ________________________________ From: "Texler, Michael" <michael.tex...@health.wa.gov.au> To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. <aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net> Sent: Fri, 28 May, 2010 12:57:55 PM Subject: [Aus-soaring] Wing Signals >Isn't radio just the least unreliable method? Radios are more likely to fail than controls, I would trust my control linkages more than the radio. >Wing waggling at speeds close to the stall is likely to cause more exciting problems than a dud radio. I certainly hope no-one has let their speed drop that far and remained on the wire. If speed is slow on the launch, you should lower the nose prior to signalling. The thing that kills people on wire launching is spinning off the wire (i.e. not having enough airspeed prior to turning after a cable break). It takes up to six seconds from when the cable breaks to gaining safe speed after nosing over. _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
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