At 11:03 01 May 2012, Dave Nadler wrote:
On Monday, April 30, 2012 4:21:08 PM UTC-4, Mike the Strike wrote:
From Albuquerque Soaring web site...
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"Per Billy Hill this evening: today Angel Pala was thermalling with
Billy=
in the area north of Moriarty and south of Lamy when he heard a loud
bang,=
and lost rudder authority (both pedals fell full forward). Evidently the
g=
lider behaved like full right rudder. Shortly thereafter the glider
entered=
an inverted spin, and Angel wisely decided he should walk home, and so
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the silk. He landed under parachute, and hiked out, and was taken to a
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pital in Santa Fe. He seems to be fine and Billy expects to pick him up
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n he is released from hospital.
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Mike

What was the altitude AGL ?
Where is the JS1 rudder vented ?

Sure lucky it ended OK for the pilot !
Best Regards, Dave

I am surprised that the rudder went full over, and slip would not center
it
Rudder vent?
Does not the JS-1 have an extractor dorsal vent?
WE should test controlability with feet off!
John Firth