Gotta have that transmitter in your hands when he's tossing the plane
out! (Or perhaps you were, if so, sorry.) A couple years back I did my
own tree climbing and handed the tx to Fritz Bien. I tossed the glider
out of the tree and that's the only time I've seen an Oly II do a
tailslide. Come to think of it, that's the only time I've seen a
tailslide from above, either. In any case the glider was flown to a good
landing, although he wasn't able to catch a thermal..Failing a tx, I
imagine partial crow would be best.
elderb13 wrote:
I was flying the third round in the Punta Gorda contest today, when
I got a little low over the trees on the north side of the field,
coming back to the landing area. Thought I was on the other side of
this one tree, but ended up right in the top of it about fifty feet
up. Gordy came over while I went back to the van to get the fishing
rod retriever since I am no longer young enough to climb trees. When
I got back Gordy was about 3/4 of the way up to the plane. He made it
to the top and was able to get my Pike untangled from the branches and
to throw it clear. Only damage was a wrinkled wing tip when it hit
the ground, and I was able to finish flying out the day with it.
Otherwise I would have had to hire a professional tree service to get
it down for me. So thank you Gordy , I appreciated it very much.
Bud E.
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