No, the guy in the white hat is "an expert" expressing his opinion that in his20+ years in gliding he had never seen a case of blocked controls as cause of an accident - he suggested either a structural failure or a rigging error. His name is Jerzy Mierkiewicz and he was the tasksetter at the WGC in Leszno two years ago.
The pilot involved was a 25 years old female from the Bielsko Biala aeroclub. The accident happened during the Polish Club Class Nationals in Czestochowa. She declined to make any comments after the accident. The details as reported are very vague and expressed in journalistic jargon. The pilot realised that she cannot control the glider soon after getting off the tow. She reported this on the radio and bailed out soon after. Regards Jarek ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Neale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 11:34 AM Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Glider crash footage > Nope. But I reckon the guy with the white hat is * PROBABLY * a Glider > Pilot. ;) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter > Stephenson > Sent: Wednesday, 10 August 2005 11:27 > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider crash footage > > Can you give us sub-titles too? :-)) > PeterS > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
