Bad take off

[facthunter]

Dimensions.

 

The P&W wasp junior was first produced in 1930 and delivers 450 HP for take-off. Nearly 40,000 of the engines were built. the DHC. (DeHavilland Canada) -2 has a payload of 2100 lbs and was produced from 1947. A lot of them were used for cropspraying in Australia and TAA Niugini, Sunbird services used some single engined Otters (Bigger variant) in PNG. Harrison Ford owns and flys one. It's a bit bigger than a Kitfox. Nev

 

 

[flying dog]

(Off topic)

 

Slarti, are you in YGLB or down in Vic?

 

I'm confused by it saying your head airport is YGLB.....

 

 

[slartibartfast]

The pussy lives in Goulburn. I live in Canberra. Where did you get Vic? I was born there.

 

More interesting reading about the crash (I couldn't help myself):

 

A news article.

 

Aftermath pics on Flickr.

 

A thread with ATSB info.

 

 

[flying dog]

Slarti,

 

Errrrr....."The pussy"? (It's been a long hard week on the brain, also my feet.)

 

I don't want to speculate only make a fool of myself. (Well, not this time anyway.)

 

;)

 

Where I got Vic? Not sure. :(

 

 

[slartibartfast]

Errrrr....."The pussy"? (It's been a long hard week on the brain, also my feet.)

That's what the Cheetah was dubbed by those on this forum more easily amused than you or I ;)

 

 

[flying dog]

Ah... Ok.

 

I'm wondering if we have met or not.

 

Is the cheetah the one with the ...... No. I'll stop there. It can't be coz I was going to say the Eagle paint job.

 

I said it has been a bad week.

 

;)

 

 

[Guest ozzie]

I had look at this place at Google Earth. wow. the lake is just a puddle compared to the rest of the airport.

 

Ozzie

 

 

[Tomo]

Is the cheetah the one with the.....

Flying Dog, If you look in nearly every photo comp, every aviation mag, and nearly every aviation website, Slarti's Bird is usually in it................ And just to make Slarti's day, I'll attach it for you here!!

 

[ATTACH]8356.vB[/ATTACH]

 

:bad computer:

 

 

 

[Admin]

Here is another video that was at the link in the first post:

 

 

Overzealous Landing

 

 

[Tomo]

He could have done without ground affect on that one!

 

 

[Barefootpilot]

alot to be said about decision points on all of these video's. Someone like Motza could probably write a post.... you know he's got nothing else to do ;)

 

 

[facthunter]

Judgement.

 

NOTHING was right about that effort. Steep, fast, power-off approach, high sink rate, excess speed to wash off, short strip. Waste of an aeroplane. nev.

 

 

[Guest Mad Dave]

where was the go-around?

 

 

[motzartmerv]

Adam..you pickin on me?..

 

Not much to say about that second one.... accept :csm:...lol. (and thats a technical instructor description)

 

 

[Thx1137]

It looked like it needed to be steep but surely he would been going 'oh oh' when he is well over half way down the strip and still not on the ground!

 

Looking at the skid marks it looks like it is a fairly common problem. Anyone know where it might be?

 

 

[Guest Pioneer200]

Saint Barthelemy, an island not to far from another classic airport Princess Juliet in the Netherland Antilles, I have flown from Princess Juliet(ST Marteen) to Saint Barthelemy in a Cessna Caravan(IN FLIGHT SIM X) It takes about 15 minutes from memory, The approach on that video is so steep over the hill that lots of planes would gain excess speed on the approach(speed brakes would be good) and float down the runway,I bet that sandy beach has had lots of planes end up there over the years!!

 

 

[Thx1137]

Thanks for that. I will have to give it a go. :-)

 

Steven.

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

Not a fake folks, I knew Adam when he flew Beavers on floats at Shute Harbour, he knows of what he speaks. His explanation of what the doc did wrong is spot on. Like Adam said the Beaver tanks are in the very substantial belly, and this is an aircraft designed before WW2 so it is built. Additionally the way he hit, the floats and float support struts would probabily have taken most of the hit, and they are built even stronger and don't have any fuel in them.

 

Don't believe every aircraft is going to burn after a crash, it doesn't happen that way every time.......................and yes the yanks did go to the moon, I saw a piece of moon rock at the united nations building in NY. About the size of an egg, it had a very well armed security guard on it 24 hrs a day. They wouldn't guard a fake like that !. Closest I'll ever get to the moon...........and hey that is a nice seaplane base !!!!............................