Plane crash, Mornington, south of Melbourne.

[Skyhog]

Er... with a O320, 160 horse motor, the MTOW is 453Kg.Would this mean that it COULD be RAA registered?

 

Ben

NO,If you read the previous posts on this page you will see why.

While we're at it we should put the Pitts S1s into the ultralight category.It has 522kg mtow and stalls at the same speed as the Midget Mustang.

 

 

[Guest brentc]

Ben, the stall speed is too high at 49 unfortunately. On some examples even higher. If you were building one a few mods could be made to bring this down and you'd have a pretty awesome machine. There's not many of them around.

 

 

[planedriver]

its been a sad day for me, just found out today my flying instructor Jack Curtis, passed away recently:crying:

So sorry to hear about Jack, he was a top guy, and great to listen to, about his aviation experiences.

 

I flew with him on numerous occasions in DC3's.

 

Presumeably it was another case of too many Birthdays which comes to us all.

 

I would guess that he'd have been about 82, but he always looked as fit as a fiddle.

 

RIP Jack.

 

 

[djpacro]

In Memoriam Martin Robson

 

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From: Richard Ogilvie <[email protected]>

 

Date: Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 9:46 PM

 

Subject: [sPAM] FunFlight News - In Memoriam Martin Robson

 

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FunFlight News

 

 

 

In Memoriam: Martin Robson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was intended that this newsletter would be a recap of 2008 and to belatedly thank you all for your support for FunFlight 2008.

 

Unfortunately, events have overtaken us and last Sunday, 11th of January, FunFlight Director Martin Robson died in an aircraft accident in Melbourne. Martin was flying a Bushby Mustang which, for reasons unknown, crashed into a back garden on the Mornington Peninsula. Martin was the only person on board and there were no other casualties.

 

As a founding member and one of the three FunFlight directors, Martin worked tirelessly in preparing for and running our FunFlight days over the last two years. He was instrumental in organising the 2008 Victorian event, using his knowledge and contacts to bring together the Peninsula Aero Club, the Royal Victorian Aero Club, the Latrobe Valley Aero Club and Lilydale Airport for the day. In addition, he worked behind the scenes organising donations and support as well as dealing with Airservices Australia, CASA and insurances.

 

As well as his FunFlight commitments, Martin was also the Peninsula Aero Club's safety officer, an Angel Flight pilot and general manager of Innovative Construction Products.

 

Martin’s enthusiasm and drive in everything he participated in is well known and he was an inspiration to those who knew him. Martin is survived by his wife, Virma.

 

There will be a memorial service to celebrate Martin’s life on Monday, 19th January at 12 noon. It will be held at the Peninsula Aero Club on Stuart Rd in Tyabb and please feel welcome to attend. Virma has requested that no flowers be sent but instead donations can be made to FunFlight (www.funflight.org).

 

 

 

Once things have settled, we willl send an update with other FunFlight news and future events. Despite this enormous loss, the FunFlight team is determined to continue into the future and we will be seeking your support again to help make this happen.

 

 

 

Regards on behalf of the FunFlight team,

 

 

 

Richard Ogilvie & Michel Verheem

 

 

 

FunFlight Directors

 

 

 

"FunFlight Smiles Around The World"