On Oct 28, 4:04*am, John Smith wrote:
wrote:
Here are three examples of more risky flying WITH a parachute that I
do / have done:
2) Aerobatic flying
* 3) Glider competition

Off topic, but it makes me always wonder. To me, simple plain cross
country flying is by far the most dangerous way to operate a glider. At
least as risky as competition and certainly far more risky than
aerobatics. But as I said, off topic.

What do you consider dangerous in cross country flying?

I presume it's not mid air collisions, as that is much of what makes
competition more dangerous.

I presume it's not risk of the glider falling apart in mid air, as
most cross country is done at quite modest speeds and low G loadings.

So then ... landouts?

If that is what concerns you then I'm puzzled. At the point that
you're contemplating a landout, a parachute is of no use whatsoever.