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i'd be surprised if it doesn't return to the air.
Looks like its pretty much that everything damaged are available as replacements.
Sad sight tho, she looks like a clean and loved unit.
Looks like its pretty much that everything damaged are available as replacements.
Sad sight tho, she looks like a clean and loved unit.
Anything with a six cylinder Lycoming look like it's a write off?
Things could get a little interesting regarding the (airport installed) anchor cable which appears to have let go and allowed the majority of the flipped birds to go on their merry way. Have a close look at the photo below.
Is that a Decath in the background??
Steve Hart's hangar is the one down the west end. Two doors reattached yesterday. Two buggered. The Decathlon in there was smacked in the wing by a door and pushed back under one of the Yaks. L39 copped a ding on the right tip tank and door scraped the canopy and dinged the right side. Not major. Another door dropped on a Tomahawk and a C310 scraped one tank across the ground and banged the other into the hangar. Nothing operational inside damaged and the Sea Fury is OK. A20 was over at Cameron's and everything on that side of the airport seemed ok. Sheets of metal in trees near the BP. Lucky no-one killed.
Things could get a little interesting regarding the (airport installed) anchor cable which appears to have let go
Squawk7700- meow!
No 6 CYL Lycoming or 6 CYL Jabs in those two aicraft. The Cessna C162 Skycatcher is fitted with a Continental O-200D.
Re the airport, I suspect the aircraft insurers will be after them to recover, never mind owners. They're not known for being backward in coming forward when there is the possibility of clawing back some of what they shelled out.
Don't worry Tinstaafl, only one of your birds, MZW, was written off.
The other that was flipped was actually IVZ, in which I have many instructing hours.
Unfortunately, it was already derelict having been bought by someone who couldn't (or didn't want to) pay his maintenance bills. A sad finale to a good little aeroplane.
The other that was flipped was actually IVZ, in which I have many instructing hours.
Unfortunately, it was already derelict having been bought by someone who couldn't (or didn't want to) pay his maintenance bills. A sad finale to a good little aeroplane.
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spinex,
Yes I know more than the Skycatches were flipped but you need to pay attention to my post, as I said there are no 6 CYL Lycoming or 6 CYL Jabs IN THOSE TWO AIRCAFT, as the photo you posted is of Pathfinders two Skycatcher 's (24-8329 and 24-8511).
Yes I know more than the Skycatches were flipped but you need to pay attention to my post, as I said there are no 6 CYL Lycoming or 6 CYL Jabs IN THOSE TWO AIRCAFT, as the photo you posted is of Pathfinders two Skycatcher 's (24-8329 and 24-8511).
How green is yer anorak......? 
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I see the yellow Citabria IPI somehow managed to get over/between SRO and her stablemate and am told she was blown out of the open sided hangar in front of them. That aside there is going to be a whole lot of less dramatic damage about the field, I hear RQAC's RA reg Sling copped a bent aileron and both BFG's 172's are grounded, despite not having budged from their hangar.
(Disclaimer: The smiley indicates that this is an attempt at humour and should not be read as necessarily referring to the balance of this post, including any images which may or may not be included)I see the yellow Citabria IPI somehow managed to get over/between SRO and her stablemate and am told she was blown out of the open sided hangar in front of them. That aside there is going to be a whole lot of less dramatic damage about the field, I hear RQAC's RA reg Sling copped a bent aileron and both BFG's 172's are grounded, despite not having budged from their hangar.
Many straightened tiedown hooks about.
One of the BFG's C172s was actually parked under Flight One's Chieftain after the event.
One of the BFG's C172s was actually parked under Flight One's Chieftain after the event.
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Things could get a little interesting regarding the (airport installed) anchor cable which appears to have let go
Been there, done that. The airport will do their hardest to get out of having to cough up for the owners excess or repair bills. Make sure all owners of damaged planes (that were tied down, or hit by one that was tied down) all pursue the airport for the $$$.
Things could get a little interesting regarding the (airport installed) anchor cable which appears to have let go
Been there, done that. The airport will do their hardest to get out of having to cough up for the owners excess or repair bills. Make sure all owners of damaged planes (that were tied down, or hit by one that was tied down) all pursue the airport for the $$$.
People salivating and braying for blood from airport owners in this respect will just result in all all airports in Australia removing all tie down provisions. Lawyers will be happy, but we will not. I want more airport facilities, not fewer. So seek compensation, but an out of court settlement without liability being admitted would probably be best in the long run.
Airport owners are not our enemy, and we want more facilities, not risk averse airport owners.