Not sure about the spar, but in the article he was quoted as saying that he simply fell out when he jettisoned the canopy and undone his harness as the glider was upside down.
Cheers Paul On 2 August 2014 21:52, Peter Champness <plchampn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well he either was thrown out of the cockpit or he did a brilliant jump > for his age! > > I am ordering a ballistic parachute for my next glider. Pull the red > handle and just wait for the gentle thump of landing. > > By the way. Any comments from the structural people amongst us as to why > the wing spar broke off at the base? > > Peter Champness > > > On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 7:21 PM, Phillip Brown <bronp...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> You were my first thought Phil when I saw them. >> >> >> On 2 August 2014 18:11, Philip Eldridge <p...@rpi.net.au> wrote: >> >>> Well, that brings back some horrible memories. My blood ran cold when I >>> looked at those pics. >>> >>> Phil Eldridge >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Phil >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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