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FINAL REPORT: Loss of power and forced landing involving Piper PA-28, VH-BUN, 32 km north-north-east of Sydney Airport, New South Wales, on 17 August 2025 | ATSB WWW.ATSB.GOV.AU

Loss of control and collision with terrain involving a Morgan Cougar Mk1 aircraft, VH-LDV, 19 km north-north-west of West Sale Airport, Victoria, on 16 November 2024 | ATSB WWW.ATSB.GOV.AU

Too true! And somehow, I'm put in mind of a conversation overheard at the Port Moresby Aero Club bar, back in the day. Along the lines of: "Oh, aye, we used to fly a tiny, tumble down old Piaggio with great holes in't roof." "Piaggio!? You were lucky to have an aeroplane! We used to haul 26 pax every flight in crates made of coconut thatch and garden furniture. Half the floor was missing and we'd all huddle in one corner for fear of falling." "Crates!? You were lucky to have crates!"

Ha, ha ... but then, the PNG mob says the same about the NZ mob. Anyway, the bent-wing hill-tribes should support each other. What's a Jodel, after all, but a juvenile Fletcher?

Oh, "Crosswind" in the thread title refers to the video linked in the original post (mid 2023). Just keeping the little collection together.

There's a vid for that ... (Google Earth shows it as about 5,000' elev. around 50 km SSW of Grenoble) From the YT description: "La Salette is one of the most difficult and most technical airfields of the south Alps and few airmen venture there. Several accidents took place there, mainly because of side exits or too short landing, but there have never been deaths. Thus the main risk is to break some wood or to twist of sheet steel. The missed approach can be very late decided during flight, there is no effect of funnel as on other altisurfaces. We can decide even there once on ground if we arrive with too much speed at the top of the dome, which is shown in this video. The only difficulty in this case is to find the way to the axis of take-off in a place where the convexity of the profile leads to a very difficult visibility. The axis of landing is directed to 190 ° while the axis of take-off is 210 °. It is thus necessary in case of go around on ground, to turn at the top of 20 ° to the right if we do not want to break the plane (big slope to the left, bushes to the right!) to plan this eventuality, the mountain pilot will beforehand have taken a mark far off (summit) to facilitate this alignment. This video was shot in the morning of October 25th, 2017. We had left with my father this morning there for outdoor day mountain. The conditions being optimal this day there, my father wanted to make his first landing for La Salette by benefiting from my experience and from my friendly supervision. The approach was led well, but some kph of excess at the flare and a delay of application of brakes made us arrive too fast at the top of the dome. We shouted together "Go Around !" what proves that we were in phase. The fact of pushing the throttle control from idle to full gas all at once surprised the engine which began to suffocate, the full power returned only to the rotation. Incident to be meditated on the functioning of our engines (Continental O-200 on the speedjojo) which is not abnormal but which the brutal application of the throttle control under stress can engender." Some more tricky strips of the Southern Alps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8kI5PzzrzM

And now for a right hand circuit at La Salette:

Yeah, just found this: The U-2 in Australia - The Lockheed File WWW.ADASTRON.COM

It's got so bad it's come to this: (an end credit from the animated Xmas Special by the Stephen Colbert team.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkEy_IttHKE

I always thought it was saying "Think mate! Think mate!" Anyway, I reckon your skepticism is in order regarding this video. It has all the hallmarks of a hoax. Still, the prank points to real problems with aero/nautical language. I only discovered recently (on YouTube, as it happens) that navies introduced the term 'port' in place of 'larboard' in 1840 due to the danger of its sounding so much like its opposite. Likewise, later, airfarers dumped 'affirmative' in favour of 'affirm' for the very same reason.

It looks like that wouldn't be for at least 8 years. ADS-B Mandate Cross Agency Working Group Potential future expansion of Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) mandate in Australia Consultation Paper September 2025 potential-future-expansion-automatic-dependent-surveillance-broadcast-ads-b-mandate-in-australia-consultation-paper-september2025.pdf EXCERPT (p.9) : Potential model in brief Visual Flight Rules (VFR) ... Overall, the model proposes a staged introduction of ADS-B OUT capability for all aircraft operating under VFR, including the use of approved electronic conspicuity (EC) device in some circumstances. The model would see aircraft operating under VFR in class A, D, E and G airspace equipped with ADS-B OUT from 2028. For Class D, E or G airspace, operators could choose between approved ADS-B equipment or approved EC devices. This would be supplemented in 2033 by a requirement for all capable aircraft operating in Class B and C airspace to be equipped with approved ADS-B equipment. A transition to approved ADS-B equipment for all capable VFR aircraft in all airspace is envisaged in the long term, at a time to be determined beyond 2033. Equipment requirements under an ADS-B mandate would be in addition to existing requirements relating to carriage and use of transponders. The working group has proposed ADS-B IN capability using a suitable receiver be required from 2028 for all capable aircraft operating under VFR. This reflects the fact that much of the safety benefit of ADS-B technology is enabled only once both OUT and IN functionality is activated, and by the fact that approved EC devices in Australia can be capable of both OUT and IN functionality.

From the YT description: "The FAA's proposed rule for drone integration to the NAS includes the possibility that crewed aircraft that don't have ADS-B will have to give right of way to drones when flying below 400 feet. uAvionix has come up with a simple inexpensive solution that also has safety benefits for glider, paraglider and ultralight pilots that is also anonymous. uAvionix's Christian Ramsey tells us about the SkyEcho, a portable ADS-B Out/In device that can offer real utility at altitudes also occupied by drones."

After upgrading to more practical gear the old chap hasn't looked back.

This new feature is available to try out now: Settings >> Preferences >> Use new plan sheet (EXPERIMENTAL) To me one of the big advantages will be the ability to rearrange the columns of data (TAS TRK WIND HDG etc.) such that even when squeezed for screen space you'll be able to have the most useful numbers always in sight.

Premature parachute deployment involving Cessna 208, VH-DVS, over Tully Airport, Queensland, on 20 September 2025 | ATSB WWW.ATSB.GOV.AU

Tributes flow for respected farmer, pilot and family man | Deniliquin Pastoral Times WWW.DENIPT.COM.AU George Grimwade's impact was profound: 'Anyone who crossed paths with him had their life enriched.'

I came across this glitch today (apparently iOS specific) and emailed Support about it. I post the exchange here in case it saves others the bother. Subject: 'Set as Plan Origin' crashes app. Date: 28 October 2025 at 12:09:50 AEDT To: [email protected] Dear Support, this is a strange one. Today, I noticed [on iPhone 15 Pro Max (iOS 18.6.2)] that when selecting airports to ‘Set as Plan Origin’ the app crashes to the device’s home screen. This happens most of the time, though there seem to be a few (random?) airports that it accepts normally. And it seems to remember those few favourites on reboot. However, for most places, it quits as soon as they're selected as Plan Origins and continues to do so on subsequent tries. Have you come across this before? Has anything changed in the code that might have caused it? It doesn't seem to be happening with my iPad mini nor with my older standby iPhone. Of course, I've tried restarting the device, and altering any parameter I can think of but nothing seems to fix the problem. I've even tried in Simulator mode where position info is being supplied by X-Plane (in case it was a device gps glitch) but the same thing happens in the virtual universe. Any advice would be appreciated. ... BTW, a workaround I've found that seems to do the job is to make a new User Waypoint and move it to the location of the desired (but glitchy) airport and use that for the plan instead. All the best, Gary. From: OzRunways Support <[email protected]> Subject: Re: 'Set as Plan Origin' crashes app. Date: 28 October 2025 at 14:12:52 AEDT Reply-To: OzRunways Support <[email protected]> Hi Gary, We've fixed this up for the next app update which will be available soon, I expect in the next couple of weeks. A workaround in the meantime is to plan using Quick Plan instead of tapping on the map. The Quick Planner is covered in the first part of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPb1rHAgX6M - please excuse the old style layout, the Quick Planner still functions the same! Cheers Jake

A YT video on this issue just popped up in the feed which might be of interest. For the time-poor, a short version can be had between 05:50 and 07:50 (though it goes on to show the same technique applied to engine cooling strategies).

A route like this is often used between Warwick and Redcliffe; threading a path between Amberley and YBBN. CLICK FOR FULL REZ.

Yes, same happened to me, I just noticed it working by accident and I was surprised that I hadn't heard about it (too bad I missed your post) so I went looking for more info. Apple does have its own Satellite SMS system for its more recent phones but I saw somewhere that Telstra's system with its access to the Starlink system should work even better. (However, Apple also has its own Sat SOS system which is something else again.) I believe, also, that other service providers - and other devices - will soon be joining in with sat messaging. And they say that sat voice comms on cell phones will eventually happen as well.

I guess this will be useful for anyone (with an eligible phone) flying remotely. Satellite texting and satellite messages now available from Telstra WWW.TELSTRA.COM.AU Telstra Satellite Messaging complements Telstra mobile services by supporting satellite text messaging in most parts of mainland Australia.

Which bit do you mean, Nev? The Great Australian Bight or the Moreton Island VFR crossing? Either way, I tend to agree. I'm pretty Hydrophobic myself. Which is why I'd be clinging to the red ring of confidence trying to decide between the 3,500 shorter route or the 4,500 longer one across to Bribie. My test flying, though, has been done in the safety of the simulator. LOL