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Cirrus 22M Shelter Cove Airport, CA
Methusala replied to red750's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Serious thread drift🤔🤔 -
Cirrus 22M Shelter Cove Airport, CA
Methusala replied to red750's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
For many years I've thought that flying x country exercises, say Bankstown to Bathurst, is unnecessarily risky. I recall a particular case where a well own pilot nearly perished after ditching in Warragamba dam from the Oaks. -
Cirrus 22M Shelter Cove Airport, CA
Methusala replied to red750's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Anybody who has the impression they are invulnerable should take a seconds reflection. At the least this person has imposed on genuine people an unwanted insurance cost. -
Cirrus 22M Shelter Cove Airport, CA
Methusala replied to red750's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
I travel 200k to Tumut to fly the clubJab. I could take a more direct route over the mtns on a very 3rd rate goat track. Why not? I Don't want to die. Flying over unlandable terrain is Russian roulette, a game only played by lunatics. The pilot should be charged with attempted manslauter. IMHO -
Cirrus 22M Shelter Cove Airport, CA
Methusala replied to red750's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Why did the (in)competent pilot pull the panic string ( and ruin a perfect plane)? -
Stearman down Shellharbour airport 09 Mar 2024
Methusala replied to JEM's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
But you wear tyres on every arrival -
737 Max 9 loses door in flight
Methusala replied to red750's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
See how it works in Amerika. So much better than Russia tsk tsk. -
Stearman down Shellharbour airport 09 Mar 2024
Methusala replied to JEM's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Mate of mine with a Tigermoth said,"Rubber is too expensive to land on bitumen." -
737 Max 9 loses door in flight
Methusala replied to red750's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Did someone say Boeing ...again? RIP -
Stearman down Shellharbour airport 09 Mar 2024
Methusala replied to JEM's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Early in my time with the Volksplane I landed at Wagga for fuel. It was about 34deg with small thermals popping off the strip. I ve4ry nearly groundlooped with one wing lifting as the bitumen grabbed one tyre. Since then i carried an aversion to bitumen and landed on the grass. -
Stearman down Shellharbour airport 09 Mar 2024
Methusala replied to JEM's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Could this be a result of brakes locked on touchdown? -
The great Aussie knockers are in full cry. How many are potential buyers, who knows?
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Crosswind - plant the into wind wheel and keep it planted till the wing is done flying then plant the tail. Keep on the rudders.
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Never needed to do a 'wheeler' on any Thruster. As Extralite says the flair requires judgement and a conscious pull back on the stick to plant the tail. I was a member of TOSG but found very little good info came from it. Was mainly interested in the Swift pod.