On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 08:33:00 UTC, Stefan wrote:

: Not true of Nimbus's sport either (mine also at one time). There are
: glider pilots who have been knocked out of the sky by other aircraft,
: typically other gliders in crowded thermals.

I knew an instructor at Portmoak (Scottish Gliding Union) who looked
up once to see the mainwheel of a slowly overtaking glider less than
two feet above his canopy. Thank goodness he had the presence of mind
not to dive away...

Ian

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