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Post by thomarse on Mar 1, 2017 14:54:28 GMT 12
3 DH82s in loose formation just came out of the Wairarapa heading Southwest I guess to the Transit Lane down the West Coast of Wellington.
What's on down South?
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 1, 2017 15:38:25 GMT 12
Weekend Eight must be due soon?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 1, 2017 15:41:27 GMT 12
What is that, Zac??
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 1, 2017 15:48:50 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 1, 2017 15:54:51 GMT 12
Ta. I had not heard of that event name before.
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Post by Brett on Mar 1, 2017 16:15:49 GMT 12
Three more Tigers just followed the original 3 out over Cook Strait. I guess that qualifies as an infestation.
There was a fourth biplane with them as well, Stampe maybe?
The Tiger Moth Club AGM Fly-in is at Omarama 3-5 March.
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Post by Brett on Mar 1, 2017 16:48:02 GMT 12
Sounds like didn't quite make it to Omaka. Plane crash lands at Omaka Aerodrome in Blenheim A Tiger Moth biplane has landed short of the runway at Omaka Aerodrome in Blenheim. A spokesperson for the fire service said two people were uninjured in the incident, which occurred shortly after 5pm. From www.stuff.co.nz/national/89952508/plane-crash-lands-at-omaka
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 1, 2017 17:37:28 GMT 12
Oh no, I hope the occupants are OK.
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 1, 2017 17:44:15 GMT 12
Poor folks. Glad they're ok, the Tiger will need a bit of TLC though.
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Post by Brett on Mar 1, 2017 17:57:31 GMT 12
ZK-BRM Acting Sergeant Shane Webber, of Blenheim, said the 55-year-old pilot sent out a mayday call after realising there was an issue with the undercarriage of the plane. It was unclear what the undercarriage problem was, but it forced the pilot to crash land to the southeast of the runway, Webber said. "Both were fine but the plane was badly damaged." Probably the best outcome from a bad situation.
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Post by joey05 on Mar 1, 2017 19:02:26 GMT 12
Glad all are ok, I'm not sure how an undercarriage problem would cause them to end up in the dry river bed when there is so much grass at Omaka just a few hundred metres away. More likely an engine issue, and I'm confident they didn't overshoot the runway, although those tigers are deceptively quick!
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Post by lumpy on Mar 1, 2017 19:29:33 GMT 12
Glad all are ok, I'm not sure how an undercarriage problem would cause them to end up in the dry river bed when there is so much grass at Omaka just a few hundred metres away. More likely an engine issue, and I'm confident they didn't overshoot the runway, although those tigers are deceptively quick! Wind direction this afternoon , and the Dried up riverbed comment , means they were definitly short . I suspect the " undercarriage issue " may be a result of the pilot reporting his prediciment after the incident occouring . ( broken landing gear being the main obvious damage )
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Post by isc on Mar 1, 2017 19:37:30 GMT 12
Unless he clipped something before getting on the ground, fence, tree. isc
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Post by Damon on Mar 1, 2017 19:52:33 GMT 12
A mate of mine was the previous owner. How sad to see it in the situation, a real shame. I wish the occupants all the best and hope they can repair it in due course. Seeing the other picture in the article, they are quite lucky
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Post by lumpy on Mar 1, 2017 19:57:49 GMT 12
Unless he clipped something before getting on the ground, fence, tree. isc Yes , sorry , I didnt wish to seem like I was jumping into a conclusion as to what caused this ( fortuninitly fairly minor incident ) , just suggesting that timing of radio calls may have caused it to be reported as something different to what it was .
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 1, 2017 20:15:55 GMT 12
To hopefully allay speculation, a friend on the spot tells me that an initial heavy landing during a touch and go caused the undercarriage collapse and on the go around a dead stick landing ended up undershooting the runway .
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 2, 2017 8:01:44 GMT 12
Thanks Dave. Mention of an undercarriage issue confused me - from experience I don't recall a lever to lower it on a Tiger!
Very pleased to read the pilot and passenger walked away.
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Post by joey05 on Mar 2, 2017 9:34:02 GMT 12
To hopefully allay speculation, a friend on the spot tells me that an initial heavy landing during a touch and go caused the undercarriage collapse and on the go around a dead stick landing ended up undershooting the runway . That makes much more sense! While an extremely unlucky situation, they are lucky that there is an awesome team at JEM Aviation that can give her a cut and polish and make her look as good as new!
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Post by dodgy on Mar 2, 2017 11:22:01 GMT 12
They are all heading down to Omarama for the annual Tiger Moth Club AGM. I was going to take my tiger down but my co-pilot pulled out and I could not afford all that fuel alone!
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Post by Brett on Mar 10, 2017 8:44:30 GMT 12
A flight of two Tigers has just crossed back to the North Island.
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