Fatal crash Arizona

Lots of playing with numbers but I think Chris'
airspeed checking is the most important; a well sealed modern sailplane
gives no clue to the airspeed from the
air noise. Furthermore you may be in turbulence/ wind
shear situation.
Apologies if this was said before.
John F.

At 11:01 11 May 2014, Chris Rollings wrote:
At 11:24 10 May 2014, Jim White wrote:
At 07:20 10 May 2014, Chris Rollings wrote:
All completely correct but there is one even bigger problem, most
pilots
when making a low level turn off a launch failure or to modify a
circuit/pattern that has got too low, tend to be looking for/at th
place
they intend to land with little or no attention to spare for the ASI,
attitude or slip/skid indicator, that's why these events are so
productive
of stall/spin accidents. Training needs to emphasise, GLANCE AT THE
ASI
EVERY 2 - 3 SECONDS IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. Attitude is un unreliable
indicator very near the ground, even the smallest undulations in the
terrain can give a false impression and just being low can make the
attitude look more nose down than it is.


Surely best practice is simply to keep the speed on until you have got
it
all sorted. Certainly in modern slippery gliders. Too much speed is much
safer than too little and costs very little in height through a turn.

Isn't this what you taught us Chris?


Certainly a bit faster than optimum costs very little but you still need
t
GLANCE AT THE ASI
EVERY 2 - 3 SECONDS IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES to check what speed you ar
doing.