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Robert S. Poulios [] writes:

I got to Morningside around noon yesterday and saw lots of people around a glider lying on the aerotow field grass. Police sirens and two ambulances were coming in behind me. Here's what I heard or saw:

- Pilot had just aerotowed and was coming in for landing. Winds were switchy, West then NW 10-12 w/gusts.

- Pilot was not landing downwind, but heading mostly West on approach.

- Glider did flip, either near ground or when touching down.

- Pilot was conscious but could not move arms and/or legs.

- Green "Life Star" helicopter arrived approx. 1/2 hour later. Took pilot to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover/Lebanon, NH. (The very best hospital around!)

- Pilot's wife (Debbie) was extremely distraught. She had video-taped flight but turned it off as he was coming in for expected uneventful landing.

- Later saw Mike Oronto's glider - his Exxtasy rigid wing. Both wing sections seemed intact, but one downtube was broken and the carbon fiber base bar was completely severed at each end.

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