On Jun 23, 4:18*pm, ucsdcpc wrote:
have a look at the simulation videos on the BGA website

http://www.gliding.co.uk/bgainfo/saf...nch-safety.htm

you don't have a lot of time to find the release knob if a wing drops



Maybe not, but it's hard to believe the wing drop simulations are
representative. What reasonably trained pilots would stuff the wing
into the ground and then continue to hold full aileron into the low
wing? It would be interesting to see the same scenario simulated with
an external upset causing the wing drop and full recovery aileron
being applied at and after wing tip contact. Throw in various amounts
of drag on the low wing tip to simulate short grass, long grass, etc
and then introduce pilot release before, at, and after wing tip
contact, and I'd start to believe it was a useful training aid.


Andy