GNZ Newsletter
February 2020
From the president
Congratulations
MAX STEVENS - 1,500km FAI Diploma flight. 13hrs in the air. Epic stuff!
JOHN McCAW - 500km diamond goal and diamond height
JOSH WIEGMAN - first solo!
NICK JOHNS - first solo!
Thanks Stefan!
How far can you go?
700km OLC
Well done Pat Driessen
Yes, it's arrived!
Congrats to Youth Glide
Events Calendar
EVENTS CALENDAR
National Gliding Championships 2020 @ Taupo
Vinatge Kiwi Rally 2020 @ Waipukurau
Central Districts Championships 2020 @ Waipukurau
GNZ ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2020 @ The Hilton, Lake Taupo
January's fabulous photos
Ash Monday
It starts young
Have a laugh for a good cause
Who's been landing out this month?
Derek Shipley
Terry & Christine
Incident Reports
- undercarriage damage after heavy landing, poor circuit with steep final turn at low level, too slow
- first flight in flapped single, fast approach, failed to flare, flap set at zero, damage + minor injury
- tow plane on glide approach, heavy sink on short final, slow to react, heavy landing, collapsed u/c
- heavy landing - speed allowed to wash off too early during the round out, pilot not current
- aerotow aborted due to perceived low climb rate, no airbrake used to get the glider back on the ground, glider ran out of runway, crashed
- first flight on type, sink on final, airbrake not closed, speed allowed to decrease, heavy landing
- pilot-induced oscillation on landing, 3 bounces, potential for damage to aircraft
- ground loop after landing fast downwind, nose wheel not held off, wings kept level, no damage
- loss of control as glider slowed after landing with unexpected tailwind, narrowly missed obstacle
- non-standard 'stop launch' command not received by tow pilot due to poor radio in tug
- close to a mid-air collision, 2 gliders joining circuit, incomplete report, under investigation
- battery broke loose in flight after demo recovery from winch launch failure, bungee retention not an adequate method to retain battery
- first use of EDS oxygen, tubing not connected securely, alarm sounded, no oxygen flow in flight
- during DI one wing was much heavier, still held water ballast, not emptied from previous day
- wave flight, rudder could not be moved for 10-20 seconds, attributed to water leak from tail tank
- airbrakes popped open on takeoff, checks done but may not have locked the airbrakes closed
- aerotow weak link failed at 400 ft, very strong wind, bow in rope, PIC slow to take control