Towplane-Baron accident

Hi Frank,

I was no longer a club member at the time of its relocation.
I believe the relocation occurred after the Baron accident, and, if so, one can presume that was a catalyst.

SES getting away from all the hostility at KLGC is probably for the best.

I wonder if the CAP still operates from there?

Ray

On Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 2:00:20 PM UTC-6, wrote:
Hi Frank,

I was no longer a club member at the time of its relocation.
I believe the relocation occurred after the Baron accident, and, if so, one can presume that was a catalyst.

SES getting away from all the hostility at KLGC is probably for the best.

I wonder if the CAP still operates from there?

Ray

I thought the move was before this accident. FWIW, CAP has also operated at Roosevelt in recent years.

Frank

I thought people would be happy that it is government which has to pay out in this case. I hope the court would have managed to see this differently if the glider tow had been from the civilian club and could have destroyed the club.

To me as a total outsider, the operation as described sounds unacceptably dangerous, with the tragic outcome therefore reasonably foreseeable.

I wonder if the CAP still operates from there?

Hi Ray,
SES and CAP were forced to move by the locals after the accident. Both now operate at Warm Springs.
One point I’ve not seen made - CAP (and SES) were required to operate from 03/21 by the Airport Authority. They were basically prohibited from operating on the main runway. This was spelled out in the Operating Agreement the club was required to sign shortly after they moved there if I recall correctly. I’ll never understand how the Authority did not get sued as a result (not a lawyer and didn’t play one on TV either).

Nice to hear from you. Hope all is well.
Chuck