Debacle: Flight test of Diana-2

If you don't like the glider or the selling team/Agent..
buy something else!
use your time gliding..not moaning
I'm sure some other manufacturer will be happy to relive
of some Euro

At 19:48 13 October 2005, wrote:
I believe it is more reasonable not to allow somebody
to fly it then
face all the possible tragic consequences of an accident.
Therefore
saying 'no' at the last moment was not a matter of
trying to
humiliate Mr. Sharma by any means as he claims - but
protecting both,
the person and the glider. It's also worth mentioning
that our
decision was confirmed by the local gliding instructor
who shared our
doubts. Mr Sharma said to me personally that he had
only 200 hours and
no experience on racing class gliders.

We need some facts...

1) Was this decision based on Mr Sharma's previous
flying experience or
on the results of his checkride ?
2) Is it true that by the time he landed the glider
was already being
disassembled ?

Bartek

"Glider Factfinder" wrote in
message ...
If you don't like the glider or the selling team/Agent..
buy something else!
use your time gliding..not moaning
I'm sure some other manufacturer will be happy to relive
of some Euro

That is not the point. It is not even the fact he did not fly the machine,
the man has been humiliated.
A bit of empathy may be in order if nothing else.
Only now do people have some recourse.
Long live RAS.
Udo

Naresh has provided all the information they asked for, proving his
experience. He also got his licence recognized and was provided with a
polish licence to fly. If the intention was to show himthe glider
without allowing him to fly, they should have clearly told him before
his trip. The last-minute request for a checkflight is also an excuse,
since the glider was being put away while he was up in the air. This is
ridiculous communication. They have the right to decide who can fly the
prototype, and very likely only allow the people they personally know
to be very skilled, like you would normally do to allow someone to fly
your very precious glider...
however, it's only fair to explain the reason for not allowing him to
fly, and do it in a way that is not humiliating. I believe that in
business, the way you behave tells a lot on the reliability of a person
and of a company. They behaved in a way that doesn't allow trust
relationships to develop.