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  • Tow Pilot strikes back.

    From waltconnelly@aol.com@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 5 06:13:48 2023
    From Gliding and Soaring on FB. " Pietro Filippini yesterday was involved in an important accident when the cable of a towing plane struck the fusolage of Pietro’s plane and tangled around the glider blocking elevators. These happened while
    performing his last competition and he WAS IN THE BOX. Pietro was able to bail out without major consequences. "

    Walt Connelly
    Former Tow Pilot

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  • From Dan Marotta@21:1/5 to waltco...@aol.com on Sat Aug 5 10:02:08 2023
    Did everyone "land" safely?

    Dan
    5J

    On 8/5/23 07:13, waltco...@aol.com wrote:
    From Gliding and Soaring on FB. " Pietro Filippini yesterday was involved in an important accident when the cable of a towing plane struck the fusolage of Pietro’s plane and tangled around the glider blocking elevators. These happened while
    performing his last competition and he WAS IN THE BOX. Pietro was able to bail out without major consequences. "

    Walt Connelly
    Former Tow Pilot

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  • From Tom BravoMike@21:1/5 to Dan Marotta on Sat Aug 5 12:16:40 2023
    On 2023-08-05 11:02, Dan Marotta wrote:
    Did everyone "land" safely?

    Dan
    5J

    On 8/5/23 07:13, waltco...@aol.com wrote:
     From Gliding and Soaring on FB.  " Pietro Filippini yesterday was
    involved in an important accident when the cable of a towing plane
    struck the fusolage of Pietro’s plane  and tangled around the glider
    blocking elevators.  These happened while performing his last
    competition and he WAS IN THE BOX. Pietro was able to bail out without
    major consequences. "

    Walt Connelly
    Former Tow Pilot

    From FB (translated from Polish by Google, with a slight correction):

    https://www.facebook.com/people/Wypadki-lotnicze-na-%C5%9Bwiecie/100049500021672/

    Yesterday evening, during the World Glider Aerobatic Championships,
    there was an accident involving the MDM-1 Solo Fox glider with side
    numbers SP-8000. During the last phase of towing and preparation for the bundle, the glider flew into the line of the towing aircraft. This
    caused damage to the tail empennage, the towing cable became
    disconnected from the aircraft's tail. The 73-year-old Italian pilot
    jettisoned the canopy and parachuted down, uninjured.

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  • From Tom BravoMike@21:1/5 to Tom BravoMike on Sat Aug 5 12:29:06 2023
    On 2023-08-05 12:16, Tom BravoMike wrote:
    On 2023-08-05 11:02, Dan Marotta wrote:
    Did everyone "land" safely?

    Dan
    5J

    On 8/5/23 07:13, waltco...@aol.com wrote:
     From Gliding and Soaring on FB.  " Pietro Filippini yesterday was
    involved in an important accident when the cable of a towing plane
    struck the fusolage of Pietro’s plane  and tangled around the glider
    blocking elevators.  These happened while performing his last
    competition and he WAS IN THE BOX. Pietro was able to bail out
    without major consequences. "

    Walt Connelly
    Former Tow Pilot

    From FB (translated from Polish by Google, with a slight correction):

    https://www.facebook.com/people/Wypadki-lotnicze-na-%C5%9Bwiecie/100049500021672/

    Yesterday evening, during the World Glider Aerobatic Championships,
    there was an accident involving the MDM-1 Solo Fox glider with side
    numbers SP-8000. During the last phase of towing and preparation for the bundle, the glider flew into the line of the towing aircraft. This
    caused damage to the tail empennage, the towing cable became
    disconnected from the aircraft's tail. The 73-year-old Italian pilot jettisoned the canopy and parachuted down, uninjured.

    The FB page (see the link above) also has a video with the accident
    glider falling down. I'm surprised to see how much vertical and little
    side movement there is in the fall.

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  • From Tom BravoMike@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 5 12:33:01 2023
    https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=229282780087559


    The FB page (see the link above) also has a video with the accident
    glider falling down. I'm surprised to see how much vertical and little
    side movement there is in the fall.

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  • From son_of_flubber@21:1/5 to All on Sun Aug 13 10:04:16 2023
    Correct me if I'm wrong in my interpretation. Pietro Filippini was in the glider on aerotow. He released from the tow. The rope wrapped around his elevator. The tow pilot released the towplane end of the rope.

    In Poland, what flight paths do the glider and towplane usually take after the glider pilot releases from the tow rope? How long was the towrope?

    Could this accident happen in the US provided the towplane went down and left, and the glider went up and right after the glider pilot released?

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