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  1. FlyBoy1960
    it's not a dumb comment because I didn't know the person. I had no idea of his age or even where he is located and flying from. I just noticed when I was reading it a 2nd time during lunch that he was not on the witness list and thought he would be a real obvious person to bring into the inquest. When you read the coroner's negative comments about him it made me wonder very briefly if he had passed from natural causes or self-inflicted (I have been listening to, too many crime podcasts). I could think of myself in his shoes wanting to do whatever was necessary to avoid this sort of scrutiny and stress.
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    Interesting ? Accident or self-inflicted ? I would be worried in his position
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    I am just wondering after reading it again over lunch why the flight instructor was not called to give evidence. He is mentioned thousands of times but was never interviewed ? What's going on there ?
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    10 years later. Is this strip still going ? Google maps show it all under cultivation ?
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    They have FAI records approaching crazy kms ! They are slow BUT can certainly travel some distances given the right conditions. Hence my comments about a cross country endorsement 612 km The distance record for paragliding was broken by Sébastien Kayrouz on 19 June 2021. He flew 612 km in a straight-line flight in Texas. The flight was made at a speed of 60 km/h and at an altitude of between 1000 and 2000 metres
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    Thats down south, the NT is only 8 hours.
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    I don't know if there is such a thing but maybe there is a cross-country endorsement for paragliders. If this chap had his cross-country endorsement then that would have been accepted by the RA-Aus because they have a recognition approval from other sports aviation associations. Just like if you migrated from the old HGFA, you could come into RA-Aus, and they would accept your cross-country, your pilot certificate and other ratings automatically. Perhaps they just automatically accepted the pilots cross-country endorsement ratings from his previous experience regardless of whether you thought it was appropriate or otherwise.
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    So where is this report ? all i have seen is the ABC 'review' seems the report is not available publically yet.
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    Doesnt mean they interpret the info correctly.
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    So all this discussion is on an ABC news article ?
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    There are links to the ABC story but is there a link to the coroners report itself ? Thats what i would like to read ?
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    Nobody has mentioned the dog (off-leash) with evil intent in his eyes.
  13. FlyBoy1960
    The sea is mostly frozen over at the moment. Little chance of survival unfortunately.
  14. FlyBoy1960
    Thats a reportable incident. CASA will send you the 68 page report to submit to them within 72 hours, failure to do so will become a matter of strict liability.
  15. FlyBoy1960
    found these instructions which may help screw It Instructions.doc
  16. FlyBoy1960
    eBay = eBay 😉
  17. FlyBoy1960
    "The "plastic" is a Thermosetting Resin, usually Polyester Resin." It could also be epoxy resin, Polyester is so last century. Need to follow your good advise and check with the manufacturer!
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    He may have held a low-level endorsement but, you can't use that endorsement for just flying around like depicted in the video. The low-level endorsement is for very specific tasks ONLY like checking on your own stock on a cattle property etc. It is not for joy flights scaring the pretty young thing in the backseat. If you look at the photograph you can see they have blurred out the pilots body, and she is standing on top of the aircraft. Imagine her fear knowing that the life of the pilot has been extinguished and every noise or rustle she hears in the swamp could be a crocodile coming to get her. She has, without any choice or actions of her own, had to endure stress's that many people could not handle. My heart goes out to the pilot and his family, but it also goes out to this young lady who is obviously going to be suffering with this trauma for a very considerable time and I hope gets assistance that she needs or requires.
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    Holding pattern
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    I noticed same thing. There is corrosion everywhere. Also, if you look close you can see a couple of nutserts drilled into the strut either side of the bracket. These are not meant to be there, and are not standard. Who knows why they were added but it looks like it is a good point for fatigue to start from. Also, the footage whilst it looks fantastic is a lot lower than what is allowed by law. The footage we are watching is actually really close to the ground and he is not in the process of taking off or landing. As the RA-Aus rep for NT he should know better.
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    I'm not the aeroplane designer so I don't know why they have put covers in place when the gear is extended. I don't believe it is an airtight seal, there is still quite a gap around the leg that could enable someone skinny to slide in or perhaps the covers can be manually pulled down when you are on the ground ?
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    Rans S14

    FlyBoy1960 commented on ClintonB's classified in Aircraft

    More information would help like what engines fitted, how many hours has it run, has it had any accidents, what instruments are fitted. Spruce up the listing by giving us as much information as possible to make it look like such a good deal we can't resist ! 🤩
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    there is a report somewhere online that particular aircraft model when the wheels are down a lot of the panels close to reduce significant drag during takeoff and landing. Apparently, unless you specifically go looking you cannot see into these locations when doing a walk around and kicking tyres. You need to get up into the wheel bay with a torch. I'm guessing after the FAA/NTSB have finished there will be one more item on the checklist in the future.
  24. FlyBoy1960
    Thats a SLING, not a Sting ?
  25. FlyBoy1960
    We should all go there and fill in the details, we have all witnessed the video, so that's almost as good as being there. We ALL have an opinion on the cause of the accident which can save the ATSB doing a costly investigation. I love how the Internet saves me so much time !
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