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Once again, like last month, February was almost fatality free.

 

Hopefully March will be a good month.

 

Sympathy to family and friends.

 

RIP Rod

 

Fly Safe

 

RW

 

 

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Being a local, he had hopes of building up the popularity of the strip, but the terrain was somewhat against him.

 

It's rather akin to Wedderburn in a EFAT situation.

 

RIP old mate.

 

 

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Following the posting of the picture above I did a quick search for that rego. It's not the first time that Jabi has had problems. The following was posted nearly 9 years back.

 

There was a news story on our local Prime TV.Aircraft was a Jabiru, rego 55-3692. It was a training flight and the students second flight. Instructor was an eldery gentleman named Rod Hay. Unknown what airfield they were from.

 

Rod said that there was a lot of vibration coming from the engine and then it died. He put it down on a slope in a paddock. He said he pointed it up the hill and pitched it up.

 

It looked like a fair amount of damage to the landing gear. Both occupants unhurt.

RIP.

 

 

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Another search shows that number is not currently registered. It was removed from the register in 2010.

 

 

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In the accident above , the student sued and lost , Rods case was the one that got the nod from the judge to say that trainee pilots accept they are doing a dangerous activity...

 

 

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Current Dec 2012. There has not been a public current register since I joined nearly 2 years ago.

 

 

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Rip mate as others have said. You died doing what you love after 60 years of flight. We should all be so lucky to have so long in the air. Pity it was not 60 more.

 

You will be missed.

 

 

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The aircraft type for a given reg number can be found at AustAirData.com.au/search. Enter either the registration, type, constructor's number or previous registration. For example, enter VH-XZG and get

 

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Enter VH-CFK and get

 

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Reg VH-DRC is listed because this aircraft was prevously registered VH-CFK.

 

Click on a rego and get

 

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Damaged & restored. No further details. Applies to RA-Aus aircraft as well.

 

 

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Actually found my hornet but not much detail there.

 

Wasn't any details of me, it did have my serial number as the constructors number and date of first rego but that was about the limit of the details

 

Still interesting though

 

 

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Wasn't any details of me

Many owners, particularly RAA, don't want their details published. There are a few sites which list plenty of detail for GA and commercial aircraft, including the CASA website. But if you have a reg and need/want to know the type, this site appears to fill the bill.

 

 

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My favorite reference site for all but RAA is '16right.com/getrego.php'. The home page, 16right.com, has some great photos of arrivals at Sydney, constantly updated. Below is an example of the results screen. Also has an international search.

 

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None of these site cover RAA.

AustAirData does to a certain degree. Enter Sonex Waiex and you get all, GA and RAA.

 

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Click on a rego (in this instance the first RAA rego), and get these details. Even RAA don't provide up to date info like this, limited and all as it is..

 

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Some will have more info, including a photo:

 

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AustAirData is out of date - just checked my aircraft and the status of registration there is as per 2012 and not 2016.

 

 

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I guess they only have access to the old RAA list. If RAA don't keep it up to date, it's hard for anyone else to get access. Or it's kept under lock and key.

 

 

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As it should be. You can't Google any old car rego, boat, trailer or truck rego willy-nilly. Why is my plane different?

 

 

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