Tony Verhulst wrote:
Mal wrote:

Mr Peterson was killed instantly on Sunday afternoon when, while preparing
to land, the glider spiralled out of control and crashed into the ground at
the club's Lockhart airfield.
.......
Mr Johnson had no explanation for the crash and said he was flying in fine
conditions.
...
"Things like this don't get swept under the carpet and it will be fully
investigated because there are lessons to be learnt from this accident."

Like keep your speed up and stay coordinated? This accident is tragic in
itself - but even more so because this seemingly simple failure keeps on
killing us. I know, I know, no opinions until the investigation report
comes out. Just ignore this venting of a frustrated glider instructor.

Tony V.

This is one of the most basic parts of airmanship, one of the very
first that we are taught as students, and the single most frequent
killer of pilots and passengers. If you can't execute this maneuver
reliably and repeatedly you should not fly. It is as simple as that.

I once observed one our club members skidding thru this turn (because I
was on board with him!) and reported it to our instructor. The
instructor discussed it with him (a long time licensed pilot). His
reaction? Anger. He knew how to fly and didn't need someone else
telling him how to fly, even an instructor. I didn't fly with him
again.

Tom Seim
2G
Richland, WA