GNZ Newsletter January 2022
From the president
Congratulations
TERRY DELORE and ABBEY DELORE
Omarama, Bluff, Drury - 1,600km, 14hrs
MIKE OAKLEY
HENRY HOPE-CROSS
MARK WILSON
ANTHONY TRIBE & WILLIAM KEEDWELL
EMILIO LEAL SCHWENKE
Now Here's an Opportunity for 2022!
Flying with Milan in his Duo
Our month in photos
Air Space
2022 Air Space
Need a reminder on how airspace in NZ works?
2021 Inaugural Youth Glide Camp
Matamata
A great success!
Safety Corner
Bird Strike
Incident Reports
- glider self-launched with a towplane on short final, wing runner failed to confirm all clear behind
- 1200 ft on tow in controlled airspace, glider radio found inoperative, broken microphone wire
- loss of battery power in controlled airspace due to taking off with flat battery by mistake
- altitude encoder failure on aerotow in controlled airspace - tug + glider reported different heights
- strong sink in controlled airspace, sank below lower limit before obtaining a new clearance
- unable to comply with requirement to remain clear of airfield for 10 mins due to rain and sink
- training flight, heavy landing - possibly due local turbulence, instructor did not take over in time
- winch launch - wing tip dragged along the ground and the pilot failed to automatically release
- cell phone fell in slot for undercarriage lever, gear would not lower, phone was retrieved in flight
- landed out on known airstrip, wing clipped trees on aerotow retrieve due to strong cross-wind
- glider with turbo landed out heavily - hit a hollow area at high speed, no visible damage reported