In the poo at Lake Eyre
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In the poo at Lake Eyre
Seven News had a piece about a bloke who got caught short in a big way near Lake Eyre, landed on the salt and promptly got bogged. (No pun intended) Not clear whether he didn't have an epirb, but he walked out overnight and was found the next day, seriously dehydrated. Couple of lessons to be learnt there methinks.
Seven News had a piece about a bloke who got caught short in a big way near Lake Eyre, landed on the salt and promptly got bogged. (No pun intended) Not clear whether he didn't have an epirb, but he walked out overnight and was found the next day, seriously dehydrated. Couple of lessons to be learnt there methinks.
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P.S. Someone is now saying it's a 4 seat diamond DA40 GA aircraft.
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https://au.news.yahoo.com/video/watc...r-crash/#page1
Here is the news report, looks like a Diamond from the video.
Here is the news report, looks like a Diamond from the video.
Here is the news report, looks like a Diamond from the video.
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Unbelievable - yet another idiot that reckons lack of mobile phone coverage didn't help him in his situation. WTF does he expect? It's the middle of the b****y outback ffs! Take a satphone & an epirb with you next time you clown! 
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Where is the Comm antenna located on the Diamond?
If it wasn't sheared off in the mud, I would think he could have haled another aircraft, possibly an airliner, on guard frequency.
Or do I underestimate the remoteness of the Outback.
If it wasn't sheared off in the mud, I would think he could have haled another aircraft, possibly an airliner, on guard frequency.
Or do I underestimate the remoteness of the Outback.
Or do I underestimate the remoteness of the Outback.
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Where is the Comm antenna located on the Diamond?
As for ELT he could have removed it and set off manually . Either he doesn't know how it works or intentionally didn't activate it.
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"apparently departed William creek at 5 pm."
The logical thing for this guy to have done is simply this: Refuel his aircraft at the self serve YCBP bowser and then land at YWMC for the night. (Trevor has some great new self contained, very comfortable single dongas for only $120 per night.)
Next morning, he could have had a picturesque flight over Lake Eyre.
I've visited William Creek on only six occasions. (The latest at the end of January, this year.) But the place is rather attractive due to the lack of mobile phone access...
A 406 MHz PLB is very cheap to buy and may save your life. Don't forget to register it with AMSA.
The logical thing for this guy to have done is simply this: Refuel his aircraft at the self serve YCBP bowser and then land at YWMC for the night. (Trevor has some great new self contained, very comfortable single dongas for only $120 per night.)
Next morning, he could have had a picturesque flight over Lake Eyre.
I've visited William Creek on only six occasions. (The latest at the end of January, this year.) But the place is rather attractive due to the lack of mobile phone access...
A 406 MHz PLB is very cheap to buy and may save your life. Don't forget to register it with AMSA.
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A survival kit, including water and energy bars, might not have been a bad idea either.
At least that way, he could have remained with his downed aircraft until help arrived.
At least that way, he could have remained with his downed aircraft until help arrived.
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I might have missed something but, apart from any other considerations, I'm still wondering why he had to put it down just there and then.
I mean, aside from an in-flight fire, something like the imminent risk of soiling one's own pants is not a good enough reason to proceed to put yourself in deeper sh1t.
Like others, I suspect there's a bit more to this "saga" than's being told, right now.
The whole thing just doesn't add up. I smell a rat.
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I mean, aside from an in-flight fire, something like the imminent risk of soiling one's own pants is not a good enough reason to proceed to put yourself in deeper sh1t.
Like others, I suspect there's a bit more to this "saga" than's being told, right now.
The whole thing just doesn't add up. I smell a rat.
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Each of us handle situations differently. He believed he was gravely ill.
We're talking about a high paid professional here, a man with likely multilple degrees and specialist training. Perhaps his only "let down" in terms of pilots is that he is a kidney specialist trained as a pilot, not a trailed pilot trained to be a doctor.
Under the assumption he flies for work, I would personally be admiring him for operating an aircraft and servicing patients in outback locations rather than a big city CBD.
A motive to do this on purpose? Seriously doubt it without a shred of evidence.
We're talking about a high paid professional here, a man with likely multilple degrees and specialist training. Perhaps his only "let down" in terms of pilots is that he is a kidney specialist trained as a pilot, not a trailed pilot trained to be a doctor.
Under the assumption he flies for work, I would personally be admiring him for operating an aircraft and servicing patients in outback locations rather than a big city CBD.
A motive to do this on purpose? Seriously doubt it without a shred of evidence.
I would personally be admiring him for operating an aircraft and servicing patients in outback locations rather than a big city CBD.
I wouldn't rely on one of these, I borrowed one for a couple of holidays in remote locations (Scotland, Bahamas) and struggled to make it work at all usefully.
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