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And another one bites the dust ( or water in this case). I am sick of hearing about aircraft accidents, can everybody who pilots aeroplanes please start switching on?

If somebody wants a RA licence they are going to be waiting for a very long time. The RAA only issue certificates.

Advrider is still huge.

Howdy Danny and welcome

Welcome mate

Welcome J, there are a couple of chopper pilots and ex chopper pilots on here.

I would like to take the piss out of kiwis , but since they own a lot of successful small businesses on the Gold Coast and employ a lot of Australians . I wont.

Trump doesn't wear a wig and never has.

I watched on nine news last night. It was good that they showed this at the end of the news. If they showed it straight after the Tiger Moth crash ( which at the start of the news) aviation would looked even more dangerous.

My thoughts are also with Paul and Rachael Bennett, they must also be going through hell at the moment. Another sad day for aviation in Australia.

Just a quick update, I just found out from a mate ( who found out via the media) that the pilot is 21 years old and the pax was a gent in his fifties.

I think do Robbo, it wasnt long ago when Ryan flew around the world in the cirrus so I guessing he is still quite young. I have know idea who actually was flying the Moth today it maybe Ryan or maybe sonebody else. As mentioned above, it is pretty windy here today but whether that had any bearing on the accident , we will have to wait to find out during the investigation.

Then tiger moth joy flights must hire it off Paul or something like that. Paul has business interests up here with Tiger Moth Joyflights. I have Paul on face book and nothing has been mentioned. Ryan Campbell is Pauls operations manager up here with Tiger Moth Joyflights and their pilot.

Nah I don't think so. It from the Gold Coast Tiger moth joy flight mob at Pimpama. They re opened with change of ownership after the last fatal at Stradbroke a while ago.

In the original post you have written rotex engine. Which we assume means Rotax or do you mean The Rotec radial ?

Its a helicopter.

Howdy Andrew and welcome

Howdy Jamie

Sorry about that Nev, I should have been more specific.

Soap stands for Spectrometric Oil Analysis Program

I better be more specific, the F111's Pratt and Whitney TF30 engines had regular soap samples.

It wouldnt hurt, the RAAF do oil samples on their engines.

Errol from Global Aviation Products who imports the Slings is going to import from Sth Africa, their version of the Bantam. It is call something slightly different but it is based on the Bantam. Anyway, it is powered by the 3300 Camit. His demo should be here for the Evans Head flyin.

Howdy Farley

Howdy Brent