Hi All, Yep that's the one, the accident occurred at Waikerie I have been informed off list.
Dave -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of AJ Wesley Sent: Monday, 16 April 2007 11:57 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider wanted to $20 k Would that be the second last glider on this page? ;) http://standardcirrus.org/galleryaustralia.html David Lawley wrote: > > > > > Coincidentally only this morning I was reading a safety corner article > in AG October 1975 entitled "Harness Instruments Parachute", of a > pilot who ended up under a parachute when his STD Cirrus bunted to > inverted unexpectedly when it hit a thermal. At the time he was > finding a dropped screwdriver on the cockpit floor, did not have his > hand on the stick, AND had partially undone his strap's, the glider > went inverted so quickly he was thrown out downwards THROUGH the > canopy by negative G. He successfully landed via parachute, but came > close to being struck by the glider on the ground; it crashed less > than 100 feet away! It was repairable apparently. > > > _______________________________________________ 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
