Hi Tom One of agents for confor foam is in WA, not sure if there are any others
URL http://specialtyfoams.com.au/ Chris Runeckles On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 11:04 AM, tom claffey <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with Macca re foam, is there a confor supplier here in oz? > > Re straight-ins: they are now the preferred option at competitions for a > number of safety reasons. > > Tom > > ------------------------------ > * From: * Mike Borgelt <[email protected]>; > * To: * Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. < > [email protected]>; > * Subject: * Re: [Aus-soaring] I wonder if Confor Memory foam could have > saved injury > * Sent: * Wed, Feb 13, 2013 10:40:27 AM > > At 06:12 PM 13/02/2013, you wrote: > > This was sent by a friend and would seem only minor damage to glider but > pilot has back injuries. As many know I am a campaigner for the use of > Confor memory foam cushions in all gliders. Many may have seen my demo of > a piece of 25mm foam on a brick wall and I slam my fist into foam on wall. > Try doing that with yellow crap foam. > > http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/8299305/Chch-man-injured-in-glider-crash > > Maybe somebody in NZ may be able to tell us > > I do know of a guy still in a wheel chair following a crash in AUS. He > was on crap yellow foam cushions AND he did not have his harness tight > because his instructor set a poor example by always flying with loose > harness. It is a shame our down wind check does not include "STRAPS" like > I think NZ and UK check has > > Ian McPhee > > > Geoff Horwood once made the point in an article in the old AG that it > isn't a "downwind" check. It is a "pre landing" check. > As it is perfectly legal in Australia at present to land straight in or > join on base if safe to do so if you get it into your mind that it is a > "downwind" check you will likely forget to do it when not doing a downwind. > > Before somebody starts a rant about always doing circuits, consider that, > given the traffic and the situation, it may be far better and safer to > land straight in or join on base in certain circumstances. Use the radio > appropriately. > > Mike > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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