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Post by Peter Lewis on Dec 8, 2012 18:51:24 GMT 12
"The pilot of a topdressing plane was killed after the plane crashed in the Waikite Valley, south of Rotorua, on Saturday. A light plane pilot has been killed in a crash south of Rotorua. Emergency services were alerted to the accident about 1.30pm on Saturday in the Waikite Valley, about 30km south of Rotorua. St John Ambulance team manager James Ihimaera says upon arrival they found one deceased person with the plane, believed to be a topdressing plane. Police and fire crews were in attendance." home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=158391 |
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Post by The Red Baron on Dec 8, 2012 19:03:34 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 8, 2012 19:07:15 GMT 12
Awful news for his family and friends and the aviation community. Very sad.
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Post by Bruce on Dec 8, 2012 20:54:38 GMT 12
very sad writing too....
" Fletcher 24 Turbine Engine kerosene"
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Post by Ykato on Dec 9, 2012 16:48:34 GMT 12
Agree May be not a Fletcher as first reported? Civil Aviation Authority spokesman Mike Richards says the pilot was new to flying. He says he'd been on a dual instructor lesson prior to going on a solo flight, and the solo flight was when the crash occurred. clearnet.co.nz/news-story.html?national~845684 |
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Post by Deane B on Dec 9, 2012 18:03:01 GMT 12
Can still be a Fletcher - a new ag pilot has to learn the ropes too.
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Post by Ykato on Dec 9, 2012 18:45:23 GMT 12
Can still be a Fletcher - a new ag pilot has to learn the ropes too.  Civil Aviation Authority spokesman Mike Richards says the pilot was new to flying |
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Post by The Red Baron on Dec 9, 2012 19:05:14 GMT 12
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Post by avagwhiz on Dec 9, 2012 19:21:52 GMT 12
Are SuperAir still using EMX for new pilot training?Are any of the Walther powered Fu24's dual?
If so which one(s).Any ideas Ykato?
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Post by Bruce on Dec 9, 2012 19:24:58 GMT 12
We obviously have to pay more for a better CAA spokesman...
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Dec 9, 2012 19:44:59 GMT 12
I couldn't get my head around that article - was he actually a new student pilot learning to fly, or was he being trained on ag ops in a Fletcher? I assume nobody actually does ab-initio in Fletchers - I certainly can't imagine they'd be very suitable, especially turbine examples!
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Post by thomarse on Dec 9, 2012 20:17:59 GMT 12
Does anyone here seriously think a CAA spokesman would say "the plane was a Fletcher 24 Turbine Engine kerosene" ? |
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Post by fadge on Dec 9, 2012 20:26:15 GMT 12
The press don't seem to let the facts get in the way of a good story....
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Post by madaero on Dec 9, 2012 21:46:12 GMT 12
I can confirm aircraft involved was ZK-EMX.
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Post by errolmartyn on Dec 9, 2012 22:06:37 GMT 12
Does anyone here seriously think a CAA spokesman would say "the plane was a Fletcher 24 Turbine Engine kerosene" ? Only if he or she were a complete fuel! Errol |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Dec 9, 2012 22:27:41 GMT 12
So has EMX just recently been converted to turbine?
I saw it at Masterton in January this year, definitely still as piston-engined.
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Post by delticman on Dec 9, 2012 22:37:00 GMT 12
It's just very poor reporting with the reporter receiving sound bytes that they dont understand. I would say that most young reporters dont know what aerial topdressing is all about. I see one headline was about cropdusters, that they might understand.
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Post by thomarse on Dec 10, 2012 5:35:20 GMT 12
Or is EMX still a Fletcher 24 Reciprocating Engine petrol?
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Post by delticman on Dec 10, 2012 6:26:24 GMT 12
Still a 400 version.
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Post by delticman on Dec 10, 2012 6:37:54 GMT 12
If in doubt, the Turbine Conversions/Super Air aircraft have different type certificates. One thing you still can do on the NZCAR is search for a registration, then click on type certificate then you can click list and it will show the aircraft certified as such.
ZK-DDX is not one of above, it's still a modified Fletcher under that Certificate.
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Civil Aviation Authority spokesman Mike Richards says the pilot was new to flying 
