planedriver

I believe the cabin pressue in the Comet was found to be too high which also put stress on the airframe which was not up to the task. It is sad that we have to learn from such tragedies, but fortunately airframes these days seem far more capable.

Cabin pressure and fatige caused the windows to pop as I understand it.

Turbulence from storm activity is pretty common in that part of the world and I cannot see any good reason to unbuckle the belt completely unless going to use the toilets.

It may be a hard lesson for some to learn, but I bet all the passengers on this flight will keep them buckled in future.

Cumulonimbus storm clouds can top out above 50,000ft, way higher than normal aircraft cruise levels and are certainly to be avoided.

Way back in 1954 a De Havilland Comet broke up mid flight due to excess stresses on the airframe when flying through a storm.

OMG KGW, don't say what's on the news is BS yet again?

A very concerning time for all on board, plus loved ones on the ground. Certainly not an enviable position to be in. However, the outcome is good in that all survived the ordeal unscathed thanks to the skill of the pilot.

Not being familiar with type. It would seem that there is no other means of manually lowerering the gear, or it would have been used?

It will be interesting to know the cause which will no doubt be revealed in time.

Aircraft can always be repaired or replaced, not so, those on board in most cases.

Whether wrong, or long, white clouds, they'd have to learn to adjust to their conditions which i'm sure would be a challenge to some. So you'd be spot on again Nev.

What you might think is a wheel wobble on landing may just be the Island shaking it's fist again, but it's always prudent to check.

8 hours ago, kiwiaviator said:

Blue skies and light winds in central NZ during the weekend made for great flying conditions. I loaded the dog and camping gear into my J230 and we headed across Cook Strait to the largest island in the Marlborough Sounds. There is a 700m all weather strip there on public land. The Gopro footage shows 4 minutes of overflying the strip, joining right base, a curved approach over the lagoon and landing https://youtu.be/cqxe-e4-tjY?si=aPP9t_dKOQlucCI-

A FlightRadar screenshot also attached for those interested in the route (approx 1 hr from NZMS my home field)

 

kei te hae ahau  (for Aussie's, i'm envious)

Looking great Marty!

Having been following your build, I and others are probably almost as excited as you to see this.

16 minutes ago, facthunter said:

All is right with the world then. I got out of models when the RC took off.  It was nearly as expensive as the real thing.   Nev.

You should have known me back then Nev.

I used to very cheaply build my own radio control gear using acorn valves out of walkie-talkies from the government surplus shops.

I could have saved you a lot of money.

The fluttering rudder (galloping ghost system} left lots of room for improvement though.

That was a very sad event and a tragedy suffered by quite a few on here. I witnessed a lot of the damage.

Thead drift Trivia for the day..........Lismore is the only town in Australia where they have a speed limit for boats in the main High Street. Years ago SES flood rescue boats travelled too fast down the High Street and bow waves smashed all the shop windows. FACT!

Back to topic.

11 hours ago, Flightrite said:

Not quite, the outback metal windsock tells otherwise😉

You'll be telling me soon that if you put a brick in the back of a windsock, it does nothing towards a smoother flight. 

I never noticed the metal one. Silly me!

Strong wind from starboard? 

What a knowlegable man,

Nev possibly also adjusted the side-valves tappets beacause I know he's not real keen on those hydraulic lifter thingies 

44 minutes ago, Marty_d said:

You leave the net up, works the same way as an aircraft carrier...

Result! One love hopefully.

1 hour ago, spacesailor said:

When going , to Parks NSW. 

Do you have to wear a .

ELVIS hair style.  LoL

I often check the ' Events ' forum , but it has been very MT., lately. 

not even a " birthday barbie party ". 

spacesailor

 

I have an Elvis wig and sunglasses if you want to borrow them next time spacey. You'll look real cool!

It never ceases to amaze me when I hear of these instances, that all the injured passengers were not wearing a seat belt.

WTF is wrong with people? It can happen at any time unexpectedly. Are we really supposed to feel sorry for their ignorance, Not me i'm afraid!

Hope some learn something from their experience.

4 hours ago, facthunter said:

No need for a double bed. Nev

So it's not true about flight attendants? 

We can only hope and pray for a good outcome. Looks like it could have been a brand new rig.

Jetstar pilot? who lets everyone at a party know what he does for a quid.

We had a neighbors young chook in our garden a few weeks back.

As I approched, it took flight following the path between the trees but wound up slamming into the fence at the end.

I think it should have read Nevs post about gaining altitude by taking off into the wind.

Every chance that the float was damged by striking floating debris, which i'm always wary of when in my small boat.

Occasionally you see something in the water which is capable of damaging a hull.

https://www.9news.com.au/national/nsw-plane-crashes-near-shark-island/fdce88e8-e11a-4c50-903f-a7a8970ecc7c

Pass me the situations vacant section someone.

First flights could possibly go somthing like this.

After initial take off and passengers settling in, an announcement over the PA system states

"Ladies and Gentleman, welcome aboard the inaugural autonomous rocket assisted flight service betwen Heathrow and New York.

Our flying time today is expected to be just over 1 1/2hrs duration.

Such are the advancements in aviation,that everthing is fully automatc, therefore not necessitating the need of a pilot on this aircraft

As you settle back and enjoy your flight, you can rest assured that all systems have been rigorously tested, retested and tested again to ensure that there's not the slightest chance that anything can Go Wrong! Go Wrong! Go Wrong!

However, I bet they paid a lot more than a $99 fare to Melbourne.