Miguel Gutierrez <<miguel>>
sends:

1. - Overview: During the initial safety meeting and, through out
the meet, organizes advised pilots to put special attention on landings. This,
due to the inherent risky conditions consistent with a high altitude mountainous
place like Valle de Bravo. Winds were shifty, and landing zones small and
scarce.

Complaints of turbulence - especially inside the launch/start cylinder, were
frequent. Although no in-air collisions or tumbles occurred.

We also saw the abandonment of pilots due to the unsatisfactory safety
conditions of the area.

Finally, and as was expected, several bad landings happened. Broken down bars,
for instance, were in the 2 digit mark, but this is only speculation. Valle de
Bravo presents an environment demanding of the highest skill level. Reason for
which - we consider, the competition was very first rate and extremely technical.

2. - Safety: The organization, through the support of local, regional and
federal government, provided more than sufficient elements to guarantee an
expedited attention to injured pilots.

3. - Summary of injured pilots: All injuries took place upon landing, and were
attended on site with an ambulance, and in severe cases were transported to
different health institutions depending on the type of insurance covering the
pilot.

Day 1.- Kathleen Rigg: Experienced pilot, had flown Valle de Bravo previously,
had a bad flare, resulting in a sprained wrist. She subsequently decided to not
fly any more.

Day 3.- Particularly turbulent day.

Incident 1.- Rob Gregg, of Great Britain attempted to land on what from the sky
looked like a rather inviting field, was surprised to find out it was a peach
plantation… overshooting such field anyway, eventually coming to a stop hitting
a fence. Taken to Valle de Bravo on an ambulance, to undergo surgery the next
day under the French Team's doctor. For obvious reasons did not continue to fly
the competition.

Incident 2.- Sun Gun Mo, South Korean pilot, only spoke Korean, landed near a
way point in an ample field according to his track log, which we analyzed, set
up a proper approach, to then veer off course and finally crash with the left
side of his helmet. This account was from local bystanders, since the pilot did
not remember the final moments of the event. His gear upon inspection revealed
no apparent damage to his helmet, and his glider only suffered a broken down
tube. Although his injury was minor, he presented a small hemorrhage from an
ear, that and, the fact that he spoke no English or Spanish, and was in a
considerable pain, led local safety and rescue authorities to demand a
helicopter extraction to a bigger and more specialized hospital in Toluca city,
and although he did not have any type of medical insurance, was given high
priority upon arrival. He was cleared from the hospital the next day with a
couple of stitches on his chin.

Incident 3.- Gabriel Lagos, local pilot, had a bad landing and had a blow to his
wrist, attended on site by an ambulance to subsequently decide to have his
driver take him to a private hospital of his preference where an X-ray revealed
a fissure to his right radius bone. Did not continue in the competition.

Day 4 & 5.- Manuel Rivero, and Rodrigo Alva suffered cuts in their legs with no
consequences other than stitches, both continued to fly the rest of the meet.

4- Summary:

Kathleen Rigg GBR 20 1/3/2014 Sprained wrist. Landing, Ambulance, rest, complete
recovery.

Rob Gregg GBR 31 3/3/2014 Broken left humerus. Landing, Ambulance, surgery,
complete recovery.

Sun Gun Mo S Kor 38 3/3/2014 Jaw impact, mild concussion. Landing, Helicopter
extraction, stitches, complete recovery.

Gabriel Lagos Mexico 3/3/2014 Sprained wrist. Landing, Ambulance, complete
recovery.

Manuel Rivero Mexico 4/3/2014 Cut to the leg. Landing, Ambulance, stitches,
complete recovery.

Rodrigo Alva Mexico 5/3/2014 Cut to the leg. Landing, complete recovery.

In conclusion, launch and flight portions presented no safety issues. Very
thorough hang checks were performed before launch, and aggressive pilots were
approached and warned. In-cloud flying was not reported, although flying close
to base was sometimes witnessed. Controlled airspaces were utilized, but to the
awareness of the authorities. No serious incidents were reported.