Collision at YSBK
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Can't seem to find any pictures or videos anywhere. I'm a student at Whitworth's and am very concerned as to what has happened. If anybody could confirm the aircraft involved it would be great.
What the....
I'm a student at Whitworth's and am very concerned as to what has happened. If anybody could confirm the aircraft involved it would be great
In other breaking news, i seen a flying instructer walk across a taxiway today...there was no flashing light mounted on the instructers head - i think it be a safety issue. Should i make an issue of this matter ?
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Now now...
Geez guys, why the hostility? Speedbird's just concerned about a fellow aviator, nothing wrong with that, no matter how big or small the incident. And as for tanglewood - "Why? Taxi incident, no injuries, these things happen."... if this is a regular occurence for u, then we all better steer clear of u on the taxiways...yikes and we haven't even gotten airborne yet!
Glad noone was hurt and all is well!
Glad noone was hurt and all is well!
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i remember some years ago, after a long night flight, returning to bankstown, taxiing back to the aircraft parking bay, the student in the front misjudged a u-turn, and hit a wingtip on the corner of a hangar, bent the last 3 ft of the wing up about 45 deg. the following day the telegraph reported an aircraft crashed on the runway the previous night..near disaster, aircraft destroyed, the usual BS.. and the pic in the story was the archer that we hit the hangar with!
it was the old Illawarra hangar at the time, so the aircraft was in full view of the public the next day..
it was the old Illawarra hangar at the time, so the aircraft was in full view of the public the next day..
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Certain posters above should get back in their box. The interest in the incident is not about being nosy, spreading rumours or the potential to sensationalise the incident in the press. It is about 'learning'. That is, why did the incident occur, what can we do to avoid a repeat in the future, is there a black spot where extra care is required, etc. You should learn from your own mistakes, but it is always better to learn from the mistakes of others 
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the two aircraft were JWW and VFC and they were taxiing after landing not "approaching the RWY"
Why all the miss info?
The real worry is that emergency services took 13 minutes to attend since there are none based at BK !!!!!!
Why all the miss info?
The real worry is that emergency services took 13 minutes to attend since there are none based at BK !!!!!!
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The offer has been put to BAL a few times from a range of civilian fire contract groups and has been hit on the head because they dont have 300,000 pax per year and therefore they dont need one (direct quote from BAL)
13 minutes from the time of incident or time of call?? big difference....
000 call was made for Ambos, they are sent, Ambo comms passes the information by phone onto NSWFB comms and Police....... tick tick tick (time ticking away)... Peak hour traffic.... tick tick tick (11 tonne fire brigade pumper is not the quickest thing in peak hour traffic)
I know that comment was not a dig at the external services but 13 minutes in peak hour traffic is probably not that bad and they may have been coming back from another job on the other side of town.
This really should be a wake up to BAL
13 minutes from the time of incident or time of call?? big difference....
000 call was made for Ambos, they are sent, Ambo comms passes the information by phone onto NSWFB comms and Police....... tick tick tick (time ticking away)... Peak hour traffic.... tick tick tick (11 tonne fire brigade pumper is not the quickest thing in peak hour traffic)
I know that comment was not a dig at the external services but 13 minutes in peak hour traffic is probably not that bad and they may have been coming back from another job on the other side of town.
This really should be a wake up to BAL
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13 mins is from the time of hang up after the call. and thats not too bad it has been up to 20 mins on occasion.
Its not a dig at the services, its a dig at the government who promised a metropolitan/ARFF when they took the ARFF away, but of course they lied and we swallowed it!!!!
Its not the airports fault either there should be a requirment to provide services.
Its not a dig at the services, its a dig at the government who promised a metropolitan/ARFF when they took the ARFF away, but of course they lied and we swallowed it!!!!
Its not the airports fault either there should be a requirment to provide services.
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13 minutes from the time of incident or time of call?? big difference....
(Good job there was no fire then!)
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"How long does it take for an aircraft to burn to virtually nothing?"
VERY fast process - but can anyone cite an example where having an on-site ARFFS has actually saved lives in the context of an aircraft accident? Put some reality into the emotive discussion?
VERY fast process - but can anyone cite an example where having an on-site ARFFS has actually saved lives in the context of an aircraft accident? Put some reality into the emotive discussion?