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You’ve obviously not operated at a busy non towered airport to make such a statement. SOPs are developed for a reason, I guess I am used to dealing with professional aviators who understand how standard operating procedures work.I don’t understand why people think it’s neccessary, or safer, to broadcast an inbound call at 10NM, 5NM, approaching overhead, joining the circuit, turning downwind, turning base, turning final, short final and clear of the “active” (whatever that means).

Or taxying, entering the runway, rolling, full class D type departure report, leaving the CTAF and chatting to any other aircraft within 10NM of the CTAF even when there’s no possible conflict.

It's never a perfect world in the R/T world where we have a wide spread level of experience using the same airspace. It can't be fixed mainly because what is 'fixed'? Personally I adapt my R/T to suit the situation on the day, the following day it could be entirely different. Like all rules & regs they really are only a basis in which to work from. Having good situational awareness is ones best defence

It's always an interesting subject the etiquette of radio calls. Pilots have been talking about it since the Wrong Bros ever left the ground! The CAAP is a good guide and the biggest single ticket item contained within is in the definitions section, Airmanship, something that is sadly lacking a lot of the time! I have flown A/c from small SE (the most fun) to high perf turbo prop to high perf jets inc heavy metal and I've experienced some shocking R/T calls or lack there of from ALL levels of pilots in a CTAF!

Doing some research Vs X 1.3 would be around 91 kts. Call it 100 on App, 95 over the fence. Still quick enough. Those figures are based on MTOW, not likely in most cases on Ldg.

Great looking aircraft, such a shame and utterly tragic. Hope the family know that there are aviators out there thinking of them in their time of need -:(

Oh how tragic, we all feel it when a fellow aviator leaves the living world under tragic circumstances. May the family eventually find peace in the fact he passed over doing what he loved. RIP

I still can't fly my toy drone without it hitting me in the head / legs /guts/ or Wifey's flowers. . . .maybe I'll never get the 'Feel' of the weird control panel. . .Fortunately,. . .thus far,. .. I have NOT tried to fly it at more than 2 metres AGL. . . .Just have not mastered the control panel yet. . . .I have hundreds of hours on 3 axis flying appliances,( nay .Thousands) ,. .. and a few hundred hours on helicopters and Gyrocopters. . ..But WHY are these bloody things so Skittish to master I wonder ? ? ? ( Never had any exp with R/C aircraft models )Most annoying. . . .

 

Signed. . . Mr. perplexed ( of Cannock )

There is no way the authorities can control drone operations effectively, only a small percentage would be flown within the scope of CASA's rules, just a fact of life as laws/rules are optional in everything we do especially when it comes to forms of transport.

I'm not sure that Windex would be culpable in this situation. I use it all the time. Saw Dick Smith years ago cleaning the bubble on his helicopter using Windex and following up with Mr Sheen.

I also have concerns about the report's focus on a slightly aft CoG, while obviously not ideal, there is virtually no discussion about the mishandled approach.Looking at the images from onboard footage, thee was no way he was going to make that strip, and I have to wonder if the end result would have been the same even with a CoG with limits. Did he try to rudder it around or increase the load factor too much ?

While clearly an aft CoG is not ideal, as long as it isn't extreme and there is sufficient elevator authority, it actually unloads the mainplane. I think it possible that although the aft CoG may may make recovery difficult or impossible, at that altitude a stall may not be recoverable anyway, especially if the pilot instinctively pulls back or corrects with aileron.

 

I think the aft CoG may have contributed, but was probably not the cause of this event.

The event was mishandled, that much is obvious but beyond that we simply don't know. It is however a good example of what NOT to do!

Hopefully this event will have a positive effect on those that fly without careful correct consideration of their legal responabiltes.

@biggles

 

Germanwings Flight 9525 - Wikipedia

That was a terrifying time for those poor souls onboard.

The two in the cockpit rule was a knee jerk reaction at the time, it's now slowly being unadapted due common sense!

Can't see that 9/11 has anything to do with it except it's a plane involved. The 9/11 people had planned for a deliberate assault on the USA which was successful beyond their expectations. Nev

So sad really, he managed to hide an obvious severe mental health issue.

Flying the plane was the easy part, going thru with it would had been a huge challenge! RIP, nobody wins here

"............there are aeronautical abortions like Airbus aircraft with their appalling un-ergonomic cockpit philosophy.

Interesting analogy there seeing as Airbus are now the most popular Airframe especially in the single isle twin jet!

For too long the grubby majors have been able to pick & chose from a well supplied stock of GA pilots & Defence force personnel, transit forward the last ten years or so with the impact CASA has had on unsustainable regulations designed to destroy GA with zero vision and the fact that short term gain/profits from the grubby majors with major reductions in local workforce has left us with today's outcome, an industry now in an almost irreversible decline the likes of we have never witnessed since the Wright Bros first left the ground! RIP a once great nation of vision & prosperity!

With the world demand they will have to trade on the fact they can emigrate to Australia and be resident here. Same as most of the Business Colleges did to line their pockets by getting around the normal immigration rules as the main motivator. Qantas could have easily anticipated this need.What about our OWN pilots and their aspirations? On past experience it will be to force down wages like they did with overseas servicing prior to sacking most of their maintenance people. Lets open the CEO position to a 457 exemption and save about 18 million. in one fell sweep/ swop/ swoop or whatever it is... How long ago was it that the Paddy wanted a government guarantee on Qantas borrowings, no doubt in expectation of government favours for the union busting world wide cessation of flying HE called on , leaving everyone stranded and losing Qantas a lot of loyalty. Nev

Well said With our grubby Govt in bed wth big business like the SkyGods (QF) this is a sad day for Australian commercial aviation!

Pretty compelling that short clip, the urge to turn back would be very strong indeed especially if ahead is cluttered with buildings etc.

Don't buy one of these.I broke the head off one peg ( brittle aluminium) and the plastic spanner slips on the head if ground is hard....

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Angle of attack, angle of attack, angle of attack

Very true, AoA AND load factor, AS is only part of it!