Archerfield airport havoc after storm

[RobynD39]

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[facthunter]

Not nice Robyn. The joys of owning an aeroplane. Nev

 

 

[Geoff13]

Not good, that looks like Pathfinders two Skycatchers to me.

 

Not good at all.

 

 

[RKW]

Really bad news for the owners!

 

 

[Ultralights]

even though hangarage is expensive here in Sydney, every time a storm like that passes, i dont regret a single cent of it!

 

 

[facthunter]

Casino and near Western Sydney (Windsor)are the two worst areas for Hail that I know of. That will ruin your day too, even on the ground. Nev

 

 

[eightyknots]

even though hangarage is expensive here in Sydney, every time a storm like that passes, i dont regret a single cent of it!

Hangars aren't always the answer. A storm on the South Island half a year ago destroyed hangars and aeroplanes, most of the "microlights" as they insist calling them over here. Look at picture 14 and 16: http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/your-weather/9956601/Easter-storm-batters-South-Island

 

 

[Kyle Communications]

I am sure I just saw VH-MWZ upside down at archer field on the CH10 news.....if it is that C172 its the one I did my initial PPL training in back in 1995

 

 

[DrZoos]

Makes me wonder why i get no insurance discount for being in a hanger

 

 

[dazza 38]

Makes me wonder why i get no insurance discount for being in a hanger

Because you need to put your plane in a hangar they don't fit well on a hanger

 

 

[dunlopdangler]

yep, MZW almost didn't recognise it with that crappy plain white paint job.. company I work for used to own it before present one. for an old slogger used to fly really well..

 

Being parked in a hangar was no guarantee neither as some planes were damaged inside them as well ..

 

 

[Kyle Communications]

I checked my logbook it was MZW that I started my PPL in in june 1995 sorry to see her broken now...was certainly a different colour back then

 

 

[GAFA]

Good to see Pathfinder Aviation got their replacement C162 operational today.

 

 

[kgwilson]

One of our guys here just came back from Archerfield and told us that apparently over 30 aircraft have been damaged. Some were well tied down & had their tails ripped off. others were tied down in wall-less hangars and got thrashed around hitting the pillars & posts. Some hangars were destroyed. Also there were aircraft completely undamaged only a few metres from others that were trashed.

 

 

[eightyknots]

There will be not a few sad aircraft owners out there.