Robmus

I am hoping someone on here has a contact for the Little River airfield north of Avalon, I am flying from Adelaide to attend the Avalon Airshow in Feb 2013. I will be there early as I am working in the tower. I need somewhere close to leave the Fisher Mk 1. Any help or suggestions would be great !

I wonder if it is worth looking at how the GFA (Gliding Federation Australia) has survived and is still strong since 1949?

I would like to know if anybody at all is getting there rego's done? Mine certainly hasn't and they've had my cheque since early November

With all this conjecture about this accident, I clearly believe that the SUV driver was totally at fault. He/She should have stopped, whether there was a sign or not, and made sure no aircraft were coming in, before proceeding. The fact that the aircraft was low was not the issue. As far as I was concerned it would have made the threshold. All remember back to your first solo. It wasn't easy and was probably not perfect.

Might of been someone training who just happened to press the transmitt button by mistake during a simulated forced landing ??Alf

Couple of reports say the pilot was 56, and others in his 70's?

Andy has said exactly what has been on my mind since I heard of this (accident?) what is happening? Are people getting complacent, mindset of it won't be me, something lacking in training, to much confidence, I don't know. Some aviators seem to not take on board that mistakes in aviation usually lead to one end result and aviation is unforgiving of that. I for one enjoy flying immensley so I go to great lengths in my planning and flying so as to avoid as much as possible outcomes like what seems to have been happening in recent months. In finishing, I am asking everybody out there to take more care in your flying and planning, and also maintenance.

Robert

Terribly sad news. A couple of old club members, and committee members. Thoughts are with the Family and friends.

 

Frankly, ive had a gut full. Im not here to point fingers at deceased people. But I am going to point fingers at the rest of us. WTF is wrong with us.?? What sort of culture have we nurtured, where a pilot of reasonable experience, can take off into the dark FROM NATFLY.. From the bloody busiest RAA gathering in the country. Witnessed by hundreds of pilots, and no doubt the powers that be in our organisation. WTF????

 

I am beside myself with anger at the moment, and alot of it is pointed at myself. While I have tried my best to enhance the safety culture from within, I have clearly failed. I know of 3 possible IMC incursions on the way to natfly, all by pilots I have had significant dealings and influence on. It appears I have been beating my head against a wall the whole time.

 

But for ANY pilot to conceive the idea of embarking on such a flight with the whole RAA watching clearly means the culture of aimenship and safety has gone to the dogs.

 

One of my instructors attended the "office" at Natfly to ask about printing up some weather for his return flight home. He was met with a Blank stare, and told to remove the weather printed (off the wall) some 8 hours before, and told to copy it. He was dumbfounded that apparently he was the first person to ask for printed weather. The first person, at a well attended flyin. Is it still the LAW to carry printed copies of the WX???... The blank stares, mind you, were given by high ranking RAA officials.

 

Some of the accidents and incidents of recent times in Australia really do begger belief. Weve had People running tanks dry and crashing with the other tank full. We have had instructors running out of fuel on TIF's, we have had people stall and spin into water after engine failures.. We have had people letting go of controls to shut doors and crashing. And now, to top it all off, we have a pilot take off into the dark while hundreds stood back and watched.

 

Im over it. Ive failed. I give up.

 

Andy out...

There is a company in Bannockburn and also a couple in geelong that use granulated soda to remove paint from delicate items. I am not sure of their Names but i am sure they would be in the phonebook. Hope this helps.

Are you sure that there is not a prop balance problem at certain rev ranges? I am glad to see that there appears to be no bad stories of the HKS. I think I may get one to replace my 582.

Has anyone out there, apart from Sadler Vampire, had any experience with the HKS 700E engine from Japan?

I believe the HKS 700Turbo develops 80hp with the same capacity, and also has electronic fuel injection. Also I think about the same weight. Could be more expensive tho'

My name is Robert Hi! I fly out of Lethbridge A/F in my Boorabee, and have so far travelled a fair amount of Eastern Australia in this little aircraft.