Benalla

So I am confused. Matthew Scutter's FB post says both gliders crashed and both pilots safely bailed out. One glider spiraled in and the other looped all the way to ground. Other posts say one glider returned to Benalla and the other landed at another airport. Glad both are safe, terrible about the collision and loss of equipment.

The first mid-air the day before, I never did hear who was involved and level of damage, what class glider...

Stay safe down there guys and gal!


On Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 4:45:07 AM UTC-8, Jock Proudfoot wrote:
At 11:10 14 January 2017, RuudH wrote:
Op donderdag 12 januari 2017 15:13:23 UTC+1 schreef krasw:
There was a mid-air collision in 18m class today. Both damaged
gliders
returned to airfield.

Matthew Scutter's Gliding
https://www.facebook.com/MatthewScut...fref=hovercard

On Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 10:00:56 AM UTC-7, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
So I am confused. Matthew Scutter's FB post says both gliders crashed and both pilots safely bailed out. One glider spiraled in and the other looped all the way to ground. Other posts say one glider returned to Benalla and the other landed at another airport. Glad both are safe, terrible about the collision and loss of equipment.

The first mid-air the day before, I never did hear who was involved and level of damage, what class glider...

Stay safe down there guys and gal!


On Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 4:45:07 AM UTC-8, Jock Proudfoot wrote:
At 11:10 14 January 2017, RuudH wrote:
Op donderdag 12 januari 2017 15:13:23 UTC+1 schreef krasw:
There was a mid-air collision in 18m class today. Both damaged
gliders
returned to airfield.

Matthew Scutter's Gliding
https://www.facebook.com/MatthewScut...fref=hovercard

There is a bit more info here from John Good...

http://ussoaringteams.org/january-14th/

Two mid airs.

But to be fair, they did get a safety briefing after the first midair that included a slide about waving to other pilots as they enter a thermal.

On Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 9:20:18 AM UTC-8, Tony wrote:
Two mid airs.

At 17:00 14 January 2017, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
So I am confused. Matthew Scutter's FB post says both gliders crashed
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both pilots safely bailed out. One glider spiraled in and the other
looped
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all the way to ground. Other posts say one glider returned to Benalla and
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he other landed at another airport. Glad both are safe, terrible about
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collision and loss of equipment.

The first mid-air the day before, I never did hear who was involved and
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el of damage, what class glider...

Stay safe down there guys and gal! =20


On Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 4:45:07 AM UTC-8, Jock Proudfoot wrote:
At 11:10 14 January 2017, RuudH wrote:
Op donderdag 12 januari 2017 15:13:23 UTC+1 schreef krasw:
There was a mid-air collision in 18m class today. Both damaged=20
gliders
returned to airfield.
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Matthew Scutter's Gliding
https://www.facebook.com/MatthewScut...ef=3Dhovercard

First midair was 18M class two days ago, one glider landed in field, the
other
returned home. Damage minimal, repaired overnight, both flew yesterday.
Second midair was 15M yesterday, tail missing on one, wing damage on the
other causing spiral dive, both bailed out. The Australian has broken nose
and
damaged vertebra, the German has a broken leg.
T1