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  • in reply to: Glider destroyed by lightning part 2 #429906
    Graeme Cooper
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    Back again!

    Sorry, I couldn’t leave you for long!.

    For those that may be interested I have recently updated my ‘scrapbook’ to include the TV and radio interviews etc. see:- http://sites.google.com/site/thebig40reachfortheskiesagain/

    By for now!

    in reply to: Glider destroyed by lightning #429908
    Graeme Cooper
    Participant

    Back again

    Sorry, I couldn’t leave you for long!.

    For those that may be interested I have recently updated my ‘scrapbook’ to include the TV and radio interviews etc. see:- http://sites.google.com/site/thebig40reachfortheskiesagain/

    By for now!

    in reply to: Glider destroyed by lightning #430127
    Graeme Cooper
    Participant

    Well I did it. See my scrapbook of the days events of 10 years ago that has just been updated to include photos of my return to the sky:-
    http://sites.google.com/site/thebig40reachfortheskiesagain/Home/999glidingpdf1.pdf?attredirects=0

    Thanks to all those who supported me in this for your messages of support and donations. You have helped me to help the Parkinson’s Disease Society help others. The total raised so far is over £1500!

    I will leave you in your aviation world, My feet are safer on the ground!

    All the best and

    Thank you
    Regards

    Graeme Cooper

    in reply to: Glider destroyed by lightning part 2 #430201
    Graeme Cooper
    Participant

    Hi Dan,

    Yes please do feel free to post any photos that you wish to post.

    My family and I had a great day at the London Gliding Club, it was good to catch up with Peter again.

    I have now updated my scrapbook with photos of the day, see:- http://sites.google.com/site/thebig40reachfortheskiesagain/Home/999glidingpdf1.pdf?attredirects=0

    I would like to thank all those that have supported me in this. My fundraising page will remain open for a while should anyone wish to donate.

    All the best
    Graeme

    in reply to: Glider destroyed by lightning #431370
    Graeme Cooper
    Participant

    No, on the way back to the airfield we were aware of a very dark cloud up in the sky and we both commented on it but we kept away from it. And yes it was sudden as we were not aware of any lightning. This was the first lightning strike of the storm. Eyewitnesses say they saw a bright light streak across the sky one person said he saw a ball of light. I saw nothing of the lightning.
    A documentary was shown on TV called megalightning the script of it is on the web page:-
    http://www.dmptv.co.uk/pro/mega/index.htm

    They talk of our accident about half way through the text. They also suggest that this powerful form of lightning could have been the cause of the destruction of the Columbia Space Shuttle.

    in reply to: Glider destroyed by lightning #431378
    Graeme Cooper
    Participant

    Well yes lest hope it’s less mundane, that’s why I chose an aerobatic flight and loop the loop as a gentle return to the sky. I think I must have had a mid life crisis when I came up with that idea!

    There’s no turning back now, I’ve committed myself and have received support and donations from friends & family as well as gliding clubs, club members, and aviators from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, America and Canada totaling over £600 so far. I would like to thank all those for their support.

    I said it was lucky that I was wearing a parachute as a friend of mine had a trial flight from the same club about a year before me and was not given one. The thought of that has kept me awake some nights:eek:

    If you are local to Dunstable maybe you could catch a glimpse of me on the day looking nervous before I go up again.
    Regards
    Graeme

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