Doesn't necessarily need to come from the States, though I am not sure of their pricing.
http://specialtyfoams.com.au Regs Ben On Mon, Apr 7th, 2014 at 9:42 AM, Ian Mc Phee <[email protected]> wrote: > On Saturday at Chris Thorps GFA safety seminar at Archerfield I gave a > demo > of 1 inch blue confor memory foam. Some people there obviously did not > know about confor foam and recently a friend of mine is a southern state > was involved in a ground loop in ASK 13 caused by long grass catching one > wing and other wing gaining extra lift and whole glider lifted in the > air. > He was dumped from about 1metre leaving him with injured back for 2 or > so > months. He knew nothing of confor foam' and did not have same. Glider > was > all but undamaged. > > Here is the link to confor foam > > http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cmpages/conForFoan.php?clickkey=5944 > > It does cost $US23.50 for BLUE PAD 1 inch think (is all you need for > protection) and post per pad will be say $20 but that is minor to > injuries > it may prevent. > > Personally I will not sign a form 2 unless the glider is equipped with > confor foam or they get a long talk that they have to order it NOW. > > We wear seat belts in gliders and cars always so why not have confor in > all > gliders we fly and costs a lot less than a parachute and is equally > important I believe. $50 is the cheapest one off insurance policy you > will > ever buy in gliding. > > If you want more proof go to the BGA web site for article on its use and > the front cover will be a photo of a Swift glider crashing and pilot > walks > away. The video or is it a series of still photos of the crash. > > Thanks to Jenny Ganderton most of the gliders at Keepit have confor in > almost all gliders. > > Personally I think GFA should mandate the use of confor instead of highly > recommending it but at least that is a start.. > > Ian McPhee > _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
