Originally Posted by
jez d
Amazing shots
I do hope the pilot was sitting on a cushion of Dynafoam
Magic stuff that has saved many a pilot's spine from dire injury
I wish him a speedy recovery
Yes oh yes. I did a nasty landing a few months back and was absolutely fine (so was my glider - we checked it, seat pan out etc.) but had I been dropped on my bum without the glider & dynafoam I would have broken my back. It's a problem for big guys if they are struggling to close the canopy with no seatpad of any kind.