Bushfires

Bugger! it will hard to sleep tonight :(
You boys keep safe please.

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Originally Posted by Chucaro

Bugger! it will hard to sleep tonight :(
You boys keep safe please.

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We are fine mate, we are outside of the danger area.:D

A water bombing fixed wing aircraft has crashed west of Ulladulla. The aircraft is a modified turbo prop crop duster.

Apparently early reports indicate a wing fell off which is a typical incident for fixed wing fire fighters. Aircraft close to all up weight doing a dive, drop and climb type approach gets hit by a wind gust and the crucial time when the aircraft is at max Gs and is overstressed.

I guess we just have to wait and see what happened as the story unfolds.

I certainly hope the pilot is OK but this is a serious incident.

Garry

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Originally Posted by garrycol

A water bombing fixed wing aircraft has crashed west of Ulladulla. The aircraft is a modified turbo prop crop duster.

Apparently early reports indicate a wing fell off which is a typical incident for fixed wing fire fighters. Aircraft close to all up weight doing a dive, drop and climb type approach gets hit by a wind gust and the crucial time when the aircraft is at max Gs and is overstressed.

I guess we just have to wait and see what happened as the story unfolds.

I certainly hope the pilot is OK but this is a serious incident.

Garry

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Let's wait for some official word before speculating. Some 'news' reports are saying an AT802, others a Dromader.....

I've got too many mates in the game..... :(

Needless to say I've got everything crossed for a good outcome

Not so much speculating unless news reports are (which they can do) - TV showed the aircraft and it is an AT802 but looking at the aircraft I can see why there may be some confusion - eyewitnesses saw a wing fall off.

Just advising what has been reported from fire headquarters at Homebush.

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Originally Posted by garrycol

Not so much speculating unless news reports are (which they can do) - TV showed the aircraft and it is an AT802 but looking at the aircraft I can see why there may be some confusion - eyewitnesses saw a wing fall off.

Just advising what has been reported from fire headquarters at Homebush.

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RFS is supposedly saying a Dromader; but that is being reported through the SMH, and they wouldn't know their head from their ass...

I'm probably being a bit sensitive mate; just got a vested interest after 13+ years with RFS Aviation.

Which channel had the footage?

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Originally Posted by Treads

RFS is supposedly saying a Dromader; but that is being reported through the SMH, and they wouldn't know their head from their ass...

I'm probably being a bit sensitive mate; just got a vested interest after 13+ years with RFS Aviation.

Which channel had the footage?

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Was the ABC but to an untrained person both aircraft look similar so could be either.

Pilot was a 43yo family man from Triangle in Central NSW.

These incidents are never good.

Garry

american coverage of the fires...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1GTk9IU-54]New South Wales Bushfires - October 23rd 2013 - NBC News Got It Badly Wrong! - YouTube[/ame]

apparently ALL of AUSTRALIA is on fire...

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Originally Posted by digger

apparently ALL of AUSTRALIA is on fire...

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Sentinel :: Geoscience Australia

click broadband

its sat pictures showing every fire in aust.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fPAV9oy9aM"]The October 2013 NSW Bush Fires - YouTube[/ame]

Martyn