View Full Version : Plane Crash Sydney - All OK
mcoates
14th Nov 2020, 05:55
https://www.news.com.au/national/light-plane-crash-lands-on-soccer-field-in-sydneys-northern-beaches/news-story/3524a27ddf37b7924e00e7295d2424ba
Foxbat RA-Aus registered
PoppaJo
14th Nov 2020, 06:50
For heavens sake do everyone a favour and just ban these pieces of absolute **** in this country.
Sick of reading about the things. Just be done with it CASA.
Squawk7700
14th Nov 2020, 07:54
For heavens sake do everyone a favour and just ban these pieces of absolute **** in this country.
Sick of reading about the things. Just be done with it CASA.
Which "things" are you referring to, the Foxbat? What exactly is wrong with the Foxbat?
ysbkpilot
14th Nov 2020, 08:15
This particular Foxbat has had a string of engine failures in recent months.
mcoates
14th Nov 2020, 09:53
Nothing wrong with the Foxbat, a very reliable and robust aircraft ? Later reports say fuel starvation and a spluttering engine etc.
Very dramatic photo here
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/764x435/capture_3cb256288f06b4d35a10840a19ea91b4517564a1.png
cattletruck
14th Nov 2020, 09:59
Oh dear, is it stalled in that picture? Does look like full elevator.
Runaway Gun
14th Nov 2020, 15:11
Could be 5 knots above stall speed, so they can manoeuvre with impunity 😉
Squawk7700
14th Nov 2020, 19:27
That looks looks like one of my standard arrivals!
Luckily they stall pretty darn slow or it may have been a very different outcome.
josephfeatherweight
15th Nov 2020, 03:36
Oh dear, is it stalled in that picture? Does look like full elevator.
But surely if you keep pulling, you'll avoid the ground?? :ugh:
Cloudee
15th Nov 2020, 08:29
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/671x457/image_d4904a615fed067d116306037ba8368c8cce6942.jpeg
This looks like the aircraft in happier days.
sprocket check
15th Nov 2020, 08:40
For heavens sake do everyone a favour and just ban these pieces of absolute **** in this country.
Sick of reading about the things. Just be done with it CASA.
WTF???????
Pinky the pilot
15th Nov 2020, 08:45
That's a Foxbat??:confused:
Doesn't lool like a Mig 25 to me!:=
Hat, coat etc.
Mach1Muppet
15th Nov 2020, 09:49
I always thought the rotax engines were pretty reliable? (that is compared to 2010 Jabiru)
mcoates
15th Nov 2020, 20:19
It seems that it is fuel supply related. The same aircraft has had 2 previously reported incidents regarding fuel issues that required emergency landings at Bankstown. Obviously, they have not been able to fix the problem in the last two events.
No engine will go properly without fuel
Mach1Muppet
15th Nov 2020, 22:28
It seems that it is fuel supply related. The same aircraft has had 2 previously reported incidents regarding fuel issues that required emergency landings at Bankstown. Obviously, they have not been able to fix the problem in the last two events.
No engine will go properly without fuel
That explains it then! thanks
Ndegi
16th Nov 2020, 07:53
For heavens sake do everyone a favour and just ban these pieces of absolute **** in this country.
Sick of reading about the things. Just be done with it CASA.
With progressive attitudes like this the early J3 Cubs and Aeroncas would have never been allowed to reach certification either.
Absolutely nothing wrong with the Foxbat and the engine is highly reliable provided all vital fluids supplied. I can think of a few Continental and Lycomings that have proved temperamental over the years.
Lead Balloon
16th Nov 2020, 08:03
Well said, Ndegi. Lighten up, PoppaJo, and take some objectivity pills.