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Forum: Private Flying

16th Jan 2016, 14:36

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Light aircraft down near Oban?

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Posted By maxred

Thanks for posting. No real surprise, very sad...

Thanks for posting. No real surprise, very sad that two, young, people lost their lives, needlessly I would suggest. What would possess anyone to attempt the flight on that TAF and Metar? 4K forward...

Forum: Private Flying

9th Apr 2015, 20:36

Replies: 44

Light aircraft down near Oban?

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Posted By maxred

Given that two young people lost their lives...

Given that two young people lost their lives here, I, despite reading that paragraph several times, sometimes despair.

Forum: Private Flying

8th Apr 2015, 15:42

Replies: 44

Light aircraft down near Oban?

Views: 16,410

Posted By maxred

Agreed, but given he was flying Dundee - Tiree,...

Agreed, but given he was flying Dundee - Tiree, it figures largely in the decision to go, or not, as the case may be.

Maybe his engine failed, no one knows.

Forum: Private Flying

8th Apr 2015, 10:19

Replies: 44

Light aircraft down near Oban?

Views: 16,410

Posted By maxred

Thanks UA. That is a no go in my book, and would...

Thanks UA. That is a no go in my book, and would suggest most peoples. It was not even predicted to improve. It just is so sad when peoples lives are lost when based on a weather decision, where...

Forum: Private Flying

8th Apr 2015, 09:36

Replies: 44

Light aircraft down near Oban?

Views: 16,410

Posted By maxred

Sorry for the families of these two people. ...

Sorry for the families of these two people.

Ecosse, the weather you gave was for Oban, not Tiree, not sure what it was at the destination, but it can be very localised weather. Overcast at 1500,...

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