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Old June 23rd 13, 11:20 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Glider accident while filming commercial in 2011. NTSB Report updated

Le vendredi 21 juin 2013 07:30:21 UTC+2, a écrit*:
Le jeudi 20 juin 2013 21:53:31 UTC+2, Steve Leonard a écrit*:


It looks like they tried to more or less duplicate an old commercial by Michelin, where you saw an ASK-21 being auto-towed on a frozen lake. The glider went brutally up on a very short rope and released almost immediately. Then the car came to a braking halt just in front of an obstacle, while the glider was flying away. It was to illustrate the grip of a "Drice" winter tire... I can't find it on the web anymore. Some small stills are visible if you google "Michelin Drice" for images, but the links are dead.


I put a copy of the Michelin ad on YouTube, for comparison purpose: http://youtu.be/Rcc2yKQFW5Q