Hi Ian,
An interesting article.
Can you advise of suppliers and typical costs in OZ?
Laurie
Regards
Laurie Hoffman
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From: Ian Mc Phee <mrsoar...@gmail.com>
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
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Sent: Wednesday, 11 July 2012 9:12 PM
Subject: [Aus-soaring] Fwd: FW: Safety Cushions
This article from BGA is very worth a read. People who saw the crash may
remember after crash he just got out of glider and walked around and I love his
statement.
Kiwis must have confor in their gliders while the Poms highly recommend it and
most club gliders have it.
I personally believe it should be mandatory in Australian gliders and just
maybe one person who is now in a wheel chair and was sitting on crap makers
yellow foam cushions may be walking today. For those that know confor foam
give the demo of slamming your fist into 3cm of confor on a brick wall to your
friends.
As many who know me know I will never sign out a form 2 unless it has confor
foam cushion. (nor will I sign out a crap hard to read Altimeter or an
undercart without decent green -down and red -up)
Lets hope there are a few more AUS gliders using confor cushions this season ou
from a wheelchair.
Treat cost of confor foam as a one off insurance policy which may save you from
a wheelchair for the rest of your life.
Ian McPhee
From: Terry, Ged (UK)
Date: 11 July 2012 17:36
Subject: FW: Safety Cushions
To: Ruth Patching <patch...@westnet.com.au>, Robert Moore
<robc...@adam.com.au>, "r.g.richter" <r.g.rich...@bigpond.com>, JR
<jma99...@bigpond.net.au>, "ga...@sharpbuilding.com.au"
<ga...@sharpbuilding.com.au>, Dave and Jenne Goldsmith <daveandje...@gmail.com>
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Sent: 11 July 2012 08:25
Subject: Safety Cushions
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To: BGA Full and Assistant Instructors
You will be aware that BGA RP 38 recommends that all glider cockpits should be
equipped with cushions containing energy absorbing materials.
These cushions are widely used in club gliders but less so in privately owned
gliders.
The BGA has produced a booklet explaining how safety cushions work and how they
can reduce injury not just in a crash but in the heavy landings that occur from
time to time on instructing flights. We are hoping the booklet will encourage
all non-users to install energy absorbent cushions.
You can download a copy of the booklet from
http://www.gliding.co.uk/bgainfo/safety/documents/safetyfoam.pdf and your CFI
has hard copy versions of the booklet for distribution.
An EMail highlighting the issue and providing a link to the booklet will be
sent to all private owners in the next few days. Please help us by encouraging
all pilots to fly with a safety cushion.
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