On May 13, 12:44*pm, Bob Whelan
wrote:
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* AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL, WING STRUCK THE PAVEMENT AND THE AIRCRAFT
CARTWHEELED, EPHRATA, WA

In somewhat of a contradiction to the FAA report, newspaper and
eyewitness accounts state that
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I think that "uncommanded" roll might be more precise than
"uncontrolled", for technical reasons.

Good, thoughtful stuff snipped...

Where this thread has gone is - to me - an excellent example of how
*thoughtful* speculation (perhaps it is better described as
"imagination") may wisely be used to enhance one's own safety when
soaring. *No need to wait for the (too often, hopelessly homogenized)
NTSB reports...

Respectfully,
Bob - no fan of off-the-wall speculation -W.-


What a nice thread in response to a sad situation.
Sorry Nelson was hurt, hope he recovers well.

I am very glad to see the shift from "let's not talk 'til a report is
written"
toward a "let's consider possibilities and see how I could avoid
similar scenarios." That is the most productive view to take
following
any breakage, human, airframe or atmospherically.

That was also the total gist of my presentation at the ABQ Convention,
titled "What the NTSB will Never Say About 2007 Fatalities."

Keep after this concept folks. It helps build mental flexibility
which I believe is vastly undertrained in glider cockpits.

Cindy B

Another fan of constructive speculation for personal-use accident-
analysis
www.caracolesoaring.com