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Old July 16th 14, 09:10 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Kevin Christner
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Default Houston crash today

On Wednesday, July 16, 2014 3:42:12 PM UTC-4, Chris Nicholas wrote:
Sorry, you haven't.



Chris N


Some reasonable questions:

Are there over 25 known accidents (likely more than 50 fatalities) from stall / spin accidents in the Puchacz?

Have very experienced advocates of safety (Tom Knuaff, Cindy Brickner) opined that they have serious concerns about the P. and do not feel it is safe to spin?

Is there any other glider type that has lost ~10% of its production in spin / stall accidents?

If the answer to these questions is yes, it is very irrational to continue putting people at the risk of death. Sorry but think that is arguable.