yampy
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- Birthday 09/05/1954
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Light plane crash south west of Sydney 24 Jan 2024.
yampy replied to red750's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Reported as a 16 yr old male on first solo . The crash occurred late downwind or turning final for R/W 06 at Camden . The pilot had received clearance to make a full stop landing on 06 . -
Bonza are definitely not flying Dreamliners . They are flying B737MAX aircraft . The B737MAX would easily have the range to fly Busselton - Gold Coast with reserves , and they don’t fall into the “ junky, creaky, ancient 737’s” you refer to .
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Mid-air collision at Caboolture - 28/07/2023
yampy replied to onetrack's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
The other aircraft was a PA25 Pawnee. -
Light plane crash The Oaks, 30 March 2023 (edited)
yampy replied to red750's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Sydney’s Daily Telegraph reported a “ plane plummeted 2000M with pools of blood “ .. -
Light plane crash The Oaks, 30 March 2023 (edited)
yampy replied to red750's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Agree absolutely with all your sentiments . I too know,and have flown with John on occasions . A top bloke and one of the most trustworthy of men . I understand he’s now out of hospital , and I wish him a continued recovery . -
Light plane crash The Oaks, 30 March 2023 (edited)
yampy replied to red750's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
I know the instructor very well . He’s an accomplished instructor of many years . The students claims don’t add up , any one who drives over 1 hr with “ bits coming out and blood coming out “ in my book has a loose interpretation of responsibilities and should reassess his suitability for pilot training . I hope John Taru makes a quick and full recovery , there’s not much focus on his welfare in the media . -
Light plane crash The Oaks, 30 March 2023 (edited)
yampy replied to red750's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
He also said it came down from 1500’ .. would be quite a climb rate on departure ! .. Ive heard from a good authority they were in the landing stage … one thing we know is that the stories are changing . -
Light plane crash The Oaks, 30 March 2023 (edited)
yampy replied to red750's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
The Jabiru came down within the circuit area of The Oaks airfield . I understand that one of the occupants has a hand injury and was transported to hospital by ambulance . The other occupant escaped with little or no injury . Dave C -
Any news on Wedderburn aircraft accident 26/12/22.
yampy replied to Geoff_H's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
I’ve flown from Wedderburn a few times , there are very few options when you experience a EFATO . I also know it was a 34deg day and it was a tailwind departure , not a good set of circumstances . -
Any news on Wedderburn aircraft accident 26/12/22.
yampy replied to Geoff_H's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Being reported on local Sydney news as a Glasair 11 .. Dave C -
That’s correct . A pilot friend of mine who held a ATPL and flew B 747’s had to do his 5 hrs to get his RAA cert.
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Australia dumps troubled European-designed Taipan helicopters
yampy replied to red750's topic in Military Aviation
It may be a design fault , but isn’t the responsibility on the Aussie Government to research and acquire a machine that’s fit for purpose in the first place . The Australian Government has a poor record when it comes to making decisions regarding rotary winged machines , just look at the Tiger and who can forget the Kaman Sea Sprite fiasco . -
I’m not an airline economist , and I doubt if there are any on this site , but I do know that Alan Joyce CEO Qantas has stated many times that the DFW- SYD non stop service could only be operated profitably by a A380 . The DFW and LHR services were Qantas’s biggest earners , both operated by the A380 . They do need to be flown at almost max capacity , although that wasn’t always the case with DFW -SYD , but filling them was never an issue on those routes . Slots at LHR are rare and ultra expensive , so large capacity aircraft really come into there own at these airports , basically uplifting double the capacity of large twin aircraft .