Naturalist Chris Packham has called for an independent investigation into the multi-million pound Scottish salmon farming industry.
27.09.2023 - 03:43 / dailyrecord.co.uk
An experienced Scots pilot was left "broken and battered" after crashing his glider nose first into a field at 70mph. David Carus found himself in excruciating pain and trapped face down in the wreckage after the aircraft plunged to the ground near Scotlandwell, Kinross-shire.
The pensioner was unable to see out of one eye and was forced to manipulate a badly broken arm back into position as he waited for help. Thankfully, witnesses from the nearby airfield raced to his aid with a farmer using a tractor to lift the glider off him on October 12, 2021.
Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) was called to the scene before whisking the then 69-year-old to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee. He received treatment for a catalogue of painful injuries including a dislocated shoulder, hip and leg wounds, internal injuries, face lacerations and nerve damage.
Recalling the crash, which happened as he was trying to return to land, Dundee man David, 71, said: "I have made around 600 flights and that day I made a stupid mistake that brought me as near to death as I ever want to come.
"I had been looking forward to a long flight ahead of a family gathering for my 70th birthday the following day and instead I 'celebrated' it lying broken and battered in a hospital bed.
"I hadn't locked the canopy properly and I knew I was in a very dangerous situation. If the canopy flew off it could hit the tail or there would be enormous aerodynamic drag on the open cockpit.
"Either eventuality would be disastrous. I was struggling to turn her as I was trying to hold on to the canopy, open the flaps for the air brakes and operate the controls.
"I gripped the control between my knees and that's when things went from bad to worse. The aircraft went into a dive,
Naturalist Chris Packham has called for an independent investigation into the multi-million pound Scottish salmon farming industry.
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