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I remember this one glider pilot who duplicated all instruments in his glider, so that he would never fail a glider competition day for technical reasons. And y
by H8crilA 5y ago
I remember this one glider pilot who duplicated all instruments in his glider, so that he would never fail a glider competition day for technical reasons. And yes, he also had two yaw strings, this guy was r-e-a-d-y :)
- upofadown 5y agoThere is an argument that having 2 short yaw strings, one behind the other, is better in terms of human factors. You have a stronger indication of the correct state in your peripheral vision. The alignment of two lines is a fairly strong indication in vision. * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR9zJwcGxoQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR9zJwcGxoQ
- H8crilA 5y agoYeah, that's correct. But that's no why that particular guy had two strings :). He just wanted to be double sure that his aircraft will perform at all times. I think he even had 3 certified flight recorders since misconfiguration or other failure of the certified flight recorder is the most common technical problem during a competition flight (you might not be aware that this little box is faulty until after you land). Actually quite a few "serious" glider pilots carry a second flight recorder.
- kosma 5y agoDid he lose because of the added weight destroying the performance? ;)
- taneq 5y agoI'm just picturing this guy showing up to a competition with his twin brother's glider (twin brother included).