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It's awful. But please be careful saying they were flying below legal minimums. FR24 isn't adjusted for QNH and that could easily make the difference. Family & friends could easily be impacted by statements like this.

Below minimum legal height? 100ft too low? Are you using altitude from FR24, adjusted for QNH? Had they been flying along too low? Or descended due to an onboard issue? I've no idea. Just bloody sad at the loss of 3 lives. Can't even imagine what the families and friends are going through. Hope they are well supported.

Yep. We've been a few times. But always had to send in form prior, and check on the day as per their website. If there's a way to do it enroute, ir even on the day I can see us going there more often.

Have you managed to get permission for Milawa while on the way there? As well as the required update on the strip? Genuinely interested.

I'm surprised at this. I've never flown one but, there are 2 at the RAAus school here on the Murray. Several friends have done their ab initio training in them and I don't know anyone who has had any problems. We're at the airport and they seem to be flying a lot.

Actually I think training in interpreting weather forecasts across different areas is really important for cross country flying. And without it it could be very difficult to make informed devisions as to whether a flight is safe to make.

Great to know. I was there a month ago, and informed by one of the instructors at Adelaide BiPlanes that their weather station wasn't publicly accessible. Silly me didn't go and check for myself.

Apparently them may have to 'restart' the inquest due to significant information being made available by RAAUS on Friday, the last day of the inquest. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-04/mathew-farrell-fiancee-system-failed-inquest-plane-crash/103414984

Like what? Bass Strait has different challenges. Being comfortable with one, doesn't necessarily reflect on the other. No sarcasm or other was intended.

No hills on Bass Strait though 🤔

I have flown Tocumwal/ Bairnsdale and reverse on several occasions, so similar track to what you are asking about. TAS at 140 knots in the RV. The lowest safe for the area is high, over 7,000'. Not sure how long it would take you to get there or what performance you would have. For me its about 70 minutes flight time each way, and not all of that is over the high country.. One recent trip I had over 58 knots headwinds for about 15 minutes. Was fine at 9,000' (IFR). I wouldn't have been comfortable down lower or in a lower performance aircraft. If the weather is even slightly forecast as dodgy I choose a lower route. You may be going over a Designated Remote Area so would need to check the rules for that and make sure you comply re reporting and equipment. Not onerous but important. You may also need clearance through East Sale Airspace depending on where you're starting/finishing your trip. And asking for advice is always a good thing to do.

Hangar plot in Flight Place could also be hanger house methinks. Thete us another block almost opposite also with a signboard up. And SportAviation with associated house, hangars and caravan park has just come on the market. The one in Wirraway was sold the day it hit the market, and is the one I referred to as recently sold in my first comment.

No, different one in Wirraway Ct.

Do you know if the canopy smashed when flipping, or had he managed to break it from the inside?

Really glad pilot and pax are okay. Very experienced & competent pilot so I'm guessing there were other factors. RV's are built to be either tailwheel or nosewheel, with the decision being made pre/during the build. A few have been converted afterwards. Landing profile in an A isn't dissimilar to that of a tailwheel and the nose wheel is definitely not designed to be landed on. But then no nosewheel is. For a while, during a particular period in time, nosewheel collapses at Moorabbin were almost common. None of these were in RV's.