Doug and RCSE,
Browne didn't mention that the contact with the power lines occurred
within approx. 150-200 ft. of parked cars and after witnessing over the
years 4 events where sailplanes lit up the sky after hitting high
voltage lines.....this one was by far the most spectacular.
The Ava hit the lines then a huge blue-white ball of electricity danced
down the lines for approximately 15-20 seconds all the while making a
sound like a nuclear powered arc welder....very scary. You had plenty of
time to see this one unlike others I've seen.
Then after the accident two formerly great range (150-200 ft. antenna
collapsed) aircraft all of a sudden had less than 25 feet. I
investigated and decided to look at the club members aircraft at home to
see what was wrong. Both equipped with JR receivers.
Then another club member launched his DLG and it crashed immediately and
I was standing next to him. I hadn't grasped what had happened yet but
then I said it looked like it had no range as it went in. Checked and it
had 5-10 ft. max range antenna collapsed and it has a Berg receiver.
Can't say definitively what caused these strange problems but all of a
sudden we have 3 dead receivers and there was a huge electrical
disturbance in close proximity.....I'm guessing sensitive receiver
components were fried by the EMF.
BCNU
Bruce Hobbs
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