DHC Beaver down in Hawkesbury

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Originally Posted by Ixixly

Sydney Seaplane crash: Six dead on New Year?s Eve flight

Anyone know if there's any truth to this? Or is this someone trying to get their couple of dollars and few minutes in the limelight on the back of a tragedy?

I'd call bullsh*t to that, Ixixly!

As a sometimes regular boatie out of Kurin-gai Motor Yacht Club at Cottage Point, I've had the pleasure of the Beavers and Caravans landing and taking off over the boat that I sometimes drive. There has never been any suggestion that Sydney Seaplanes are an unsafe operator. I've never observed any high rate turns at low speeds by their Beaver pilots. It would be unnecessary on Cowan Creek anyway, taking off to the North.