AirTalk.org Aviation discussions newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  River retrieve          AirTalk.org Forum Index -> Sailplanes View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Frank Whiteley Guest Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 11:29 pm    Post subject: River retrieve http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?sectionId=45&id=54779 Back to top bagmaker Guest Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 5:10 am    Post subject: Re: River retrieve Dont gliders float anyway? I was under the impression that most gliders float on water, albeit with the canopy too far below to breathe, due to the wing structures. Am I wrong there? Bagger -- bagmaker Back to top Paul Hanson Guest Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 6:13 am    Post subject: Re: River retrieve At 03:06 20 May 2007, Bagmaker wrote: Quote: Dont gliders float anyway? Not leaky metal pigs like the 2-33, but most glass ships with foam or balsa cores do, just like a surfboard. What I find scary though, is how close they were to shore with the nose pointing at it. I hope they landed parallel and turned at the last controllable moment, because if they landed towards it that was a big gamble, there being no way to know how long the 'rollout' would be after spashdown, unless they practice that type of thing regularly... Glad no one was hurt though, and it is good to know that our tax dollars can be used for something positive. I'd say it seems like the Fire Dept did a great job at coordinating and executing the retrieve. I wonder how many dinners and beers a retrieve like that would cost me ;-) Paul Hanson "Do the usual, unusually well"--Len Niemi Back to top BT Guest Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 6:13 am    Post subject: Re: River retrieve Quote: Now I'm starting to wonder. That club used an underpowered Citabria for towing. I wonder if they just had a low rope break at a point they were too low to turn back and too high to land ahead? The newspaper article my Mom sent me mentioned something about getting stuck in sink, but they still haven't identified the people on board yet. Nothing like the power of a 250HP Pawnee with at least 200ft AGL when you clear the airport boundary. Granted.. we don't have trees at the airport fence. BT Back to top BT Guest Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 6:13 am    Post subject: Re: River retrieve some one misjudged his pattern.. BT "mattm" <mattmckrell (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net> wrote in message news:1179762614.112658.169840 (AT) x35g2000prf (DOT) googlegroups.com... Quote: On May 19, 2:29 pm, Frank Whiteley <frank.white...@gmail.com> wrote: http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?sectionId=45&id=... The question comes up, why did they land there? The landing point is literally right underneath the pattern. Here's an aerial photo of the airport from Google: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.076279,-76.097016&spn=0.010177,0.019033&t=h&z=16&om=1 The gliders land on the grass to the east of the runway using a pattern on the same side (I learned to fly at that airport, although not with that particular operation). Back to top mattm Guest Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 6:13 am    Post subject: Re: River retrieve On May 21, 9:26 pm, "BT" <bNOt...@SPAM.cox.net> wrote: Quote: some one misjudged his pattern.. BT "mattm" <mattmckr...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:1179762614.112658.169840 (AT) x35g2000prf (DOT) googlegroups.com... On May 19, 2:29 pm, Frank Whiteley <frank.white...@gmail.com> wrote: http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?sectionId=45&id=... The question comes up, why did they land there? The landing point is literally right underneath the pattern. Here's an aerial photo of the airport from Google: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.076279,-76.097016&spn=0.010177,... The gliders land on the grass to the east of the runway using a pattern on the same side (I learned to fly at that airport, although not with that particular operation). Now I'm starting to wonder. That club used an underpowered Citabria for towing. I wonder if they just had a low rope break at a point they were too low to turn back and too high to land ahead? The newspaper article my Mom sent me mentioned something about getting stuck in sink, but they still haven't identified the people on board yet. 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