Happyflyer Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/10/23/15/36/man-injured-in-nsw-light-plane-crash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 VH reg'd T-18. http://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/pilot-injured-after-plane-flips-sandy-beach/2817366/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyflyer Posted October 23, 2015 Author Share Posted October 23, 2015 VH reg'd T-18.http://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/pilot-injured-after-plane-flips-sandy-beach/2817366/ I've heard that they can be a bit of a handful on the ground. If the news reports are true and he had three previous attempts to land it would appear the elements were trying to tell him something. Hope he can get it into the air again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 76 years old. Has anyone analysed the crash data related to age of pilot? The recent survey here suggested that there are a lot of newer, younger pilots now flying, but the crashes seem predominantly to be elderly males. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 76 years old. Has anyone analysed the crash data related to age of pilot? The recent survey here suggested that there are a lot of newer, younger pilots now flying, but the crashes seem predominantly to be elderly males. May be related to the fact that the majority of pilots are aged males. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgwilson Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Love the media bit saying he crashed into an airstrip. You'd have though at least one of them would have tried to get out of the way. The wind was howling on the coast yesterday & I'd have thought that after 3 attempts he may have gone on to Coffs. The Sandy Beach strip is in the hills & the ground rises steeply at the NW end. I'm told it is only a 1 way strip. According to Google Earth the elevation is 72 feet at the SE end & 108 feet at the NW end, it is 860 metres long & 1.9km from the end of the strip the top of the ridge is 870 feet high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabiru7252 Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 As we fly lighter aircraft we need to consider the conditions the plane can handle as much as we consider the conditions we as pilots can handle. I sure as hell don't fly my Jab in the conditions I used to fly the Tobago (hot strong gusty winds in 35°C temperatures). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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