Freizeitpilot

A quick look found a post from Riley on this forum back in 2016 - maybe worth a shot if you get no other leads. “You can try Dieter Sedbauer, in Morayfield, Qld. (0414 504 116). He took over the Sweetapple prop facility when Richard finally retired.”

Well, I had a bloke tell me once that the green cable that goes to a metal spike in the ground from your house is how the Guv’mint spies on you, and ‘they’ will insert a 5G chip into you when you get the Covid vaccination He also mentioned that you get lots of energy through the soles of your feet, and that’s why surf lifesavers are so fit, because they walk around barefoot on the sand all the time. Beware - they’re out there !

and now also for e-VTOLs. https://newatlas.com/aircraft/aeroht-ballistic-evtol-parachute/

If heading from Shellharbour to say Moruya, it’s a doddle. From memory, the track essentially follows the coast with a few deviations to the most westward points of bays (like Batemans Bay). From Friday lunchtime the tower is usually closed for the w/e unless they are expecting an arrival. i can’t recall doing it during the week, but if active, just call up the tower to see what’s happening with traffic- I’m sure they will be friendly.

Yes- you’re right. Ballistic parachutes for aircraft started at the ‘light’ end but were made famous by Cirrus. i was thinking more about sport aircraft.

I haven’t seen the stats for Australia, but RAAus aircraft with installed parachutes are still pretty rare….but slowly increasing. Of course there is a significant cost and weight penalty but from reading various threads on this forum you would think that BRS was the work of the devil. Hence, I’m pretty sure this incident was the first deployment in Australia, at least for an 600kg LSA.

Yeah, nah, it wasn’t.

Must have been one heck of a bird strike if that is what caused it. A pelican could do it perhaps.

The Preston Beach, WA, prang of a Aeropilot Legend deploying the chute may stir this debate a little more. Given the occupants thankfully walked away from it, and this maybe the very first RA-Aus chute deployment, let the debate rage on ! Supposedly (and surprisingly) it has been suggested the ATSB will investigate - at least I hope more details of the circumstances come out so that we can all learn from this incident.

Would that be the first (and successful) deployment of a ballistic parachute from a recreational aircraft in Australia ?

It’s not silly, just interesting. Bristol Hercules 759

HF Alky unit ? Sounds like Lytton, Bulwer Is or Kwinana. The rest used H2SO4 from vague memory.

Turbulence cancelling system debuts at Aero 2024 https://youtu.be/Juop-BYlB_g?si=db5YQFTexBF8uNSE

I suspect the regulator will have a long look, before electric converted aircraft are let loose on the public….and rightly so.

They are doing the conversions for Sydney Seaplanes who have stated they want to be completely electric and emissions free by 2025. To convert a turbine caravan requires 900kg of Li batteries. Most of their flights are 20 mins or less. i note Rex also intends to convert some of their Saab 340s.