Captain Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Does anyone know who the wanker was in the 2 stroke Trike at Talbingo Dam last weekend chasing water skiers and boats about 2 m off the water? What a dropkick ..... talk about giving the movement a bad name ..................... I wasn't there, but I have 2 friends who had their families there for a day's skiing, and they came to see me this morning, when all they could do today is talk about what cowboys we must all be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastmeg2 Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Don't know where Talbingo is, but go onto Youtube and look up "Low flying record". It might put a smile on your dial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markendee Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 I wasn't there, but I have 2 friends who had their families there for a day's skiing, and they came to see me this morning, when all they could do today is talk about what cowboys we must all be. Captain, I hope you gave it to your friends for tarring the lot of us with the same brush! I live near the Murray and have seen some mind shattering antics from a minority of idiot skiers but I do not for one second think that your friends behave this way. Or for that matter what cowboys all skiers must be. I really do hope you filled them in. Really. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Posted March 10, 2008 Author Share Posted March 10, 2008 I hope you gave it to your friends for tarring the lot of us with the same brush! Sure did Mark ......... and made it clear that the RAA or HGFA would not tolerate this type of flying. I too have seen maniacal skiers, but that goes no way to excuse what they described as having occurred at Talbingo. PS ..... is it clear that Trikes must operate under the same height restrictions as the 3 axis aircraft, or is low flying when away from their strip (say sub 2.5 metres AGL) a normal part of their operations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andys@coffs Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 PS ..... is it clear that Trikes must operate under the same height restrictions as the 3 axis aircraft, or is low flying when away from their strip (say sub 2.5 metres AGL) a normal part of their operations? Captain With regard to proximity to the ground, the rules are exactly the same trike or 3axis. in trikes as defined in CAO95.32, for 3axis CAO95.55. In both cases Para 6.2 (which is identical in both CAO's) clearly limits the times that you descend below 500ft. As identified in the original post none of those would seem to be the case. In reality there is little difference, from a flying privileges perspective, in what you are able to do with trike and 3axis and from a rules perspective they are more similar than different. I never understand why people who wish to flout the rules generally choose the most inappropriate places to do it. All it needed was one of the skiers to be a pilot, or casa inspector for his "fun time" to sudenly take an expensive turn towards the court systems. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyer Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Does anyone know who the wanker was in the 2 stroke Trike at Talbingo Dam last weekend chasing water skiers and boats about 2 m off the water?. Apparently we have another accident flying to the crash site here. To all, encourage your friends to get the rego of any clown behaving like this and refer it to RA_Aus or to this website or a member and we'll have the clown grounded. Regards Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motzartmerv Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 i could be wrong, but if you 'swoop' someone in an acft its a criminal offence..and carries a jail sentace of a few years if convicted...not only is it stupid and dangerous to the pilts but also to those on the ground or water wich is simply unforgivable..wat a stupid stupid thing to do..thumb_downthumb_down:hittinghead: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Longden Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Apparently we have another accident flying to the crash site here.To all, encourage your friends to get the rego of any clown behaving like this and refer it to RA_Aus or to this website or a member and we'll have the clown grounded. Regards Phil Amen to that. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fred Bear Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Yep, I think if the person(s) responsible for this are reading this forum you will see a smoke trail behind them as they run for cover now Silly behavior indeed you silly person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastmeg2 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 In case anyone thought I was trying to promote that kind of behaviour with my previous post, I'll just say that the Trike starring in that Youtube clip came to a very soggy end. Cheers, Glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest airsick Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 In case anyone thought I was trying to promote that kind of behaviour with my previous post, I'll just say that the Trike starring in that Youtube clip came to a very soggy end. Ah, natural selection at work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fred Bear Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Yes, I think I put the appropriate comment on You Tube for that person to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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