Sub-gravity sensations and gliding accidents

Authors

  • Derek Piggot The City College of the City University of New York

Keywords:

Training, Safety

Abstract

Over the past twenty years or so there has been a surprising number of fatal accidents in which the glider has gone into an ever steepening dive until it hit the ground...  Too many flying instructors are prepared to disregard the signs that their students are frightened by stalling and the sensations of reduced 'g'....

Author Biography

Derek Piggot, The City College of the City University of New York

http://www.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/~hindman/sumvitae.pdf

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Published

2018-01-08

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