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Old May 13th 14, 10:04 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Del Copeland
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Default How does this work?

At 04:09 13 May 2014, Thomas Van de Velde wrote:
For my French friends: How exactly does one end up dangling

with a
parachute in a tree for three days after a bad landing attempt? It

seems
like the pilot has also "lost" his memory.

http://www.rtl.fr/actualites/info/in...te-de-planeur-

retrouve-vivant-j-ai-fait-une-erreur-d-interpretation-de-la-meteo-
7771843411


Glider may have had a ballistic parachute system fitted? Doesn't
sound as if he bailed out.