SAFER LANDINGS THROUGH UNDERSTANDING VISUAL PATTERN ANGLES

Authors

  • Stephen du Pont

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Training and Safety

Abstract

A recent accident survey by the SSA Safety Committee suggests that mismanagement of landing approaches by glider pilots may be causlng an excessive proportion of glider accidents. A review of approach methods taught and used had already been underway seeking ways to upgrade this most important phase of every gliding flight. It resulted in the following discussion, which it is hoped may improve the general ability to control glider approaches. The concept should be useful to power pilots, especially when in a forced landing. The following discussion includes advances and concludes the work of a SSA safety reference.

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (1978)

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