motzartmerv

There needs to be a balance. If we teach a lot of hood flying then the pilot may think he can pop up through the soup and get on top. Not enough and he wont have any tools to deal with an inadvertent entry into IMC.

That being said, the old 128 second thing needs to be chucked out. Ive never liked that style of education, TELLING pilots they will be dead in 128 seconds.

Are our flying intructors / Mentors not doing their jobs properly ? ? ?

I don't think that's correct Merv. There's been no brief so far on the Millard incident so I'm not sure we can say what triggers a brief.

I don't think that's correct Merv. There's been no brief so far on the Millard incident so I'm not sure we can say what triggers a brief.

Accident briefs are engine dependant it seems.

Aren't forums great. :) Good on this guy for getting it down and walking away. Thats all that matters.

How people handle, or think they would handle, emergency situations such as this is really just theory isnt it. Until you have been put in the situation you cant really say with any assurance how you might react. What is good about this video is it demonstrates very well, some good flying, and also some not so good. One thing to notice is that at altitude, the pilot seems relatively calm, all control inputs are smooth, rudder and aileron are co ordinated nicely and there is no sense of "panic" ...Until, the ground started looming up. We call this "ground rush" and when it starts this guy starts to use more aggressive control inputs, and they become less organized and co ordinated, to the point where he almost stalls in a steep turn.. Its probably good wing design more than anything that kept the thing flying at that point. The point to take here is (as others have said) is that when practicing for these situations, try and make sure you do all your set up at altitude, and expect the ground rush to be there. Plan to do as little as possible during the late phases of the approach. This should eliminate the "human' element which may cause you to start pushing and heaven forbid PULLING on things!!!!

Well done mate!!!

Terrible news.

Sorry. Correct link here

Sorry if it's been posted before. But have we seen this yet? https://m.youtube.com/watch?

I like the part where the senator asks for the data, and skid more looks around to his buddies.. Have you got it? Who's got it?? Lol

Sorry.. I know it's not funny..

Merv, I think that such a quick response indicates at least that the issue is very much 'on their radar' - at least they are opening emails (this was to O'Sullivan's Office Manager using her personal email sent to me in response to my 'standard' message through the Parliamentary 'contact' channel) and it was definitely not an automated response.

Merv, the whole 'Jabiru vs CASA' issue is more than just people aligning in one camp or the other: it goes to the heart of whether Recreational and Sport Aviation has a right to be taken seriously by CASA or is merely a rubber ball in CASA's sandpit to be kicked around when someone in CASA is having a career-advancement/threatening moment.

 

Recreational and Sport aviators are not just bogans who buy jet skis / trail bikes / mini-monster trucks so they can go out and blast noisy holes in other people's peaceful enjoyment of the environment. I believe that we - generally - are respectful members of our community.

 

Merv: you run a FTF. I will bet London to a Brick that you teach your students to:

 

Fly competently and safely;

 

Observe regulations; and

 

Respect the community over which they fly.

 

I believe that with those ethics pretty much the norm in Recreational and Sports aviation - we deserve better from CASA than arbitrary bureaucratic imposition based on half- ar$ed compilation of dubious evidence.

 

And that is what this fight is really about.

Pretty scary really..:(

Perhaps one minute is Tooo quick Oscar? What effect is the change in the ministers position likely to have do we think? Has he been sounded out yet?

That takes some doing

Glad this guy is ok. 80 years old and still pranging aeroplanes on remote desert strips, pretty good going I reckon....

Easy mistake to make. All is well that ends well :)

Hey Neil, which post mate?

Oscar, I am afraid the deafening sounds of silence are not limited to jabiru engine problems. I am starting to get the impression we are all mushrooms ....

Where's the icon for the merry go round? Yawn....

Glad they are both ok. A cold lonely night out there no doubt.

Hey mate. Jaspers is the closest strip, just north of Nowra. No probs if you want to come in. :) Forget about the navy strips.

Ross's funeral was held yesterday in Townsville. It was standing room only, and I was so pleased to see the President and the CEO there to pay their respects. A statement in itself of how much of a 'contributor' to our

sport Rossco was.

Surveying the accident site, talking to the witnesses, and seeing other evidence, I am quite sure the RAA will be able to provide us with some compelling feedback to the cause of the accident. Maybe not the engine failure itself however.

I wish I had been able to visit this little airfield in better times. Its a fantastic little flying community there, all with the same 'addiction' to flying, much of it grass roots too. It was so refreshing to see, and very reminiscent of the early days of our Organization. I can fully understand why Ross spent so much time at this little strip, helping people out, doing maintenance, giving advice, flying, and no doubt being the sh!t stirrer that he was. There are some bloody nice people, hurting like christ up there at the moment and my heart goes out to them all.

The problem is NOT a piloting one.. It's a psychological issue. It's the way we are wired, and there isn't much we can do about it.. I've maintained for a long time that we are not training for this correctly. Ross agreed with me.

I know.. still...

He would slap you if he heard you say that!!

Gutted... Tottaly gutted.. Wasn't long ago I was interviewing Ross about his accident in the 80's for something I was writing fro the Raa. Dinner with him and his lovely wife and daughter... Mortified..

I will finish what we started buddy

Wow. How Bizarre. Just spoke with the chief, and it seems either some sort of control issue with the elevator, or a heavy handed student that the instructor couldn't over ride.

So glad all are ok.

Lol..dirty mind!!!