IDAHO FATALITY

On Aug 25, 2:12*pm, JJ Sinclair wrote:
Martin Gregorie wrote.........
In UK high speed low finishes were banned after a photographer on the
airfield boundary was killed,

US Rules Committee please take note.
JJ

No he didn't JJ. He said 'not remotely true'. Low passes below 30ft
are banned in competition. High energy go arounds are still the norm.

Jim

No he didn't JJ. He said 'not remotely true'. Low passes below 30ft
are banned in competition. High energy go arounds are still the norm.

Jim

Yeah, I stand corrected. Time was that John & I were pushing for
elimination of the finish line altogether and just use the finish
circle to end the race. Looks like I'm alone with the safer
alternative. I have done my last low pass some years back. Too bad it
is seen as the "thing" to do by newbies. I believe most contests are
opting for the finish cylinder for liability reasons.

On the down-wind illusion, I can still remember one of my first out-
landings. Picked a road in the desert near Flanigan, NV. As I started
to flare, the feel of the ship was slow, but a very powerfull force
was telling me, "Your going much too fast, slow her down", because I
was going fast over the ground, but all I could do was to hold my
attitude and accept a high speed landing. We lost a pilot at Air
Sailing to this, Rope break at 800 feet on a wave tow into a 30 knot
wind. He made a good 180 turn, then stalled and spun-in going down-
wind. The ground was going by at 70, but he was stalling at 40.
Stay safe,
JJ