1) dont hear radio contact with tow airplane 2) dont hear radio contact with ground 3) we dont lounch if have not done our Pre Flight checklist, we have a laminated card with each check
@joeljcu778
Ай бұрын
Instructeur planeur pendant 20 ans 1500 hours. Ouverture intempestive de la verrière : ça ne devait Jamais arriver si la visite pré -vol etait correctement faite. En 15 années de vol a voile, avec des planeurs anciens et modernes, jamais vu cela. De même pendant le remorquage , avoir la main près de la poignée de largage, oui mais pas dessus. Encore une video inutile...
@PoorBoyPennyShow
2 ай бұрын
a radio would have helped the situation
@jasonstruthers1015
4 ай бұрын
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing. Great training tool.
@4881828
5 ай бұрын
High Time Pilots ..........Dont need no stinkin CHECK LIST.....
@johngallagher6047
9 ай бұрын
If the canopy had been checked as secure this wouldn't have happened.
@coptotermes
9 ай бұрын
No radio?
@thepilot2023
10 ай бұрын
I did sort of the same thing but in a Twin Commanche - it had 2 door locks, I didn't make sure the second (and more substantial lock) properly engaged when I took off. Half way through the trip the primary latch gave way - maps and bits of loose paper got sucked out the door which came open about 15 to 20 cm. I made a PAN call and headed to the nearest landing strip - on the way I noticed the open door made a really good slip and skid indicator - slip inwards and the door opened, skid outwards and the door closed - in fact I could have probably closed the door in flight by skidding but getting on the ground was the safest option - after landing I found the primary latch no longer worked but the secondary one did and so I was able to complete my journey home and note on the maintenance release the problem.
@WAVEGURU
10 ай бұрын
Doing your check lists is sooooo important, isn't it? So is yaw coordination....
@JohnSmith-mk4nf
Жыл бұрын
Out of interest, did the original in flight canopy opening itself, cause any damage to its form or importantly also its fixings to the fuselage that prevented you closing it? Or was it sheer wind force in flight like it looks or a crappy latch / bit of both? Thank you so much for sharing, and glad you skilfully could. Im simply a curious novice, genuinely trying to understand.
@Highrockman
Жыл бұрын
My first reaction honestly would be release and land straight ahead on the runway.. Im not a fan of flying an aircraft that has an issue..I think in this case you did a great job managing it but all of that could have been avoided with a quick release
@thesep1967
Жыл бұрын
Thanks YT, for the life-threatening fake advertising. Money doesn't stink, after all ...
@RaySpainPlayer
2 жыл бұрын
ex-Paraglider pilot here - just perfect mate. Yep, when something unexpected happens (in fact all the time) - keep flying the plane.
@richardventus1875
2 жыл бұрын
Just release immediately!!!
@foxhoundmj2056
2 жыл бұрын
gg and keep safe, cool management there. canopy was broken at least thrust reversers were intact.
@Karl.Hanzel
2 жыл бұрын
Nice lookin sky! Soar your way up to Boulder CO! ‘Trade you a look at your e- ship for a night’s lodging, provided CoVID continues to subside. That’s one of my favorite things… XC soaring, punctuated by “layovers”. pax •--->
@bob2161
2 жыл бұрын
A little right rudder works wonders in this situation. I've had this happen in a 1-26. Thanks to a little cross wind, I had to use some right rudder, and the canopy flopped back over. I held that right rudder all the way to 3,000 feet, then pulled the release. I trimmed up and let go of the stick then used both hands to close the canopy. It wouldn't latch. The frame got tweaked when it opened. After a minute of fiddling I had to find plan B. I was wearing a sweatshirt with a hood. I pulled the drawstring out of the hood and used it to tie the canopy closed. I managed to find some lift on the way back to the field. I managed a 55 minute flight. After landing and getting out I was able to flex the canopy frame back into shape and it worked good as new. I learned a couple of lessons on that flight. >Don't Panic >Keep flying the plane >Sometimes it's ok to fly a little sideways >If what you're doing isn't working try something different >Trim is your friend >The plane will fly itself for a little while, if you give it the chance >Take a breath, relax. Wait, is that lift?
@saintkartano
2 жыл бұрын
Talk about cojones.
@rkeow
3 жыл бұрын
You should have some sort of radio to your tow man
@youdoyouplayer8529
3 жыл бұрын
I wonder if it had anything to do with whatever the clear packing tape may be holding together.
@PhilippeLhotellier
3 жыл бұрын
Hello Your video on the decision-making process in glider emergency is very interesting for the instruction of glider pilots. We therefore use it on the KZitem channel "Spirale" (by putting your references ) for the French glider flight federation. As most of French people do not understand English very well, we have replaced your comments with a French translation. Here is a link : kzitem.info/rock/hxrbYw32jvwkRNcpTkAlOQvideos Thank you for your contribution to flight safety
@Blackeyemofo
3 жыл бұрын
Smooth two finger
@DumbledoreMcCracken
3 жыл бұрын
Great video, and thanks for sharing.
@geraint8989
3 жыл бұрын
I only fly powered, but checking canopy is a memory item and on a checklist before I'm ever on a runway. No checklists for gliding?
@mArt2011funflydesign
3 жыл бұрын
Forgot your pre flight checks?
@andreaspuhr6691
3 жыл бұрын
Hi, what a nice glider. How does the system with the batteries work?
@petebuttons210
3 жыл бұрын
I am no full scale pilot but would have thought you would have radio coms with the tow plane.
@andrewsmith5451
3 жыл бұрын
Aviate, navigate, communicate. Fabulous to see live decision making in action, great job.
@pete_mitchell
3 жыл бұрын
Lucky The canopy didn't break
@dmc8078
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, this is how we learn.
@andrewnewman6451
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing 🙂 glad you didnt lose your canopy or worse... Does your pre flight checklist not include the canopy ?
@laguna3fase4
4 жыл бұрын
Useful training aide. Tell me please what preflight checks do you have in the US? In the UK we have CB SIFT EBC. The final C is Canopy - closed and locked. The E is eventualities, which would also have been useful on this occasion.
@npc6817
4 жыл бұрын
Imagine this happening to you. This post was brought to you by the front hinged canopy gang
@orangegherkin3420
2 ай бұрын
😆
@victorvictor8587
4 жыл бұрын
You Could have Jumped out you were Close Enough to the Ground .
@flankerskioneniner4290
4 жыл бұрын
That's why pilot calls it walkaround before flight
@apieper
4 жыл бұрын
Where is this?
@kurushseyfaddini1728
4 жыл бұрын
It happened to me on a duo discus during a winch launch thankfully my instructor took over so i could close it
@tintinwu4627
4 жыл бұрын
are you a cadet?
@chuckmcnab9959
4 жыл бұрын
Should have used more tape on the canopy.
@Petrhrabal
4 жыл бұрын
You are my hero. Amazing!
@CaptainCurt07
4 жыл бұрын
Should be buzzer in these, nice to see real scenarios and safe landing
@ClassALiving
5 жыл бұрын
Thats wat happen when you take off from a field full of cobblestone
@bartacomuskidd775
5 жыл бұрын
Amazing.. think i pissed myself.
@anonymxs._7570
5 жыл бұрын
I would have crashed. Really. Amazing job... I am impressed..
@JonathanStCloud-yo5oq
5 жыл бұрын
If you fly enough something will happen. Thanks for sharing! I have actually had one of the owners of Sky Sailing open a canopy on both a Grob 103 and 2-33 on purpose! I would not do that as those are not my aircraft. However, I do open side canopy on 2-3 for pumpkin drops. I once saw and heard over the radio a guy panic and almost crash because the door to his 172 popped open. I spoke to him on ground, just didn't think he was pilot material (didn't tell him that) but he was still shaking.
@JohnDoe-rn6qu
5 жыл бұрын
Ever heard of the pre-flight inspection and pre-flight checks?
@alltheboost5363
5 жыл бұрын
I think you handled it very well and thank you for uploading it so others can learn. I guarantee you you'll never make that mistake again... I bet you'll double-check the canopy latch every time from this point forward.
@HB2372
5 жыл бұрын
That must be Refugio! Back in 1968 I initialed the back side of the hanger (right side of the video) with blue spray paint. It's also the exact field where my father was involved in a nearly fatal accident. He was in between a 2-33 and the Super Cub when the glider pilot dropped the wing, and began heading towards the location where my father was. His only option at the time was jump over the tow rope due to a barbed wire fence that was behind him (though the only fence I remember was along the road on the far side "behind the hangars" and the the left, along the paved runway). In any event, the tow rope caught him under the chin, and pulled him approximately 30 feet in the air until the glider pilot released the rope. My father fell on his head, with his body over him. He was lucky to have survived with nothing more than a body brace for 6 weeks.
@gordonmccoy4537
5 жыл бұрын
Great Vid... ONLY thing, I'm thinking, that you could've done better is to have the landing rollout stop somewhere NEAR civilization....
@LoftusRoadLad
5 жыл бұрын
Where was the camera mounted--on your head or on the canopy?
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