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NEW DEADLINE FOR PARTICIPATION JUNE 30, 2026
One of the OSTIV Crashworthy Cockpit Group’s projects is to find the injuries inflicted on glider pilots in crashes to see whether particular design changes might significantly improve outcomes. You might expect that glider manufacturers or even regulatory bodies would have some data on this – but none is available. In fact, nobody seems to possess such data, including fatal accidents. As a result, the following suggestion has been put forward.
Why not try to obtain it from persons who have survived a glider crash and are still willing to describe the outcome – but absolutely only if they want to.
A small trial of obtaining such data from injured crash survivors was very successful.
As a result, it was decided to contact gliding associations around the world and to request them to send the questionnaire to their members. If you have been injured in a gliding accident, we would be most grateful if you would fill in the questionnaire. This information will be used to help all glider pilots.
We emphasise that the results will be anonymous and the purpose is definitely NOT to apportion blame or to re-analyse the circumstances that resulted in an accident.
Participation in the questionnaire:
Time: 5 to 15 minutes
Save & Resume: To save your questionnaire and continue later, please click "Resume later / Load unfinished survey" (top right or navigation menu).
A password is required. Please note that this cannot be recovered.
Privacy policy: Results are anonymous. By continuing, you confirm that you have read and accepted our privacy policy (See the link below).
Deadline: You must submit your response no later than June 30, 2026.
Thank you in advance for agreeing to take part in this initiative, the purpose of which is to save lives and to minimise injuries.
