Light aircraft disappears with two people on board...

[GloverMart]

Wow, this really doesn't look too promising right now. Hopefully there'll be an explanation for the plane's disappearance, but shocking for both families.

Sala only signed for Cardiff at the weekend!

ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-46954922

[Eric Mc]

The Malibu is quite a high performance light aircraft - turbocharged and pressurised for high altitude cruising. Some versions have a turboprop engine.

[ApOrbital]

Can't have that much performance if it's ditched back to land upside down in a mess.

Rip

[theplayingmantis]

tragedy, and dont get me wrong, not intending to ignore that part, but curious to know where does this leave cardiff, are players insured? or have they effectively just lost 15m?

[anonymous-user]

There is insurance available so there will be a couple of lawyers and insurance brokers rifling through their files now.

[anonymous-user]

I'd be surprised if the two clubs didn't have it boxed off.
Not surprised if the player still had stuff to sort.

[Eric Mc]

ApOrbital said:

Can't have that much performance if it's ditched back to land upside down in a mess.

Rip

What a crash and stupid thing to say.

It's not really worthy of a comment.

[theplayingmantis]

Eric Mc said:

What a crash and stupid thing to say.

It's not really worthy of a comment.

assume you mean crass...otherwise unfortunate choice of words from you too...

[BlackLabel]

I'm surprised that a sports team would let their £18 million record signing travel in a single engine prop aircraft.

[Shakermaker]

BlackLabel said:

I'm surprised that a sports team would let their £18 million record signing travel in a single engine prop aircraft.

still much safer, comparatively, than road travel etc

[Vaud]

Shakermaker said:

BlackLabel said:

I'm surprised that a sports team would let their £18 million record signing travel in a single engine prop aircraft.

still much safer, comparatively, than road travel etc

I'm not so sure for small light aircraft.

https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/198/h...

[mcelliott]

Some of the strongest currents in the world too, awful tragedy.

[Eric Mc]

theplayingmantis said:

Eric Mc said:

What a crash and stupid thing to say.

It's not really worthy of a comment.

assume you mean crass...otherwise unfortunate choice of words from you too...

Wrong word.

Correct sentiment.

[anonymous-user]

Shakermaker said:

BlackLabel said:

I'm surprised that a sports team would let their £18 million record signing travel in a single engine prop aircraft.

still much safer, comparatively, than road travel etc

I think it’s the fact that it’s single engine that’s important. Obviously if it fails then it’s only going to descend.

Lots of employers (and their insurers) have rules about employees only traveling on twins with guaranteed climb performance if an engine fails.

[GloverMart]

The search parties have found some objects floating in the water but cannot identify yet if they are from the missing plane or not.

Chances of survival if the plane landed in water are "extremely slim" according to Guernsey Police.

Sad sad news.

Think I read somewhere that he had made the trip twice in the past week from France to Cardiff and back to sort out the deal.

[Dr Jekyll]

Guernsey Police also say it was a turboprop version.

[Guvernator]

How does a plane just disappear? Surely they would have been tracking it on radar so would have some idea of whether it got into trouble and started descending rapidly? Also no mayday calls? Just seems a bit odd in this day and age for it to just disappear without trace.

[rallye101]

Guvernator said:

How does a plane just disappear? Surely they would have been tracking it on radar so would have some idea of whether it got into trouble and started descending rapidly? Also no mayday calls? Just seems a bit odd in this day and age for it to just disappear without trace.

Pure speculation but I’ve done that 𝕋𝕣𝕚𝕡 a lot of times, albeit in a twin..
The only time I would ever request a decent to 5000ft would be due to icing before a rapid 180 degree turn back from where I’d come from before the wings/a wing stalled

[nikaiyo2]

Eric Mc said:

The Malibu is quite a high performance light aircraft - turbocharged and pressurised for high altitude cruising. Some versions have a turboprop engine.

High performance or not, is flying a single engine aircraft at 2300ft over water in terrible weather at night a wise idea? Not much glide if you have an issue

[TTmonkey]

Why would you choose this method of travel, in winter, at night, over the channel...? Madness. Weather was horrid last night.