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From the gliding club:
"December 24th
The ASCC sadly has to announce, the tragic accident to one of the gliders
in Corowa on Friday 24th of December 2010. The pilot involved was Ilmari
Rintesalo.
The accident happened during the self launch during which the glider was
unable to climb normally. After hitting power lines next to the RedlandsRoad,
the aircraft came to rest next to the road.
Emergeny services responded quickly, but to our regret Ilmari did not survive.
As soon a further info is available it will be published on the website."
Presumably there is a runway 14.
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To be fair to the power companies I think that in this case the pilot would have, or should have, known exactly where these lines are.This sounds a bit like having a pit bull and putting a "Beware of the Dog" sign on the gate. It is no defence as you are admitting, advertising even, to having something that is a danger to the public. Perhaps when the electricity distributors are privatised, you'll be able to sue them and make them not put overhead wires at airfields and near boat launching ramps.Having an advertising campaign that merely states the bleeding obvious will not save a single life. Telling people to look out for something that is invisible is pretty stupid. For the cost of the advertising campaign they could have made at least a few places a lot safer.
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This year is shaping up to be a good one for gliding in the west. The last month has been very good with top of lift between 7000' to 10000' at better than 500'/min almost every day, even on days when the max. temp has been 20 deg. But we are paying for it this week.Thanks flyinghigh,it's amazing the altitude these guys reach - hope they've all got enough oxygen on board. I've been told that some glider pilots use oxygen all the time, even when down at altitudes us ultralight pilots are more comfortable with.Pud
Somebody at Beverly managed to get to
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We in Australia have it very easy. In NZ they hold their comps in areas where the choice is land on grassed cliffs or flats covered with rocks the size of houses.Armchair comment/ i think i would have tried for a uphill landing on the grass rather than on the flat with the rocks.Actually, I don't know if the wheel is up or down. I think I would leave it up with the hope that the aircraft would skip from rock to rock.
Fortunately the pilot got away with a broken ankle only.
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When will they learn?
Another wheel up landing probably causes by flying an improper circuit. :big_grin: This one at the NZ South Island Comps.
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Thanks for the info
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I missed it. Did the program live up to the promo?
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Looks like a very good facility. Was it the shire that sealed the strip?
I take it that the photo is looking to the south.
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Not sure whether http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/plane-crashlands-at-jandakot-20101111-17ow5.html is an incident or an accident.
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It came down short - probably needed a tighter circuit. Suspected back injuries never sounds good for the long term but hopefully OK.
I see that it is a DG-505.
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As I understand it the first GP was in 2005 at St Auban, France,, the second was in 2007 at Omarama, NZ, and the third was held in 2010 in Chile.Hi all, just wanted to clarify that yes Gladiators was the first and Sailplane Grand Prix is the second production, but this time in full high definition! I am working on the blu ray and DVD that I hope will be available in 3 or 4 weeks, incorporating this movie as well as some other programs.Quite happy to answer any questions you may have!Ken
I have seen the NZ GP DVD. It is very good, much better than its promo would indicate.
I will be very interested in what you produce.
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Passing this along for your info. See attachment.
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Very good landing roll. :)
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A couple of weekends ago I saw the first half of a wing over done from about 100' in order to land on an intersecting runway during an aborted takeoff. It was very nicely done.Millitary wingover should solve all these problems.......(cat amongst the pigeons) -
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That looks like a promo for the original Grand Prix in NZ. At least I think it was the first. Certainly it was the first that they used satellite transmission etc to show the competition.
I watched the NZ video a year or two ago. A portion of it was about how they (a particular company whose name I have forgotten) was going to make gliding a spectator sport. Good luck. ;)
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A [media=vimeo]14091846[/media] for something called "Sailplane Grand Prix". Sailplane Grand Prix is described as, "the most extreme form of competitive glider racing." I'm not sure that I fully approve simply because of the danger. But the photography is excelent so it is worth while viewing in "HD" on a full screen.
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Well, it is a final glide and high speed and low height is the norm for a final glides. What I notice most of all is that the pilot rarely looks left or right (the camera seems to be mounted on his head). In a competition others will be coming in on a similar track. It would be a good idea if he kept a better lookout.Glide ratio about 50:1 to take full advantage of the ridge effect over the hills, dive brakes to spoil the aerodynamics for landing and lots of speed close to the ground to swap for height if he needed it. Good skills but not such good airmanship to unnecessarily fly so close to fixed objects and terra firma.kaz -
If you are near stall in the turn (or any where else) then you must put the node down. Don't even think of anything else!i just re-watched the turnback video posted earlier, its interesting to note, in both cases where they did make it back, they were performing steep turns on the stall warning horn or actually at the airframe buffet region of the impending stall.. how comfortable are you doing a steep turns on the stall at low level with no engine.....
Man dies in glider crash
in AUS/NZ General Discussion
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From the news article he must have been tracking to the SW when he hit the lines. Also from the article he had been coming down for long enough for a ute to stop. I cannot image why he would leave it so late.
I had a look on Google and I can see some lovely paddocks to the NW to land in. He may have had to do a ground loop but them's the breaks. He probably had some water. I can also see the power lines on Google so he would have seen them too. Its a mystery