seb7701 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I hate to say it, but it appears another of our brethren has left us. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-11/ultralight-pilot-killed/4460904 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 a sad day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozzie Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2013/01/11/370168_tasmania-news.html photo and rego number here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggles Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 A Lightwing GR912 according to the R AAus register . Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzidevil Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Sad for R AAus but also for Tassie aviation in general. My condolences to his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Evans Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 A Lightwing GR912 according to the R AAus register .Bob where do u find the register now ? could u give me a link to it Bob Thanks Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octave Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 http://old.raa.asn.au/admin/aircraft_database_registration.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggles Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 where do u find the register now ? could u give me a link to it Bob Thanks Doug Beaten by an Octave !! Bob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernsey Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 An Ultralight indeed, it looks like a Recreational Aircraft to me. Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 My condolences to his family & friends. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Just guessing here of course, but there has been one down there for sale, for some time . I have spoken to the owner, and it had been fitted with VGs on the main wing. Really don't know if this is the same aircraft at all. Coincidently, I was talking a couple of weeks ago with an owner of a new Hornet . The Hornet and a Carbon-cub, also at our field, have both got VGs on their main wings, and he asked me why my Lightwing didn't. My reply at the time was "If you put VGs on that wing, you'd never be able to get it back on the ground !" .. I'm certainly not anti-VG in any way please understand, as I have quite a bit of time in VG Savannas, so I certainly know the value of them. VGs are not factory standard on Lightwings by the way, if indeed this was the aircraft...The GR wing is a very high-lift wing already (Clarke-Y airfoil) and is very large in area on the GR LW, so it really doesn't need VGs, unless you wanted to fly 'really' slow ! Quite rare and sad to see a Lightwing in that unfortunate condition, or for that matter any aircraft. Other possibilities also could be EFATO with a turnback attempt, or pilot incapacitation ?....Condolences to all involved............Maj... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Normoyle Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 My condolences tot the family and friends of he pilot. Another of our brethren have made their final last flight and will be missed by those who knew him and those like him. Our love for this wonderful type of aviation does come with risks, as do most adventure sports, I'm sure all our pilots will do their utmost to ensure these risks are minimised and mitigated where possible. Safe flying everyone ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 On some further investigation, I don't believe it was the aircraft I was thinking with the VGs fitted.............Maj... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mriya Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Sad to see...I was out in a Lightwing GR912 at The Oaks last Thursday, brushing up on my tailwheel technique after an almost 2 year break since last flying a taildragger. It is satisfying when you 'nail' a landing in this machine. Tough times for family and friends in Tassie. I have seen a little of the impact at my home airport in the last few months when a similar tragedy struck our local aviation community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pylon500 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Always a shame to loose a fellow pilot, let alone a fellow Lightwing pilot. Not 100% sure, but would this be the first fatality in a Lightwing in their 28+ years of operation? Will wait to find out what happened... Condolences to family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ave8rr Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Always a shame to loose a fellow pilot, let alone a fellow Lightwing pilot.Not 100% sure, but would this be the first fatality in a Lightwing in their 28+ years of operation? Will wait to find out what happened... Condolences to family. Problem is, we will most likely here nothing more as to cause. Seems that ASRA can advise their members of accidents / incidents and probable cause BUT RAAus seem to find excuses as to why "they" can't comment. Has any body heard anything more re the cause of the Trike accident near Temora last year? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Yes the trike accident was fully explained on this forum by the other pilot in company with the downed trike, as he witnessed it all happen. It appeared to be a heart attack suffered by the pilot resulting in loss of control. In respect to the LW accident: Yet another example of why we should be advised of the cause, as soon as it is clear. It the first GR Lightwing fatality I've ever heard of. I went for a fly in mine Sunday, and from the way he appeared to have impacted I'd speculate possible head contact with the foward spar carry-thru tube which is overhead, and foward of the occupant position. I do have rubberized protection on mine but during the next trip to clark rubber I'll be looking for even thicker protection ..Can't haave too much protection when you need it.....................................Maj... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 There is one version on pprune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 >Yes the trike accident was fully explained on this forum by the other pilot No substitute for proper investigation, transparent reporting of the findings and a comprehensive database of all accidents. We need this. With something as inherently dangerous as flying we need to manage the risks appropriately. To do this we need as much information as possible. I was quite shocked to find that RA accidents are often investigated by non-specialist police, and RA Aus doesn't maintain a database. GA does -- so should we. DD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Me neither !.............................................................Maj... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 You won't, the thread's been pulled, so some serious issue, best not to follow that path Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pylon500 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Can I assume that with a fatality, that the ASTB should be involved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Thread was there a few minutes ago... Search Lightwing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf jessup Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 >With something as inherently dangerous as flying we need to manage the risks appropriately. Dirk, Inhererntly dangerous??, Unforgiving maybe if you mess up. Inherently dangerous to me is driving out to the airport to go flying. Your far safer up there than you are on the roads as long as you are not a cowboy or a risk taker. If I thought is was dangerous I wouldn't be flying. Condolences to the family of the brother lost. Alf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 > far safer up there than you are on the roads I've heard that a few times and would love to believe it. But the stats say that RA flying is at least several orders of magnitude more dangerous than driving in Australia. One in a thousand chance of getting killed per year? That's dangerous, very dangerous! It would be nice to think it's only the cowboys who crash, but this is not true either, in my experience. Unfortunately for some of us flying is irresistible, despite the risks. But let's acknowledge the facts - it's bloody dangerous! DD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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