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Operations => Aviation & Flying Activities => Topic started by: Shotgun on May 05, 2013, 02:49:37 AM

Title: CAP Glider Crash
Post by: Shotgun on May 05, 2013, 02:49:37 AM
CAP Member injured in CAP Glider Accident!

http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/new-jersey-man-injured-in-glider-crash-at-van-sant/article_d1ac2658-2a14-589f-b641-401163caddf4.html
(http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/new-jersey-man-injured-in-glider-crash-at-van-sant/article_d1ac2658-2a14-589f-b641-401163caddf4.html)

This was part of the Regions Glider Orientation flight program. NER has suspended all glider operations until further notice.
Title: Re: CAP Glider Crash
Post by: Shotgun on May 05, 2013, 02:52:59 AM
Image of the glider form another news article

(http://www.mcall.com/media/photo/2013-05/75782403.jpg)

(Pretty sure this is the real thing and not a file photo)
Title: Re: CAP Glider Crash
Post by: PHall on May 05, 2013, 08:01:03 AM
That's one of the former Air Force Academy gliders too.  They all had that Hawk's head on the side of the cockpit.
Title: Re: CAP Glider Crash
Post by: Knight1427 on June 18, 2013, 02:06:15 AM
Didn't they cancel glider flights because of that? Guess I'll never get to fly one if that's true, I just joined about a month ago.
Title: Re: CAP Glider Crash
Post by: Eclipse on June 18, 2013, 02:11:32 AM
Quote from: Knight1427 on June 18, 2013, 02:06:15 AM
Didn't they cancel glider flights because of that? Guess I'll never get to fly one if that's true, I just joined about a month ago.

Where?  In Philly or everywhere?  "Everywhere" is still flying.

When there's an incident like this, the pilots will have their flying privileges suspended during the investigation, but otherwise, unless there some endemic
safety issue, everyone continues ops normal, even during the same encampment, etc.
Title: Re: CAP Glider Crash
Post by: Huey Driver on June 18, 2013, 03:04:42 AM
NER has been in a gliding safety stand-down since the accident. I believe it has been lifted at this point and is almost back to the norm in terms of ops tempo.
Title: Re: CAP Glider Crash
Post by: Knight1427 on June 18, 2013, 06:27:24 PM
Thanks, I'm looking forward to flying one!  :)