Ultralight Skyfox Crash Claims 2
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October 11
An OZ manufactured and certified 2 seat Skyfox departing the Dunwich airstrip on North Stradbroke Island appears to have had an engine failure and impacted the ground killing
the 2 persons on board
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"They were very experienced pilots ..one of them had been flying for about 30 years"
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The Skyfox - built at Caloundra a few years back - has the reputation of a "docile stall" aircraft however it can "bite" if unintentionally stalled close
to the ground with a sharp nose-down pitch
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Media Source:- The Sunday Mail
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OZ Base Jumper Killed in Stunt
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October 8
President of the Australian BASE Association - 30-year-old Dwain Weston - was killed when a skydiving stunt involving the world's highest suspension bridge went amiss
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The USA's Royal Gorge Bridge was damaged by the impact of the skydiver when he struck a railing at 160kph which severed his leg
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The aim of the jump was for one parachutist to glide over the bridge using "wing suits" while another jumper was to pass underneath
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Media Source:- News.com.au
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