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Jabiru 2200

There have been quite a few and guess what?……….They are not Jabirus!

It will be interesting to see the eventual answer. One would suppose that if the dive was precipitated by a cabin crew member accidentally actuating the switch, then he/she would have been standing on the flight deck and presumably thrown against the roof, as were the passengers and cabin crew in the passenger cabin!

Do you actually believe that Nev? I find it a bit hard to credit! I would have thought that in cruise it would have been on autopilot, incredibly unusual to be hand flying, yes the seat moving forward could cause the pilot to push on the yoke, but hard enough to disconnect the autopilot???

100% and a large part of the reason I am giving up flying!

It’s CASA mate, did you really expect anything else? AeroMedical is a large part of why I am giving up flying?

Never understood that HS. To me didn’t make aerodynamic sense, hence the requirement for vortex generators. I fitted a Savannah stabiliser and elevator. Never had a problem in the flare! Also fitted streamlined struts!

Only allowed me to post one photo. The Skyview shows all of the hours. If anyone remotly interested call or text 0412144489 and I can send all of the photos and details they want!

Too many family issues. I’m in Warwick, one son and family down by Lake Macquarie, the other son and his family at Beerwah and taking up a lot of our time since a tree fell on him last August. Add to that a wife who doesn’t like flying and a pilot who is fed up with stress tests, medicals and biennials and there you have it. Yes, I know I could switch to RAA but I really don’t want to. So if you hear of anyone looking for a good STOL mount, point them my way!

For what it is worth, I’ve been flying off and on since 1968 and still make landings that are less than textbook! It happens to all of us, but you are correct, if I have a disturbed sleep night for example, I don’t fly. Since I only fly for fun it really doesn’t matter and is infinitely better than risking bending the arroplane.

Which is why I suspect engine failure impossible turn scenario although I would dearly love to be proven wrong!

Not sure who is being obtuse, you or me? The comment said they took off on 04 and crashed 1500 metres in a straight line from 04! Not my comment! Turboplanners comment!

Because that is what it said??? Or at least that is how I read it! If ATSB and RAAus don’t investigate, how will we ever know the cause?

That is not what it says further up! Just taken off on 04 and the crash site was 1500 metres straight ahead??

I really think we shouldn’t speculate but I will. Experienced pilots or not, it is beginning to sound like the engine failure, impossible turn scenario. I have known of several pilots of great experience who have died doing what they told others not to attempt! Tragic whatever the circumstance and whatever the error, aviation doesn’t forgive easily!

I think this award has now been proven to be a joke!

Back when I learned to fly in the UK spin recovery was a part of the PPL test although. I believe it no longer is a requirement? That was circa 1970. Personally I believe that every pilot should experience a spin and recovery even if only demonstrated by an instructor in a suitable airframe, Decathlon for example!

I understood this to be a VH registered aircraft???

Spaceship though??? Didn’t there used to be a Sylvia & Gerry Anderson show called ‘Fireball XL5’?

Probably not the best name for a warplane!

Reminds me of Billy Connolly’s movie. The Man who sued God!

That makes me wonder whether, if the airfield operators are deemed responsible for the cable breaking, they will completely remove the cables and leave the responsibility to owners to use ground screws or whatever for their tie downs?

Archerfield seems to be susceptible to storms like that! Sorry if this is thread drift but bear with me! A lot of years ago I broke a Skyfox. I thought I had put the pin through the spar after unfolding the wings, but in fact on the left wing I had missed the hole. I pushed down on the tail to swing the aeroplane around and the wing then swung back and not only nearly broke my arm, but broke one of the aileron hangers. I had to drive to Caloundra to get the repair kit and then spent the best part of a week repairing it. It was then put back on the flightline where the owner kept it, because according to Skyfox, although it was fabric it could be safely tied down outdoors! Absolute bullshit! A week or so later Archerfield was hit by a storm and the aeroplane not only had so many holes in it that you would think it had been machine-gunned but was tipped upside down, despite being tied down, it was virtually destroyed! Really don’t know what happened to it after that?

I remember when I worked there, watching an afternoon storm come through and the AN2 that was chained down ouside Ian Aviation’s hangar was actually flying on its chains!