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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Apr 2024, 23:51
Replies: 181
Views: 62,321
Posted By flopzone

The parent company that owns the aircraft leased...

The parent company that owns the aircraft leased to Bonza has repossessed the Fleet. Bonza may be the meat in the sandwich here. Seems that company was not making the payments but Bonza was. I dont...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Mar 2024, 01:48
Replies: 24
Views: 5,664
Posted By flopzone

Dont feel too bad. I watched a light head towards...

Dont feel too bad. I watched a light head towards me once then off to my left one night when I was stargazing. Long story short through the 20 x 50s I could see an onion shaped plume as though I was...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Oct 2023, 08:09
Replies: 259
Views: 81,233
Posted By flopzone

A light Aircraft has crashed south of Crystal...

A light Aircraft has crashed south of Crystal Brook SA. The Jamestown Airshow was on 15 min away. 2 serious flown to RAH no further info apart from eyewitness "it plummeted into a field".
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Aug 2023, 01:11
Replies: 107
Views: 44,970
Posted By flopzone

Bird strike, flameout, too low to recover, SOP...

Bird strike, flameout, too low to recover, SOP eject.
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Jan 2023, 04:46
Replies: 455
Views: 265,867
Posted By flopzone

Well there you have it, every angle of this...

Well there you have it, every angle of this cluster in glorious HD video, yet many here continue to look for excuses.
It all boils down to what i said initially. What amounts to a busy airline,...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jan 2023, 21:10
Replies: 455
Views: 265,867
Posted By flopzone

How does Seaworld manage to run up to 100 flights...

How does Seaworld manage to run up to 100 flights per day, carrying up to 700 passengers using a nod and a wink for ATC?
Questions are being asked about policies and procedures, or rather lack of...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Nov 2022, 07:22
Replies: 27
Views: 8,466
Posted By flopzone

It was on a scheduled navigational training...

It was on a scheduled navigational training flight., Interesting, its come down on the same flightpath as the mid air collison between two fixed wings, what is it ten years ago and only yards from...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Sep 2022, 00:49
Replies: 50
Views: 15,138
Posted By flopzone

Its been found in trees in the Talangatta Valley...

Its been found in trees in the Talangatta Valley and it does not look good. Rescue being roped in, a track will need to be cut from nearest road.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Feb 2020, 04:27
Replies: 702
Views: 1,833,025
Posted By flopzone

I suggest petty squabbles be fought out via...

I suggest petty squabbles be fought out via private messages. It would be a shame for this thread to be closed so soon.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Feb 2020, 02:27
Replies: 702
Views: 1,833,025
Posted By flopzone

A flying instructor and student were on board a...

A flying instructor and student were on board a Piper Seminole registered to the flight school Moorabbin Aviation Services, a Civil Aviation Safety Authority spokesman told Daily Mail Australia.
The...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Feb 2020, 01:57
Replies: 702
Views: 1,833,025
Posted By flopzone

4 people, 2 from each aircraft are confirmed as...

4 people, 2 from each aircraft are confirmed as deceased. RIP.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Jan 2019, 03:06
Replies: 14
Views: 2,632
Posted By flopzone

I was chatting to our Vet about pets and travel....

I was chatting to our Vet about pets and travel. He highly recommends a Sedative before travel.... for the pet owner!

100% spot on mate!...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Jan 2019, 00:46
Replies: 14
Views: 2,632
Posted By flopzone

Thanks for the robust replies, I knew I could...

Thanks for the robust replies, I knew I could count on all of you. Apologies for a typo, I meant to say $2 per km.

A few years ago I hired a single from Moorabbin to Sale and it was only $800 same...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Jan 2019, 07:30
Replies: 14
Views: 2,632
Posted By flopzone

Every commercial aircraft is configured...

Every commercial aircraft is configured differently. They are not alike. You can google it if you dont believe me. All Australian carriers advertise different configurations and conditions of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Jan 2019, 03:31
Replies: 14
Views: 2,632
Posted By flopzone

Private Charter quick question.

Folks I was wondering if anyone had a ball park figure on a 1200k private charter from vic to sa.
I want to take me and two dogs, commercial airlines, its just not worth the effort and risk.
The...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Jan 2019, 04:49
Replies: 572
Views: 234,319
Posted By flopzone

A lot of people do not remember what it was like...

A lot of people do not remember what it was like to get to London in the old days.
Days of travel, in terrible conditions, guaranteed to give you lung cancer.
Blocked toilets, drunks, drunk to the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Dec 2018, 04:00
Replies: 19
Views: 4,510
Posted By flopzone

Year 12 can be the best year of your life. When I...

Year 12 can be the best year of your life. When I look at a Resume, if the applicant has not got the ability to knuckle down for a year of study at 16 17 18, I worry.
You should have some sort of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Dec 2018, 03:52
Replies: 17
Views: 5,949
Posted By flopzone

The land on the western side, was not vested in...

The land on the western side, was not vested in MAC. There are rumours that someone is trying to get that land from the Commonwealth and build apartment towers as this area is not in a flightpath....
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Oct 2018, 07:25
Replies: 2,099
Views: 1,474,600
Posted By flopzone

I would like to see the fuel load. The video of...

I would like to see the fuel load. The video of the recovery efforts does not show much of a slick.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Oct 2018, 05:10
Replies: 43
Views: 9,012
Posted By flopzone

CASA suffers from these problems. Not enough...

CASA suffers from these problems.
Not enough funding, career bureaucrats, the want of a Minister who has a relevent aviation background, a heavy reliance on ex police types as investigators and an...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Jun 2018, 00:23
Replies: 46
Views: 22,377
Posted By flopzone

I lived for 20 years under the flightpath of the...

I lived for 20 years under the flightpath of the sthn approach for 35L.
I would sit in the backyard with the scanner and watch. I seen some dubious airmanship but nothing alarming, given it is a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Jun 2018, 00:29
Replies: 46
Views: 22,377
Posted By flopzone

It was pretty much paddocks until the mid 1970s...

It was pretty much paddocks until the mid 1970s when the land was rezoned to residential from then until this day. Aspendale, Mentone and Epsom Race Tracks became housing estates. The "green wedge"...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Jun 2018, 07:53
Replies: 46
Views: 22,377
Posted By flopzone

Latest is one confirmed dead inside aircraft...

Latest is one confirmed dead inside aircraft believed to be the only occupant. Rego seems correct as now reported as a single engine.
Flight radar show speed dropped to 75 to 56 kts or thereabouts...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Jun 2018, 07:32
Replies: 46
Views: 22,377
Posted By flopzone

Single down in Moorabbin Street

A Cessna from OA has gone down short of the runway at Moorabbin, seems to have lost power 200m short in Scarlett Street just before Lwr Dandenong Road, reports are no injuries.
Seems very similar to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Jan 2018, 00:21
Replies: 421
Views: 275,970
Posted By flopzone

CASA/ATSB prelim report just released, all known...

CASA/ATSB prelim report just released, all known possible causes ruled out. Aircraft was on climb out, banked to 80-90 degrees right.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Mar 2017, 04:17
Replies: 161
Views: 39,281
Posted By flopzone

I agree totally. I will also throw in the...

I agree totally.

I will also throw in the fact that this event is more of a display of aircraft now than an airshow. Heavy reliance on RAAF, is cheating big time for an "International Airshow".
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Feb 2017, 23:00
Replies: 1,350
Views: 591,675
Posted By flopzone

Property Developers have carte blance when they...

Property Developers have carte blance when they lease this Commonwealth land.
Avalon, Essendon, Moorabbin are all been seen as future housing developments, not long term airports. Ask Fox what his...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Feb 2017, 06:08
Replies: 1,350
Views: 591,675
Posted By flopzone

Am I the only one who thinks that the Channel 10...

Am I the only one who thinks that the Channel 10 published footage of the aircraft coming in low over the DFO building with the gear down is not actually the incident aircraft? I think it is an...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Feb 2017, 01:42
Replies: 1,350
Views: 591,675
Posted By flopzone

Its just the angle of the corner that the video...

Its just the angle of the corner that the video was taken from.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Feb 2017, 00:43
Replies: 1,350
Views: 591,675
Posted By flopzone

Starboard engine still attached to wing here...

Starboard engine still attached to wing here before being consumed by fire. It is visible later when the fire brigade is there, but has slumped somewhat.

http://i67.tinypic.com/10qzbx2.jpg
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Feb 2017, 22:24
Replies: 1,350
Views: 591,675
Posted By flopzone

Prop mentioned above ...

Prop mentioned above

http://i66.tinypic.com/24qljk2.jpg
http://i68.tinypic.com/w7frxs.jpg
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Feb 2017, 21:42
Replies: 1,350
Views: 591,675
Posted By flopzone

Here is Essendon in 1945 and now. The large white...

Here is Essendon in 1945 and now. The large white gash is current runway 35. It seems the houses to the south have always been there.

http://i65.tinypic.com/2ilec7r.jpg...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Feb 2017, 01:59
Replies: 1,350
Views: 591,675
Posted By flopzone

This video is about 15 minutes of the roof damge....

This video is about 15 minutes of the roof damge. Looks as though left wing hit, prop not turning, pancaked and spun 180 or so down and through the roof, backwards but level crashed through the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Feb 2017, 23:54
Replies: 1,350
Views: 591,675
Posted By flopzone

Eyewitness on 3AW reports wings "wobbling" as it...

Eyewitness on 3AW reports wings "wobbling" as it passed over her head. Wobbling explained as wings lifting and dipping, left right left right.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Dec 2016, 06:41
Replies: 49
Views: 14,000
Posted By flopzone

Dick Smith and Kerry Stokes, Id take either one...

Dick Smith and Kerry Stokes, Id take either one as the first President of Australia.
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