Light aircraft disappears with two people on board...
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There are lots of videos on you tube of chaps flying their light aircraft across the Channel. It's a very common pleasure flight for those who have access to a light aircraft. Many of these pilots would be VFR only - but they tend to make these flights during the summer months.
When I was a keen spotter in my teenage days it was very common to see small aeroplanes at Dublin that had made the hop across the Irish Sea - often from the Isle of Man, Blackpool or Liverpoool.
When I was a keen spotter in my teenage days it was very common to see small aeroplanes at Dublin that had made the hop across the Irish Sea - often from the Isle of Man, Blackpool or Liverpoool.
Macski said:
Lots of talk about the player being allowed to go on the plane, presumably he is free to do as he wishes? However surprised your allowed to fly a single engine plane over such a large stretch of sea.
Although it was a small plane I resume the pilot had to be qualified beyond PPL?
Although it was a small plane I resume the pilot had to be qualified beyond PPL?
Most American aircraft such as this Maiibu are ferried across the Atlantic from the US to Europe, so flying it over the distances involved in this incident is not unusual even with standard fuel tanks (some small light aircraft are fitted with ferry tanks in the fuselage for the crossing).
Aircraft of this type will have a transponder, which gives the aircraft details to the Air traffic control via their radar screens. The pilot flying `could' still be a PPL but with endorsements such as an IR or IMC rating. But if flying for reward, it is more likely that the pilot would be a professional.
Eric Mc said:
There are lots of videos on you tube of chaps flying their light aircraft across the Channel. It's a very common pleasure flight for those who have access to a light aircraft. Many of these pilots would be VFR only - but they tend to make these flights during the summer months.
When I was a keen spotter in my teenage days it was very common to see small aeroplanes at Dublin that had made the hop across the Irish Sea - often from the Isle of Man, Blackpool or Liverpoool.
I was lucky enough to fly several races across the channel. Depending on where an aircraft was crossing from. e.g the light aircraft corridor, the crossing could take just a few minutes. Even so, the engine seem to go into ARR (Automatic rough running) as soon as we passed maximum gliding distance for the height we were crossing at.When I was a keen spotter in my teenage days it was very common to see small aeroplanes at Dublin that had made the hop across the Irish Sea - often from the Isle of Man, Blackpool or Liverpoool.
The plane was 35 yrs old, and available for any licenced pilot to hire at low cost to do little jobs like this.
According to the news the chap organised the flight himself so he may not have been aware of the risks and also the insurance implications of taking this cheap option and not being suitably insured.
Apparently it took 2 or 3 attempts to get in the air on the return flight -
It’s a shame he didn’t tell the pilot he’d rather drive back having made it as far as France on the outward leg.
According to the news the chap organised the flight himself so he may not have been aware of the risks and also the insurance implications of taking this cheap option and not being suitably insured.
Apparently it took 2 or 3 attempts to get in the air on the return flight -
It’s a shame he didn’t tell the pilot he’d rather drive back having made it as far as France on the outward leg.
Pilot named as Dave Ibbotson: https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/108811363171425...
I can't be the only person that thinks this plane crash seems a bit odd.
Footballer goes missing after signing a £15million contract.
No evidence found of a crash.
Any proof the footballer was actually on the plane?
He made a phone call saying he was on a plane, but he could have called from anywhere.
Footballer goes missing after signing a £15million contract.
No evidence found of a crash.
Any proof the footballer was actually on the plane?
He made a phone call saying he was on a plane, but he could have called from anywhere.
lbc said:
Why would a footballer worth £15million travel in a plane that looks to be falling apart?
Because he didn't see it when it was booked and it probably looked ok on the ground.And when he was up in the air he was committed and in the hands of the pilot.
I can't see how anyone stands to gain from his death so I don't see an angle for conspiracy.
lbc said:
PurpleTurtle said:
Just the small detail of him WhatsApp’ing his mates that he was scared that he was on an ancient plane that was, in his words, ‘falling apart’.
Why would a footballer worth £15million travel in a plane that looks to be falling apart?https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/22/cardif...
Puggit said:
Pilot named as Dave Ibbotson: https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/108811363171425...
My electrician is flying me to the States next week in a microlight. What can possibly go wrong? poo at Paul's said:
Puggit said:
Pilot named as Dave Ibbotson: https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/108811363171425...
My electrician is flying me to the States next week in a microlight. What can possibly go wrong? https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/pilot...
Some reports suggest that the plane belonged to football agent Willie Mackay.
“The plane is registered to a holding company in Suffolk called Southern Aircraft Consultancy, with a registration number N264DB, but is believed to be owned by McKay, an influential and experienced agent.
McKay wasn’t Sala’s agent. However the Times have revealed how McKay helped Cardiff broker a deal with Nantes”
https://www.101greatgoals.com/news/cardiffs-emilia...
“The plane is registered to a holding company in Suffolk called Southern Aircraft Consultancy, with a registration number N264DB, but is believed to be owned by McKay, an influential and experienced agent.
McKay wasn’t Sala’s agent. However the Times have revealed how McKay helped Cardiff broker a deal with Nantes”
https://www.101greatgoals.com/news/cardiffs-emilia...
Edited by BlackLabel on Thursday 24th January 03:10
BlackLabel said:
The pilot also said, probably in jest but it doesn’t look great now, that he was ‘a bit rusty’ when it came to the instrument landing system.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/pilot...
But did he even have an Instrument rating? https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/pilot...
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