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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

18th Oct 2019, 07:22

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Glider down- Beachy head

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Posted By blind pew

Age

At a southern french club one of the old bullies pulled up in a nimbus 4 straight into a ls8..had to bail out. Few months later scraped into tge normally non landable part of the airfield downwind in...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

17th Oct 2019, 13:12

Replies: 65

Glider down- Beachy head

Views: 45,068

Posted By blind pew

Discus B turbo

You were lucky..some of my most hairy moments in 50 years were with turbos.

first series were after co owner got the fuel lines crossed and pumped petrol into the sump which got it making a lot of...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

16th Oct 2019, 13:23

Replies: 65

Glider down- Beachy head

Views: 45,068

Posted By blind pew

Happens too often

Peer pressure to fly, land at the threshold, launch in dodgy conditions. (Including winch with tailwind and negative wind grsdient)
Broke several ribs after an accident when I had already declined...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

25th Oct 2018, 15:04

Replies: 65

Glider down- Beachy head

Views: 45,068

Posted By blind pew

turbo discus

closest that I've come to getting seriously injured in 50 years plus of flying has been with a pop up motor.. three separate occasions. when I first got it was asked by the Cfi of the Ulster club as...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

24th Oct 2018, 22:21

Replies: 65

Glider down- Beachy head

Views: 45,068

Posted By blind pew

layers

Having taught all the way down from big boys pax jets through alpine soaring and flying off Irish beaches and now playing with paragliders the atmosphere isn't quite as most people understand it and...

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