planedriver Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Ballistic chute saves three in German mid-air incident. http://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/eaa-news-and-aviation-news/eaa/2014-09-11-ballistic-parachute-saves-three-in-german-midair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 The Chute plus a bit of luck... Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 I reckon that RV that crashed yesterday had a chute, he could have survived Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 There would be other "IF's" too. There are risks associated with the Ballistic chute. (especially to those attending the accident. The incident in Germany could have been other wise if the charge force went somewhere else. You would not want to be in the way of the chute when it deployed. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RKW Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 This accident emphasises the value of keeping a good look out at all times. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozzie Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 A parachute has saved my life over 1500 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Looks like Ozzie is another meat bomb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Best result possible, great stuff. I often wonder how many of these incidents are down to the glider having right of way, and I mean in an arrogant, enforced way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDQDI Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 I wonder how high they were when they deployed? It said they were on finals? Anyway a good outcome but I agree with facthunter's first post a lot of luck there. I mean the fact that they both stayed stuck together..... Could have been an awful lot worse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgwilson Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Crikey, if the plane had hit the glider a couple of metres further forward I would not have wanted to be the glider pilot. Both blades of the prop got chopped off fairly even so if he hadn't got stuck he may have been able to manouevre with a bit of power to set up a landing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozzie Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Looks like Ozzie is another meat bomb That's "meat missile" thank you. Since 1975. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 These blokes didn't have a BRS: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Best result possible, great stuff.I often wonder how many of these incidents are down to the glider having right of way, and I mean in an arrogant, enforced way? Shouldn't they have right of way all the time? I mean it's not like they can turn on the power and go around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I think the Ansons are copulating. Fly United. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Shouldn't they have right of way all the time? I mean it's not like they can turn on the power and go around. You missed my meaning. When you ride a motorcycle on the road many times you have right of way too but you look first and make decisions based on reality rather than rights. I'm just wondering if occasionally some avoidable incidents might be caused by the glider pilot forcing their right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff13 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Sail has right of way over power on the water as well. As for bikes, in my case self preservation has right of way over everything else. I assume that is why I have hundreds of thousands of safe riding miles behind me. I think that same theory should hold me in good stead with flying irrespective of my ability to spell. As has been pointed out on this forum spelling is more important than common sense. Cheers Geoff13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Couldn't find a single error, Geoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff13 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Couldn't find a single error, Geoff. Bugga I will put Dazza out of a job if I keep getting it right. :) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernsey Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 A parachute has saved my life over 1500 times. Go on, pull the other one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozzie Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Go on, pull the other one. Done that too a few times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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