Glider Crash Landing: Instructor Reacts! Decision Making and Avoiding Ground Loops

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Filmed a number of years ago, this clip shows a glider trying to circle low level, resulting in a bad landing and crash. We look at a couple potential factors in this accident, in particular decision making, and keeping the wings level to avoid a ground loop.

Accident Video:
Multiple gliders landing in grass:
Low level turn outlanding:
Glider doing a ground loop:

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📷 Equipment Used to Make this Video:
GoPro Hero 8
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Sony ZV-1
SPOT 3 Satellite Tracker
iPhone 12 Pro Max
SmallRig Cage for ZV-1

Contents:
00:00 A crazy circle
00:59 Let's dive in shall we, and react to the video
04:23 Landing Decision Point
08:25 A look at my own Decision Making
09:11 Wings Level and Ground Loops