Jack wrote:
wrote:

I managed to landout after a 5 minute flight in my 1:48 glide ratio LAK
12 - two fields away from the airfield.

Given that outline, it must be an amazing story.


Jack

I winch launched with a wall of dust approaching the field. I did two
turns in a broken thermal that I lost, and then headed diagonally away
from the field towards the dust. I had such strong sink in front of the
dust wall that I dropped the undercarriage. I then hit the dust wall
and climbed about 500'. As I passed through the dust wall - it felt as
if the glider was in free fall. The only field that I could reach had
large furrows and the wind direction was across them. As I lined up to
land, the wind dropped and I could turn and land between the furrows
with no damage to the glider. My friend who took the cable just before
me climbed to 15 000'. Africa can be quite intimidating at times.

Clinton
LAK 12