by congo » Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:30 am
Many forced landings on highways here in Australia result in horrific accidents. Nearby to me, an ultralight pilot forced onto a road was run down by a semi-trailer and killed.
I met a guy who was chopped nearly in half by a twin's prop as he was tying down a cover on top of a truck by the roadside. This guy was huge in a tall way, he said he is 3 inches shorter now than he was due to re-construction of his spine and legs.
Our roads make extensive use of "guide posts" which are generally of solid hardwood firmly driven into the ground, they protrude about 3 feet from the ground, making glider landings out of the question on most roads.
Power poles/lines/traffic/guide posts........... a bad mix.
I was taught to aim between trees if possible to take the wings off and survive by spearing through the scrub in an emergency, a dubious plan at best
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congo on Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:37 am, edited 1 time in total.

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