Light aircraft disappears with two people on board...
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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 etchttps://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/198/h...
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 etcLots of employers (and their insurers) have rules about employees only traveling on twins with guaranteed climb performance if an engine fails.
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.
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.
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
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 Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff