My "suspicion" is that quality control broke down at the Chechia
factory. The quesiton on my mind is, "For how long and to what
degree?" Two gliders from the same factory breaking up in flight in a
single season deserves an explantion from the factory. Since we bet
our lives on these products, that's the least Schempp-Hirth can do.
Even a "We're looking into it" would be appreciated.

"CH" wrote in message ...
it looks a bit suspicious that the latest incidents
concerned gliders out of Schemp Hirth's Chechia
licence fabrication only.
CH

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris OCallaghan"
Newsgroups: rec.aviation.soaring
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 12:29 AM
Subject: Discus CS grounded in France


Per the French Airworthiness Directive, "separation of the wing during
normal operating conditions, possibly the result of a manufacturing
defect."