| Comments | :: | Last Saturday provided much flying for all disciplines at Mercuy albeit the conditions at first were light. May I thank those PG pilots who displayed good airman-ship & discipline when scratching & having to slope land. Most of these pilots did their best not to hang around in front of the hang gliders who were waiting to launch & even having slope landed carried back to the take off area. However a small minority of pilots ignored this common sense approach & through pure ignorance not only 'kited' the PG back up the slope from below the fence line but also took off from the same point directly below the sight line of those on the hill! This was directly in front of the HG pilots who were waiting to take-off! The pilots were spoken to & advised (by HG pilots) which raised an important point. These pilots appeared to be visiting pilots & claimed not to know the site rules/code of conduct etc! Did they not receive a site briefing or communicate with anyone? They also seemed ignorant of the dangers of kiteing up the slope below other pilots sight lines. it was only due to the fact that the HG pilots were aware of the situation which prevented a serious incident. A HG pilot on a take off run cannot abort without serious consequences! May I wish you all a safe & enjoyable year |
