On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:01:49 UTC, Tony Verhulst
wrote:

: Arnold Pieper wrote:
: Repeating someone who wrote this earlier in the week :
: "Sure, we should stop training landings as well because that's where the
: majority of the accidents happen."
:
: Bad analogy. The difference is that you HAVE to land.

Should simulated cable breaks be taught, or should pupils just be
taught to recognize the symptoms of a cable break and be taken up in
a special glider a couple of times as they near first solo to
practice. I've never had a real cable break, myself, so I know it's
not going to happen to me ...

Ian