So when the day was cancelled on Sunday, Len took off as soon as they allowed us.
Whilst in a steep spiral over the Fiera de Paz landing area he took a collapse. It may have been a wake from a nearby glider but more likely had something to do with the gust front that just happened to hit with 30 km/hr winds.
In any case, his glider spun and he fell. He got his reserve out before impact but was too low and was falling too slowly for it to fully deploy.
He landed on a metal carport roof, bending it to the ground before he landed on his feet and walked away, for the most part unscathed.

Yesterday we watched Spiderman 2. When Toby Maguire falls 15 stories to land on some ductwork with a dull thud we got a feel for how Len felt as he fell from the sky.

He was lucky and now has a new nickname.

We are glad that he is ok.

Jeff Huey