VoodooForce Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 The ABC is reporting a light plane crash at Loxton, SA. The pilot walked away with minor injuries.
alf jessup Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 Nice to see he walked away ok But powerlines will usually kill you Glad he is ok 2
aj_richo Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 When I read the abc news article, police said he might of been scaring birds, I thought WTF..?! However, Notam for YLOX - INCREASED BIRD HAZARD (CROWS) IN VCY OF AND ON AD LOW LEVEL BIRD SCARING OPS IN VCY OF AD ACFT OPR 500FT AGL AND BELOW HJ. STANDARD APCH AND DEP RADIO PROC ESSENTIAL. FOR FURTHER INFO CTC CHIEF PILOT 1
turboplanner Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 A bang like that would probably scare them off. 2
johnm Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 best use a 'votex cannon' for them birds - link below
Downunder Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 I have only been in a piper warrior once, but didn't think it was particularly manoeuvrable or powerful....
cooperplace Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 and they say he landed in an almond orchard.... lucky to survive that.
scre80 Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 Picture of the crash. http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/light-plane-crashlands-at-loxton-in-south-australias-riverland/news-story/356a5824c1af91be807c8ef8b8769dd9
Methusala Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 No sign of damage caused by impacting a wire.
Jabiru Phil Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 No sign of damage caused by impacting a wire. The "bird scarers" chase crows from the 1000 acre almond orchard just prior to harvest every year. Very low level flying and wing overs. Great to witness the skill in herding flocks of crows away from the orchard. Apparently the Warrior is ideal for these manoeuvres. There is a single swer line nearby, so could have been the cause. I am interstate at the moment so can't comment further. Landed in the new plantings only a couple of years old which saved a more serious outcome. 2
Bruce Tuncks Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 Would this be a good job for drones? Much cheaper than GA planes.
Jabiru Phil Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 Bruce, They actually herd them into larger flocks and then escort them a couple of Kms away. They gradually return after a rest and the operation starts again. Not sure if a drone would be a scare factor or have the range. The orchard is somewhat undulating and a drone would be out of sight often. 1
kasper Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 Well they have recently shown hive/swarm behaviour in groups of drones. Neat development. How about a couple of hundred electric drones operating in a swarm with birds as their objective and the paddock as their exclusion zone? Have solar powered docks through the field for them to top up three charge. Stand back and watch the birdies chose another paddock. 3 1
turboplanner Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 My grandfather solved this problem by skinning a rabbit, trapping one of the crows eating wheat out of the open bags, and putting the rabbit skin on it. Last he saw was the crow with the skin desperately flapping to catch up with the flock who were flying for the horizon looking over their shoulders. The flock never came back. 2 1
kasper Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 All good until it identifies you as a crow. That's ok. I fly a raven - easy to tell apart . 1
turboplanner Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 Picture of the crash. http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/light-plane-crashlands-at-loxton-in-south-australias-riverland/news-story/356a5824c1af91be807c8ef8b8769dd9 Picture of the crash.How strong is that airframe! Lucky it was aluminium!
dsam Posted January 18, 2017 Posted January 18, 2017 Well they have recently shown hive/swarm behaviour in groups of drones. Neat development.How about a couple of hundred electric drones operating in a swarm with birds as their objective and the paddock as their exclusion zone? Have solar powered docks through the field for them to top up three charge. Stand back and watch the birdies chose another paddock. I wonder if a Drone rigged with a loud air-horn might do the trick?
jetjr Posted January 18, 2017 Posted January 18, 2017 Often corellas and cockatoos, very smart and take some moving. Doubt a UAV would do it unless a big one Also short run times would be a problem. If birds arent kept moving they return in minutes and you start again. Be surprised if it hasnt been tried though
MartyG Posted January 18, 2017 Posted January 18, 2017 I wonder if a Drone rigged with a loud air-horn might do the trick? Or maybe a Drone and speaker system with Audio loop of our Politicians during a session of Parliament, NO ONE would stay around to listen to that LOL 2
dsam Posted January 18, 2017 Posted January 18, 2017 Or maybe a Drone and speaker system with Audio loop of our Politicians during a session of Parliament, NO ONE would stay around to listen to that LOL Yes, they do "drone" on endlessly, don't they... 1 3
farri Posted January 18, 2017 Posted January 18, 2017 Way back when I was instructing, a member of our local club, the FNQUA and a guy I`d instructed in my Drifter and who held an unrestricted AUF Pilot Certificate, was flying his recently purchased QuickSilver GT 500, flew down bellow 500 feet agl, where he shouldn`t have been, hit a power line, crashed onto the road and died in hospital, the next day...I was devastated! took me a fair while to recover!!! Please stay away from power lines! As Alf Jessup has said, (post #2) " power lines will usually kill you" Franco. 1
johnm Posted January 18, 2017 Posted January 18, 2017 another recent power line fatality here - and pilot probably was allowed to be there (ag work) but took out the power lines (and their lives) Gisborne plane crash deceased named
farri Posted January 18, 2017 Posted January 18, 2017 took out the power lines (and their lives) That`s it!...So many other lives involved, not only the pilot`s. A guy I know very well and who was also a member of our club at the time, hit the only power line, crossing the Russell river, about 1 km from home, here. He held a PPL, was in an AC on floats,with 4 persons on board, coming in to land on the river, didn`t know the line was there, didn`t see it, caught it with the floats, nosed straight over into the river, fortunately, it was low tide and everyone got out ok.....I did some SCUBA diving to help him retrieve it. Franco.
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