Light plane crash Redesdale Vic 13/09/24 One dead.

[turboplanner]

4 hours ago, FlyBoy1960 said:

you just can't say do a proper weight and balance. You have to rely that the manufacturer is giving you the correct information to start with. If they are not giving you the correct information what ability do they have to make sure the design complies with such a basic and important calculation.   I would say  RUN

 

Good point.

It's easy to set your own datums then weigh (dry) the empty aircraft, and using WD equations add each mass and get a result equal to any tolerance you set. Problem is if you don'tr have a correct performance envelope supplied by the manufacturer for the aircraft - you're in the dark and wasting your time.

[turboplanner]

3 hours ago, BrendAn said:

That would be pretty rare .

Yes relatively rare, but it fits in with the ATSB perameter of return on investment. The State Police investigate RA fatalities and produce confidential reports to the Coroners and sometimes the Coroner Reports are educational in terms of learning how to avoid a repeat. RAA investigates/takes reports from the minor accidents, and we would gain a lot more safety knowledge if RAA upgraded their investigations.

[onetrack]

Just to put a name to this crash and to flesh out the man, the gent was Mark Andrew Freestone. His story could be any one of us, he loved motorbikes and flying, and life in general.

He did a lot in his 62 years. His funeral streaming link is below, he was obviously admired and well thought of, not the "cowboy" one immediately expects from air crash events.

Maybe, as many motorcyclists do, he liked pushing the boundaries of performance. We just have to remember that aircraft are very unforgiving of pushing the limits.

 

Mark Andrew Freestone | Vivid Stream

WWW.VIVIDSTREAM.COM.AU

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Mark Andrew Freestone

 

 

[facthunter]

ALWAYS very SAD when it happens.  I've had some extreme wind events LUCK  played a part in but I'd already put all I had into it.. IF wind had anything to do with it That aspect will get worse.  Hot day, unstable atmosphere at low levels. Localised HOT reduces lift. (Lower air density).  Gusts=. airspeed fluctuations. Always be ready with the throttle.  Nev