Glider Down

ripnet

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This happened near me:

http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Glid...at-Chenango-Valley-State-Park--392298141.html

...the pilot did not suffer from any injuries.
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By looking at the picture in the article, I would say that's pretty lucky. Here's what I assume the approximate flight path to be:

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Single engine glider? Was this a motorglider? Or just bad press as usual...
 
The article says "Single Engine Glider Plane".

I'm very confuse.
 
Hard to tell from that picture, but I'll bet it's an ultralight type aircraft and perhaps not really a glider until the engine quit.

I like that pilots statement, "the trees hit the plane". :)
 
:eek::eek::eek::D:eek::eek:
BillTIZ said:
Hard to tell from that picture, but I'll bet it's an ultralight type aircraft and perhaps not really a glider until the engine quit.

I like that pilots statement, "the trees hit the plane". :)
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Don't all planes turn into gliders when the engines quit?
 
"Authorities said the pilot of a single glider plane lost control of the aircraft after the engine started sputtering."

:rolleyes2:
 
It looks like he did a vertical descent through the trees. The wings look great even after a line of trees hit them.
 
You can see the field he was probably aiming for. Depending on when the engine ran rough, not sure if turning back would have been closer. But a river to cross. There were possible fields next to the river.
 
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