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Old May 9th 12, 07:13 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Frank Whiteley
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Default Fatal glider/tow plane accident, France

On Tuesday, May 8, 2012 9:37:39 PM UTC-6, Ramy wrote:
Unfortunately we have to speculate to learn lessons since there is one thing in common across almost all accidents whether they are fatal or not - those who knows the details, including the clubs and pilots involved, almost never share the details. The recent bailout was a welcome change. NTSB reports are usually useless.
Luckily the pilot involved in the stall/spin incident survived so am looking forward to read his timely report. It will be extremely valuable to learn from someone who survived a low altitude stall/spin what went wrong and how.

Ramy


Agreed, that would be enlightening. We are still awaiting final reports on two fatal accidents here in Colorado from over a year ago. I broke bread with someone in the know Saturday night, and we may be waiting a good while longer.

Frank W