Cosmick Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-11/search-underway-for-two-ultralight-planes-missing-in-townsville/6084780 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEM Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Hope they turn up safe. Below is from AMSA via Medianet and gives some detail Media Release: Overdue ultralight aircraft, North Queensland Australian Maritime Safety Authority 11/02/2015 6:29:30 AM Good morning, Please find below and attached a media release seeking any sighting or hearing reports of two ultralight aircraft flying low yesterday in the Donnington Air Park area near Townsville. This media release has been issued to Townsville area media to broadcast as soon as possible, and to Brisbane media for background only. Further information on search activities is available from AMSA Media on 1300 624 633. Overdue ultralight aircraft, North Queensland The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is conducting an air search for two ultralight aircraft missing near Donnington Air Park, south of Townsville. Each aircraft has one person on board and were due to return to Donnington Air Park. Members of the public are requested to call 1800 815 257 and report any sighting or hearing of two ultralight aircraft flying low in the vicinity of Donnington Air Park, or the Reid River, Haughton River and Majors Creek areas between 11am and 3pm AEST yesterday. ENDS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDQDI Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 The first link says in the title that the two planes have been found?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ave8rr Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Reports now saying wreckage of two ultralight planes have been found? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 http://brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/two-pilots-missing-ultralight-wreckage-found-20150210-13bbs0.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmick Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 ABC article updated and Bad Bad news http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-11/two-pilots-killed-in-crash-of-two-planes-in-north-queensland/6084780 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 What sort of aircraft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmick Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Could only guess it must have been a collision, Condolences to Family and Friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 That is the only conclusion that would make any sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poteroo Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 What was the weather at the time? It's unlikely, but not unheard of, for a TS to account for more than one aircraft. unsettling news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andys@coffs Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 indeed......very light wing loaded aircraft don't much like weather upsets.......speculation only. Although looking at TVL weather for yesterday noted that the wind gusts were significant approaching 50kmhr with the gust proportion being 10-20 above steady state (ground based reporting)...... could be an issue on approach but shouldn't be an issue in the cruise stage you'd think....but might have been a bit uncomfortable.... temps look to be very comfortable...... Don't know about TVL but here the easterly winds are the most comfortable coming off the sea. wind directions mostly easterly at TVL yesterday (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ60801/IDQ60801.94294.shtml) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Investigators will be on site tomorrow including our own. One aircraft was a WB Drifter 582 and the other a 503 Single- seat Thruster. Condolences to families and friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamel Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Well the police have made their findings "both planes clipped power lines" !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayavner Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Well the police have made their findings "both planes clipped power lines" !!! ouch... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teckair Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I don't know what to make of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 If both aircraft did clip power lines, let us hope these power lines were strung between two 500'+ mountains. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Evans Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Condolences to families and friends. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damkia Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 They may have been forced low by clouds after getting airborne. There were clouds around Mt Stuart and surrounding hills of the ranges in that area this morning at 0600 when I jumped on a commercial flight out of TSV airport, and it's not uncommon in that microclimate area for there to be rain/fog with the rest of TSV being clear as a bell. One hitting power lines is a piloting incident, two hitting powerlines could be a weather incident. Condolences to the families and friends of the pilots. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf jessup Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 They may have been forced low by clouds after getting airborne. There were clouds around Mt Stuart and surrounding hills of the ranges in that area this morning at 0600 when I jumped on a commercial flight out of TSV airport, and it's not uncommon in that microclimate area for there to be rain/fog with the rest of TSV being clear as a bell. One hitting power lines is a piloting incident, two hitting powerlines could be a weather incident.Condolences to the families and friends of the pilots. Condolences to both families and friends. Let us hope it was weather related accidents as if it is the other, what can one say? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shafs64 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Just saw this on the news. They where talking with a fellow club member. he was understandably heart broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Not looking like it was powerline related at this time.More likely inflight contact... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shafs64 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 What sort of aircraft? it looks like one is a drifter and the other is a thruster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 That has been stated. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmick Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 There are now some Pics on the ABC link http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-11/two-pilots-killed-in-crash-of-two-planes-in-north-queensland/6084780 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Ops and tech persons enroute to site now to commence investigation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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