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Bunbury accident 1 March 2024
rankamateur replied to RFguy's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
No way anyone would spend all that time polishing just to make the paint hard to keep on. I think he meant it when he polished it! -
Seaplane flips on Sydney Harbour 25/1/2024
rankamateur replied to planedriver's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Also reported that someone from the plane company came out in a boat and got the passengers into life jackets. Good job they landed nearby. -
4.11.23 Cloncurry light plane crash
rankamateur replied to trailer's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
So 313 knots projected on the flight radar track may have been two and a half times that given the sudden altitude loss that is accompanied? That being the case, why would you fly on for your destination rather than divert to Roma or return to Toowoomba? -
4.11.23 Cloncurry light plane crash
rankamateur replied to trailer's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
The something happened north of Dulacca much nearer to Toowoomba than to Mount Isa, which may have been a better place to limp to. While they reacted to the something, they maintained near perfect track while losing a whole heap of altitude and airspeed rising over 300 knots. -
4.11.23 Cloncurry light plane crash
rankamateur replied to trailer's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Its logged speed was over 260knots but it didn't seem to exceed 223 in the later part of its final flight. Are you suggesting that it was limping to its destination? -
4.11.23 Cloncurry light plane crash
rankamateur replied to trailer's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Given that it was doing 223 knots at 28050 ft in a straight line then suddenly decelerated less than 100 knots while losing 4000 feet doesn't seem like normal fire monitoring activity. It had a return flight to Townsville logged for later that afternoon. -
4.11.23 Cloncurry light plane crash
rankamateur replied to trailer's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
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4.11.23 Cloncurry light plane crash
rankamateur replied to trailer's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
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https://www.mackayandwhitsundaylife.com/article/i-thought-we-were-going-to-drown-plane-crash-survivor-shares-story This article shows a photo of the wreckage. Would be interesting to know it the under carriage inverted during the ditching or the recovery. I could also have impacted the ability to open the doors inverted like that.
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What to wear in the cockpit?
rankamateur replied to Old Koreelah's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
I find my old favourites are ok but anything half decent squeeze my feet and make them go to sleep about an hour into a long flight. -
This guy needs to take a block of lottery tickets.
rankamateur replied to red750's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Incident involving a plane and a train on a road. NTSB will have to draw on all the areas of their expertise for this investigation. -
Rowena accident 04/12/2021
rankamateur replied to Lucky01's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
I saw about 8 cropdusters working between Boomi and Boggabilla yesterday. It was quite remarkable that half the country was underwater and the rest was highly developed irrigation diverting flood water, business as usual. Two working at 90 degrees to each other, when their runs coincided, turned into the same space. Must have been uncomfortable even for the pros! -
Rowena accident 04/12/2021
rankamateur replied to Lucky01's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
There was a lot of radio traffic around WeeWaa and Goondiwindi this morning. Sad to know one of us didn't get home. -
Pilot and passengers arrested, Coober Pedy
rankamateur replied to cooperplace's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
With a systematically disarmed population sparely distributed, and an underfunded defence force we will be powerless to stop them stepping off from their string of Pacific naval bases and taking what we have! -
Did you try in an adjustable seat model or the original seat layout. I am a long bodied 189cm and fit quite comfortably in the standard seat. We fitted a 6' 9" bloke in an XL at Bundaberg airshow. He had more head space than I do but was a bit tight around his knees under the dashboard. Adjustable bucket seats are a whole different story!
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Jab down Tasmania 30 Nov 2020
rankamateur replied to bull's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Tassy tiger's gotta live! -
Fatal accident near Orange 4/11/2020
rankamateur replied to biggles's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
The Flightaware track looked like two uneventful circuits followed but a wider circuit and a premature turn mid base leg before the trace ceased. -
The Loctite superglue GEL is better because it fills the spaces under the base and they don't peel off so easily. The nozzle is not hard to use with the Gel.