Given the amount of incidents which have occurred with aerodrome perimeter fences especially in gliding, perhaps thought should be given to changing the design of these fences to make them more forgiving.
Possibilities may include some sort of weak link system in each wire or perhaps sprung sections which may allow the canopy to deflect the wire. I'm sure there is enough ingenuity within the gliding movement to come up with some ideas to make these fences safer whilst still performing their function. John Parncutt -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Taylor Sent: Monday, 26 February 2007 8:24 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] RE: Another fatality Good call, Mitch. The only addition I would like to make is that it seems the pilot/instructor had very few options... he was released at low altitude without enough energy to clear the fence, and (thinking through the evidence I have heard) with a downburst happening somewhere behind him. This leaves him with an increasing tailwind, and if he was touching down somewhere near the stall, he is approaching the fence with no control response, in a nosewheel-equipped glider. He DID try to groundloop, with no response. Very tough for all, especially the instructor. BT. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mitchell Preston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 6:48 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] RE: Another fatality > Fair comment, Ron, however in this case we should perhaps refrain from > any judgement (deliberate or otherwise) until a more suitable time. I > would like to offer my condolences to the family of the student and let > my good friends at LKSC know that they are in my thoughts as they deal > with the aftermath of this accident. > > Mitch. > > > On 25/02/2007, at 9:05 PM, Ron Sanders wrote: > >> Even if you have only got five feet to run before the fence YOU MUST >> initiate a ground loop. >> > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
