Glider pilots: How often do you train your rope breaks?
Hi all!
To the glider pilots among you: After obtaining your license, how often do you train your rope break procedures?
I had a lot of simulated rope breaks during my training, either the instructor just pulled out, or the winch took the power out.
Once I got my license, I always try to get 2 to 3 rope breaks per season. And every time I'm flying somewhere other than my home base, I try to get a local instructor to get into the local procedure.
When I talk to other pilots, there doesn't seem to be consensus. More often than not, I get the feeling that people fly hoping that "it won't happen today".
I've witnessed one fatal accident due to poor procedure during a rope break, so from my point of view, you cannot train this enough.
PPRuNe-Gliders, what's your opinion about this?