December 27 2006
Airstrip owner and promoter of the Cudgegong Soaring Club has reported to police that a pilot has died in a
glider accident shortly after take-off at the club's airstrip in central west NSW
Emergency Careflight helicopter was called - initial information had an aircraft upside down on the runway at Gulgong
with a male trapped inside
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"Police spokeswoman confirmed the 57 year-old male had died about 1350hrs"
Launching gliders for flight can sometimes be hazardous especially if carried out by ground based winch and cable - any delay in maintaining
flying airspeed when a cable snaps will generally end in a disaster for both the pilot and aircraft
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