Survival Gear
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May 26, 2021
During a landout in a glider, you may find yourself in a hostile environment lasting for several hours to several days. While most US pilots think of the desert or Rocky Mountain areas as the likely place for an extended stay to occur, it can just as easily happens closer to home. In April 2007 a very experienced ridge soaring pilot went down along the forested Alleghany Mountains in Pennsylvania.
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June 23, 2016
What is in the back of your sailplane?
I always recommend people carry a land-out kit to expect the worst. I think I was the only pilot at the UK Open Class Nationals with one, they told me you could walk to the nearest pub.
Some of you may have read about Dale Kramer's accident on a record attempt flight on the ridge. He ended coming to a stop with the wings removed and upside down.