Guest Maj Millard Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 During takeoff this morning at Montpelier Airpark a wallaby ran straight into the propellor and tail section of a Magni Gyro just at point of rotation. The Gyro then struck a nearby fence and was badly damaged. The pilot was not injuried. It was reported that the wallaby was decapitated by the main rotor.............Maj... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Ouch. That is dreadful. How unlucky is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Evans Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Bugger I bet that ruined both there s. day :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Ouch. That is dreadful. How unlucky is that? Well when you have lots of wallabys around the runways like we do at Montpelier and Stake fields, there are often near misses. This time the ex-wallaby jumped into the wrong spot at the wrong time..Happy the crew suffered no injuries, it could have been worse......Maj... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggles5128 Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I fitted a set of air horns to my aircraft in an attempt to minimise the risk of that very thing. On landing if a critter crosses your path you have an option of a go around, however on take off until you reach TOSS your options are limited. I have used the horns with great success on more than one occasion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I fitted a set of air horns to my aircraft in an attempt to minimise the risk of that very thing. On landing if a critter crosses your path you have an option of a go around, however on take off until you reach TOSS your options are limited. I have used the horns with great success on more than one occasion. Good for mustering too. Local R22 has a very nice siren to get the piggies moving out of the trees, it would give the wallabies a hurry up, might even weigh less too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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