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

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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.

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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.