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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
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    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.
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    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.
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    From ASN https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/387847
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    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.
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    Sadly Dick passed away on the 3rd of May https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Rutan Blue Skies Dick RIP
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    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
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    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
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    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.
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    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
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    Door plug found https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-08/alaska-airlines-boeing-737-max-9-door-plug-search-blowout/103292708
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    From ASN https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/343072
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    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-31/horse-hit-by-plane-dies-after-crash-during-take-off/102667574
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    In the news today sadly the horse was put down, so not so funny after all.
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    Do you mean PEDALS ?
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    Think they should rewrite this part He said it was too late to abort the landing, and the 1985 Mooney M20 landed on its undercarriage and skidded 50 metres before coming to a standstill.
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    From ABC https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-16/robbie-katter-landing-gear-mishap-mount-isa-airport/102352756 North Queensland MP Robbie Katter says he has had a big "wake-up call" after he forgot to put the landing gear down on his plane, moments before landing at Mount Isa Airport.
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    Reports coming in of a 737 crashed in Western Australia, Other firefighting aircraft from nearby, doused the burning 737 & pilots were saved. https://7news.com.au/news/disaster-and-emergency/firefighting-aircraft-crashes-in-was-great-southern-c-9671802
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    Latest reports state P-63 may have hit a drone https://eurasiantimes.com/mid-air-horror-did-us-b-17-bomber-p-63-kingcobra-collide/
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    Second black box found https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-28/second-black-box-found-from-china-eastern-airlines/100940364
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    [URL="https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=221697"]https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=221697[/URL] Regards R W
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    Happy Christmas and all the best for the New Year. I will have a quite moment on Christmas Day thinking of fellow aviators that have passed during the year, thinking of their family’s as well. (Miss you Sandra, Deb & Nicki) Maybe even raise a glass of wine (I won’t be flying) Fly Safe Regards RW
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    Reports filtered through yesterday 8th of December that a Par Avion Islander was missing in Tasmania’s South West National Park on it’s way to Melaleuca with only the pilot on board. During the day search aircraft failed to find the Islander due to poor weather in the area. The Westpac Rescue helicopter had dropped 3 Police search crew & an Ambulance paramedic into the South West National Park area around 5.00pm.They have direction finding equipment to locate the beacon”. Sadly an early morning report from ABC Wreckage of missing plane found in Tasmania, pilot presumed dead WWW.ABC.NET.AU Search and rescue police say the plane's sole occupant, the pilot, could not have survived the crash. Thoughts are with the pilots family, friends, rescue personnel, Shannon & all at Par Avion RW
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    I believe a private operator has a PC-24 on order here in Tasmania. Looking forward to seeing & hearing it soon. Regards RW
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