Ultralight crash nsw

[flyerme]

http://m.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/ultralight-plane-crash-near-knockrow-in-nsws-far-north-leaves-man-critically-injured/story-fni0cx12-1227081124180

[Patrick Normoyle]

Looks like a drifter, let's hope the PIC fully recovers from his injuries.

 

 

[viewfromright]

A n update:

 

http://www.echo.net.au/2014/10/pilot-injured-aircraft-crash-near-knockrow/

 

 

[dazza 38]

According to the news just on TV. The next door neighbour witness the crash, he said that the drifter had a engine troubles just after take off and the aircraft hut a tree and ended up where it did.

 

 

[Kununurra]

Dazza are you a kiwi ? I note you said in your post it hut a tree cheers

 

 

[pmccarthy]

Dazza are you a kiwi ? I note you said in your post it hut a tree cheers

Tree cheers to you to.

 

 

[dazza 38]

Nah

 

Dazza are you a kiwi ? I note you said in your post it hut a tree cheers

nah the witness was a kiwi.;)

 

 

[Guest Andys@coffs]

or a helpful iPad that just knows so much better than the writer what you really wanted to say........

 

 

[dazza 38]

or a helpful iPad that just knows so much better than the writer what you really wanted to say........

Yup, I was caught out by the dreaded IPad telling me what I should have typed instead of what I meant to type. Stupid Ipad.

 

 

[Geoff13]

The thing is, being a aviator is more involved than just learning stick and rudder skills. There is a whole lot of new words and acronyms to learn as well. Even though recreational aviation is just that, something people do for recreation. It shouldn't dumbed down by people who couldn't be bothered learning about aviation terminology, it make RAA pilots look unprofessional IMO.

How sad to see the dumbing down of our sport.

 

 

[eightyknots]

This is bit of a mysterious statement in the initial newspaper article: "Police said a crime scene had been established at the location"

 

 

[turboplanner]

That's just a description Eighty, it's done at every serious accident scene to denote a legal standard of preserving evidence. Nothing suspicious.

 

 

[rankamateur]

A fireman could have run a red and silver tape around to preserve the scene but wouldn't have been quite so news worthy.

 

 

[facthunter]

The police are the designated authority to investigate (unless the aviation shipping road mob decide to do it) Nev

 

 

[kgwilson]

This from a pilot friend of mine who lives in the area.

 

"We had an ultralight crash up here today. The Drifter did a couple of circuits at a difficult private airstrip which is more like a wheelbarrow track and stalled and hit a tree. He landed upside down, inverted, unconscious, badly hurt & hanging by his trapped feet. He got taken to Gold Coast Hospital by the rescue chopper. I haven't had an update. That strip is uphill to the north and there is an amphitheatre of high ground at the northern end. I think he got a downdraft over the hill and was caught out."

 

 

[flyerme]

Very sad out come . Sincere condolences...