Plane down Lake Eyre North?
Just heard a C208 up near YMRE (Marree) talking to another aircraft which was apparently around Lake Eyre North & saying there would be a helicopter heading out to him/them soon.
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is there water in Lake Eyre North? if i remember from a recent satellite photo, it looked like some water from the Alice springs floods made it to the north lake? if so, could be a sticky muddy situation.
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I think there is, but not sure. Anyway, apparently there are/were two people stranded after aircraft problems. The first chopper that was sent out to rescue them broke down, & now there's another one on the way. A fun day was had by all by the sound of it - not!
DF. |
The ABC (Australia) has picked up on the story.
Five stranded at Lake Eyre after two aircraft incidents |
The good old lake strikes again! I can still vividly remember the day (29-7-90) the C210 (XAG) went into it, & all the angst the stupid pilot of it caused me.
DF. |
Please relax, DF.
Trev's got it all in control. And it's no big deal from the news reports. :) |
I see news reports say that an aircraft made an emergency landing then the Chopper sent to get everyone itself suffered a mechanical issue and couldn't take off. A third chopper from Moomba was then dispatched and the passengers returned to William Creek. .
The William Creek Facebook page has been posting spectacularly beautiful photos of the lake in recent weeks. I struggle to imagine Trevor on FB, so I'm guessing the photos are from the chief pilot. Its worth a look. Trevor is quoted in one of the news reports saying the passengers had a " muddy evening and a sticky one". So I guess that part of the lake is in the awful dry, but goop that your feet sink into stage. Don't know whose aircraft it is. I know Trev spends a lot of money to try and avoid these failures. Sounds like a memorable experience for those involved! |
Don't know whose aircraft it is. DF. |
Here's a bit more info from the ABC. It looks like the landing was going O.K. until that nice hardpan turned into goop ... :{
Then it looks like they tried to turn around and fly out of it ... but it only got worse, of course ... :{ Chopper bogged in Lake Eyre during light plane rescue bid |
I've only got one thing to say....:ugh:
DF. |
Mr Wright said it was by luck that there were no communication problems because search and rescue missions in the area were often hindered by failing satellite systems. ............ |
Squawk - that sounds like typical trevspeak to me! ;)
DF. |
satellite phone systems perhaps?
edit, ABC news has updated their story http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/632...x2-700x467.jpg Just wait till the next tide and float it off... no problem.. |
I've only got one thing to say.... |
any idea on the cause of the initial forced landing? if they had enough engine power to try to turn around before getting stuck
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Maybe it was a "forced" landing like the Aircan "forced" landing a couple of years back...
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Maybe it was "forced" like the PA-28 that put down on Lake Frome years ago because the pilot wanted to know what it felt like to land on a salt lake! :ugh:
DF. |
Plane down Lake Eyre North?
I had a guy hire a C172 a few years ago experience "carburettor ice" and land on Lake Frome. It was going well until he tried turning around to take off after the "ice melted". Net result got stuck. Had to fly / drive LAME in with 8.00 tyres and many yards of carpet. Said aircraft flew out a week later.
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Reminds me of a story I heard of an American converting his license some years ago. He was adamant and most concerned that he wanted his float plane endorsement carried over. When quizzed a little further it turns out he was wanting to visit all our 'inland lakes.' That was back when we were in a drought too...! :ooh:
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So it wasn't one of Trev's?
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So it wasn't one of Trev's? DF. |
according to sources on facebook, the aircraft is from a group from the sunshine coast in Qld, on a trip to Eyres rock. sunshine coast seaplanes or something... sounds like a fun trip.
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on a trip to Eyres rock DF. |
That was a file photo from some time back.
Perhaps DF can fill us in on that one. |
That was a file photo from some time back. DF. |
Erm... no I'm not.
It's just that I felt I'd seen it before. Anyway, you're the man on the spot - what's the latest? I also wonder why 3 needed to go out in the LongRanger - were they going to give it a push-start?. |
Erm, no I'm not. It's just that I felt I'd seen it before. What do you know? DF. |
I also wonder how come 3 hopped into the LongRanger to pick them up. I also have to question the wisdom of the chopper coming down from Moomba so late at night to pick everyone up. DF. |
OK, thanks.
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Originally Posted by Stanwell
(Post 8907531)
That was a file photo from some time back.
Perhaps DF can fill us in on that one. http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/632...x2-940x627.jpg |
OK, thanks John.
I couldn't pick it as a SeaRey from that O/H pic. :ok: |
Well, it's quite clearly shown in this overview of the LongRanger and the SeaRay: DF. |
John probably has a very large computer monitor ;)
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John probably has a very large computer monitor DF. |
There's a bleedin' close up picture of the stuck Searey in post 13 of this thread!
What more do you need, DF? :} |
There's a bleedin' close up picture of the stuck Searey in post 13 of this thread! What more do you need, DF? That was a file photo from some time back. P.S. It has not been on any of the TV channels I watch. |
DF,
So what you're telling us all is that the amphibious aircraft currently stuck on Lake Eyre North isn't perhaps a Searey? And that it is only a file photo from sometime before? You quote: "P.S. It has not been on any of the TV channels I watch." May I commend the ABC to you? :) You quote: "I tried ringing Trev a while ago but he's in YBDV." My rather ancient Telstra mobile phone worked perfectly when I was at Birdsville about a year ago. |
Umm...
Gentlemen, can someone who knows something please post and put us out of our misery. Ta! p.s. Thanks for your positive contribution, gerry. (no smiley) At least DF has tried to give us a local's assessment - I should get smarter and just watch ABCTV. (yawn) |
Maybe someone who has his number should try calling Trev again :)
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That was a file photo from some time back. I was only poking fun, not "jumping down" anyone's "neck", especially not DF's. If it came out the wrong way, DF, my apologies. :O The 'file photos' of aircraft stuck out there - which I assume means photos taken 'before the incident the subject of this thread' - were of the carcass of a 210 from circa 2009(?), which is still out there, and of an Airvan from circa 2014(?) which was retrieved. |
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