Glider midair over Gransden Lodge
and nobody on PPRuNe noticed? Sunday, May 18 was a grand flying day.
Gliders in thermals everywhere. The good news is that all three pilots were wearing parachutes....though only one was needed, the other glider, though damaged, was still flyable and landed safely. And contrary to rumour, the glider that was destroyed by impact was not equipped with a Ballistic Recovery Chute, only a totally terrified but still compos mentis pilot, who managed to get out and pull the silver handle on his personal chute, landing in somebody's garden. His first thought on greeting the locals was to enquire if the other craft and pilots were OK. They were.
Personal parachutes can be purchased for £500 to £800, and should be repacked at least once a year.....