Rosita Lloyde

Hi all, its been a year post accident and just want you all to know that I have been flying again. Was fine with the take off and flight, just the landing was a bit nerve wracking, but hey I did it! Dave still in love with his Zodiac, with a few fuel tank leak problems though. Had to have a new one made. Is planning o n a fly today.

The new plane does look nice and sounds really nice when watching it from below. Nice and smooth. Am looking forward to my first fly, still just a tad nervous! Hope you got rain your way!

Gidday all. It's been 7 months since our plane crash and my injuries have healed well. Am even thinking about going up for my first flight post accident. Hope you are all enjoying the lovely Autumn weather and getting as much flying in as possible! Cheers.

Already organizing the purchase of a new digital camera and heading back out the scrub for a day of birdwatching. Waste not a day of sunrises, sunsets and sunshine!

My husband is sitting here laughing his head off, he loved it too!

LOL - love it. Thanks Wayne!

I agree! The more I think about it, the more I realise that Davids training and actions were all spot on and yes, it was equivalent to a car accident. All in all a good outcome. Scars fade with time. Thanks for that, the perspective was appreciated.

Thanks for all the comments guys. You are right, I think flying is safer than driving. Will post the story so you can all read it soon. Flying is an awesome past time, it's just the safety issues that are a concern. I had only just reached the stage of keeping my eyes open when taking off and landing, which always caused a jovial comment from hubby!

I suggested to hubby that the cockpit be lined with a high density cushioning/lining. Also the idea of a helmet sits fine with me (wonder why???) I am wondering if there is anyway I can post the story of our experience in this site? I have photos too and think it would be an interesting read. Thanks for your support guys, really needing it at the moment as the "it really happened and wasn't a dream" blues have set in.

David did a great job with landing the plane. My facial laceration is pretty ugly, so hope it fades! David is still confident about flying again, but I would prefer he got rid of the Karatoo and purchased something that is capable of landing at slower speed. If we hadnt nosed over, no injuries would have occured, so probably the terrain surface was a causative factor in flipping. BTW I am glad I can now talk to some other flyers about it! Will help with psychological healing!

Hi, my name is Rosita Lloyde, wife of David Lloyde. Our Karatoo went down on September 15th, something to do with it not getting fuel through the line to the engine. Landed in canola crop, skidded and flipped over. David the pilot was uninjured, I sustained facial injuries, broken nose, shock etc. Flown to RAH. Home again. Very frightening experience. David is president of Southern Mallee Flying Club. He said the plane is restorable, although I won't be going up in it.