Bad Weather Claims Ultralight
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February 22
An ultralight pilot who departed Warwick airport in extremely poor weather
conditions intent on flying to Boonah south of Archerfield finished up a statistic when he
impacted Mount Cordeaux on the range near Cunningham's Gap
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 The 48-year-old and 400 hour pilot lost his
life challenging the elements in his two-seat Drifter 503
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He was on the last leg home after a flying holiday he began with other ultralight pilots two weeks ago
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Media Source:- Courier Mail
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February 28
Do airshows create a state of mind in performers wherein an accident is generated by preoccupation with the air-show and upcoming sequence of events ?
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The image below shows what can happen under the pressure of performing and the pre-conditioning of the mind and requirement to be on time and to "put on a good show"
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Where did that car come from!
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Media Source:- The Avalon Air Show last Week-End
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SAR-Time Cancellation Confusion
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February 25
Search and Rescue were alerted after the pilot of a Cessna 210 failed to cancel his SAR time for arrival at Hall's Creek in central OZ late Monday
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 "The pilot called authorities
early Tuesday from Louisa Downs Station to advise he was safe and well, but low on fuel from storm dodging"
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The young professional pilot did not carry a GPS nor a satellite phone and was unable to cancel his SAR by normal methods due to the remoteness of the station property
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Media Source:- ABC
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Bush Fires Claim another Aircraft
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February 26
A fixed-wing agricultural aircraft, a Dromader M18, assisting ground crews to control bush fire "hot-spots" crashed during manoeuvres severely injuring the pilot
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 The accident occurred in an area known as the Razor-Viking Wilderness near Mt Buffalo in Victoria
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There has now been 3 aircraft lost fighting bush fires over the past six weeks
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Previous news reports HERE and HERE
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Media Source:- ABC
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