Some other reading on the topic
http://www.streckenflug.at/shop/images/dynafoam_freeflight.pdf http://www.spina-bac.biz/yankeeromeo/DSI/foam_ostiv.pdf From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Morgan Sent: Thursday, 12 July 2012 12:10 AM To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Fwd: FW: Safety Cushions I read the document and it seems to have lots of good advice. I don't understand how "bouncing" of the non-energy-absorbing foam causes injuries. They say that bouncy foam is bad but then the discussion of why bouncing might be bad says that the glider bounces off the ground and comes up and hits the pilot who is still descending. The diagram titled BOUNCING shows the pilot falling towards the glider with an air gap between him and the cushion. If the pilot has bounced off the cushion, why is he descending? The text says that the pilot is in free-fall at this point. Let's assume that the seatbelt is relatively loose and the pilot is 5cm above the seat. How does a fall from 5cm make the injuries significantly worse? - Morgan Sandercock From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ian Mc Phee Sent: Wednesday, 11 July 2012 4:13 AM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: [Aus-soaring] Fwd: FW: Safety Cushions This article from BGA is very worth a read. People who saw the crash may remember after crash he just got out of glider and walked around and I love his statement. Kiwis must have confor in their gliders while the Poms highly recommend it and most club gliders have it. I personally believe it should be mandatory in Australian gliders and just maybe one person who is now in a wheel chair and was sitting on crap makers yellow foam cushions may be walking today. For those that know confor foam give the demo of slamming your fist into 3cm of confor on a brick wall to your friends. As many who know me know I will never sign out a form 2 unless it has confor foam cushion. (nor will I sign out a crap hard to read Altimeter or an undercart without decent green -down and red -up) Lets hope there are a few more AUS gliders using confor cushions this season ou from a wheelchair. Treat cost of confor foam as a one off insurance policy which may save you from a wheelchair for the rest of your life. Ian McPhee From: Terry, Ged (UK) Date: 11 July 2012 17:36 Subject: FW: Safety Cushions To: Ruth Patching <[email protected]>, Robert Moore <[email protected]>, "r.g.richter" <[email protected]>, JR <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, Dave and Jenne Goldsmith <[email protected]> -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 11 July 2012 08:25 Subject: Safety Cushions ----------------------! WARNING ! ---------------------- This message originates from outside our organisation, either from an external partner or from the internet. Keep this in mind if you answer this message. Follow the 'Report Suspicious Emails' link on IT matters for instructions on reporting suspicious email messages. -------------------------------------------------------- To: BGA Full and Assistant Instructors You will be aware that BGA RP 38 recommends that all glider cockpits should be equipped with cushions containing energy absorbing materials. These cushions are widely used in club gliders but less so in privately owned gliders. The BGA has produced a booklet explaining how safety cushions work and how they can reduce injury not just in a crash but in the heavy landings that occur from time to time on instructing flights. We are hoping the booklet will encourage all non-users to install energy absorbent cushions. You can download a copy of the booklet from http://www.gliding.co.uk/bgainfo/safety/documents/safetyfoam.pdf and your CFI has hard copy versions of the booklet for distribution. An EMail highlighting the issue and providing a link to the booklet will be sent to all private owners in the next few days. Please help us by encouraging all pilots to fly with a safety cushion. Best regards Peter Claiden Chairman, BGA Safety Committee ******************************************************************** This email and any attachments are confidential to the intended recipient and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it from your system and notify the sender. You should not copy it or use it for any purpose nor disclose or distribute its contents to any other person. ******************************************************************** -- Dave and Jenne Goldsmith [email protected] 61 (0)3 54 28 3358 <tel:61%20%280%293%2054%2028%203358> PO Box 577, Gisborne, Vic, 3437 Australia www.vintageglidersaustralia.org.au www.australianglidingmuseum.org.au www.gliding-in-melbourne.org www.bendigogliding.org.au
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