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Flight of the Gibbon resumes zip line trips

By Don Ross

 

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CHIANG MAI, 14 June 2019: Flight of the Gibbon Chiang Mai reopened last week after securing police clearance, almost two months after a fatal zip line accident on 13 April.

 

Police in Chiang Mai gave the green light for the popular attraction to resume bookings and sales of zip line packages that cost a minimum of THB4,199 for the two-hour ride through the treetops.

 

Unconfirmed reports blamed the accident on “metallurgic failure,” although the investigation report has not been officially made public.

 

Full story: https://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2019/06/flight-of-the-gibbon-resumes-zip-line-trips/

 

TTR Weekly: 2019-06-16

 

 

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2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Unconfirmed reports blamed the accident on “metallurgic failure,” although the investigation report has not been officially made public.

Commonly called " maintenance dearth."

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2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Police in Chiang Mai gave the green light for the popular attraction to resume bookings and sales of zip line packages that cost a minimum of THB4,199 for the two-hour ride through the treetops.

So the police do safety inspections now!

Wonder what the price is?

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5 hours ago, 300sd said:

So the police do safety inspections now!

That is not what the article said, this is...

“In addition to the November inspection (ACCT standards), a separate third-party inspection was completed and documented in March.  The zip line course was inspected again in May by an engineering firm, and layered redundant inspections are in place above and beyond what is required by law or ACCT standards. Flight of the Gibbon is fully licensed, insured and in compliance with all laws and regulations.”

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5 hours ago, legend49 said:

“metallurgic failure,”  now get a Thai technician to explain what this means, LOL!

Metallurgical failure analysis is the process by which a metallurgist determines the mechanism that has caused a metal component to fail. 

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11 minutes ago, Barry343 said:

Metallurgical failure analysis is the process by which a metallurgist determines the mechanism that has caused a metal component to fail. 

No need in this case, it failed because it was the cheapest clip they could buy and had a fat bloke dangling from it.

Probably would have been fine with an Asian hanging off it.

 

Watched another accident waiting to happen yesterday at Huay Tung Tao lake zipline.

The wire across the lake has got a bit droopy, and the 'zipper' ends up at a point 20m from the shore, so they now have a Thai guy waiting on the line to pull the customer hand over hand into the shore. What could possibly go wrong.

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Looks to me like they are still using standard safety harnesses instead of riding belts or rope access style harnesses.... which if correct, throws shade on any accreditation or safety body involved with reopening this adventure ride.

 

one must always except that to operate their is a “minimum standard” and a “worlds best practice”.

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2 hours ago, Just Weird said:

That is not what the article said, this is...

“In addition to the November inspection (ACCT standards), a separate third-party inspection was completed and documented in March.  The zip line course was inspected again in May by an engineering firm, and layered redundant inspections are in place above and beyond what is required by law or ACCT standards. Flight of the Gibbon is fully licensed, insured and in compliance with all laws and regulations.”

Yes you are correct, there was probably no charge for this little job and the police most likely were told to allow this "company" to operate. Good bunch of fellows.....I will be sure to read the full article next time. thank you.

 

On a side note: I and my family will never go on something like this (a non-essential) where our lives are in the hands of non-professionals, who have no clue or care about safety and/or maintenance. You know like parachute rides, some airlines, elevators...sometimes I use the stairs etc....

 

 

 

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