Crash in Gordon VIC?
Clocked up some hours on VH-ZEW. R.I.P to the pilot.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Australia
Posts: 35
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
scheduled flight plane VH-ZEW ? FlightAware
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Southern Victoria
Posts: 250
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Very ordinary conditions here at YBLT today. Why the hell would anybody approve a first Solo Nav to an area with terrain like that in these Met conditions. CASA will love it. 
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Overhead but you didn't notice
Age: 21
Posts: 60
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
If who ever approved this flight is reading then all I can say is Chin up, do not feel guilty, it was definitely not your fault. If anything good on you for approving it. Students are wrapped up in too much cotton wool these days.
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Australia
Posts: 32
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
If who ever approved this flight is reading then all I can say is Chin up, do not feel guilty, it was definitely not your fault.
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: SE Aus
Posts: 129
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Was this the same aircraft I heard on 124.1/120.75 MHz around 0330Z (Cooma area)?
If so well done to the pilot of the assisting aircraft, he seemed to be giving good advice to someone seemingly lost inadvertent IMC. The incident pilot seemed to be responding and understanding the advice, (e.g. wings level, full power, a few degrees up nose etc). It had me wondering how much basic IF is taught prior to solo VFR nav these days (no disrespect intended to any party involved).
I can't help feeling we could have offered to render assistance... we had the fuel and hopefully some useful advice to offer...many regretful thoughts this evening.
Sincerest condolences to all involved.
VI
If so well done to the pilot of the assisting aircraft, he seemed to be giving good advice to someone seemingly lost inadvertent IMC. The incident pilot seemed to be responding and understanding the advice, (e.g. wings level, full power, a few degrees up nose etc). It had me wondering how much basic IF is taught prior to solo VFR nav these days (no disrespect intended to any party involved).
I can't help feeling we could have offered to render assistance... we had the fuel and hopefully some useful advice to offer...many regretful thoughts this evening.
Sincerest condolences to all involved.
VI
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Permanently lost
Posts: 1,785
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Being a 2011 model hopefully G1000 equipped we may be able to find out much sooner than normal as to what happened. What a shocker of a mess in the photo :-(
8th Sep 2015 20:14
8th Sep 2015 20:14
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Melbourne
Age: 39
Posts: 10
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
From the TAF that I saw at Ballarat today I can understand that an instructor sent a student there solo. Looks like it was to clear up by 2:30 and seemed like it was ok conditions for a nav flight. I really feel for everyone involved and hope you can all remain strong and work through this difficult time. Unfortunately we all accept a certain level of risk when we fly and we must all be aware of this as it is our personal responsibility. Very sad.
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 102
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Our sympathies to everyone involved. It is always upsetting whenever this happens...
Having done the YMPC to YBLT many times, the weather can quickly change as showers come in. The ground rises heading towards YBLT and it rises quickly just past Bacchus Marsh. More than once I have had to upgrade to IFR. Although there is a comment on the Channel 9 link, from someone at the Ballarat Aeroclub that the ceiling was 1500'AGL at the time of the accident.
Re the Garmin 1000- all the flight data is recorded on an SD card, you can up load this on various websites and get very detailed data. This SD card goes in the upper slot on the MFD. If there was no SD card then I am not sure if any data gets recorded.
Sad day indeed.
JERR
Having done the YMPC to YBLT many times, the weather can quickly change as showers come in. The ground rises heading towards YBLT and it rises quickly just past Bacchus Marsh. More than once I have had to upgrade to IFR. Although there is a comment on the Channel 9 link, from someone at the Ballarat Aeroclub that the ceiling was 1500'AGL at the time of the accident.
Re the Garmin 1000- all the flight data is recorded on an SD card, you can up load this on various websites and get very detailed data. This SD card goes in the upper slot on the MFD. If there was no SD card then I am not sure if any data gets recorded.
Sad day indeed.
JERR
Was this the same aircraft I heard on 124.1/120.75 MHz around 0330Z (Cooma area)?
