Southern Gliding Day

Hi chaps.

Since it's getting a bit nearer the time, can I just inquire who is still up for this gliding day?

Dan

Yup ... just say when and where and I'll get the wifes life insurance upped...

Phil

Did you guys go?
Don't want to spoil the party or put anyone off but I was on the road past Lasham between Alton and Basingstoke today when I notice behind the hedges a Police car and a BT van with a satellite dish on top. Coming back the other way 3 hours later the van was still there with 2 Police cars and a van and a couple of civillian vehicles but worse was a truck with a flatbed on the back and a smashed up glider with the cockpit covered

Anyone know anything?

.Mark said:

Did you guys go?

Dan and I met up with Bassfiend and his better half (who did go flying). Dan and I could have gone flying, but due to the poor communication within the club that week, no one was prepared for us. They only had one tow plane, on decent two seater and they were running an instructors course that day - we were basically in the way! Dan and I have elected to go back later in the summer to do a full day course, which seems much better value for money.

.mark said:

Don't want to spoil the party or put anyone off but I was on the road past Lasham between Alton and Basingstoke today when I notice behind the hedges a Police car and a BT van with a satellite dish on top. Coming back the other way 3 hours later the van was still there with 2 Police cars and a van and a couple of civillian vehicles but worse was a truck with a flatbed on the back and a smashed up glider with the cockpit covered Anyone know anything?

Tragic stuff. Following the very recent death of my sister's best friend in a skydiving accident (her 200th jump), I was in a bit of a dilemma WRT going gliding - events like this only make it harder to make that decision to partake in hazardous activities. The stats show it's extremely unlikely, but it happens somewhere every year, I think.

>> Edited by julianhj on Tuesday 27th April 16:56

.Mark said:

Julian your sisters mate wasn't the one that made the TV was or is it one hell of a coincidence?

Sadly yes. Clare Barnes. My sister and her had been best mates for fifteen years.

Sorry to hear about the bad news.

I was gliding from Lasham airfield just last week.

A great experience and also bloody scary. Just putting on a parachute for the first time with no real training was scary enough!

I believe that instances like these are quite rare and people shouldnt be afriad.

I must admit that it has helped to put me off for a while though (although it may even been the excuse I was looking for not to carry on the leasons because my dive during my first leason almost scared the shite out of me).