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Old May 17th 15, 04:38 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dan Marotta
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Default Sacrificial layer for gear-up protection.

What's the big deal ?

Two words: Cost and down time. (Well... Three words).

On 5/16/2015 10:15 PM, wrote:
I have always wondered, why do people get so worked up about gear up landings in a glider ?

Has anyone ever been killed or seriously injured because of a gear up landing in a glider ?

I have seen several gear up landings and none of them caused any injury and only minor damage.

What's the big deal ?

Todd Smith
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Dan Marotta