15 m.returns home after incident.

At 17.15 the first voices on the radio announced their 10 k. Can’t be possible?!
But…than ….I heard 15 m is cancelled cause of a mid air. Pilots both OK. Have some details but prefer to give you the official news later. All 15 m. pilots are coming back now!

18.00 ; To not get you too worried one pilot landed here, the other one bailed out and just arrived back at the field [ the  parachute was with him] in the helicopter . He walked into the office after a little check up by the WGC dr.  Great to see him in good order.
Here is the official statement about the incident.
—–Two 15 Meter class gliders were involved in a midair collision at the World Gliding Contest in Uvalde Texas. Both pilots are reported safe. The 15 Meter task has been cancelled. Further details are unavailable at this time. The contest management are focusing on and working with the appropriate authorities to collect further information—-Ken Sorensen
VERY good of the organizers to come with a reaction straight away.

18.30 ; 18 m. gliders arrive now , sorry I am bit less motivated now.

18.37 ; open class is arriving as well!

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CU tomorrow for the VERY LAST DAY here at the WGC in Uvalde!

  

Everything ready for the prize giving on Sunday morning and the EMPTY pole where the
FAI flag is supposed to hang. 

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