By now, most CISS members probably know that CFIG Nyal Williams suffered an outlanding in a corn field north of Tipton last Saturday.
If you are visiting this page from a part of the world where they don't grow much corn, also known as zea mays, you might not realize that the stuff stands over eight feet tall, has very tough, fibrous stalks and dense foliage, and in a cornfield in August you can't see more than ten feet in any direction unless you lay flat on the ground and get below the leaves. It can also stop a standard class glider cold in a distance of about 15 feet.
Although Nyal walked out of the field under his own power, he had to spend four days in the hospital due to broken bones. I talked to him today and he is flat on his back at home, looking up at the ceiling, and expecting a long and painful recovery. Once he's up and moving again, he'll be in a back brace for several months, so don't look for him in the back seat of a Blanik for a while. Please join me in wishing him a complete recovery.
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