Volume 37 No 1 Feb-Mar 1986.pdf - Lakes Gliding Club

BGA & GENERAL NEWS
DERR ICK RODDIE
8- Pilol/Crew
Ret. Glider BGA Dale
No.
'" Place
Type No. ~ Time
0 Age Injury PVHrs
Summary
85 Bocian 1834 S 18.6.85 Aboyne 36 N 7734 p~ placeecQs.sive 1atteral pJay on tail-plane.
To be examined by inspector.
91 Vega 2576 M 16.6.85 Bum AiF 58 N 1210 On ground run pon wing caughllonggrass bordering
the runway. Ground1ooped through 180"
breaklng the tailwheel and leaving stress mar1(s on
the fUselage.
92 K-6E 2527 M 27.2.85 ~m NE of 29 N 98 Pilot returning from 6hr flight realised fiektlanding
',8.15 B,ookthorpe,
was necessary and selected one of several fields
Glos.
I
considered.. In spit" of a klng base leg and use cl
full airbrake on approach touchdown was half way
down Ihe length (>llhe ~eld and a groundloop was
induced 10 avoid running into upwind fence. There
was a down sk:>pe on the. ~eld visible from circuit
height. (Note from AKt>!. Club look pilot back to
''''Id in moW gfider ne'" day. Good.)
93 SportVega 2792 I M 25.6.85 5nm NW Shob- 26 N 133 Pilot sought lift downwind of site. but encountered
13.00 don AiF rather heavy sink. At 800ft he realised he could not
reach base and elected tQ land in a cropped fiek:f
as the only one ava~ab\e at that stage. A normal
approach was made, but after touch-down the
glider groundlooped 90' to port.
94 Dart 17 1197 S 2.7.85 srn NE of York 43 N 705 Having ooled field from 1400ft pilot made flnal
11.30 selection at 800ft. low wire9 were seen along
downwind boundary and' approach W81 made
over frees ak>ng ~ft side boundary. Trees proved
htgheJ than wires, fordng touch-down wall into
tieki. Groondloop became necessary to avoid
running through upwind hedge. No overshoet fieid
was availabte.
95 Std Cirrus 1743 S 15.6.85 Huntty 46 N 1500 DeterioraHng weather caused pilol to gel too low
16.45 over unsuitable terrain. Too low to go elsewhere
he was faced with landing in a field with substantial
slope. Approached 10 land diagonally uphilL At
round oul he tried to parallel the slope but mjsiud9ed
it. Wingtip touched. groundlooped, fuselage
broken - possibly during short ground run
backwards.
96 K-6cR 2674 M 6.7.85 Weston- 55 N 35 Pilot found'himself low whilst attempting to ridge
15.30 Super-Mare soar. Could not reach AJ F. landed in crop causing
damage to tail area 0' glider. Inexperienced plkJI'
oot Meted for flight.
97 Kestrel 20 1685 S 28.6.85 Horspelh, 30 N 235 Cross-country pilot selected f",1d and commenced
14.00 Nr Oxford circuit at 1000ft Approach was made with futt nap
and variable brake. Pilot selected laU 'Chute
deployed to shorten ground run, Right wingtip
looched and glider grOl;l1d1ocped 180". taU faning
first and tweaking fuselage and l elevator. then
noseslruck cracking canopy. Tal 'chute had failed
10 deploy.
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98 Janlar 2088 M 4.7.85 Readmire, 36 N 142 Glider ran into Iree at far boundary 0' 'ield during
16.00 Yor1(shire field landing.
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99 Mosquito 2321 M 14.7.85 North Hill 25 N 570 After a long ground run glider became airborne
17.00 with bw airspeed. A slop was caJled at the launch
point as parachute appeared to be going over
wing. launch was abandoned at 3O-SOtt but glider
failed 10 round out causing damage to UlC.
34
TWO-SEATER
'NATIO,NALS'
Haye you noticed how all the best gliding
club bar stories are about retrieves Well I don'l
think t/;lis is necessaril¥ because t]1ey are the
funniest or most exciting events, but because
they are Shared between a Ilumber of people.
The pilotcan unfortunately only revel In Ihis lonesome
struggle with nature, without ever being
able to fully Share the moments of true elation
and despair (yes we have those too!). Ihaf is
unless he flies a. ~o-seater.
At tile Wolds GC we have something of a
tradition of flying two-seaters cross-country, be it
in task weeks, competition El'lterprise or Regionals
(is the Nortnems ever quite the same without
a Pocklington K-). We know then the joy of,
being able to share the exhilaration of' a successful
cross-country and also the more usual "how
we nearly did it" feeling, as well as the retrieve.
At'I()ther aspect is the value of theSe f1igh,ts to
early solo and< Bronze C pilots, particularly in a
competition which is a quantum leap from their
usual club flying. It's also great fun andthe team
spirit which comes from having the entire crew
involved in the flying just has to be experienced.
So a two-seater team has a loacf of' laughs;
imagine then what a gaggle of two-seater teams
thrown together on one airfield can come up
with This was our View at Pocklington and why
we are launching the first "Nationals" Two­
Seatef Competition, to be held from August
11-115 on our site. By limiting, the entry to 15
teams. flying only K-7s, K·1 Os and K-13s we will
save the problem of handicapping and may
satisfy those people who hanker after an
Olympic Standard Class competition.
The reason for choosing five week days is SO
that those hiring clUb gliders won't deprive tlieir
members of a two-seater at the week_endl. However,
depending, on the response this year, we
may consider extenaing OUr next competition to
seven or even nine days. As oor chairman, Les
Cooper says: "It's very much acase of 'let's suck
it and see,' for the, first year."
What about tlile· competitofs though Well as
long as the 1'1 is an instructor or cross-country
flying passenger carrier al their own site, then
they're welcome to enter. We aren't bothered
how you organise your teams; same two flying
each day, constantly changinglhe P1 and P2 or
even two Nationals Champions laying their reputations
on the line - it's completely up to you.
The competition will be run along fairly
orthodox lineswith briefing, task setting, starVfinishl
lines and TP photography, cut you must be
prepared to' enjoy yourselves. That's another
good thing about two-seaters, even If you lose
you can still have as much fun as anyone ersebelieve
me, I knowt
for further details please write to Les Cooper,
W,olds Gliaing Club, The Airfield, Pockfington, E.
Yorks, or p/:lone him on 07592 3579. Alternatively
you can contact me on 0757 707326 most
evenings.
SAILPLANE & GLIDING