turboplanner Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 No Cookies | Herald Sun Glider crashed at Murray Rd, Benalla, pilot died at scene. A Victoria Police Sergeant said it looks as though the pilot had been attempting an emergency landing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted September 30, 2017 Author Share Posted September 30, 2017 Another report Experienced pilot dies in glider crash at Benalla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdseye Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Obviously an expert policeman on the ground there: “It looks at this stage as though the pilot had been attempting an emergency landing,” Sgt Hellier said. “We might know more when the Melbourne investigators arrive and recover the glider’s black box”." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz3g Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Bits of the fence around the glider...not good Gallery - Category: Benalla Glider Crash Kaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love to fly Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Bits of the fence around the glider...not goodGallery - Category: Benalla Glider Crash Kaz Are the responders holding up blankets to stop aerial photos of the pilot? If so, how sad that they need to do this and that there isn't a tad more respect and restraint out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz3g Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 The media's job is to take photos and write a story. The Responders are acting to protect family members and others close to the deceased from distressing details but also to prevent wild speculation in the media around the cause. Kaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherk Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Bits of the fence around the glider...not goodGallery - Category: Benalla Glider Crash Kaz that link seems to be a previous "incident", Kaz ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz3g Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 If that's the case I apologise sincerely...the site had no date and I thought it was the current incident. Both have ended up in a fence. Sorry everyone. Kaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 Are the responders holding up blankets to stop aerial photos of the pilot? If so, how sad that they need to do this and that there isn't a tad more respect and restraint out there. That now seems to be standard practice in Victoria now, with the SES usually erecting shelter for the responders and privacy curtains. Each layer doing their own task, and it looks professional. TV and press media photos are always pixellated, and generally show just the general scene. I suspect there is a code of practice in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 Obviously an expert policeman on the ground there:“It looks at this stage as though the pilot had been attempting an emergency landing,” Sgt Hellier said. “We might know more when the Melbourne investigators arrive and recover the glider’s black box”." Do all gliders have a Flight recorder? and if so, any idea of the specification, price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Borgelt Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Are you SURE the glider hit the fence? No Cookies | Herald Sun glider was LS8. There may be one broken fence picket but that may have been done to get access through the fence for people as the marker cones are around it. The other posts and wires are intact with no sign of damage. The earlier crash link is here:Father dies in Benalla glider crash Jan 1 2015 it was a Nimbus 2. Aircraft some distance from fence. Emergency vehicle is between fence and wreck. Lots of fences in the area, not surprising that fences are nearby. The yesterday one was a kilometer or so north of the airfield, the first about 20 Km to the north. There was a spin in on final turn of an ASG29 at Waikerie in late February or early March 2016 I think (may have been 2015). Pilot badly banged up, broken bones etc. If anybody has any links to the detailed accident reports for those, please post them here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Borgelt Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Turbo, most do now, a few hundred dollars. Records GPS track and altitude along with pressure altitude, once a second typically nowadays as memory is cheap. Used for verification of cross country performance flights and competitions. Very small and neat now. Search for LX Nano. From the Bowenville thread: Kaz, I doubt the bereaved actually read the internet to find out what happened to their loved one. They are in the loop. The rest of us are trying to stay alive and if speculation helps us think of things that that could have gone wrong that we ourselves didn't think of, it may help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz3g Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 The photo in the first link was taken with a telephoto lens and is very deceptive but this one seems to be clear... No Cookies | Herald Sun Kaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Borgelt Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Appears to be nothing to do with a fence. Stall/spin is the word. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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