BirdDog Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-13/reports-of-light-plane-crash-near-canberra/100066868 Edited April 13, 2021 by BirdDog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClintonB Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 That’s not good,condolences to all families. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueadventures Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Terrible news, condolence to the families. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lutt Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 A C172 flying doing wire to tree`s for a Elec Comp,A very sad event,not good at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Not that rare in that line of work either. I thought they were using heli's rather than fixed wing. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methusala Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 (edited) I saw a similar operation in effect south of Canberra couple of years ago. I would describe what I saw then as extreme maoeuvering with very minimum altitude. Very risky. Don Edited April 14, 2021 by Methusala Spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butch Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Unfortunately there are two deceased ! We all know low and slow .......... your pushing the envelope ! Doesn't matter if it's mechanical or human failure. My deepest condolences to all family involved ! We all put our faith in our abilities and the the Aircraft that we fly to keep us safe. RIP...... clear skies 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cscotthendry Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Very sad to hear two people lost their lives while doing their day job. I always thought they used helis exclusively for line inspections. That would seem the safer option as helis can fly slower horizontally than fixed wings and forward airspeed is not critical. I have done a bit of flying around a point, whale watching and photographing landmarks etc and I'm always paranoid about my airspeed. It's very easy to get distracted positioning and lose focus on the airspeed. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country Flyer Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 I did my flying with young Tom (18) he was the observer on the plane having just been certified for it and he was so excited to get a "start".. Both Hayden and Tom were excellent pilots. Tom and I had just been to Temora airshow and I always felt safe and confident in his ability even for a person so young.. He wanted to do AG Flying and was trying to talk his brother and dad into buying a plane ... Lovely family from Corryong... sadly missed all ready. 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 It hurts more when the victim is more than "an 18-year-old man" in the media report, but is "my friend ..." 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student Pilot Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Flying powerlines has been done for many years. I would consider an Ag rating the minimum training. Was this an RAA aircraft? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country Flyer Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 50 minutes ago, Student Pilot said: Flying powerlines has been done for many years. I would consider an Ag rating the minimum training. Was this an RAA aircraft? Tom was the observer..it was vh registered. Pilot was commercial... both great young men. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methusala Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 (edited) We had breakfast at the Tumut Aero Club on Sunday. These 2 men had spent a week based there. Reports were that they were very nice fellows. Always such a waste and a tragedy. IMO powerline surveys should be helicopter or drone based activities. Too dangerous for fixed wing. Edited April 18, 2021 by Methusala 2 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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