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Don't know if it was the same kind of plane, but a couple of years back at Tumut a plane was flying and the door opened in flight. (Gull wing door) on the pilot side. Minor injury to pilot. All maps lost. Ripped the door clean off the plane.

Ok, here is some "news": Dear Members, As most of you are aware long time AAC Member Phil Unicomb had and aeroplane accident at Baraba a few weeks ago. Since the accident Phil has been in Newcastle Private Hospital. He has undergone back surgery on one of three broken vertebra. The operation was successful and Phil is expected to make a full recovery. Sometimes it is not what you know but who you know with our good friend Rob Kuru being a back specialist in Newcastle. Phil has been walking with the help of a walking frame and has started fisio in the pool. To help Phil make a speedy recovery we are having a social event at the Royal Newcastle Aeroclub Social Club. This event will be held on the Saturday night 23rd July starting at approx 5pm. We will be auctioning a ride in the Grumman Avenger as well as a ride in the CAC Wirraway. There will be several other prizes on the night worthwhile. The entry will be $30 per person. To make it worthwhile travelling to Maitland to attend the function, Maxx G Aerobatics is holding an Aerobatics Training Weekend to take place at Royal Newcastle Aeroclub on the 23rd and 24th of July. Glenn Graham and Myself will be available for all levels of critique over the weekend. All are welcome to attend. We will be operating from the Action Aerobatics Hanger at RNAC. Hangerage will be available. BP fuel is available. Can you let me know by phone or email if you plan on attending. We look forward to catching up with you on the 23rd July. Kind Regards, Paul Bennet Maxx G Aerobatics Paul Bennet Airshows Sky Ace Airshows Mob 0425292391 www.maxxgaerobatics.com.au

Sorry Neil, is it me or what....? I can hardly read that.

With all the posts of who they were, I am now 99% sure I know Richard - or his family. I went to school with Gordon. His son or brother. I honestly have lost track of time. I also extend my sincerest condolences to the entire family and those who have suffered a loss.

I shall check my pictures and post any I have.

Ok, would this plane have been to Wedderburn - the last annual flyin? I may have some piccies, but don't want to submit them if they aren' of this actual plane. That just wouldn't be polite.

P.S. Ok, (first link again) they landed. It is interesting that none of the traffic going the other way weren't slowing down and looking. I guess they are used to seeing a plane land on the highway.

WRT the first one: Ok, they are "local pilots" and all that, but so much for English being the international language for aircraft and ATC.

The turtles are back! http://www.eaaonline.org/link.cfm?r=23797521&sid=14372611&m=1430534&u=ExAA&j=5983569&s=http://www.eaa.org/news/2011/audio/turtles.mp3 How cute! The video: http://www.eaaonline.org/link.cfm?r=23797521&sid=14372613&m=1430534&u=ExAA&j=5983569&s=http://abcnews.go.com/US/turtles-turn-jfk-air-traffic-crawl/story?id=13957355 TURTLE NESTING SNARLS AIR TRAFFIC AT KJFK It's the time of year again for Diamondback Terrapin turtles to seek a nesting spot in the a sandy and marshy area near the corners of runways 4L and 31L at John F. Kennedy International Airport. It's not a new phenomenon, so port authority workers and biologists were ready. The annual early summer migration is just in time for the wind patterns to shift to this little-used runway, thus tying up traffic for about 30 minutes Wednesday morning as ground crews were busy removing the turtles from 4L and parallel Taxiway Kilo. About 150 turtles crossed the runway and taxiway, which kept controllers and air crews amused but concerned enough to delay takeoff or movements until they were removed. YOU CAN STILL BLOCK YOUR N NUMBER - MAYBE The FAA has issued a Q&A document to help explain which airplane owners can continue to block display of their flights after the Blocked Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program ends later this year. Only those who are able to "certify" that a "Valid Security Concern" exists will be allowed to block the tracking of their flights by N number on Internet sites that are available to anyone in the world. Read more EAA APPLAUDS GAMA/IAMAW RESPONSE TO ATTACK ON AVIATION INDUSTRY EAA today voiced its support to a response by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) against President Obama's statement that attacked American's aviation industry. In a joint letter to President Obama, GAMA and IAMAW expressed deep concern over recent comments and actions questioning the value of corporate aircraft use and proposing tax changes that would negatively impact the entire general aviation industry. Read more

My take on it is this: Below 5000 it is anybody's guess. 5000 to 10,000 is the "newer" rules: VFR EAST bound (Track) ODDS+500 VFR WEST bound (Track) EVENS+500 IFR EAST bound (Track) ODDS IFR WEST bound (Track) EVENS This way IFR/VFR has a minimum seperation of 500 feet. I agree that flights may change from the "Standard" but *IF* the flight moved to another altitude to avoid bad weather, I would have thought it "good airmanship" that once passed, get back in touch with the controller and get back to your original assigned altitude. But I guess that is in a different world to this one. ;)

Granted. But the plane should have returned to its original assigned altitude. Comments?

Yeah, ok the first one is FAKE AS..... But the rest, I don't know.

Ok, I'll bite: With the newly imposed rules for us when flying above 5000 feet and the altitudes we have to fly at (East Odd+500, West EVEN+500) for VFR and IFR are at the thousand levels - just to clarify that, IFR EAST = ODD thousands feet, WEST = EVEN thousands feet) and the planes were both at FL 370, it begs the question: HOW!? The article says they were on a DIRECT HEADON course. Unlike the collisoin over Eurpoe a while ago with the DHL and Russian plane converging. Why had the initial controller assigned the "wrong" level? Or to put it less harshly: Why was the plane asisgned a level which seems to be in contradiction to what they are supposed to fly at? It (surley) isn't the fault of the controller who finally had them, but they need to look at how the plane/s were assigned thier given altitudes BEFORE being passed on to the last controller.

OK, thanks for the corrections. But yes I too am glad to hear he is ok.

(Sorry if the name is spelt wrong.) Phil Unicum - an aerobatic pilot - was hurt in an accident on Saturday 18 June while doing the "Drunk pilot" stunt. He is injured with possible back injuries, but he is alive and "ok". He was at Maitland hospital and is being trasfered to Newcastle hospital today - Monday. Not many more details at this point.

I like the curved prop. :big_grin:

Quick question: I like to teach them to students, is to fly level with the ground so that the grass brushing the wheel spins it up to speed and then lower the plane gently the last 1/2 inch, with the stall warning blowing. Once they get the basics they can polish it up later. Nev That's what I remember from 30 years ago when I was only a PAX. But now when flying this is discouraged. Why? What am I missing?

Anyone head about a brawl on a Virgin flight over the weekend from Goldcoast to Sydney?

C7223552, Glad you are ok. Keep the old hoses and try to find someone who can determin what happened. Oh, and try to keep a good sample of the fuel too! (Though I guess with the age of the thread, that may be a bit difficult.) All in all, it is good you are not hurt - or worse. NCIS (early episode) Gibbs: "Rule (unknown): Collect evidence."

Ofcourse all this simply begs the question: Why isn't it directly downloadable to the phone? It would be just so much easier.

I'll test fly it.

No, I'm single. (But looking)

Why can't I find where she lives?

Quick question/s: Why "aviation LAUGHTER"? Why did the chute deploy? Couldn't they land it?