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this cessna struck wires and you can see the wing severed cleanly in the P-96 there is no outboard section that would sever like that even if it exceeded vne in imc. it sounds like he got lost in the fog and took the wing off, its sad but these things happen all the time, pilot error contributes to most accidents, air frame failure is relatively rare.

wire strike...

btw what do people think about the storm? http://www.adroittech.com.au/pdf/storm300_brochure.pdf i need a 24- though

maybe they went belly up, lots of aircraft manufacturers go belly up after only a short run. might try them again next week to. i tried contacting the people selling storm aircraft to > http://www.adroittech.com.au/ no replies

calm down i was just joking...although anything i say about a jabiru im very serious about

piper sport $170k cessna 162 $170k...tecnam $160k brumby $120k lus we always pay more for everything in this country

yeah ive seen them but decided i like keeping the wings on when i fly

have you seen thecost of a new cessna or piper?

i just saw the sling, it looks ok but i dont think they are as solid as the brumby

i tried ringing them yesterday, got no answer

brumby says ultimate loads: wings: 64 bags of cement tail: 18 bags of cement engine mount: 16 bags of cement can anyone convert that to real numbers? LOL

do you know the ultimate stress for each aircraft? to be honest ive never seen a brumby in person just on the video, but i know it was designed as a GA aircraft then redesigned with a slightly lower mtow

thanks for the info, with the tecnam, it flies really well but im not sure how it would go in rough turbulence, also the plane i was flying i think is a 2007 model and its already got a bit of corrosion, and you can tell its so much lighter than a GA plane, a ga plane can have patches removed every annual for 50 years but im not sure about these tecnams, and at about 100k its a decent amount to throw away if its only going to last 10-15 years

Im looking at either a brumby 600 or tecnam sierra, ive not flown the brumby but it looks good on paper, i have flown the tecnam and really like it, going from a cherokee to the tecnam is like going from a garbage truck to a lamborghini, the only thing with the tecnam is i think they are a bit flimsy and the brumby being solid riveted may be a bit stronger, has anyone flown both? if so whats the brumby performance like? how does it roll? how is in in cross winds? what about the real rate of climb etc? which do you prefer?

with GA i would only pay once to transfer aircraft rego and i think once when i got my license...i dont recall any yearly fees? never bothered with an asic or avid though, i dont see why ra aus has big costs? also the rpl wont do to much, most people i think fly ra aus for two main reasons, 1 its cheaper and 2 the medical, a lot of people wont pass a class 2 and who wants to pay $2.80/lt for 100LL burning 40 litres an hour when you can cruise at the same speed burning 18 litres @ $1.70?

thanks

who is Darren Barnfield ? do you have a contact? thanks

well its not really factory built, they were kits, buti wouldnt want to import something like this if it cant be registered

thanks maj, so would this be approved http://www.skysupermarket.com/ins/scheda.htm?progr=19937&l=2 ? it was one of 20 built as kits in itali, so i wouldnt be building an approved kit, but its already built

is there a specific list of aircraft that can be registered with ra-aus or can any aircraft be registered with ra aus if it meets to requirements ie: stall under 45kts, under 600kg etc?

does anyone know anything about these aircraft? are they certified? has the manufacturer gone out of business? parts? thanks

does anyone know anything about these aircraft? are they certified? has the manufacturer gone out of business? parts? thanks

almost ready for release http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2013/aair/ae-2013-069.aspx

atsb is investigating. On 24 March 2013, a Vans RV-12 amateur-built aircraft collided with terrain shortly after takeoff from Lismore aerodrome, NSW. The pilot and sole occupant was fatally injured. The NSW police service is investigating this accident on behalf of the state Coroner. On 10 April 2013, investigating officers contacted the ATSB and requested assistance with the recovery of data from the aircraft's 'Dynon Avionics Skyview' electronic flight information system - components of which were recovered from the aircraft wreckage. In order to protect the data recovered and sensitive information received from the NSW police, an external investigation was initiated under the provisions of the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003. The investigation is continuing.