At 18:52 28 April 2015, Tony Clark states :-

r,a,s only ever seems to display 50% of my submitted posts and omits many
letters, so I am going to try submitting only the remainder, to see if it
will display (before giving up on r,a,s)


Don't forget that prior to going solo in Russia the student has to aerotow
a Blanik, edge out a couple of metres on a wing (from the rear seat) roll
forward and complete a paracute jump. A man of your calibre would no doubt
take this in his stride, but I would have serious reservations, espesially
as I consider this a totally pointless exercise (In difficult situations I
usually just jump, pull the string, and accept a broken ankle upon landing)
. no pilot has ever been lost in the UK jumping from a stricken glider
(which is more than can be said of many who stayed aboard struggling with
the contols) . . therefore, the official BGA statistically based advice is
. "If in doubt, jump" (you know it makes sense, lol)

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