FlyingVizsla Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 "IT'S been almost 24-hours since a 78-year-old pilot went missing on a journey that was only meant to take two hours. With no confirmed sightings of the aircraft since it left the Bundaberg airstrip at 1.45pm yesterday rescue crews are working tirelessly. Six rescue helicopters from across the state are still searching for the missing pilot and gyrocopter. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority revealed the pilot took off from Booyan Airstrip, 22 kilometres north of Bundaberg, at 1.45pm yesterday on a trip to Farnborough just north of Yeppoon - a regular route for the 78-year-old. BREAKING: More assets join desperate search for pilot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdDog Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Oh Dear. :( Let's hope he is OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingVizsla Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 Unfortunate outcome - Pilot found deceased at Baffle Creek. BREAKING: Missing pilot found dead in wreckage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yenn Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Sad loss and it is in a fairly well settled area, so several people must have heard or seen him. If he was going over Gladstone he would have been wireless equipped, but obviously never gave a distress call. My first thought when I heard of the missing plane was that the temptation to fly a lot of the way over water would make the search difficult, but he obviously took the safe route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thruster88 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Ozrunways or Avplan work so well in this situation I reckon they should be mandatory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekliston Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Ozrunways or Avplan work so well in this situation I reckon they should be mandatory Mandatory!!!!! What, do you work for CASA or something? I’ll go with recommended, but too much mandatory already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thruster88 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 No I don't work for casa. I farm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bull Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 RIP the loss of another fellow aviator, affects us all ,,,,condolences to all the family.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf jessup Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Condolences to the lost aviators family & friends. Aviation as enjoyable as it is can be very unforgiving when things go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabiru7252 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 78 years old! I'll be happy if I can make a coffee at 78. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingVizsla Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 Pilot named as Tim Pettitt. BREAKING: Tributes flow for Yeppoon pilot found in wreckage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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