Not that straightforward Dan - you can have control from
damaged tailplane and then lose it when the damaged tailplane
departs. It is a very difficult judgement - one that I hope
never to have to make.

If the glider was controllable and I was able to climb I would
stay with it as long as possible to gain as much height and time
to assess the situation and to mentally prepare to jump or land.
There might be another glider nearby whose pilot could help
with the assessment.

John Galloway

At 15:43 29 July 2014, Dan Marotta wrote:
If you have the time and control:

Jettison the canopy
Release the harness
Trim full nose down
Release the stick
Pull the D-ring (after safe separation from the aircraft)

If you can do all of the above, why jump? Unless you're on
fire or over
unlandable terrain with nothing within reach. And why would
any sane
pilot be there?

If no control:

Do what you gotta do to get out.

Dan Marotta

On 7/28/2014 9:55 PM, Ramy wrote:
Pushing the stick hard forward (assuming you still have
some control) is
one of the best advice I heard for exiting the cockpit. Probably
something
to add to mental bailout practices, as it may not be intuitive
during bail
out. Thanks Kirk for that advice.

Ramy