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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

5th Feb 2017, 14:16

Replies: 370

Mallard Down in Perth

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Posted By onetrack

That'd be the Air Tractor AT-802 of Dunns...

That'd be the Air Tractor AT-802 of Dunns Aviation. I'm not so sure that the Air Tractor was confined to manoeuvring inside the display box.

Aviation WA - Australia Day - City of Perth air show...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

30th Jan 2017, 10:03

Replies: 370

Mallard Down in Perth

Views: 166,958

Posted By onetrack

Step Turn - thank you for your lucid, well...

Step Turn - thank you for your lucid, well written and informative piece, with the final sentence saying it all.

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

28th Jan 2017, 08:38

Replies: 370

Mallard Down in Perth

Views: 166,958

Posted By onetrack

Squawk7700, thanks for your patience and...

Squawk7700, thanks for your patience and explanation. I'm happy to have my lack of knowledge/understanding exposed and discussed, if it means only one pilot is saved from making a fatal error anytime...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

28th Jan 2017, 07:15

Replies: 370

Mallard Down in Perth

Views: 166,958

Posted By onetrack

No, I'm not a pilot, or I would have that on my...

No, I'm not a pilot, or I would have that on my profile. I did take out basic pilot studies many years ago, but never completed them, due to other commitments.

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

28th Jan 2017, 07:04

Replies: 370

Mallard Down in Perth

Views: 166,958

Posted By onetrack

But if that 300kts wind turns from a crosswind to...

But if that 300kts wind turns from a crosswind to a tailwind, within the space of a few seconds, you would expect some small alteration in the aircrafts flying position? Such as a loss of height? ...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

28th Jan 2017, 06:26

Replies: 370

Mallard Down in Perth

Views: 166,958

Posted By onetrack

One of the better videos I've seen of the Mallard...

One of the better videos I've seen of the Mallard crash - the initial video, taken by someone standing on the SE foreshore of Perth Water.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryPnJ-Tj4ME

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

28th Jan 2017, 06:09

Replies: 370

Mallard Down in Perth

Views: 166,958

Posted By onetrack

One can only guess if the low level and surface...

One can only guess if the low level and surface winds had any impact on the aircraft involved, which factor could possibly have been a negative one in the conditions leading to the crash.
The...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

26th Jan 2017, 09:13

Replies: 370

Mallard Down in Perth

Views: 166,958

Posted By onetrack

Reports are that there were 2POB, and neither...

Reports are that there were 2POB, and neither have surfaced, so it can be presumed that there are 2 fatalities.

Thank goodness they didn't crash into a pile of boats, the Swan River is normally...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

26th Jan 2017, 08:45

Replies: 370

Mallard Down in Perth

Views: 166,958

Posted By onetrack

The crash happened in front of tens of thousands...

The crash happened in front of tens of thousands of spectators gathering for the Australia Day fireworks display; which fireworks are launched from barges on the Swan River.

Not sure if the...

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