Report on fatal 2020 glider crash released
A report has found a gliding club had limited systems in place to ensure pilots were capable of soaring on a mountain following a crash near Taupō which killed two people.
The pilot, Taupō man Anthony Frederick Hector Budd, 78, and his passenger Kusum Pasha, 41, of Wellington, were killed when their glider crashed into Mt Tauhara on May 31, 2020.
Budd was an instructor at Taupō Gliding Club, while Pasha was a short-term member on a trial flight.
Poll: Should drivers retake the theory test every 10 years?
Drivers get where they need to go, but sometimes it seems that we are all abiding by different road rules (for example, the varying ways drivers indicate around a roundabout).
Do you think drivers should be required to take a quick driving theory test every 10 years?
Vote in the poll and share any road rules that you've seen bent! 😱
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48.8% Yes
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49.2% No
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2% Other - I'll share below
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