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SUMMARY:WRAeS talk: Glider G-IZII accident
DESCRIPTION:WRAeS Talk: Glider G-IZII Accident - What Happened?\nJoin us fo
 r an evening talk presented by Mike Newman on 4th November 2026 at Brookla
 nds Museum. This is a fascinating insight into a significant aviation acci
 dent from the pilot's perspective.\nOn 22 August 2010\, a Marganski Swift 
 S-1 glider\, G-IZII\, was displaying at the Shoreham Air Show when it stal
 led and crashed onto the runway during landing. Mike Newman\, the pilot in
 volved\, describes this accident in detail\, lifting the lid on what reall
 y lies behind this apparent example of pilot error and providing crucial i
 nsight into why the accident actually occurred.\nMike Newman is an accompl
 ished glider pilot who flew competition glider aerobatics between 2003 and
  2010\, becoming a multiple UK Champion at both Intermediate and Unlimited
  levels. He achieved the highest international placing for a UK pilot at g
 lider Unlimited level in 2010. Since recovering from the accident\, Mike h
 as gained a BSc\, MSc and PhD in Human Factors and now works for a large U
 K Defence contractor supporting aviation programmes.\nEvent Details:\nDoor
 s open: 5:30pm\nTalk starts: 6:45pm\nVenue: The Clubhouse\, Brooklands Mus
 eum\nEntry: Campbell Gate Entrance\, Brooklands Road\, KT13 0QN\nEntry don
 ation: £5 per person (card payment at the door). No donation required fro
 m those under 21 or holders of a current Student Union card. The Brookland
 s Club Members bar is open from 5:30pm with card payment for drinks\, and 
 food can be ordered from the bar from 5:45pm. Certificates of Attendance f
 or C.Eng or CPD purposes are available on request. RAeS membership is not 
 required.
LOCATION:Brooklands Museum\, Weybridge
URL:https://events.aero/gb/events/wraes-talk-glider-g-izii-accident
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