Glider CABLE BREAKS on take off!

How glider pilots deal with cable breaks on take off explained!

Cable breaks are one of the most challenging situations glider pilots may encounter during a winch take-off. To prevent stalling, the pilot's first reaction to a cable break is always pushing the stick full forward, causing the nose to go down. However, this might not be that easy, since such a manoeuver causes a negative acceleration force, lifting the pilot out of his seat. Once the aircraft has gained back a safe airspeed, the pilot can now consider landing options with respect to his current altitude. Keep in mind that instrument indications always have a delay in showing the actual flight parameters, so decisions at that point of flight should not be made based on instrument indications. Possible cable debris may be released once the aircraft is in a safe flying state. In the above video, the launch failure occurred at a quite late stage of the take-off, therefore the pilot decided to fly a normal landing pattern, since he nearly reached pattern altitude. In case of a launch failure immediately after liftoff, landing straight ahead is the safest option.

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Enhorabuena!!, fantastico trabajo con tus videoSs Saludos!

[Nickle]

Why pull back post cable break with your nose above the horizon?

[louisdebrulle]

Cooles vidéo aber warum landest du auf einem Feld?

[LUXAviators]

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After the initial push, negative g's pulled me out of my seat, resulting in a loss of force on the stick. I only managed to get the nose below the horizon on the second stick push after I fell back into my seat :)