September 2 2007
The NSW Police Department have advised media of a fatal glider crash which resulted in the death of a 64-year-old man at Towrang near Goulburn
The two men aboard the 2-seat sailplane were from Queanbeyan - an instructor and student pilot - and undergoing a winch launch (as an alternative to aircraft tug)
to get airborne when the glider ..."spiralled to the ground"
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A 68-year-old man been transferred to the Canberra Hospital with serious leg injuries after ambulance crews initially took him to the Goulburn Base Hospital
Winch launching of gliders is a significantly cheaper way to get airborne than by using an aircraft -
but has a higher risk component if the wire cable snaps on the initial launch
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