Parowan midair?

"Dave White" wrote in message
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I've been following this thread with complete astonishment that anyone
could consider the conduct of the Ventus pilot praiseworthy in any
respect. There was simply no way for this pilot to assess the
airworthiness of the glider after the collision. Just because the
visible portion of the nose appeared to be intact does not mean the
glider was undamaged elsewhere, or even that the nose was airworthy.
Taking this risk in the name of a competition that is ultimately
meaningless is not only unbelievable, it's a detriment to soaring,
which is already in jeopardy in many areas. Someone with such poor
judgement has no place in our sport. "Careless and reckless" are the
words the FAA will use to remove this pilot from the community. I'd
go with "stupid." There is simply no excuse for what this individual
did.

There are many old pilots and there are many bold pilots.
But....., there are n't many old bold pilots ;-)

On Jun 21, 10:51*am, Dave White wrote:
*There is simply no excuse for what this individual
did.
The pilot doesn't need an excuse- free will is sufficient. I would
hope that people alone over the boondocks are free to make whatever
choices they wish, even if those choices are to maximize the potential
of getting a tin trophy. Free will aside the worst thing for safety
would be rigid 'if-then' post collision rules. If you can't handle a
little bit of the unknown perhaps soaring isn't the right sport for
you.

On Jun 21, 10:47*am, "
wrote:
of getting a tin trophy. *Free will aside the worst thing for safety
would be rigid 'if-then' post collision rules. *If you can't handle a
little bit of the unknown perhaps soaring isn't the right sport for
you.

Explain why getting either zero or distance to point of collision
would be bad for safety.

As Mark so eloquently stated in an earlier comment, the pilots have
enough things to deal with already. Giving them the choice to
complete a task is just not a good idea. This isn't NASCAR, it's
SOARING. We already have rules in place to make an attempt to reduce
unsafe or questionable behavior, so why not add this?

-Tom