Werbil

Yeah a little different.

A little easier at 8,000, plenty of room of to move!!

Let's hope he hits the gym before he goes into anymore wet t-shirt contests. Not exactly a flattering portrait.

Pity the poor buggers trying to recover it this morning.Nasty, nasty, out there and we got a TC Freddy stage left :rolleyes:

News just in :ooh:

Apparently the pilot was seen strugglizing with the controls try to avoid a school..........

















of Porpoises:D:D:D:D


Sir George Cayley

Yes they will, but....
 

Gotta agree. I have around 1000 take offs in chieftains out of Darwin in Chieftains at MTOW(full pax and fuel to MGD). A well maintained Chieftain will climb with one out at that weight. I was at the terminal in Darwin at the time of the accident and the Wx was coming in from the SW at that timeand particularyly gloomy off the end of 29. The end result is a good one obviously , but there is probably more to this than meets the eye.

Wonder if he gets a free ticket for the next inauguration of some Australian politician?

Or maybe the Kangaroobowl :E

Well done obviously, considering the weather was not too favourable for ditching. Interested to see a first report.

I dont think the denisty height in Darwin at this time of year would favour a PA31 on one engine at all. The ones I flew struggled on two during the NT summer.

Great work SB.

Bulla

When I came through a bit later in the morning, it was overcast and 27 degrees, the wind was westerly at about 15 kts.

After spending this week reading the 'Epaulettes' thread :rolleyes: , has anyone noticed that there's the 'wet t-shirt competition' photo where he's wearing his bars while walking back to land, and all the subsequent photos show he took them off.....:confused:

Must have been planning to go straight to the pub!:ok:

http://tools.ntnews.com.au/admin/cus...2/06/40185.jpg
http://tools.ntnews.com.au/admin/cus...2/06/40151.jpg

The aircraft is in the water a nm or so off the end of a VERY long runway...with neither prop feathered.

That would suggest the engine failed several hundred feet up.

You people shouting the praises of the pilot going to suggest the aircraft did not have the performance, if properly flown, of at least maintaining altitude and flying a very gentle, wide circuit?

It certainly wont with a wind milling prop.

I see he's got his ASIC on, The only thing saving the day:ok:
Good result

Frothy

Its facing backwards.

Fine him! :}

Hes not displaying it correctly tho, he should be fined! :}

Hi Chimbu, a prop was feathered. Oops.:)

Nothing looks feathered here!

Sully lite: 'cool' pilot Steve's Darwin ditching drama - National - smh.com.au

Well, maybe the guy on the left looks a bit knackered, but not feathered?

Dr :8

Flying spike anytime you were near a PA-31 it would be at MTOW.
Did you use the standard weight of 77kgs for yourself on the old Ossie trim sheets?

Did they recover the airframe today?

...hmmmmm strong words from chuckles, will you apologise if you're wrong ?

Stationair 8
 

Yeah, I was waiting for you to chime in. No, I didn't use the 77kg (that would be my left leg). Apparently they were waitng for high tide to get a barge in then pick it up.

On ABC news as we speak.

The main thing is they are all out of it okay.

I will let the resident Pprune experts do the indepth analysis and work out the various scenarios etc.

Do most of the operators carry life jackets in their aircraft when operating out of Darwin? Or only for the overwater sectors such as Bathurst Island?

My company carry life jackets on all flights.

20.11.5.1.2 Requires you to carry life jackets for all occupants if during the take-off or landing an emergency would result in a water landing.

All depatures on 29 and landings on 11 would require life jackets to be carried.

This only applies to CHTR and RPT.

Can't comment on CSG or any other company out of DN.