On Tuesday, July 15, 2014 2:09:21 AM UTC+1, wrote:
On Monday, July 14, 2014 5:10:15 PM UTC-7, Ramy wrote:

The other one the same day at Truckee was not a fatality thank god. Pilot is recovering well.



That was at least the third crash of a JS1-C this year, the first was a fatality in South Africa back in January. The report I saw was sketchy, but highly experienced pilot (glider and otherwise), high winds, and likely stall/spin. I don't know how many have been made, so far, but while it may be a higher than usual accident rate, it could just be sad coincidence.


Where was the third JS1-C accident this year Marc?

There wasn't a high wind at the time of the Bloemfontein JS1-C fatality. I was launched just before the glider involved and there was a moderate headwind. I recorded 9 knots on my SeeYou thermal trace at the same time and close to overhead the accident which occurred while on aerotow at low altitude.

John Galloway