Freight Aeroplane locked down in HBA with "white powder" found aboard.
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Freight Aeroplane locked down in HBA with "white powder" found aboard.
Anyone have any more info on this?
No mention of carrier. No mention of aeroplane type.
I guess freight can't provide an hysterical passenger to stick a micropone in front of.
David Beniuk
May 13, 2013 9:22pm
THE Australian Federal Police is investigating a white powder found on a plane in Hobart.
The Australian Federal Police says it is investigating the incident, which unfolded on Monday evening.
A forensics officer from Tasmanian Police has been asked to analyse the substance.
As well as the AFP and Tasmania Police, aviation rescue, the fire brigade and the ambulance service attended the scene.
"The AFP is making further inquiries into the incident," a spokesperson said.
"Further details will be released as they come to hand.
"As this is an ongoing matter, it would not be appropriate for the AFP to comment further."
Police told the ABC there had been no injuries as a result of exposure to the powder.
Air services in and out of Hobart were not affected.
Hmmmm
May have just been dust to try to knock down NQ cockies!
Best all
EWL
No mention of carrier. No mention of aeroplane type.
I guess freight can't provide an hysterical passenger to stick a micropone in front of.
David Beniuk
May 13, 2013 9:22pm
THE Australian Federal Police is investigating a white powder found on a plane in Hobart.
The Australian Federal Police says it is investigating the incident, which unfolded on Monday evening.
A forensics officer from Tasmanian Police has been asked to analyse the substance.
As well as the AFP and Tasmania Police, aviation rescue, the fire brigade and the ambulance service attended the scene.
"The AFP is making further inquiries into the incident," a spokesperson said.
"Further details will be released as they come to hand.
"As this is an ongoing matter, it would not be appropriate for the AFP to comment further."
Police told the ABC there had been no injuries as a result of exposure to the powder.
Air services in and out of Hobart were not affected.
Hmmmm
May have just been dust to try to knock down NQ cockies!
Best all
EWL
White Powder Scare at Hobart Airport
From ABC NEWS
TOLL'S VH-UZW
White powder scare - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Fire crews were called to Hobart Airport when an unidentified white powder was found on a cargo plane.
Tasmania Police sent a forensics officer to the airport and they examined the plane and took samples of the powder.
There were reports four people were exposed to the material and later required decontamination but police said no-one was injured.
An ambulance remained on standby for several hours.
Passenger services in and out of Hobart Airport were not affected.
Wonder if it is plane or self raising
Regards R W
TOLL'S VH-UZW
White powder scare - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Fire crews were called to Hobart Airport when an unidentified white powder was found on a cargo plane.
Tasmania Police sent a forensics officer to the airport and they examined the plane and took samples of the powder.
There were reports four people were exposed to the material and later required decontamination but police said no-one was injured.
An ambulance remained on standby for several hours.
Passenger services in and out of Hobart Airport were not affected.
Wonder if it is plane or self raising
Regards R W
Is Dan Ruff still one of their pilots? (In Roald Dahl's autobiography there's an hilarious chapter about the Indian, U.N. Savory, that he shared a cabin with. To do with dandruff)
Do they still make Johnson's Baby Powder out of babies?
Do they still make Johnson's Baby Powder out of babies?
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FFS if you are going to use place name abbreviations PLEASE get it right. HBA is Hervey Bay. You scared the bejesus out of me. I was at HBA on the weekend and I thought they were on to me. I had heaps of white powder on board, albeit as a result of my aging paint job.
Try YMHB for Hobart, or at the very least just HB.
Cheers, RA
FFS if you are going to use place name abbreviations PLEASE get it right. HBA is Hervey Bay. You scared the bejesus out of me. I was at HBA on the weekend and I thought they were on to me. I had heaps of white powder on board, albeit as a result of my aging paint job.
Try YMHB for Hobart, or at the very least just HB.
Cheers, RA
FFS Rutan, if you are going to use initials then please use something else.
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hobart is indeed hba. hervey bay is hvb or yhba (icao). hb is a navaid identifier not an airport.
not heard of iata then rutan? and given locos occupation i think he'd know.
ffs indeed
not heard of iata then rutan? and given locos occupation i think he'd know.
ffs indeed
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Other than Travel agents and SLF, who uses IATA codes or needs to know them ? After all this is the GA forum, I'm highly unlikely to need to use IATA codes flying a bug smasher around this country
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FFS, IATA is a recognised code, and I for one use the IATA codes where possible in my log book.
ACARS, certainly on our fleet, requires IATA code otherwise the departure & arrival messages don't go nowhere.
Don't worry EW Loco, some of us knew what you were talking about.
ACARS, certainly on our fleet, requires IATA code otherwise the departure & arrival messages don't go nowhere.
Don't worry EW Loco, some of us knew what you were talking about.
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um, how glib.
most everyone uses them. most of us are slf quite often. they do get bastardised on these 2 forums quite a bit ive noticed.
Loco was referring to an airport hba, not a navaid.
stick to your bugsmashers mate youll be right.
iata codes go in my logbook too
so what was the powder?
most everyone uses them. most of us are slf quite often. they do get bastardised on these 2 forums quite a bit ive noticed.
Loco was referring to an airport hba, not a navaid.
stick to your bugsmashers mate youll be right.
iata codes go in my logbook too
so what was the powder?
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FFS the colours change like a chameleons. ROYGBIV.
in my day FFS sometimes meant 'FLIGHT FINE, STUPID.'
and EWL was an East-West Airlines F27 'City of Albury'
and in EWL's head there are more designators than most of us have had
hot . . . .. numbers wanting us.
(ps liked what you said elsewhere W9 about flt mgmnt dicks and min fuel.
That mantra of 'it costs fuel to carry fuel' used to piss us right off.)
in my day FFS sometimes meant 'FLIGHT FINE, STUPID.'
and EWL was an East-West Airlines F27 'City of Albury'
and in EWL's head there are more designators than most of us have had
hot . . . .. numbers wanting us.
(ps liked what you said elsewhere W9 about flt mgmnt dicks and min fuel.
That mantra of 'it costs fuel to carry fuel' used to piss us right off.)
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What I've learned so far...
1. Self raising flour will help a metro fly
2. HBA is Hobart
3.The Federal Police have their own sticky tape.
Who says prune is not educational.
1. Self raising flour will help a metro fly
2. HBA is Hobart
3.The Federal Police have their own sticky tape.
Who says prune is not educational.
Another case of how hysteria has overtaken Aviation. White powder is found & it's hit the panic button!
Oh well I guess Johnstons baby powder will be banned next on the supermarket shelves, we can't be too careful these days!
As for codes.............IATA codes are used everywhere in aviation from pax bag tags to some Co's official paperwork. I think it's pretty obvious that HBA was referring to two headed land
as mentioned early in the original thread.
Ya gotta Pprune. it's a sure fire way to get people's oil pressure on the rise
Once the Feds pull the sticky tape off the airframe there goes the paint !:-)
Wmk2
Oh well I guess Johnstons baby powder will be banned next on the supermarket shelves, we can't be too careful these days!
As for codes.............IATA codes are used everywhere in aviation from pax bag tags to some Co's official paperwork. I think it's pretty obvious that HBA was referring to two headed land
as mentioned early in the original thread.Ya gotta Pprune. it's a sure fire way to get people's oil pressure on the rise
Once the Feds pull the sticky tape off the airframe there goes the paint !:-)
Wmk2
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