Training Corner - BSV no.51
The party was great, but…
The 23th Microlight Tour has just ended, and what a celebration it was, but…
128 machines, 4 classes, 270 people, a masterfully run logistics caravan, wonderful landscapes, dream weather: quite simply a success.
We all got home, everyone present and correct, which is what matters.
About 30 % new crews this year, who joined in this fine adventure, often wide-eyed; it is true that it is special to find yourself no. 10 at Yankee, joining the arrival circuit.
As they say, the first time it makes your eyes sting a little...
The Tour is above all a human adventure, and the group has its full place there: the group, respecting the instructions of the Flight Director, the Flight Safety Manager and above all the controllers.
Unfortunately, we again saw this year that some people played solo. But is that not a reflection of a number of people who practise our activity, those who think our liberal legislation exists only for pleasure, with no respect for others?
The party was great, but…
On Sunday morning, two pilots left us. They were not part of the Tour, but of our wonderful family: people who fly free but responsible.
A mid-air collision proved fatal, and while our thoughts go first and foremost to their families and friends, we cannot help thinking that once again, lack of vigilance won out over reason.
Flying in close formation, flying in the mountains, landing on water: none of this can be improvised.
How many hours are devoted in military flying schools to training in close formation flying?
The celebration was wonderful, but today I am sad, because tomorrow two pilot friends will no longer be with us to share the sky.
Happy flying to you all.
Enjoy those magical moments that help us understand why birds fly.
Jean-Christophe Gibert
Head of the Training Committee
Editorial
Hot-weather operations
It is summer and this year it is particularly hot. If we suffer from excessive temperatures in our daily lives, they also have significant consequences for our flights and our microlights. Once again, we can use the I.P.A.D.E. model to manage the various threats we will face on these increasingly frequent heatwave days.
The Analyst's analysis
In June 2018, the BEA published the report on the accident involving the Cosmos Chronos 16 microlight registered 25-OB, which occurred on 13 July 2009 at Montbéliard (25). The instructor was seriously injured and the student died.
Safety in Figures
The table below summarises the accident statistics recorded from 1st January to 30 July 2018, ranking casualties by severity and distinguishing purely material-damage accidents. The second table shows accidents involving microlights registered in France that took place abroad with foreign crews.
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