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Well done Matt, fantastic achievement
It would be great to see the race back in Australia.
From ABC
Lake Macquarie close to securing International Red Bull Air Race
Updated 14 Apr 2015, 1:11pm
Lake Macquarie council says it's close to securing the International Red Bull Air race.
Council's economic development firm, Dantia has applied to Destination NSW to help fund the event.
If successful, the city could be hosting an air race as early as March 2016.
Dantia chief executive Adam Cougle said it would be a huge boost for the Hunter's tourism industry.
"This will be the largest regional event ever in NSW," he said.
"Therefore with Lake Macquarie city not having the largest accommodation capacity, the event will flow into the entire Hunter Valley.
"Newcastle will be full, the wine country will be full and Lake Macquarie will be full for that weekend."
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Beautiful machine
I can afford to buy one, my new shed was built to house one,
but I will wait a year or two to see how they perform.
Plus I am afraid to tell my partner about my desire to own one.
Can't see it happening but in the future they recon the price of the icon will drop.
Pigs might fly as well.
Fly Safe
RW
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He was going to get a Jeep.
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A 777 with Afterburner
Also noted a fair number of passengers slid down the emergency chute with their carry on luggage
Fly Safe RW
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ATSB should be interviewing the Roo
They would get the answer quicker.
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From ASN.
Toll Metro hits a Roo at Thangool Airport QLD
Fly Safe
R W:rotary:
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20150901-1
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2015/aair/ao-2015-102.aspx
The ATSB has commenced an investigation into a collision with a kangaroo during landing, involving a Fairchild SA227, VH-HPE, at Thangool Airport, Queensland on 1 September 2015.
During the landing roll, the aircraft struck a kangaroo, resulting in damage to the right engine and propeller.
As part of the investigation, the ATSB will interview the pilot, the airport operator and obtain an operator’s report. A report is expected within several months.
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Gold Coast Sports Flying Club members said they are shocked by the allegations.
“It was a bit of a surprise,” club vice president Malcolm Aldred said.
“He sometimes comes to club meetings and if you needed a hand with anything he was always available to lend a hand.”
He will probably get off as he was lending a hand to the Hells Angels:scooter:
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Wonder if there was "ICE"in the carburettor:cheezy grin:
Good outcome
Fly Safe
R W:rotary:
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The aircraft was manufactured in 1998
Must have taken some punishment over the years.
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=18FJ
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Looks like he had the aircraft fully kitted for go pro's or similar.
So close ups of the failure will be on the memory cards in the wreckage.
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Sadly no Ballistic Chute
RIP
Fly Safe
R W
From ASN
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=179079
Actual accident footage
http://abc7ny.com/news/plane-practicing-for-ny-air-show-crashes-killing-pilot/960733/
The aircraft, an experimental Cornell/Sahakian built Giles G-202, experienced an inflight breakup during aerobatic flight and impacted the terrain at Stewart International Airport (KSWF), Newburgh, New York. The airplane was destroyed and the sole pilot onboard received fatal injuries.
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Noticed this on Prrune & thought it was worth posting.
My thoughts,
She was texting whilst taxiing.
also nice to see an R44 destroyed & no one hurt
Fly Safe
RW:rotary:
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Noticed this on Prrune & thought it was worth posting.
My thoughts,
She was texting whilst taxiing.
also nice to see an R44 destroyed & no one hurt
Fly Safe
RW:rotary:
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Fuel Injected = no venturiCarb ice?From Wiki
The primary difference between carburetors and fuel injection is that fuel injection atomizes the fuel through a small nozzle under high pressure, while a carburetor relies on suction created by intake air accelerated through a Venturi tube to draw the fuel into the airstream.
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Fuel Injected = no venturiCarb ice?From Wiki
The primary difference between carburetors and fuel injection is that fuel injection atomizes the fuel through a small nozzle under high pressure, while a carburetor relies on suction created by intake air accelerated through a Venturi tube to draw the fuel into the airstream.
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Another weekend, another accident, luckily not fatal
From ABC
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-16/pilot-escapes-light-plane-crash-on-gold-coast/6700966
The pilot of a light plane has escaped with scratches after crashing into bushland on the Gold Coast.
The 75-year-old man was flying his single-engine Beechcraft when he got into trouble when coming in to land at the Southport Flying Club airstrip about 9:50am on Sunday.
Queensland Police said his engine lost power during the descent.
The experienced pilot crashed into trees at Coombabah, where the plane came to rest upside down.
"While there was damage to the plane ... the cabin remained intact," a police spokeswoman said.
"The pilot exited via the rear doors."
The pilot was taken to the Allamanda Private Hospital for a check-up, but his injuries were minor.
"[He had] light scratches," a Queensland Ambulance spokesperson said.
"That's a minor injury considering the crash."
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Another weekend, another accident, luckily not fatal
From ABC
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-16/pilot-escapes-light-plane-crash-on-gold-coast/6700966
The pilot of a light plane has escaped with scratches after crashing into bushland on the Gold Coast.
The 75-year-old man was flying his single-engine Beechcraft when he got into trouble when coming in to land at the Southport Flying Club airstrip about 9:50am on Sunday.
Queensland Police said his engine lost power during the descent.
The experienced pilot crashed into trees at Coombabah, where the plane came to rest upside down.
"While there was damage to the plane ... the cabin remained intact," a police spokeswoman said.
"The pilot exited via the rear doors."
The pilot was taken to the Allamanda Private Hospital for a check-up, but his injuries were minor.
"[He had] light scratches," a Queensland Ambulance spokesperson said.
"That's a minor injury considering the crash."
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Noticed this on the news tonight
Once you've jumped from the edge of the space (http://win.gs/FreefallFromSpace), the bar is set pretty high for future thrill seeking projects. Since leaping from stratosphere, Felix has been exploring his passion for flying helicopters, and it was these skills he showcased in Poland during the recent Red Bull Heli Drifting performance.
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Good outcome
Gotta watch those dingos
Fly Safe
RW
From ABC
A man who survived an aircraft crash in Western Australia's remote Mid West says he was stalked by dingoes as he walked more than 20 kilometres to find help.
Peter Lacy was returning from a gold mine on Saturday to Cue, about 660km north-east of Perth, when his small plane's engine started spewing smoke into the cabin.
The 48-year-old was forced to land the single-engine Cessna 210 in difficult terrain.
"There was no clear brakes at all," he said.
"That's why I had to only sort of look after myself and attempt to sort of save the aircraft as much as I could."
But he said the right wing clipped a tree on the way down.
I had to walk because nobody knew where I was, so I walked for 25 kilometres into where I knew some hills were. Then I was able to ring for help from there.
Peter Lacy
"I skidded for probably 10 metres before coming to rest against a tree, where aviation fuel started pouring on top of me so I had to vacate very quickly," he said.
"I was concerned I would have caught fire."
The experienced pilot was able to drag himself free of the wreckage, surprised to have only received a hit to the head and "a couple of little scratches".
After spending hours trying to activate a broken EPIRB, Mr Lacy decided to set off on foot for help.
"I had to walk because nobody knew where I was, so I walked for 25 kilometres into where I knew some hills were," he said.
"Then I was able to ring for help from there."
Mr Lacy, who lives in Bunbury but works across the Mid West repairing roads, said while walking he was harassed by dingoes.
"There was about three or four of them sort of circling me while I was walking along ... which I was sort of concerned about," he said.
"They weren't too far away.
"I couldn't see them because the moon was up but the cloud sort of covered the moon, so you couldn't really see where you were going too well."
Poor weather conditions hampered the search effort for the 48-year-old, who waited about 24 hours before he was rescued.
"I was quite relieved when the police turned up on the motorbike and picked me up," he said.
Despite the ordeal, Mr Lacy said he was not scared off flying.
"I'd get back in one again tomorrow," he said.
"Everything from my training and my experience in the bush, I think I made the right decision, I think, to make sure I got back to tell the tale."
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Range: 480 km (298 mi; 259 nmi) with standard fuel load300 km is a fair distance for an ultrllight. heli. hope it wasn't fuel starvation. RIP.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heli-Sport_CH-7
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Just wondering if there is a Bin Laden Curse similar to the Kennedy CurseConfirmed three Bin Laden family members are deceased."Mohammed bin Laden died in a plane crash in Saudi Arabia in 1967. One of his sons, Salem, was killed when his ultralight aircraft flew into power lines in San Antonio, Texas, in 1988."The death by aircraft thing almost seems a theme with the Bin Ladens. All now await their judge and maker.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_curse
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Twin engined plane turns out to be a Bonanza. Good on you ABC.
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From ABC
A light plane has crashed at Mackay airport in north Queensland.
Police said the aircraft crash landed on the tarmac about 2:30pm.
Emergency services are at the scene.
Authorities said the landing gear on a twin engine plane collapsed when the aircraft touched down.
Police said there were no reports of serious injuries.
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From the Herald Sun
A MELBOURNE-bound passenger plane has hit a kangaroo after it strayed on to a runway at the regional airport in Victoria’s northwest.
The Rex Airlines flight ZL3653 had to be cancelled after it struck the animal in the initial stages of takeoff about 6.30am.
An airline spokeswoman said the kangaroo hit the 34-seater plane’s right propeller.
“Takeoff was rejected and the aircraft is still in Mildura,” the spokeswoman said.
She said none of the plane’s occupants were hurt.
Passengers were shifted on to alternative flights and have since all made it to Melbourne.
The spokeswoman said the Saab 340 twin-turboprop’s propeller was damaged in the collision, with engineers to assess the extent of the impact.
Mildura Airport is surrounded by fences, so it’s not known how the kangaroo made it on to the tarmac.
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Helicopter missing between Sydney & North West NSW
in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Posted
Hoping for a good outcome on this one. Had read it is an EC-135.
From ABC News
Search underway for helicopter missing between Sydney and north-west NSW
Updated 3 minutes ago
PHOTO: The Westpac helicopter is involved in the search for the missing helicopter. (AAP: Paul Miller)
MAP: Breeza 2381
A search is underway for a helicopter with three people aboard which has not been heard from since leaving Breeza in north-west New South Wales on Saturday afternoon.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority said the helicopter was flying to northern Sydney - a trip that should only have taken a couple of hours.
AMSA said the helicopter was only reported missing this morning just after 8:00am.
The authority's Dornier 328 Search and Rescue plane is inspecting the northern part of the likely flight path, while a rescue helicopter is searching the southern part.
The search area stretches from the Hunter Valley to northern Sydney.
No mayday calls or emergency beacons were detected, AMSA said.