Danny
In both instances no one died, no aircraft damage. Weren't we lucky boys. I was contemplating a few things the other day and it occurred to me that my car, with 6 gears, a built in satnav etc etc is more, technologically difficult to understand than most gliders, of whatever era. And yet Mrs Smudge has no problems operating it. Perhaps we blokes are not designed for such high level decision making ?
It's nice to know that real pilots could have similar problems to mine. Maybe gliders were a thing apart. Keep up the good work Danny.
All the best
Smudge