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The topic is already listed in this forum, Red. https://www.recreationalflying.com/forums/topic/40857-engine-failure-over-mona-vale-golf-course-170825/#comment-584628

Two injured after plane crash on golf course WWW.PERTHNOW.COM.AU Two men have escaped serious injuries after their light plane made a dramatic emergency landing on a golf course in a major city on Sunday afternoon. SMH story - Light plane makes emergency landing on Mona Vale golf course WWW.SMH.COM.AU The pilot and a passenger managed to step out of the light plane with only minor injuries after it landed on the fairway in front of the clubhouse.

I've seen a conveyor belt on a gold mine jammed and stopped in its tracks, and when the jamming was investigated, it was found a 42 ounce nugget had jammed the belt! I've also seen a prospector roll up to the Kalgoorlie Battery with a wheelbarrow load of specimen quartz, that had chunks of visible gold in every piece of rock one picked up. The load of stone was too rich to put through the Battery stamps, so the Battery crushed it in the Berdan (bur-dan) Pan in the Battery. The wheelbarrow load yielded around 250 ounces of gold!

She was a pretty old Cherokee, a 1967 model. I wonder how many times the engine had been reconditioned?

Yep - Quote from the ATSB crash report below.... "The Bristell exhibits different handling characteristics to the other aircraft type the student pilot had previously operated. Specifically, instructors reported that it is less docile and has a stronger tendency to pitch up when engine power is applied for a go-around. The instructors also reported that the Bristell has less elevator authority to counter the nose-up effect and a greater tendency to drop a wing (usually the left) during a stall." Loss of control and collision with terrain involving BRM Aero Bristell S-LSA aircraft, VH-YVF, Moorabbin Airport, Victoria, on 12 December 2019 | ATSB WWW.ATSB.GOV.AU Another quote from a different ATSB crash report below.... "Following a number of fatal accidents involving Bristell aircraft entering into and not recovering from spins in Australia and overseas, CASA assessed the Bristell LSA self-certification testing documentation against the ASTM certification test standards. CASA found that there was insufficient information in the initial test data to provide assurance that the aircraft type met the ASTM standards for spin recovery. As a result, CASA requested more certification testing data from the manufacturer. The manufacturer conducted further certification flight tests in the Bristell LSA and provided that data, including video recordings of each flight sequence to CASA. CASA’s assessment of the new flight testing data and further information supplied by the manufacturer was that it still did not confirm that the aircraft met the required ASTM standard for spin recovery." https://www.atsb.gov.au/sites/default/files/media/5778172/ao-2018-066_final.pdf

That was good work on the behalf of that pilot! Good to see no serious injuries, and that they missed the golfers.

.......right through the red flag that bull was waving outside the cockpit. The crowd went wild, and shouts and cries of "¡Olé!!" and "¡Viva España!!!" rang out loudly and repeatedly, thus reminding bull he was in the wrong country. He'd been wondering why the countryside didn't look quite right for Tasmania, it was flatter and drier, and he'd been wondering why there were a lot of olive groves and cork tree plantations - and now he knew. At that point, bull deeply regretted not spending more time on his cross-country navigation lessons, instead of partying all night at the Bone B&S balls. But he was sure he'd be able to navigate his way back to Australia, just as soon as the cries of cries of "¡Olé!!" and "¡Viva España!!!" died down, and he could find someone who spoke English (or even Tasmanian!). However, as these thoughts spun through bulls active mind, the through-bolt finally broke with a "TWANG", making bull yell out, "WTF was THAT NOISE??", and next second..........

I can well understand why the Moulton Flying Car never got into full time production, it's an idea that just can't ever merge car design and manner of use, with the totally different design and manner of use, of an aircraft. The machine would become immediately unusable the instant you left it in a car park, with the way others slam things into parked cars - and imagine hitting an animal running across the road? Plus, I'd be concerned about the wear on critical components that are being moved from air use to road use on a daily basis, and the possibility of damage or misalignment being caused by rough road surfaces. All the photos, film and other images only show flying cars being driven on wide, top-class concrete or bitumen highways. Imagine some switched-off idiot running into the back of your flying car on the highway? That'd ruin your whole day.

Wow! Talk about ancient historic thread revival! Is this some kind of record? 😄 Good information, John - thanks for the advice.

I can find no information on that particular Moulton Taylor Flying Car? - it must have been a prototype? The Moulton Taylor Aerocar that was finally manufactured in 3 versions (with only 6 manufactured in total) is nothing like the one in the film above. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerocar https://www.historylink.org/File/20930 https://www.eaa.org/eaa-museum/museum-collection/aircraft-collection-folder/1949-taylor-aerocar---n4994p https://www.sportscarmarket.com/profile/1954-taylor-aerocar

It's been proven that the COVID-19 virus affects the brain - click on the link above and read it. The vaccines caused various heart and circulatory problems in a small number of people.

I cannot find any contact details for the Augusta Aero Club, and I suspect they may be "running on a shoestring budget". The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River owns and operates both Augusta and Margaret River airstrips. No landing fees are charged at either airstrip, but landings must be emailed to the Shire. https://www.amrshire.wa.gov.au/recreation-leisure/tourists-and-visitors/airstrips This webpage may be of interest to you, if you're a regular FB user .... https://www.facebook.com/groups/322812055093251

Beware the post-COVID-19 brain fog, it will affect your decision-making AND your memory ability. And the variant of the virus makes no difference to its destructive effect on the brain. The virus actually degrades your IQ level. There are numerous studies involving a large number of COVID-19 victims which are proving repeatedly, that this virus is destructive to brain cells structure and brain function. RACGP - How COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain WWW1.RACGP.ORG.AU Mounting research shows the disease can lead to an array of problems, including significant drops in IQ scores, writes Dr Ziyad Al-Aly.

It's not the Comimaty vaccine. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has a brand name - Comirnaty. There have been a number of studies on the side effects of the COVID-19 vaccines. Yes, there were some side effects, as with all vaccines. But they were far from life-threatening for 99.999% of the population. I don't know what the likes of Capt Hood expected Govts to do, as regards urgent vaccines when faced with a once-in-a-century pandemic. There wasn't time to do long periods of research and testing - plus, the technology for vaccine development has advanced enormously in recent years, meaning that long clinical trial on big groups of people, are no longer necessary. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10507236/

Beachcombers will the ones that will find anything. Something will turn up eventually.

It all comes back to the fact that when you're a multi-millionaire, and looking for investments with your spare millions - that offer a high ROI - it's easier to invest in property (any property - even farm values have gone ballistic), or into a highly profitable mining venture, to gain rapid and substantial monetary returns, than it is to invest in manufacturing, with its red tape, labour and skills problems, and difficulties with marketing and sales. You don't see Gina Rinehart and Clive Palmer investing in manufacturing. They put their money back into the easy rewards investments - which all have major tax advantages, as well. I would blame a poorly-constructed tax system for part of the problem, which has left us with a major property bubble, and a country full of great big holes, which only return their investment once, and which then leave future problems to the upcoming generations. Even our energy supplies have never been addressed properly - but at least Labor is assisting in weaning us off fossil fuels, unlike the other mob, who want us to "keep drillin' baby!" - and to keep those "rolling coal" exhausts spewing out black smoke. Cheap energy supplies will assist manufacturing industries, but the manufacturing industries must be innovative, to keep ahead of the Chinese, who play the long game.

I understand it was a factory built aircraft, as all Bristells are. Plus, it was almost new. One would expect the machines reliability to be pretty foolproof.

......go outside and howl at the moon for a number of the BO patrons, who had always been regarded as a bit strange, anyway. But bull wasn't one of them, fortunately - even though his howls from the barbs made people jerk upright in bed, with the hairs on their necks bristling, and making these people think that..........

.......it's because the CAPS key was locked on when I started typing, and I didn't realise it was, until I got to the second letter! It was the worst day of my life, when I found there was a lock for CAPS, and it was so easy to bump it! Then I hit PRINT while I was trying to unlock CAPS, and here we are! - a pocket with a word on it, starting with a Capital letter, and I couldn't do anything about it!" Const Doubtfire soothed bulls agony with a gentle............

Well, that's pretty innovative, and certainly one to mark up for future reference! My luck would be, every single thing around would be locked! They normally lock up toilets anywhere at sundown. It certainly pays to have contacts when you travel, and it's important to know about holidays and events that might impact on your accommodation plans. Esperance is very popular for the Kalgoorlie-ites, for R&R. Another little spot to keep in mind is Hopetoun (W.A.), about 190kms by road, and 88NM by air, West from Esperance. It's only a relatively small place, but mining projects in the Ravensthorpe region injected a huge amount of money into the town and region from the early 2000's. But the mining projects have faltered, and then revived, and then faltered again (typical of mining)- so Hopetoun is now more intent on chasing the tourism industry. Fitzgerald National Park is right next door and it's a Park of National significance. Hopetoun airstrip (unsealed and uncontrolled) is right on the outskirts of town, while the Wavecrest Village (accommodation) is just a few hundred metres away from the airstrip. Wavecrest even has a courtesy bus. Wavecrest have a good bar and bistro, and the town also has a decent pub. No fuel at the airstrip, but fuel supplies in town. Ravensthorpe aerodrome is 19kms N of Hopetoun, but this is a security-controlled aerodrome with RPT flights, mostly for the mining companies. As always, however, transport in these small towns is a problem, there's no car hire or taxis in Hopetoun, which surprises me. Esperance is the nearest place you can hire a car. Wavecrest Village — Hopetoun Accommodation WWW.WAVECRESTVILLAGE.NET.AU Situated in the pristine coastal location of Hopetoun in Western Australia’s southern coastal region, Wavecrest Village accommodation has been created around the natural beauty of the rural setting with...

The website below outlines the pitfalls of doing business with the Chinese. A lot of Western companies have been burnt badly in their forays into China, and Chinese interests always come off best. Kind of like Trumps America at present, he loves the Chinese model. https://adepteconomics.com.au/the-china-business-conundrum-challenges-for-western-companies-in-chinese-markets/

The worst part is, the veterans illnesses from nuclear testing were never acknowledged for decades - and all the Govts, U.S., U.K. and Australian, fought to avoid accepting any responsibility, or pay any compensation to the veterans, until it was far too late for many of them. It's a pretty shameful record from people in high places, who enjoyed superior wealth, health and living conditions, compared to the men they sent into nuclear sites as human test dummies.

Agreed, Esperance accommodation is expensive, but all coastal towns in W.A. are pretty expensive. The cost will alter according to whether it's school holiday periods, and whether it's a peak holiday season period. Stayz is not too bad at finding accommodation within your price range and requirements. And airbnb is another option. https://www.stayz.com.au/search?destination=Esperance%2C Western Australia%2C Australia&regionId=1153&flexibility=3_DAY&d1=2025-08-10&startDate=2025-08-10&d2=2025-08-14&endDate=2025-08-14&adults=2&sort=RECOMMENDED&upsellingNumNightsAdded=&theme=&userIntent=&semdtl=&upsellingDiscountTypeAdded=&categorySearch=&total_price=0&total_price=800 https://www.airbnb.com.au/s/Esperance--Australia/homes?refinement_paths[]=%2Fhomes&place_id=ChIJuycfmldHWyoR0At6JDj2AAU&checkin=2025-08-10&checkout=2025-08-14&adults=1&query=Esperance%2C Australia&flexible_trip_lengths[]=one_week&monthly_start_date=2025-09-01&monthly_length=3&monthly_end_date=2025-12-01&search_mode=regular_search&price_filter_input_type=2&price_filter_num_nights=4&channel=EXPLORE&price_max=815&selected_filter_order[]=price_max%3A815&update_selected_filters=false&search_type=filter_change

It really is quite amazing that no wreckage of any kind has shown up in more than a week after they took off, along with the intensity of the search. That seems to indicate the aircraft stayed pretty intact upon arrival into the water.

Operation Teapot. It's pretty disgraceful the way the U.S. DoD used soldiers as human guinea pigs in all their nuclear testing - let alone the amount of radioactive material they released onto the ground, and into the air. Nuclear Test Film - Operation Teapot : Department of Energy : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive ARCHIVE.ORG Department of EnergyTF 0800017 doe.govNuclear Test Film - Operation Teapot1954DVD Copied by The Department of Energy, in cooperation with the Department of...