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Received an email this morning from Avalon Airshow with pre sale tickets on sale for 5.5 hours. As in previous years I like to sit at the top of the back row on the Friday in the gold pass stands, Well they are on to me, $220 in 2023, now $295 isle seats are $270, all other seats are $245 No mention of access to Expo Marquees from 9.0am on the Friday Regards RW

Sad update About 6.20am this morning, Thursday 25 July 2024, police received report of a helicopter crash near Mount Anderson Station in Camballin. Early indications suggest two cattle mustering helicopters collided shortly after take-off. Both helicopters only had one person on board. Sadly, both pilots – a 29-year-old man and a 30-year-old man – died as a result of injuries received during the crash. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has been notified and will conduct a transport safety investigation into the incident.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-25/helicopters-collide-wa-north-kimberley-camballin-chopper-crash/104141062 Emergency services are rushing to Camballin in WA's Kimberley region, where two helicopters have crashed. Police say the helicopters appear to have collided shortly after taking off near Mount Anderson Station about 6:20am WST.

From ASN https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/387847

Good Outcome from ABC https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-13/plane-emergency-incident-newcastle-airport/103838786 A light plane has made a "textbook wheels-up" landing during an emergency at Newcastle airport. Emergency crews were on standby after the pilot reported the plane's landing gear had failed just before 10am. The aircraft had circled above for more than two hours before it made the landing at 12:18pm.

Sadly Dick passed away on the 3rd of May https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Rutan Blue Skies Dick RIP

Update from ABC A Victorian coroner has labelled allegations that Australia's largest administrator of pilots concealed its concerns about licensing a man who fatally crashed his plane "deeply troubling". An inquest into the death of light plane pilot Matthew Farrell began in January. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-01/matthew-farrell-pilot-death-inquest-hears-documents-withheld/103787962

The first Icon A5 in Australia is apparently set for imminent delivery Owner is asking for shareholders. Nothing comes up in rego search for VH-ICN I have a ramp to the river and a shed designed to fit a B206 and an A5, looks like the A5 space will be empty for the current future. https://www.planesales.com.au/details/Listing/Amphibian-and-Floatplanes/10206/2023-Icon-A5-Certified-Edition-Shared-Ownership?utm_source=ListingID-10206&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=2023 Icon A5 Certified Edition Shared Ownership

From ASN https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/386671 The Legend 600 suffered damage from an unknown cause possibly a bird strike which fractured the vertical stabiliser resulting in loss of control. The pilot deployed the plane’s ballistic patachute to bring the plane down safely. The occupants were not injured but the plane suffered extensive damage contacting a tree on the landing.

Very sad to hear he has passed. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-05/bunbury-airport-plane-crash-pilot-dies-in-hospital/103545882 ABC update says CH801

Door plug found https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-08/alaska-airlines-boeing-737-max-9-door-plug-search-blowout/103292708

From ASN https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/343072

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-31/horse-hit-by-plane-dies-after-crash-during-take-off/102667574

In the news today sadly the horse was put down, so not so funny after all.

Do you mean PEDALS ?