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4th Mar 2024, 22:46
Replies: 75
Views: 22,726
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

Googling "Perth Aircraft Turnaround" will offer...

Googling "Perth Aircraft Turnaround" will offer a 24 page PDF document which would appear to cover almost every situation - except perhaps that of a flawed design which, given the right combination...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Feb 2024, 01:13
Replies: 3
Views: 2,028
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

Fortunate escape in Colombia mishap

https://news.sky.com/story/colombia-passengers-miraculously-survive-as-helicopter-crashes-into-building-after-take-off-13082267

Other sites show the actual event both from inside and outside the...
18th Feb 2024, 22:26
Replies: 28
Views: 10,257
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

I've been given to understand that in some years...

I've been given to understand that in some years it's best avoided (for aviation purposes) for a few days :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X03g2gtwrWw
25th Jan 2024, 05:25
Replies: 142
Views: 31,461
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

I agree. A tragic event such as this is always...

I agree. A tragic event such as this is always so sad for those of us in the aviation fraternity - and of course even more so to those closer to the people directly involved.

It somehow seems to...
3rd Jan 2024, 07:22
Replies: 39
Views: 19,791
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

They'll probably take the stairs from now on ...

They'll probably take the stairs from now on ...
26th Nov 2023, 23:48
Replies: 409
Views: 110,800
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

Perhaps they don't have these issues of which you...

Perhaps they don't have these issues of which you speak. We've had just over a week now to 'consider all options'. We don't know that the highly competent crew on board the surviving aircraft...
19th Nov 2023, 22:07
Replies: 409
Views: 110,800
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

I took this photo of a sweet looking little jet...

I took this photo of a sweet looking little jet at Temora back in 2015 not even knowing at the time what type it was. This morning, looking though my archives, I've discovered to my even greater...
14th Nov 2023, 02:32
Replies: 58
Views: 13,810
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vmvkRsiwUQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vmvkRsiwUQ
9th Oct 2023, 06:06
Replies: 18
Views: 5,022
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

Putting it all together, the aircraft was...

Putting it all together, the aircraft was registered to the current owner on the 9th June this year. Whilst the dated Google earth (at least the one I see) view does not show an 'airstrip' along the...
8th Oct 2023, 23:53
Replies: 2
Views: 1,256
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

Thank you. Apologies. Mods please delete this...

Thank you. Apologies. Mods please delete this thread perhaps?
8th Oct 2023, 23:51
Replies: 18
Views: 5,022
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

Latest police report - both POB now deceased. RIP...

Latest police report - both POB now deceased. RIP

I've never heard of bird scaring being needed or practiced in the area - broad acre cropping and grazing only.
8th Oct 2023, 22:43
Replies: 2
Views: 1,256
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

Power line strike in South Oz

Sadly one fatality, and two injured with serious burns - one of them a member of the public who reportedly rushed to the plane to extricate the victims. Some media report the aircraft as a Cessna....
26th Sep 2023, 11:31
Replies: 140
Views: 72,322
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

I wish them well ... but having watched grain...

I wish them well ... but having watched grain trucks loaded with just 28 tonnes of grain (40+ tonnes GCM) progress across the field to the nearby road and observed the tyres sinking into the soil...
11th Sep 2023, 04:42
Replies: 91
Views: 22,215
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

Quite a few years ago at a gliding comp, I was...

Quite a few years ago at a gliding comp, I was asked to get the QFE reading from the altimeter of one of the tugs (a Pawnee of course) to advise gliders on final glide on any change they should apply...
6th Sep 2023, 11:40
Replies: 91
Views: 22,215
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

I've noticed that our pilots in the AT-802s feed...

I've noticed that our pilots in the AT-802s feed in increasing forward stick and down elevator during the unload of a fire drop as seen in this photo during a training exercise a few years ago. The...
24th Aug 2023, 11:49
Replies: 14
Views: 6,318
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

A few years back, one of these spun in during a...

A few years back, one of these spun in during a turn onto finals after a display at an airshow not far from where I live. I wasn't there fortunately, but it shook me since I had a very pleasant...
31st Jul 2023, 00:33
Replies: 4
Views: 1,910
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

Jabiru collides with horse in South Oz ..

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-31/horse-hit-by-plane-dies-after-crash-during-take-off/102667574

Probably one of the more unusual comings together. The passenger is OK; the pilot was taken to...
30th Jul 2023, 00:09
Replies: 75
Views: 34,972
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

I've been wondering the same thing. I'm puzzled...

I've been wondering the same thing. I'm puzzled by the significant amount of right rudder almost from the time of impact with the tree causing the aircraft to be in a skidding turn. However it's...
25th Jul 2023, 23:58
Replies: 75
Views: 34,972
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

For a moment I though the video was a replay of a...

For a moment I though the video was a replay of a similar tragic event (was it in Italy last year?). The circumstances are disturbingly similar.

Most - if not all of the pilots of the fire bombers...
20th Jul 2023, 23:49
Replies: 20
Views: 12,397
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

Good call. Thank you.

Good call. Thank you.
28th May 2023, 02:11
Replies: 20
Views: 5,935
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

Aviation history is littered with rare events...

Aviation history is littered with rare events like this one. Sometimes it's a 'wow' event and they get away with it, and earn the applause of the non-aviating gallery, and the astonished...
14th May 2023, 08:30
Replies: 19
Views: 1,252
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

It's a security feature. Otherwise anyone could...

It's a security feature. Otherwise anyone could cancel the need for a password and defeat the whole security concept.

A Google search lists quite a few fixes to change the login password - some...
21st Feb 2023, 21:27
Replies: 35
Views: 6,635
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

At the end of WW II, they were sold off down here...

At the end of WW II, they were sold off down here for 25 pounds. The wing outboard from the motors needed to be destructively removed. Quite a few went out to farmyards as a conversation piece /...
18th Feb 2023, 03:04
Replies: 291
Views: 109,445
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

Another possibility: ...

Another possibility:

https://www.rtl-sdr.com/the-us-airforce-may-have-shot-down-an-amateur-radio-pico-balloon-over-canada/?fbclid=IwAR0LnB946e0zSooEd3llMKvDoIRI4TCgjOYK5i7n-RWaYJ1VytAHHs6urvQ
11th Feb 2023, 10:07
Replies: 291
Views: 109,445
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

A hydrogen powered car prototype where the...

A hydrogen powered car prototype where the calculations somehow didn't quite work out as hoped
8th Feb 2023, 22:35
Replies: 245
Views: 133,623
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

From Cedrick: Very much confirms what...

From Cedrick:



Very much confirms what I've see in my travels. I'm always surprised just how quickly the country recovers from a fire in my part of the world - even a big one. Driving though...
7th Feb 2023, 06:30
Replies: 245
Views: 133,623
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

Yes certainly - but that wasn't the case here...

Yes certainly - but that wasn't the case here according to the reports we've seen. It was in open bushland - albeit a national park. So far I've not seen anything which suggest lives and property...
7th Feb 2023, 06:12
Replies: 245
Views: 133,623
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

And we managed to drown a Skycrane in Victoria in...

And we managed to drown a Skycrane in Victoria in January 2019
7th Feb 2023, 04:17
Replies: 245
Views: 133,623
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

From logansi: A similar policy in...

From logansi:



A similar policy in South Australia - two SEATs (AT 820s) and two observation helis are dispatched on the first alarm to any grass fire (or similar). In my observation probably...
4th Feb 2023, 07:52
Replies: 672
Views: 610,458
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

Posted by Anliv in response to my speculation: ...

Posted by Anliv in response to my speculation:



Thank you, I appreciate the information. I've learnt something... It's been a good day.

In response to another comment from PM:

Yes,...
1st Feb 2023, 10:11
Replies: 672
Views: 610,458
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

When I first saw one of the ATR 72s I speculated...

When I first saw one of the ATR 72s I speculated that with that long fuselage, there would need to be a fairly careful series of checks so as not to inadvertently shift the C of G outside of the safe...
28th Jan 2023, 01:28
Replies: 66
Views: 10,763
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

From a glider pilot perspective* it looks as...

From a glider pilot perspective* it looks as though at some point in the proceedings it becomes increasingly apparent that its going to be a near thing to clear the terrain ahead, so there's a...
16th Jan 2023, 21:47
Replies: 5
Views: 572
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

Yep, Facebook is broke - apparently in several...

Yep, Facebook is broke - apparently in several differing areas.

I haven't experienced the reported problem, but posts are often repeated as I scroll down any selected group, and most times I'm...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Jan 2023, 22:31
Replies: 455
Views: 263,678
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

I wonder if there are any instances where Flarm...

I wonder if there are any instances where Flarm units have been installed in a helicopter fleet? Are there factors with the rotors interfering with the exchange of data between the units which is...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Jan 2023, 22:27
Replies: 455
Views: 263,678
Posted By FullOppositeRudder

There is about a five second delay between the...

There is about a five second delay between the passenger spotting and pointing at the other aircraft, and the the moment at which he touches the pilot on the shoulder. You can sense...
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