BackcountryAeropup

Grab your popcorn and cast the lone star stol comp to your tv there is 5hrs of entertainment here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq8CH43YHsQ:79

It's been suggested to me that I should add a center latch to my doors and make it 3 point latching door. I'v taken a photo of this door from another Aeropup and I would like to know what tec name for these bearing bolts (like AN bolts) so I can order a set.

let him who is without sin cast the first stone

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/fraser-island-plane-crash-pilot-defends-air-fraser-safety-record-after-ditching-plane-in-ocean/ar-BBZsP41?ocid=spartanntp Some good photo's in this article of the plane recovery.

Don't quote me on this but I heard on the radio yesterday or the day before a woman's body was found washed up somewhere like Harvey bay.

https://yarn.co/yarn-clip/c8fd5aa5-b3d8-4240-9534-f69c0a5b4de1

Man a very unfortunate place for a forced landing there is stumps and logs everywhere apart from the odd tree. I hope the bloke is ok. 

Oh sh...   this is just too many too often.

 

Couldn't agree more.

Got some good leads to help me out thanks everyone for your tips and offers to help me out.?

I'll place a wanted add I only need about 50 if that fails I will ask you guys for your contacts.

Where can I buy Cleco's without needing to place a huge order I'm chasing some new or used.

Dam Shame...

They have also noted that engines 1,2,3 are 0 time engines and #4 has 800 hrs. What ever the course they clearly had there hands full towards the end unfortunately.

The NTSB preliminary report is out and what they are looking out is the bad mags and if the weather (Rain) the night before contributed to that. For the go around the problem engines hat to be turned into the wind. The start on final the aircraft was only 300ft up with gear down and flaps up to limit drag. The aircraft struck the approach lights 1000ft before the runway then contacted the ground 500ft before the runway then veered towards parked cars and deice tanks.

Hypothetical question for multi-engine pilots - I'm certainly not one ?.  I accept that EFATO often leads to dangerous asymmetrical thrust, quite possibly beyond rudder control to correct it at low airspeed while attempting to climb.

 

Does it ever get recommended that in this scenario, the best option might be to reduce thrust from good engine(s) to minimise asymmetry effects, and stabilise for a (possibly inevitable) off-field forced landing with much-improved controllability/survivability.  Granted, reducing power from a good engine is counter-intuitive, but you might just manipulate things to get a better outcome... just some musings from a former glider pilot that practiced winch-break exercises....

 

The Runway clearance lights before the threshold.

Sure enough with the hot dry weather in S.E.Qld the fires are back and Seats were operating out of Moogerah dam. Apart from staying out of there way it was good to watch. 

Fruit Bat....

Unbelievable. The B17 my son and I was looking through in may this year at the lyon's air museum open day was 909. 

Well done looked like a great event. Good turn out and vlog.

They have done fuel testing and it all checks out there. The B17 can remain in the pattern with three engines and continue flight operations I can only speculate losing more then one engine would be quite difficult. It looks like now they are turning there attention to the radio conversations with the ground and aircraft and weather the engine was on fire going by what was said during radio calls.

Lucky to have looked threw one at the lyon's air museum when they had a open day in may.

A Collings foundation B17G crashed during a joy flight. The B17 had number 4 engine troubles after takeoff but made it back to the airport and crashed just after touching down. There was 10 plus 3 crew. The crew were highly experienced with the B17. Big shame nevertheless... ?

I hope these guys are ok.

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