I need a story for a television show.

Now, Bob, that is a story that can be twisted around enough to show of the
sport. I will see if they will go for that.


"Bob Korves" wrote in message
...
During the 1987 regionals at Minden a pilot (Jerry Hartshorn??) was flying
north above a broken towering cumulus cloud base near Air Sailing. He
finally reached the end of the cloud canyons with no way to go further
ahead. He turned around to retreat and clouds were blocking that
direction,
too. He was completely encircled by clouds. He then circled "until my
wheel started rolling". He had landed on a mountain top near a small
pond,
but being above cloud base for so long (and still above cloud base!) was
not
sure exactly where he was (this was before GPS). The glider and pilot
were
unhurt and the pilot was able to contact an airliner to share his
predicament. He spent the night in the glider, with it raining most of
the
time. He used his parachute for insulation. Finally, by the end of the
following evening, he was lifted out by a helicopter, after they finally
figured out where he was. The next three days were spent unsuccessfully
trying to get the trailer to the ship in thunderstorm and flash flood
conditions. The glider was finally retrieved by helicopter, IIRC. True
story.
-Bob Korves

"John Shelton" wrote in message
link.net...
Ladies and Gentlemen:

I have been contacted by a television production company creating a
series
on adventure sports. They were very impressed with the crappy media I
gave
them about soaring and would like to include an "expedition" if we can
meet
their parameters.

It is Friday afternoon and I have until Monday to come up with
something.

So, put on your thinking hats: Do you know of an expedition (they call
it)
conducted with a sailplane that went wrong and resulted in a survival
situation? It will be re-enacted. I have the actors. I have the
sailplanes.
I will get the camera ship.

I need the story.

This will not be someone losing their yaw string and having to hitchhike
to
a dress shop. It will not be JJ landing at a whorehouse with no money on
him. We are talking SURVIVAL. They will probably want to shoot in the US
but
I did not ask if the story had to be an American story.

I wish I was getting paid but I am not. On the other hand, the actors
will.

So either come up with an adventure or go out this weekend, land out in
a
frozen wasteland, survive by eating your parachute, hike out to
civilization, loose two fingers to frostbite and come home a wiser man
or
woman. (Do women get wiser or is that just they are?)

Thank you. And be quick.

John Shelton wrote:
I wish I was getting paid but I am not. On the other hand, the actors
will.

Well, it seems like the most common exciting part of gliding which is
"adventure" is thermalling with a bijillion other gliders.

And apparently for contests this is a "normal" occurance. Between this
and using a two place glider, there is excitement and there is
also some interaction (front and back pilots). Or maybe use a
Caproni (side-by-side). Or a jet launched Caproni ))


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Mark Boyd
Avenal, California, USA

Finally, by the end of the following evening, he was lifted out by a
helicopter,

Bob Whelan's "Cloud dancing" tells the story of the Colorado pilot in an
Astir CS that got trapped on the wrong side of a ridge and was retrieved by
helicopter. I used to have a share in that glider.

John H. Campbell wrote:
Finally, by the end of the following evening, he was lifted out by a

helicopter,

Bob Whelan's "Cloud dancing" tells the story of the Colorado pilot in an
Astir CS that got trapped on the wrong side of a ridge and was retrieved by
helicopter. I used to have a share in that glider.

G6?

"John Shelton" wrote in message hlink.net...
Ladies and Gentlemen:

(Snip)

So either come up with an adventure or go out this weekend, land out in a
frozen wasteland, survive by eating your parachute, hike out to
civilization, loose two fingers to frostbite and come home a wiser man or
woman. (Do women get wiser or is that just they are?)


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Cheers,
E.