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Old 09-24-2015, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by dbsonic
That's a Swift aerobatic glider and he survived the crash. He was performing aerobatics on tow with a low ceiling. After doing a roll on tow and decided to release due to the excessive slack line(probably would have resulted in a rope break anyways). His mistake was deploying spoilers too soon in a low pattern and on a ship with a fairly high stall speed as compared to most gliders except perhaps a Fox. But yes, stalled it.
"S&*% Happens or as a deaf friend says POOP Occurs" Glad to hear he lived.
I would believe your reference to the "Down Wind Turn Myth" Was Tongue in Cheek.
Correct?