On Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 11:15:07 AM UTC-7, Paul Rice wrote:
Frank,
I'm curious, was the E Anglian incident @ Whatfield & what/who was
glider/pilot. ?



At 19:41 09 February 2018, Frank Whiteley wrote:
Hill top sites are not uncommon in the UK. Winds can create what I call
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url' over such sites. My first glider was lost when a partner got caught
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n the downside of such curl on his downwind and despite abbreviating the
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rcuit failed to make the airfield and crashed in the valley. This was in
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ast Anglia. I once took a winch launch and upon turning final chased the
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SI to the ground and a very abrupt stop 50 yards short of the runway in
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nding barley. This was at Enstone, another hill top site. There is
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a 400ft difference in elevation between the river bottom west of Exeter
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d the Dartmoor site, which would result in pretty squirrelly conditions.
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aving learned soaring in the UK, I'm a bit surprised about some aspects
of
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the event.

Matt's videos are wonderful and I'd just watched Chasing Diamonds a few
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s prior to hearing of his accident. As I'd flown from Lleweni Parc a few
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imes, including out over the Irish Sea, I really enjoyed this video.

Frank Whiteley


Yes, Whatfield. Other info by PM.

Frank