Puchacz fatal accident 18 Jan. 2004 at Husbands Bosworth.

At 11:00 18 January 2005, Ian Johnston wrote:
On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 19:41:29 UTC, Don Johnstone
wrote:

: Spot on Ian. The rules for the Air Cadets in the
UK,
: RAF rules, prohibit intentional spinning below 2500ft
: in a glider. If you are still spinning you abandon
: at this height

How many gliders will not recover from a spin with
2,500' to spare?
What are the injury rates for parachute jumps from
gliders?

Ian
--

I'm guessing that this 2500ft rule has nothing to do
with glider spin recovery and altitude loss. It
seems more logical that it is the altitude needed to
deploy canopy, get out, have the chute open and slow
down the not yet dead weight of the pilot.

The US rule is that the spin must be stopped above
1500ft.