Jerry, You have built a great-looking plane! Thanks so much for allowing me to come out and help with the wiring and electonics. Hope she takes you all over the country, and that she keeps a smile on your face when you're in the air. Wheels Up!!
Gary D. Mason
garydmason@bellsouth.net
Carrollton, Georgia
I knew the previous owner of this plane, John Matthews. My father and him were very good friends. My father helped John build this plane, installing the radio system, etc...and I have flown in this plane and have flown this wonderful plane many many times. John completed this shortly after I was born in 1977 and I flew in this plane when I was only about 8 months old in the lap of my father. I would love to see this plane again as it has many fond memories of John and my father.
At 1845 Singapore Time on 27 May 2010, an Airbus A321-231, registered VH-VWW and operating as Jetstar flight JQ57, was undertaking a landing at Singapore Changi International Airport. The aircraft was not in the correct landing configuration by 500 ft height above the aerodrome and, as required by the operator’s procedures in the case of an unstable approach, the crew carried out a missed approach.
The investigation identified several events on the flight deck during the approach that distracted the crew to the point where their situation awareness was lost, decision making was affected and inter-crew communication degraded. In addition, it was established that the first officer’s performance was probably adversely affected by fatigue.
The investigation did not identify any organisational or systemic issues that might adversely impact the future safety of aviation operations. However, following this occurrence, the aircraft operator proactively reviewed its procedures and made a number of amendments to its training regime and other enhancements to its operation.
I was the crew chief on this aircraft when it was based at NAS ALAMEDA in 1962-1963. I am happy to see it has escaped the BONEYARD that so many aircraft have gone to. I was also crew chief on UO-1 149069 which I have found out it was destroyed on Oct. 29,2003.
Report just released by ATSB re in flight engine failure after San Francisco departure;
With respect to the engine failure, the ATSB concurred with the findings of the engine manufacturer, which indicated that the most likely sequence of events was initiated by the fatigue failure of a stage-2 LP turbine blade. The consequence of the turbine blade failure was increased by the subsequent LP bearing failure, which ultimately resulted in the uncontained engine failure.
The ATSB just released the report into the accident of this Helicopter.
Contributing Factors:
The pilot was operating at night without the appropriate qualification in a helicopter that was not suitably equipped.
While attempting to fly visually at low level on a dark night without local ground lighting, the pilot inadvertently allowed the helicopter to develop a high rate of descent, resulting in a collision with terrain.
The Australian ATSB prelim report is out about this R44 and its accident.
Looks like the alloy fuel tanks ruptured and the fuel ignited during the crash sequence, probably ignited by a switch near the tanks. Sad thing is there are SB's to replace the alloy tanks with bladder tanks before Dec 2013, apparently only 10% of VH registered R44's have been done.
I have been flying the DA42NG VH-NGI from YSBK to Various locations on the way to YPPF The Da 42 NG is an amazing machine, without a doubt it outperform any other light twin I have flown With over 900 ft. /min on climb all the way to 10000 feet? But the most impressive is the single engine performance at 4000 feet on a hot day I got over 500 ft. /min. at a speed of 95 knots. Its fuel consumption is another good feature of this Aircraft with the new Austro engines it can be as low as 18 ltr per hr. each engine
A PLANE has made a "belly-flop" landing at a US airport after suffering problems with its nose gear.
Traffic in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport was temporarily halted after Shuttle America flight 5124 made the emergency landing.
The flight from Atlanta to Newark landed just after 6:30pm local time, after the pilots informed authorities that the plane's "unsafe gear indicator" light had come on, the Federal Aviation Administration told FOX News Channel.
After conducting a fly-by, the pilots landed on a runway - without the plane's nose gear extended.
Passengers were evacuated from the plane via emergency chutes and taken to the airport terminal on buses, WNBC-TV reported. "On approach, the flight crew was not able to confirm that the nose gear had deployed correctly," a Shuttle America spokesman said. "After receiving confirmation from Newark Air Traffic Control that the nose gear was not down, the crew declared an emergency, prepared the cabin and safely landed. All customers and crew were safely bussed to the terminal." The runway had been coated in flame-retardant foam in preparation for the emergency landing, myFOXny.com reported.
None of the 69 passengers and four crew on board the Embraer 170 were injured. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey initially said the airport would be closed until further notice, but reopened two of the facility's three runways within half an hour, The Star-Ledger reported.
My name is John Atkinson. I was the first person, after the factory test pilot, to fly this aircraft. The owner was my instructor. his name was Joe Earl. He and I went to the factory in Cleveland. I flew and Joe was in second seat. I thought you might like to know that the first landing for for this aircraft was a stage two radar approach into Cleveland-Hopkins Airport. REALLY crummy weather. We flew it back to Kansas City where it remained (and I always flew) until Joe was killed in a crash with a student. I put almost all my hours in this airplane. I really loved flying it.
1957 CESSNA 182A SN 34638 VH-SPF History 15-Feb-2012
TT Airframe: 4,200 hr
Prop: 35 Hours since New: Black Mack
Engine: 30 Hours since New: 0-470-R Continental
This aircraft was originally registered as N3938D in the U.S.A. It was dismantled and shipped to Madang, New Guinea in October 1966 where it was re-assembled. In New Guinea, it was operated by Divine Word Airways and flown by the Rev, James J. Moore.
In Fefruary 1968, the aircraft was ferried to Honiara, British Solomon Islands Protectorate and removed from the Australian register. It was registered in the Solomons as VP-PAH under ownership of and Australian national, J.J. Purdie
In December 1973 the aircraft to to Australia and was re-registered as VH-SPF to Ralph Hyde of Mt. Gravatt, Qld. In June 1979 VH-SPF is recorded as having and ‘A/C/ incident’. Nothing further is recorded until 1989 when the aircraft had a major rebuild completed in November of that year. It was then hangared and operated at Walgett, NSW by Alan Nicholls until purchased by Reece Delaney in 1991 where it was hangared in Singleton until, while on a taxiway, a violent gust of wind overturned the aircraft.
Scone Aircraft Maintenance, purchased the aircraft and rebuilt it from the ribs up whereupon Reece Delaney re-purchased the aircraft and hangared it at Royal Newcastle Aero Club until 2008.
The aircraft was purchased in March 2008 by Guy R. Bryant where it continues to be hangared at Royal Newcastle Aero Club.
Looks like this Helicopter was the one that crashed killing both occupants......
TWO men killed in a fiery helicopter crash during take-off from an airstrip on the NSW south coast were heading to nearby Jervis Bay to film a documentary. David Bennett, president of the South Coast Recreational Flying Club, says he was standing just six metres from the helicopter when it crashed during take-off from the Jaspers Brush airfield, south of Berry, about 3.55pm (AEDT) on Saturday.
I am one of the previous owners of VH-ULM and am pleased to see that it is still flying. My name is Reg Betts and I purchased ULM on the 01/10//56 for £1,361 and sold it on the 21/11/58 for £500. Happy flying
In summer 1978, I signed up for flight instruction at Huntsville, AL airport. During most of my instruction, I used N5922F, and on 18 August 1978 after 8 hours of instruction, I soloed in Cherokee N5922F. I have a couple photos of the plane I will upload when possible.
I love Beech 18's. I used to look after one in Australia, it was polished alloy and would take me a week to polish, twice a year usually before an airshow...... but i loved it.
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garydmason@bellsouth.net
Carrollton, Georgia
Gary D. Mason
garydmason@bellsouth.net
Carrollton, Georgia
Oldnotbold
At 1845 Singapore Time on 27 May 2010, an Airbus A321-231, registered VH-VWW and operating as Jetstar flight JQ57, was undertaking a landing at Singapore Changi International Airport. The aircraft was not in the correct landing configuration by 500 ft height above the aerodrome and, as required by the operator’s procedures in the case of an unstable approach, the crew carried out a missed approach.
The investigation identified several events on the flight deck during the approach that distracted the crew to the point where their situation awareness was lost, decision making was affected and inter-crew communication degraded. In addition, it was established that the first officer’s performance was probably adversely affected by fatigue.
The investigation did not identify any organisational or systemic issues that might adversely impact the future safety of aviation operations. However, following this occurrence, the aircraft operator proactively reviewed its procedures and made a number of amendments to its training regime and other enhancements to its operation.
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CLEM
aux45:-)
With respect to the engine failure, the ATSB concurred with the findings of the engine manufacturer, which indicated that the most likely sequence of events was initiated by the fatigue failure of a stage-2 LP turbine blade. The consequence of the turbine blade failure was increased by the subsequent LP bearing failure, which ultimately resulted in the uncontained engine failure.
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Contributing Factors:
The pilot was operating at night without the appropriate qualification in a helicopter that was not suitably equipped.
While attempting to fly visually at low level on a dark night without local ground lighting, the pilot inadvertently allowed the helicopter to develop a high rate of descent, resulting in a collision with terrain.
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Well done, great job.
Any landing you walk away from is a good landing.... :)
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From Caboolture News
A 64-year-old East Brisbane man has died during a light airplane crash near Caboolture airfield this morning.
It is believed the man was a highly experienced pilot who was a regular to the airfield.
At 10.50am police were called to an area of bushland near the waste management facility on McNaught Rd, Caboolture.
Ambulance spokesman Pat Berry said the man was the only occupant in the plane and he was found deceased on their arrival.
"It is believed he was killed on impact when he hit the trees," Officer Berry said.
Caboolture police Inspector Keith Schultz said a witness heard the plane experience engine trouble and a mayday call was issued.
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Looks like the alloy fuel tanks ruptured and the fuel ignited during the crash sequence, probably ignited by a switch near the tanks. Sad thing is there are SB's to replace the alloy tanks with bladder tanks before Dec 2013, apparently only 10% of VH registered R44's have been done.
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The Da 42 NG is an amazing machine, without a doubt it outperform any other light twin I have flown
With over 900 ft. /min on climb all the way to 10000 feet?
But the most impressive is the single engine performance at 4000 feet on a hot day I got over
500 ft. /min. at a speed of 95 knots.
Its fuel consumption is another good feature of this Aircraft with the new Austro engines it can be as low as 18 ltr per hr. each engine
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Traffic in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport was temporarily halted after Shuttle America flight 5124 made the emergency landing.
The flight from Atlanta to Newark landed just after 6:30pm local time, after the pilots informed authorities that the plane's "unsafe gear indicator" light had come on, the Federal Aviation Administration told FOX News Channel.
After conducting a fly-by, the pilots landed on a runway - without the plane's nose gear extended.
Passengers were evacuated from the plane via emergency chutes and taken to the airport terminal on buses, WNBC-TV reported.
"On approach, the flight crew was not able to confirm that the nose gear had deployed correctly," a Shuttle America spokesman said.
"After receiving confirmation from Newark Air Traffic Control that the nose gear was not down, the crew declared an emergency, prepared the cabin and safely landed. All customers and crew were safely bussed to the terminal."
The runway had been coated in flame-retardant foam in preparation for the emergency landing, myFOXny.com reported.
None of the 69 passengers and four crew on board the Embraer 170 were injured.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey initially said the airport would be closed until further notice, but reopened two of the facility's three runways within half an hour, The Star-Ledger reported.
Read more at FOX News Channel.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/shuttle-america-flight-makes-emergency-belly-flop-landing/story-e6frfq80-1226284072931#ixzz1neHnyMVt
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my mother has a picture of a plane with those numbers from July 1968. Was wondering who may have owned it then.
Thanks
SN 34638
VH-SPF
History
15-Feb-2012
TT Airframe: 4,200 hr
Prop: 35 Hours since New: Black Mack
Engine: 30 Hours since New: 0-470-R Continental
This aircraft was originally registered as N3938D in the U.S.A. It was dismantled and shipped to Madang, New Guinea in October 1966 where it was re-assembled. In New Guinea, it was operated by Divine Word Airways and flown by the Rev, James J. Moore.
In Fefruary 1968, the aircraft was ferried to Honiara, British Solomon Islands Protectorate and removed from the Australian register. It was registered in the Solomons as VP-PAH under ownership of and Australian national, J.J. Purdie
In December 1973 the aircraft to to Australia and was re-registered as VH-SPF to Ralph Hyde of Mt. Gravatt, Qld. In June 1979 VH-SPF is recorded as having and ‘A/C/ incident’. Nothing further is recorded until 1989 when the aircraft had a major rebuild completed in November of that year. It was then hangared and operated at Walgett, NSW by Alan Nicholls until purchased by Reece Delaney in 1991 where it was hangared in Singleton until, while on a taxiway, a violent gust of wind overturned the aircraft.
Scone Aircraft Maintenance, purchased the aircraft and rebuilt it from the ribs up whereupon Reece Delaney re-purchased the aircraft and hangared it at Royal Newcastle Aero Club until 2008.
The aircraft was purchased in March 2008 by Guy R. Bryant where it continues to be hangared at Royal Newcastle Aero Club.
P.Rules
Volume is 56,000 cu ft
Passengers: 3
Note: has monarch butterfly artwork.
Leo
TWO men killed in a fiery helicopter crash during take-off from an airstrip on the NSW south coast were heading to nearby Jervis Bay to film a documentary.
David Bennett, president of the South Coast Recreational Flying Club, says he was standing just six metres from the helicopter when it crashed during take-off from the Jaspers Brush airfield, south of Berry, about 3.55pm (AEDT) on Saturday.
Source - news.com.au
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Max S. Byers (son of Oren Z.)
Havelock, NC
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Whenuapai Aviation Sports Club
www.wascnz.com
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It was a right off and appears to be at a scrapping yard......
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