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Re: Aviation Incidents and Accidents
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:58 pm
by richard omeara
Just heard of an incident at airport.Skywest plane scrapes its ass on runway.Dont know how major it is.Plane being towed to hanger with hydraulic oil spill..Heard through Airservices Australia.May have been a drill not sure .
Re: Aviation Incidents and Accidents
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:55 pm
by Nafenn
richard omeara wrote:Just heard of an incident at airport.Skywest plane scrapes its ass on runway.Dont know how major it is.Plane being towed to hanger with hydraulic oil spill..Heard through Airservices Australia.May have been a drill not sure .
Tail strikes aren't good at any point in flying... But he it actually happened, i doubt skywest would waste an aircraft
Re: Aviation Incidents and Accidents
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:37 am
by Zebedee
This is what was reported in The West Australian - it mentions hydraulics but nothing to do with tail-dragging...
Re: Aviation Incidents and Accidents
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:25 am
by richard omeara
Im only new to this but im very serprised how buisy the Airservices Australia people are out there.As im sure they are all at most airports.
Re: Aviation Incidents and Accidents
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:01 pm
by richard omeara
Wep me again.Heard of an incident about 8pm.Smoke coming from door.Could have been at the airport.Was handed over to FESA.
Re: Aviation Incidents and Accidents
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:10 am
by nachoman
Model plane in Perth airport jet stunt
includes video from camera attached to the model plane
Re: Aviation Incidents and Accidents
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:34 am
by numloxx
What a (edited language)...
And even worse, he tries to make it funny and entertaining by doing the Top Gun sounds to it.
Re: Aviation Incidents and Accidents
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:42 am
by Zebedee
numloxx wrote:What a ...
I believe the word you're looking for there is "numpty"
Talk about unbelievably stupid.
Re: Aviation Incidents and Accidents
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:30 am
by Fastlane
They'll no doubt have a long and distinguished career as a Garuda Pilot
Re: Aviation Incidents and Accidents
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:34 am
by Tyranus
I can just imagine it, and for your in flight entertainment we will be playing Top Gun soundtrack, and Aces High by Iron Maiden...while doing the moves.
Re: Aviation Incidents and Accidents
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:30 pm
by robbage
Fastlane wrote:They'll no doubt have a long and distinguished career as a Garuda Pilot
These twits may get a sentence the same length as the Garuda pilot
Re: Aviation Incidents and Accidents
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:18 pm
by dlcat1
robbage wrote:Fastlane wrote:They'll no doubt have a long and distinguished career as a Garuda Pilot
These twits may get a sentence the same length as the Garuda pilot
One would hope so.
Re: Aviation Incidents and Accidents
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:32 am
by slipknot
Apparently they have been imprisioned, its a federal offence to fly one of those 5km within an airport
Re: Aviation Incidents and Accidents
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:52 am
by gkoutlis
slipknot wrote:Apparently they have been imprisioned, its a federal offence to fly one of those 5km within an airport
No they haven't been imprisoned..... On the news this morning, they clearly stated that the pilot of the model plane faces 2 years jail for flying the model aircraft deliberately towards the Virgin Blue plane.
G
Re: Aviation Incidents and Accidents
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:19 am
by written_ficton
G - its a federal offence and they can be imprisioned for their actions