Plane down off Pt Lonsdale
RIP,
My sympathy to all affected
Regards RW
Barwon Heads plane crash wreckage found but fourth victim still missing - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Barwon Heads plane crash wreckage found but fourth victim still missing
Posted about an hour ago
A Victoria Police boat docked at Point Lonsdale following a plane crash at Barwon Heads.
PHOTO: Crews have been searching for the wreckage for nearly two weeks.
Search crews have managed to find the fuselage of a plane that crashed in waters off the coast on Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula last month, but have yet to locate the fourth victim's body, police have said.
Divers and water police were able to bring the wreckage to the surface, along with the plane's engine block and propeller, on Saturday afternoon.
It was found about four kilometres offshore, between Point Lonsdale and Barwon Heads.
The plane, which took off from Moorabbin Airport, crashed on January 29, killing all four onboard.
The plane, carrying a 68-year-old Noble Park man, a 63-year-old woman and 65-year-old man from Black Rock, and a 55-year-old man from Mordialloc, had been flying to King Island.
Three of the victims' bodies have been recovered.
The wreckage was located by a remote operated vehicle which indicated the location of the plane and guided divers to the site, police said.
It was taken by barge to Williamstown, in Melbourne's west, for further inspection.
My sympathy to all affected
Regards RW
Barwon Heads plane crash wreckage found but fourth victim still missing - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Barwon Heads plane crash wreckage found but fourth victim still missing
Posted about an hour ago
A Victoria Police boat docked at Point Lonsdale following a plane crash at Barwon Heads.
PHOTO: Crews have been searching for the wreckage for nearly two weeks.
Search crews have managed to find the fuselage of a plane that crashed in waters off the coast on Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula last month, but have yet to locate the fourth victim's body, police have said.
Divers and water police were able to bring the wreckage to the surface, along with the plane's engine block and propeller, on Saturday afternoon.
It was found about four kilometres offshore, between Point Lonsdale and Barwon Heads.
The plane, which took off from Moorabbin Airport, crashed on January 29, killing all four onboard.
The plane, carrying a 68-year-old Noble Park man, a 63-year-old woman and 65-year-old man from Black Rock, and a 55-year-old man from Mordialloc, had been flying to King Island.
Three of the victims' bodies have been recovered.
The wreckage was located by a remote operated vehicle which indicated the location of the plane and guided divers to the site, police said.
It was taken by barge to Williamstown, in Melbourne's west, for further inspection.
Last edited by Rotor Work; 9th Feb 2016 at 06:48.
"If he's instrument rated, you feed into the GPS, no different than GPS navigation in your car," he said.
They would just be referring to how you can select a GPS course and have the auto pilot stick to it. Therefore if you hit IMC in theory you just hit the AP button and select a course.
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The Age article quotes a fisherman saying he saw a plane flying at about 100ft heading straight towards ominous looking clouds. Of course, it could have been a SAR plane after the event.
One thing that I think hasn't been mentioned here yet is the condition of misjudging height above water when in clear air and with no solid horizontal references. We often hear of this when the water is glassy smooth, but the illusion could have been strong enough to captivate four pilots on that day.
One thing that I think hasn't been mentioned here yet is the condition of misjudging height above water when in clear air and with no solid horizontal references. We often hear of this when the water is glassy smooth, but the illusion could have been strong enough to captivate four pilots on that day.
I hear what you're saying S7700 but the article made it sound like GPS was a way out of LOC in this situation when the reality is it doesn't have anything to do with it. Anyway, for his sake I hope he was mis-quoted because it makes him look like a d1ck to anyone who knows about aviation.
On the auto-pilot.....when I was in GA and flying VH aircraft of the same vintage I rarely used an A/P as they were so troublesome. It was safer to leave it alone.
On the auto-pilot.....when I was in GA and flying VH aircraft of the same vintage I rarely used an A/P as they were so troublesome. It was safer to leave it alone.
