Sailplane Crashes Into Bushes: Instructor Reacts!

This accident is on the gentle side thankfully! But still has a number of valuable lessons for all glider pilots. This pilot scratched up his glider after this aborted winch launch take off. That left him at a low altitude, and landed too far up the airfield to stop in time before rolling into a hedge. The glider also had a tail wind, up hill landing, and probably would have been fine if the wheel brake worked!

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See the original video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4IHYxSGrCc

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00:00 Intro
00:54 Walkthrough of the Video
05:27 What other options this pilot had
10:29 Conclusion

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