This 49 years off of airport flying pilot is here to tell you: you will laugh about this in years to come, and the experience will do nothing but make you a better pilot! "Stuff" happens when you push the limits, that's how you know where the limits are! I actually teared up watching you talk about what happened, what a heartbreaker for sure..., but this too shall pass.
@PureGlide
3 жыл бұрын
Holy cow that machine to get the glider out was perfect! Fantastic, I've been in similar fields but much softer, so when you stand in it you sink in about 30cm. Impossible to bring in any machinery, so we had to walk it out which was difficult. I've also damaged my glider on landing a couple of times. The trick is everything is fixable. The gear collapsing is not surprising with that field. I've had mine collapse on take off before in an LS1-f, ripping the gear door off. I flew without it, thinking 'how bad could it possibly be?! It was bad, so noisy... Anyway well done on a good landing. You might think you chose badly, but you never know what will grab you. It could be the surface, or you could hit a hole, or a stick or anything! The most important thing is to avoid stalling, hitting a fence, or hitting powerlines or a wire. You just can't always judge a surface from the air. So it wasn't that bad at all. And think, it made a very interesting vlog!
@MajorCaliber
3 жыл бұрын
_Holy cow that machine to get the glider out was perfect!_ Ja, Deutschland, Land of Innovative and Purpose-Built Machines... ;')
@DWilliams-ce8nb
3 жыл бұрын
As the old saying goes, "Any landing you walk away from is a good landing". Love your channel.
@daveymg
3 жыл бұрын
What a heartbreaking event to have to go through, especially after all the work you've put into improving your glider. Glad to hear that no damage was done and you're back in the air.
@richosvideos911
3 жыл бұрын
Well Done, glad you are safe👍 sailplanes can always be repaired 🙂💪
@RoelBaardman
3 жыл бұрын
Very impressive that you're sharing this. Hope the damage is easily repaired.
@casaamaril
3 жыл бұрын
Hoi Roel!
@Sorarse
3 жыл бұрын
I feel your pain. I landed in a field exactly the same once. From the air it looked absolutely fine, but as soon as the wheel touched down I could see that it was really rough. The only damage was to the undercarriage doors, but it was still a bitter pill to swallow. I hope your LS4 is OK.
@michiroom1526
3 жыл бұрын
Did te same... anyways when you go crosscountry you will land such places.
@alianjohnson6035
3 жыл бұрын
sorry to see whats happened. at least you're ok. hope everything can be repaired and you can fly another day. all the best from Australia. cheers
@julietsierra
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your nice words, it’ll be alright and at least I can continue flying with the glider for this competition 🙊
@Springfield-1903
3 жыл бұрын
I'm happy to hear that you'll be able to continue flying in this competition. Good luck!
@signrossi1
3 жыл бұрын
Ich mag den Claas-Traktor. Cooles Gerät
@no-engine-no-cry
3 жыл бұрын
Der Fahrer hatte auch sichtlich Spaß dabei… 😉
@cal-native
3 жыл бұрын
You did a great job of 1) minimizing damage to the sailplane, and more importantly, 2) minimizing damage to yourself. You chose a brown field, where at least there is no irrigation equipment (deadly). You landed with the furrows. There were no crops destroyed, which you would have to compensate the owner for (it's hard to tell from the air under such stress what's growing in the green areas, including irrigation pipes). Could have been MUCH worse, and you gained valuable experience. 👍
@ronaldglider
3 жыл бұрын
Great that you can continue to fly in the competition - best of luck! You learnt a great many things today and no one can take away this experience! - The wheel doors will be fixed and forgotten about. How many outlandings on fields have you done? On my last field outlanding in the alps I sat in the cockpit for 5 minutes to dissipate the adrenaline before climbing out...
@plazaba
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for sharing this video. It is not easy to show this type of things, but it will be very helpful for a lot of pilots, myself included.Great video and more luck for the next flights!!
@fritz4345
3 жыл бұрын
You are safe and that's all what really matters. Outlandings like this are part of the risks you take in competitions.
@soggybottom3463
3 жыл бұрын
You are safe and well, sorry about the damage to the glider. Thanks for having the courage to post the bad stuff with the good - great vlog.
@lautoka63
3 жыл бұрын
You make your decisions and sometimes they're good, sometimes not. I have sat in a field after making a poor choice and felt like crying (which looked like how you felt, too). However, gliders are more easily repairable than people, so just smile and carry on. Well done on making this available.
@VictoryAviation
3 жыл бұрын
Wow. That was simply terrible luck. I grew up in an agricultural environment (Midwest USA). I’ve never seen a field that rough… literally ever. I’m so glad that you’re ok. These things happen. Just keep pressing on! As a pilot myself, I completely understand that you can’t tell exactly what the condition of a field will be until you are almost touching down. Good luck and I hope the aircraft is quickly repairable.
@wernerschulte6245
3 жыл бұрын
Don´t worry about the decision to take the "brown" field. You ´ll never know the ugly holes which can wait in the grass to eat your landing gear completely! In our glidertraining we learned to take the browns not the greens. Glider does not look severe damaged. You are ok and that´s it. You could be glad that the field was dry. In the 80th we took a pupil from a real wet brown field where he landed with the Ka8 in the middel of. Well done, but the field was fresh manured which he could not smell during the decision. We didn´t have such a smart crane to recover the plane. Cleaning the glider was not the most comfortable action but had to be done quckly to avoid sticking in the wheel house.
Was ein Pech, ein paar Meter daneben, und alles waere gut gelaufen. Dir ist nichts passiert. Gut, nur wenig beschaedigtes Flugzeug. Abhaken und weitermachen. Bon chance
@eisi5453
3 жыл бұрын
Ist keine Schande, das nächste mal aber nicht den frisch gepflügten Acker sondern die Stoppeln nehmen wenns geht. Besser fürs Rad.
@turdwarbler
3 жыл бұрын
Hey, think about it differently, you landed safely, you walked away without injuries. !!!
@cloudstreets1396
3 жыл бұрын
It was very sad to see you so distressed when you are normally so happy. Looks like only the gear doors came off. That shouldn’t be too bad.
@ravingcyclist624
3 жыл бұрын
That must have been an amazingly bumpy landing with all those clods of mud! Your glider must be tough to survive and allow you to continue in the race. As the saying goes, "You have to be in it to win it."
@Leon_der_Luftige
3 жыл бұрын
Must be so frustrating when the landable strip of grass is right next to the mud as well. Imagine having to land and theres nothing but trees. Then this landing here would have been worthy a celebration. Perspective makes all the difference. ¯\_༼ •́ ͜ʖ •̀ ༽_/¯
@TranceTrousers
3 жыл бұрын
Glad to see you're ok, if a little shaken up. Hopefully the glider won't be too difficult to repair. Remember - stay away from the brown fields! :-)
@AnoNymous-vl5ki
3 жыл бұрын
When you are OK the landing was OK, too. - That's a normal outlanding we made many times! - But we carried out our glider with 2-3 Persons out of such fields. - for the next time - take the canope at first part solo and the fuselage without canope! - Fot the stabilisation, we took our trolley for the fuselage out of the trailer , we took this trolley out of the trailler and into the field to fix and stabilize the fuselage on the field, before we put the wings off. Check all parts for scratches ans cracks, check the complete glider. Normaly these older gliders gilders have nothing more tha scratches and lost flaps of the landing gear. When the landing was in a normal straight line, this should be ok, because the landing gear takes the most energy and the other structure makes a harder breaking ny the landing gear structure. If the landing gear structure is good, the glider shoild be good, too - But check ALL PARTS of your glirder with an experienced and qualified person. When you are in the next situation like this - Do it again! - it's onliy a glider and not your body or your life! - I stopped one flight with my Ventus in a 2 meter high field with green corn in less than 8 meters! - there was nothing broken or damaged - only an area of 15x8m of corn, the hinges of one flap of the landing gear and my glider has had a green surfeace. Other pilots took a water surface! - prepare yourself for the next time in such situations together with other experient trainers for such topics. No decision is the way into a crash! Your Kader-Trainers should know somebody who is experieced in such topics for your training. GOOD LUCK! - AND GOOD FLIGHTS!
@PaulMcKillop
3 жыл бұрын
Poor you! You're very brave to share when you are so obviously upset. At least you're in one piece. Look after yourself.
@floatingonairandwater
3 жыл бұрын
I landed a DG300 in a similar field in UK some years ago. I only realised what i was going into on finals. The clumps of earth were dry and rock-hard like concrete. Very nasty bumpy landing but somehow i got away with no damage at all. My CFI kindly gave the fuselage a full inspection a few days later. Getting it out of the field was tough as everything had to be hand-carried and i recall trying not to break my ankles whilst carrying wings and fus. Best of luck to you :-)
@soaruk3697
3 жыл бұрын
DG make sensible undercarriages with plenty of ground clearance and bigger wheel - LS didn't......... thats why DG modded the LS8's undercarriage when they took over production.
@braddevendorf9901
3 жыл бұрын
@@soaruk3697 Thank you for that information. I did not know that. I have flown the DG300 and very much liked it. I also like the LS ships, but this insight helps when I decide on what sailplane to get. I like DG, ASW, Ventus and LS.
@hogey74
3 жыл бұрын
Randomly I was loving that fork-lift/tractor thingy. And he was a champion for helping like that. I was taught that you must fly all the way through a forced landing. And that includes staying on the level through the aftermath too. It sounds like you did that even though it wasn't fun. Good stuff.
@thermalascension
3 жыл бұрын
Sometimes 😏,. Shit happens..! 😎🌬️🌹
@markwilliamson2795
7 ай бұрын
Plowed dirt field...rough...check....grass strip right next to it smooth...check...we live and learn....
@whathasxgottodowithit3919.
3 жыл бұрын
Remain positive and learn from it, move forward, the Glider can be fixed easily.
@impaladin8897
3 жыл бұрын
10m weiter links wär's besser gewesen....
@hilmarschacht7152
3 жыл бұрын
Auch Aussenlandungen macht man gegen den Wind.
@RobertMacCready
3 жыл бұрын
The fact that you admit you made a big mistake, is good. And then to do a video, is amazing. You'll learn from this and, believe it or not, no one is perfect. But get some good jeans!!!!
@nicopeursum8208
3 жыл бұрын
It is one of the risks of making an outlanding. I’ve had the same experience several years ago. Good to read that there is no major damage, except for the gear doors that were torn away. Looking at your cockpit, I see that you exchanged the Stefly 7.0 for an LX9050? Any specific reason?
@suarezmdaniel
3 жыл бұрын
Same question here
@seamuscashin2606
3 жыл бұрын
juliet sometimes it is better to land in plowed fields with the wheel up i should know anyway you are very brave you have a great future ahead
@soaruk3697
3 жыл бұрын
if you want to risk breaking your back that is........... the gear is designed to fail and dissipate energy in a 'hard landing'.....
@seamuscashin2606
3 жыл бұрын
@@soaruk3697 look at the glider manual it will say the glider can be landed without the wheel down please try a soft landing with the wheel up what your talking about is a crash landing
@soaruk3697
3 жыл бұрын
@@seamuscashin2606 No i'm not, and i don't give a flying f...k what it says in the manual. Just hit a hidden rock in the ground you'll break the fuselage and possibly your back. Ignore me if you wish, only had 40 years plus and over 100 outlandings without incident in this sport and seen most things, including one or two guys become paraplegics. Its your back, plenty of fools that don't listen in this sport..... .please feel free to be one of them.
@williamaylmer2194
3 жыл бұрын
Oh I am nearly crying for you but you are ok and any landing you walk away from is a good one. Yes, it could have been much worse; you could have hit one of those turbines for example. And your teammate also landed out. So I am asking, was this maybe a task that should not have proceeded? We're the conditions such that in fact required the competition organisers to cancel soaring on this day because it was not safe for flight or for junior competitors to fly? I hope your beautiful LS4 is okay and that you will be competing again tomorrow.
@Patrick-xm9hp
3 жыл бұрын
Juliet, notice : Pants fixing for free till end of August 2024
@Kunaschirsky
3 жыл бұрын
У русских есть пословица "Как вы яхту назовете - так она и поплывёт!" . Не стоило надевать в полет рваные вещи - итог очевиден. Лётчики вообще суеверный народ и быстро учатся мудрости. Рад что твой планер легко отделался, а посадка была мягкой. Фермеру - пива!!!
@willwill5595
Ай бұрын
Lovely experience _ I would feel blessed to have any opportunity to fly a glider😊
@michaelderflinger5002
3 жыл бұрын
Glad that you are ok. That deceleration must have been hard. Thats a pretty hard cliff hanger. Hope the glider is not damaged too much. Must feel bad when you see the nicely mowed grass 50m away after landing.
@RV4aviator
2 жыл бұрын
Ouch..! Sad to see Juliet. I admire you Glider pilots because every landing is a dead stick with no go around options..If I'm not happy with my approach in my RV4 , I just put power in and no sweat..! The main thing is your ok, and looks like you'll be back soaring soon..! Take care, soft sky , hard ground.
@ПламенВенцеславов
Жыл бұрын
Juliet! Anything that doesn't kill you makes you stronger!!! In Tibet, there is an inscription on a stone: Have you learned to enjoy difficulties?
@alcald2000
2 жыл бұрын
I am a CFIG in the US. I didn't see your landing approach, but it looks like a good field to me. You avoided all those large windmills. Looks like you kept the wings level, with no groundlooping. Looks like the "flaps" you refered to were your gear doors, which probably did damaged in the soft field, but that is a very common occurance in contest flying! It looks like you were able to fly the glider again on the next contest day after a close inspection. So it looks to me like you had not only just a "good" landing, but a "GREAT" landing! Stay safe, and keep up the nice flying!
@hans-peterbrugger8963
3 жыл бұрын
Hmm... looks like better go down on green next time. Green is smoother. Must not necessarily be the Green of a golf court though 😉 But brown is bad choice. Brown is usually an "Acker" here in Germany. And needs kinda "offroad" landing gear 😜 Maybe an angel was flying aside of you and preventing your plane from tumbling over in the rough terrain.
@br549american5
3 жыл бұрын
You got humbled there a bit didn't you. I think it would be safer and much more conducive to long life if you were more worried about gathering eggs so you could fix a good man breakfast. Just sayin! CHEERS!
@fliegercharly9085
3 жыл бұрын
Be happy: It‘s just money you burned! Lucky nobody is injured… After years you can tell your kids! Greets from Fliegercharly
@siliconephil
2 жыл бұрын
Listen to your voice. You’re devastated. I just wanna hug you. You’re alive though. ❤️
@dondzik9690
3 жыл бұрын
Hey! All is well that ends well. Don't beat yourself about it. City kids hardly ever see autumnal ploughing from up close :) Agriculture for glider pilots should be taught in flight schools.
@martinsachs3837
Жыл бұрын
27 years ago I almost did the exact same thing. It was my second solo cross country. By sheer luck I chose the next field that was much smoother. And yes, that's one tough glider...
@andrebernardmennicken4685
3 жыл бұрын
JS, don't worry, each glider hat eine Versicherung for damage, und zweitens, the choise of an outside airfield landing field is one of the the most difficult decision one glider pilot have to take. Reminding my pasts experiences, that logicaly and in accordance to the théoretical courses, other obstacle circonstance beeing out of the normal window of free landing, the choise of un unknown place to land, is by priority first Green, than Yellow than Brown and eventually Blue and that the state of surface (sometimes difficult to evaluate when in flight) is by preference when short cut to avoid long vegetable like maïs or strong blé who can destroy directly the wings, and the priority is given to dry surface and avoid wet surface state of ground..and if direction of sillon in the fiels are clear, normally landing shouldbe tried paralllèle to them. But recognizing the state of surface from 200m or more above ground level is not easy as of course distance of landing free of obstacle must be the ever first consideration. See it like this, the first landing on a field you choise, by obligation as a security matter for your life as well as other , is in principle the first real experience that makes a glider pilot to be one. The stress linked to this choise can be very intensive, and having done well, saving your life with some kinf of material damage to the glider is part of the schooling of a glider pilot, later other decisions can prouved to be more difficult, more stressed and some times in some circumtances can be dangerous....So you did well, still get a look in you theoretical course about landing outside priorities choises and make your ouwn scale of priorities, when confronted to the real case it can help making the best decision....GL....AbM3n.
@dpm6000
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this! Part of a great story. That recovery vehicle was just what was needed. Was it the farmer or the competition provided?
@thermalascension
3 жыл бұрын
If you are ok 👍. There is no damages, that cannot be fixed.. after all , it's only fiberglass, carbon fiber and kevlar... LoL 🤣. Stay safe...
@kayeninetwo3585
3 жыл бұрын
I'm very sorry about your misfortune. You are a very very brave person, and I'm sure you will overcome this setback. God be with you.
@joe-id5pb
Жыл бұрын
That German accent is absolutely beautiful from this princess!
@tommygunn2118
3 жыл бұрын
Look at different paddocks(fields) from the air whilst flying and then when on the ground go and inspect them to see how suitable they would have been. Learn what a safe type of paddock looks like as quickly as you can and keep track of them when flying, especially when you are getting low. Stay safe. Tom
@ashleymuir1046
3 жыл бұрын
I’m glad you are ok and the glider is not to badly damaged. After the rebuild it looks like a beautiful glider. Keep the videos coming I’m enjoying your experiences. I been flying planes and helicopters here in Australia for years and flying videos are great to watch.
@typxxilps
3 жыл бұрын
green and brown are 2 different colors and in this time of the year it is obvious that brown shows a field that has been cropped and plowed. And if it you had dry days before a field will always be like this. A plowed acre is never a good choice.
@shopart1488
2 жыл бұрын
We do enjoy flying videos but, we can not understand your videos when the music is so loud. Please turn off or at least way down.
@rheinbit
3 жыл бұрын
Hey, you're ok - that's the main thing. Landing gear doors broken - ok. That's really bad. If the laminate of the hull boat is ok, it wasn't so tragic. I feel for you.... Cheer up!
@danharrodian
3 жыл бұрын
Crikey, thank goodness you weren't injured, but your jeans took a lot of damage by the look!
@K0S0s
2 жыл бұрын
Land on dirt, don’t get hurt. Gliders can be replaced or repaired so that you can fly them again! Safe choice when in doubt.
@panther105
2 жыл бұрын
You passed up on a grassy field for a freshly ploughed one..!!?! Poor glider!!
@toddmccowen8206
3 жыл бұрын
seems Germany is or maybe the glider capital of the world ,i know when i was over there i would se them every where . glad u r ok.
@johnfitzpatrick2469
3 жыл бұрын
So that's the down side of gliding. I hope there is not serious damage. 🌪️
@MrThuggery
3 жыл бұрын
You walked away sunshine, consider yourself qualified.
@josephgilliand4
2 жыл бұрын
Maybe a little jet engine on an extendable mount wouldn't be that big a weight penalty after all. LOL
@fliegergruppegiengen
3 жыл бұрын
Material can be reclaced, even when you invested so much passion in your glider. Good luck for the next days. Simon ☺️☀️✈️
@chriscflint
3 жыл бұрын
Tough, but at least you are OK. You can always repace machines.
@timkin4190
3 жыл бұрын
Well done Juliet! You made it to the ground safely... and thankfully, no lasting damage to your glider (perhaps just to your confidence)! We all have decisions we've made while gliding that we wish we could re-do... but in this case, you escaped any problems other than a hard retrieve and can keep on flying. Keep at it and keep sharing your experiences with the gliding fraternity.
@wildphil64
Жыл бұрын
As heartbreaking as it must be to damage your aircraft, at least you get to walk away ❤
@hamstermomoco
3 жыл бұрын
sorry for your bad luck, but I saw a friend of mine in video :-D
@AdrepKeith
3 жыл бұрын
Man must have been a really bad landing, it destroyed your jeans too.
@LSVFlachkurbler
3 жыл бұрын
is nur ein Flugzeug. Aber so wie du das innen hergerichtet und aussen lackiert hast versteh ich wie das schmerzt. Wird alles wieder...
@DanielContrerasCastro
2 жыл бұрын
A good oufield landing Is one that you can get out of the plane walking…
@jonscot8393
3 жыл бұрын
This is why it's a rich persons sport to be able to pay for these sorts of things that getcha
@Renequeiroz
3 жыл бұрын
Boa Sorte Amiga! Torcendo por você!!!!
@archivist17
3 жыл бұрын
Oh no! So glad you were unharmed, and the glider is cleared to continue. Hope the next task brings better luck for you.
@andresgonzalezcerda7635
3 жыл бұрын
Only good and wise people share his /her mistakes.
@aehsrose
3 жыл бұрын
Great video, thank you for sharing!
@axelnasse6253
3 жыл бұрын
Alles richtig gemacht, so ein frisch aufgepflügter Stoppelacker ist viel besser zum Außenlanden als das frisch gemähte glatte Kornfeld 15 Meter daneben 5:46 ;-)
@Akaflieger
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Julia, wie schlimm stand es denn um deine LS4? Rumpfboot ok gewesen? Fahrwerksklappen gehen ja gerne mal ab, halb so wild. Wird nicht die letzte Außenlandung mit Reparatur im Anschluss gewesen sein. Ich denke Du kannst inzwischen wieder darüber lachen und hast Erkenntnisse sammeln können. Alles Gute Dir und high skies.
@markodrom1462
3 жыл бұрын
GLIDERS AND WIND TURBINES, DONT LOOK GOOD TOGETTER.
@ramiroguerrero6331
Жыл бұрын
You were ok and that is what was important 😎
@patrickk.7628
3 жыл бұрын
Manchmal schaut es aus der Luft einfach besser aus als es ist - shit happens Warum hast du eigentlich vom Openvario auf den LX9000 umgerüstet?
@christianbenzinger770
3 жыл бұрын
Heeee Kopf hoch! Dir geht es gut und bist gesund. Den rest kann man reparieren! Du weißt ja jede Landung von der du alleine weg laufen kannst war eine Gute. Du hast erfahrungen gemacht und gelernt und das passt doch! Wünsche dir weiter all Zeit gute Landung und toller Channel hier! Gleich mal Abo raus!
@lenny108
3 жыл бұрын
5:50 this field with some grass would have been better
@blubb9004
8 ай бұрын
Question to the experienced outlanders (have yet to get that out of my system): Let's say I recognize that kind of field at say 50m of height where I don't see an alternative to land: Would it maybe be an idea to retract the landing gear again to make it a less rough landing? I could imagine that in such soft grounds, the landing gear is more of an obstacle than help. Interested in your opinions. The farmer is the boss with that incredible cool machine, did you see how it can partially crab with all wheels steerable? 💪
@randomguyinanglider
2 ай бұрын
Depending on who you ask. You have to remember that without gear you will decelerate very quickly and you only have abaut five centimeters from the ground to your back. I once had to land without gear due to mechanical failiure and it was painfull enough on the airflield, i cant imagine it being better when stopping even faster on even rougher ground.
@grabir01
3 жыл бұрын
Wow!! Glad you survived!!
@indiafly4628
3 жыл бұрын
Don't worry buddy everything will be fine ....I do pray for you
@julietsierra
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kind words ❤️🔥
@martingehtjetzt
2 жыл бұрын
So neidvoll ich die Strecken der Segelflieger bewundere. Beim Außenladen ist mir mein Drache wohl lieber. ;)
@hervegarnier6087
3 жыл бұрын
it's not important, not so big damages
@mako2800
6 ай бұрын
Wie kann man nur so einen groben Acker für eine Außenlandung aussuchen ?
@paulpummel4276
3 жыл бұрын
Ach Mist, passiert! Hauptsache die gehts gut! Was macht’s Fahrwerk?
@russellharris5072
3 жыл бұрын
Terrain from altitude looks very different,so now you know if it's brown don't go down.I have seen worse on another channel where the glider flipped upside down so the pilot had to be rescued.I was so sad to see your face looking so upset but you survived and now have some more specialised knowledge on outlanding which will help you in the future (not too often I hope).xxx
@tomagge
3 жыл бұрын
Yes but if is it Green you don't know if is that mowed meadow or 40 cm grass or corn etc.i still very afraid outland for this reasons
@russellharris5072
3 жыл бұрын
@@tomagge There is of course,the worry of finding a concealed hole big enough to swallow a large part of the glider..................
@rogeriolopes6297
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing It!
@marshalld.dennen1345
2 жыл бұрын
Keep us posted on the repairs...
@pietroseven8228
3 жыл бұрын
I dont like outlandings!
@n26fe34
3 жыл бұрын
ja ja ja..so ist das mit dem Grünschnäbeln...
@markjones3425
3 жыл бұрын
That's a MAJOR Bummer and I feel for you...your beautiful glider in a super rough field...ouch!!! Sometimes you get the bear and sometimes the bear gets you....live to fly another day
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