I dont think there was a glider on tow. It isnt mentioned at all, and if
there had been, surely it would have hit the aircraft in question.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Hart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Soaring in Australia." <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 9:47 AM
Subject: [Aus-soaring] Video of power aircraft having a mid air with aglider
tow rope
Hi
I've just come across the following...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTemKnL8X30
which is pretty amazing.
It illustrates a point about the poor visibility from inside high wing
monoplanes and tug planes. I don't think that the power aircraft could
have seen the incoming tug/glider combination but I am surprised that both
the tug and glider pilots did not see the conflicting traffic.
It's a good illustration of the point I make to students that they
*cannot* concentrate just on looking at the tug - but that more general
lookout *has* to be maintained.
The accident could have been much worse if instead of snagging the tow
rope, the power traffic had hit either the tug or the glider.
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Robert Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+61 (0)438 385 533 http://www.hart.wattle.id.au
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