Luskintyre Incident

[Ron5335]

http://www.nbnnews.com.au/index.php/2014/11/14/light-plane-crashes-at-luskintyre/

 

Top marks to the journalist, Got the time right, location right, plane type right (Even a bit of history about it), Lets hope she was also right about the injuries and they make a speedy recovery..

 

 

[johnm]

The pair – aged 30 and 39 - is being flown to John Hunter Hospital.

 

 

[turboplanner]

What's wrong with that?

 

 

[Neil_S]

Pair is a singular noun - hence :-

 

"Please be careful where you step, a pair of glasses has been lost."

 

Same goes for phrases like "a family" or "a class" -- they are each a singular entity made up of multiple people.

 

 

[Guest ozzie]

This Chippy has a Lycoming IO-360 fitted to it. It was also on a "test" flight apparently. Stinker of a day, i plotted the Density height at around 4400ft.

 

 

[turboplanner]

She also got the name of the airfield right too!

 

 

[Guest ozzie]

Not the first time she has run a story on the airfield

 

 

[rankamateur]

The pair – aged 30 and 39 - is being flown to John Hunter Hospital.

She got so much right and we are picking it apart over a two letter word, this forum is becoming so precious lately, I don't know how some of you survive in this imperfect world.

 

 

[Cosmick]

Ouch

 

http://www.theherald.com.au/story/2697253/plane-crash-at-luskintyre/?cs=305

 

 

[planedriver]

Both is, and are, can be present tense.

 

But as the lass didn't go to school when some of old farts did, we'll make allowances that despite are, being more accurate as two were currently being conveyed, she has to be congratulated for probably the most concise report i've read in a while.

 

At least it wasn't another Cessna, or ultralight.

 

She should get a job with ninemsn, the daily news would be far more readable and accurate.

 

Haven't seen any pics of the Chippy, hope it's repairable, and the POB are ok.

 

 

[rankamateur]

Haven't seen any pics of the Chippy, hope it's repairable, and the POB are ok.

Planey, there is a picture in the news paper link that Cosmick put up, it looks like it's ears are a bit limp.

 

 

[rankamateur]

Snap!!!...

 

 

[planedriver]

Thank you rank, looking very sad, but probably repairable, so long as I don't have to foot the bill.