NZFF

Posted: **Fri Jan 10, 2014 5:00 pm**

Failed take-off bid after emergency landing on beach
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/failed-tak...g-beach-5796094

Posted: **Fri Jan 10, 2014 5:16 pm**

And to think they tried to get me buy a FS Jabiru J200 just recent or something similar

.. and this was the first flight

Posted: **Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:19 pm**

Here it all is again but it is also followed by a few more disasters

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2014/01/1...ing-on-nz-beach

Posted: **Sat Jan 11, 2014 5:59 pm**

Well, now when I give the precautionary landing briefing to my students and come to the last point - "don't try to take off again", I have a good video to show them...

Posted: **Sat Jan 11, 2014 6:53 pm**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jan 10 2014,6:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
And to think they tried to get me buy a FS Jabiru J200 just recent or something similar .. and this was the first flight

I don't think I would have attempted that take off in those conditions even in the sim!

Posted: **Sat Jan 11, 2014 7:19 pm**

Triford wrote:
QUOTE (Triford @ Jan 11 2014,7:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I don't think I would have attempted that take off in those conditions even in the sim!

Maybe should have invested in a Lake amphibian

Posted: **Sat Jan 11, 2014 9:52 pm**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jan 11 2014,8:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Maybe should have invested in a Lake amphibian

or a jabiru sim using fsx no crash settings

Posted: **Sat Jan 11, 2014 10:02 pm**

Triford wrote:
QUOTE (Triford @ Jan 11 2014,10:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
or a jabiru sim using fsx no crash settings

Don, I had a good friend stop in late morn midday with his nine year old grandson Jacob .. he kept on asking about FSX crash's .. most mature nine year old I'd have ever met .. flew the B-29 from Christchurch .. rather than the I no what i'm doing , he listened to every instruction to the stage were he was not sure about his abilities a decided to let me land the Superfort into Nelson .

He still asked about crash settings but this boy was so , a damn pleasure to show him the ropes ... Gary and Jacob will be back best three hours the young chap had .. think next time will be the Catalina.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2014 3:14 pm**

A friend was there helping the pilot to sort out the fuel problem he had.
According to him the TO was progressing reasonably well until a wave caught the port undercarriage. To me it still seemed like he was getting very close to the rocks at the Southern end.
I don't know why he didn't wait for the tide to go out or at least use more of the beach for the TO run...he started halfway down.
An $$$$$ lesson.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2014 3:53 pm**

cowpatz wrote:
QUOTE (cowpatz @ Jan 12 2014,4:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
An $$$$$ lesson.

Whats that famous word again .. 'Hind-site' .. Bugger .. but hell bells bitta balsa and some PVA be rocking in a week or two