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Mail-man
11th Apr 2015, 02:44
http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-11/planes-collide-while-taxiing-at-melbournes-moorabbin-airport/6385828
Anyone got more?
Three injured after two light planes collide at Moorabbin Airport (http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/three-injured-after-two-light-planes-collide-at-moorabbin-airport-20150411-1mixgu.html)
A couple of twitpic links in this article
Pearly White
11th Apr 2015, 05:23
Top Stories: Planes collide on runway at Melbourne's Moorabbin Airport
http://abc.net.au/news/6385828
training wheels
11th Apr 2015, 05:39
looks like Oxford vs RVAC ...
pistnbroke_again
11th Apr 2015, 05:50
The warrior is from MFS
neoxman
11th Apr 2015, 06:23
Arrived at YMMB after this happened, a witness told me that the Warrior seemed to be having engine trouble and looked to be trying to put it down inside the field.
Could have been far worse, apparently the 172 had a short amount of time to try and move out of the way, probably what prevented fatalities.
Hit home for me a bit as i've flown VH-TXH (The MFS Warrior) a few times as I did my PPL-MECIR training at MFS.
The name is Porter
11th Apr 2015, 06:32
Judas! Extremely fortunate there was no fire!
ReverseFlight
13th Apr 2015, 06:26
Engine trouble ? Carby heat omitted ?
majorca
13th Apr 2015, 10:51
A rough running engine. Why would you land on the shortest runway with possible downwind. Surely a close low level circuit to the duty runway would have been more appropriate. If oil pressure or manifold pressure were dropping then you would possibly expect imminent engine failure. Easy for those not in the situation but there is no substitute for experience.
Compylot
13th Apr 2015, 11:13
Yes.... indeed Majorca.
Why?
Why?
Why do I live in hope?
Why do I live in hope, grasping that slippery straw of optimism and as hard as I try improving myself I know one thing.
I will never be as good as you :{
majorca
13th Apr 2015, 11:20
you will be even better, Compylot, given the experience.........don't give up hope.
Compylot
13th Apr 2015, 11:45
We can only learn from your experience Majorca, thank you for donating your time to provide an opinion :ok:
Jabawocky
13th Apr 2015, 12:27
what drugs are you guys on.I hope you are not instructors or LAME's.:ok:
If oil pressure or manifold pressure were dropping then you would possibly expect imminent engine failure. Easy for those not in the situation but there is no substitute for experience.
I guess if you block off the intake the MP drops for a bit, but when the engine fails MP usually rises to that of QNH.
Just sayin……….
LeadSled
13th Apr 2015, 13:51
------- when the engine fails MP usually rises to that of QNH.
Jaba,
I wonder how many are going to argue the toss about that???
Tootle pip!!
Creampuff
13th Apr 2015, 20:54
Manifold pressure sucks!
(Copyright John Deakin)
FoolCorsePich
13th Apr 2015, 21:11
Jokes on you guys. That warrior was turbocharged.
not really but
MakeItHappenCaptain
13th Apr 2015, 22:10
I heard it had a turbine conversion, was Smithy's recovered missing aircraft reconstructed and was used for chemtrail spraying!
Word on the street is that he landed at 100 Kts too......:eek:
Lucky they hit the back of the 172 and not the front....:sad:
Username here
19th Apr 2015, 01:31
A rough running engine. Why would you land on the shortest runway with possible downwind. Surely a close low level circuit to the duty runway would have been more appropriate. If oil pressure or manifold pressure were dropping then you would possibly expect imminent engine failure. Easy for those not in the situation but there is no substitute for experience.
A low level circuit....You're joking right...
josephfeatherweight
19th Apr 2015, 01:39
Yeah, what's altitude ever done for anyone with a suspect engine? :E
Fly a low level circuit, that'd be the coolest!