Re: Water Landings

On Jun 25, 1:13=A0pm, Jim White <j...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >Best to try to avoid, but MUCH better than trees.
> >Admiral Nixon
>
> Are you sure? The upper branches of trees seem to provide quite a soft
> 'landing'. Afraid to re****t my club has nested at least two gliders with
> all occupants walking away (after being 'rescued' by the fire service).
>
> jim

You must have special trees.
I know of many where glider fall all the way to the ground with
sometimes
hard impact and commonly lots of damage to the glider.
Yep- I'm sure.
UH