I had a rope break on my first day of flying. Yep first day, never
flown anything before, and there I am in the air a few hundred feet
and had a rope break.
I was a newbie so I don't remember exactly how high we were, but I
know we were too low to turn or return, and ended up outlanding in the
paddock across from the airfield.
Then, while we were de-rigging the glider (an IS28 - yet another great
experience on my first day) some friendly helpers told us students "Oh
yeah, happens all the time, lucky if we can get 5 launches on a rope"
- and at the time we believed him...
I should end the story with what happened last. Which was me and my
instructor (Jim Barton) sharing a couple of bottles of Red :-)
I was hooked :-)
Scott
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