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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

25th Jan 2018, 21:18

Replies: 99

Plane down Overbury, Tewkesbury.

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Posted By Deltasierra010

I doubt they had time to communicate the instant...

I doubt they had time to communicate the instant of the terrain encounter, a likely scenario is they were merrily scud running probably with the student flying, saw the trees, pulled up, clipped the...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

15th Jan 2018, 06:55

Replies: 99

Plane down Overbury, Tewkesbury.

Views: 84,892

Posted By Deltasierra010

No further comment from me but the last few posts...

No further comment from me but the last few posts are on the right lines.
There have been quite a few crashes where very experienced pilots were in command and came to grief because margins were...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

14th Jan 2018, 08:45

Replies: 99

Plane down Overbury, Tewkesbury.

Views: 84,892

Posted By Deltasierra010

I've done enough flying in poor visibility to...

I've done enough flying in poor visibility to know what is high risk and what isn't but in this case CFIT is not an automatic cause there are other possibilities.

They hit a tree but we're they...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

11th Jan 2018, 06:20

Replies: 99

Plane down Overbury, Tewkesbury.

Views: 84,892

Posted By Deltasierra010

The flying conditions were not VFR but the flight...

The flying conditions were not VFR but the flight was perfectly feasible on instruments and other aircraft were in the area at 3000 ft plus. There have been no reports of any mayday calls which...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

9th Jan 2018, 06:12

Replies: 99

Plane down Overbury, Tewkesbury.

Views: 84,892

Posted By Deltasierra010

Very low cloud around midday with light drizzle,...

Very low cloud around midday with light drizzle, the gap between Breedon and the Cotswold ridge with low hills in between would have been very tricky in VFR, if it was an instrument flight there was...

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