Flying Across Bass Strait to Tasmania!

[Dave English]

You cant land on Rhodondo, or Craggy, and probably not curtis. You may be ok on Hogan, but dont plan on being able to fly off again.

 

CASA wont let a light sports fly further than 25 NM from " an appropriate landing place".

 

 

[Savannahflyer]

A lot of those islands are just big pointy rocks. Deal and Hogan Islands are the only biggish type ones from memory. I think Deal Island even has a strip on it. My father used to own a small charter company and I used to fly the route with him regularly in his Senca 2. I think the trick is pick your days and get going early just after first light before any wind picks up. I plan to do the trip over xmas in a Savannah I'm not worried about ditching though I think that would be "ok" I'm worried about floating around with those big great whites afterwards until someone pocks me up. Mind you I have a lot of trust in the mighty rotax 912 but you have to be prepared for the worst no matter what!

 

 

[Marty_d]

I think I'd take the wings off and stick in on the Spirit.

 

 

[up-into-the-air]

More stuff on the Thruster engine stoppage and ditching towards Flinder's Island and action of #casa.

 

Report from Tasmanian Court System

 

 

[Marty_d]

Great reporting (as usual)...

 

"They were winched to safety by an Ambulance Victoria plane"...

 

 

[Robbo]

Great reporting (as usual)..."They were winched to safety by an Ambulance Victoria plane"...

A plane that can hover and winch, wow learn something new each day.

 

 

[planedriver]

Just sayin!

 

A plane that can hover and winch, wow learn something new each day.

Probably has a ceiling-fan fitted Robbo? You can get em as cheap as $12bucks these days from Bunnings