3AW reporting parachuting plane down Barwon Heads 20/10/2023
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3AW reporting parachuting plane down Barwon Heads 20/10/2023
News reporting 2 injured out of 17 onboard.
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The Age Now has a photo of the crash site. Buy again, I can't post links or attach a photo.
Flight Radar shows VHUMV appears to have been climbing upwind at 500ft and I guess lost engine. 3000ft per minute descent only gave him 20 odd seconds to respond. Good outcome.
Flight Radar shows VHUMV appears to have been climbing upwind at 500ft and I guess lost engine. 3000ft per minute descent only gave him 20 odd seconds to respond. Good outcome.
At least there is plenty of grass around there. They did well indeed.. but it must have been a bumpy ride to break the legs off of a Caravan!!
https://www.theage.com.au/national/v...20-p5edql.html
From The Age article
https://www.theage.com.au/national/v...20-p5edql.html
From The Age article
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From the YBRS refueller.
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...after being alerted by Airservices' Joint Rescue Coordination Centre.
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Wonderful that all survived with seemingly few injuries. Congrats to the pilot. 3000fpm descent?? And as mentioned presumably no seatbelts? Do parachutists think they are Lady Diana?
This a/c had a complete power loss in 2009:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications...ir/ao-2010-005, report says:
"compressor turbine blades that had been installed in the engine during the most recent overhaul were not approved for the PT6A-114"
17 POB? Seems a lot, but what could possibly go wrong?
This a/c had a complete power loss in 2009:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications...ir/ao-2010-005, report says:
"compressor turbine blades that had been installed in the engine during the most recent overhaul were not approved for the PT6A-114"
17 POB? Seems a lot, but what could possibly go wrong?
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Presumably no seats...
Do parachutists think they are Lady Diana
Seats greatly hamper and present a very real danger to movement within the aircraft.
Once again a demonstration that the aircraft ride is the most dangerous part of skydiving, and not necessarily said tongue in cheek.
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The landing gear has literally been torn off by the bank - can't get any closer than that.
Hope everyone is ok, bit sad to see UMV down, probably the most common callsign on MEL CTR with drops out of Barwon Heads or Moorabbin.
Hope everyone is ok, bit sad to see UMV down, probably the most common callsign on MEL CTR with drops out of Barwon Heads or Moorabbin.
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That's a good question and I have no idea; I understand they need to get out of the plane. I like to be strapped in firmly. I've never been skydiving but it seems there are no passenger seats in these planes, problematic in a forced landing. As someone who likes to load the aviation dice firmly in my favor, skydiving ops look scary.
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That's a good question and I have no idea; I understand they need to get out of the plane. I like to be strapped in firmly. I've never been skydiving but it seems there are no passenger seats in these planes, problematic in a forced landing. As someone who likes to load the aviation dice firmly in my favor, skydiving ops look scary.
.. but you don't need seats to do that.
Its time CASA scraps the whole skydiving can work under private ops deal, all it does is allow these operators to cut corners and not pay pilots award wages. Having worked for a skydive mob ive seen things that have no place in the aviation industry.