Unfortunately there was a microlight crash near Shobdon yesterday and there were two fatalities.:(
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/7983935.stm
By: Moggy C - 6th April 2009 at 10:01
I am so sorry, as I am to hear of the death of any fellow-pilot
You can trot out all the trite stuff about ‘They died doing what they loved’ and to some extent that’s true, it sure beats lingering around a hospice whilst a cancer eats your insides away and the nurses change your nappies.
On the other hand, while all of us love flying.. no pilot I know of really loves crashing.
Doubtless you will speak to the relatives, please find time to mention the general / genuine sympathy we all feel.
Moggy
By: EGTC - 5th April 2009 at 22:53
Sorry to hear that mate. 🙁 I hope you’re okay.
By: Arabella-Cox - 5th April 2009 at 22:46
Sadly it was a Freind of mine, so have since learned, who was killed in the accident.
R.I. P my friend. R.I.P
By: EGTC - 5th April 2009 at 17:43
From top of your head ..can you name any ?
Looks like the other members have answered the question before me. 😎
By: Arabella-Cox - 5th April 2009 at 17:06
These look more like a traditional Aeroplane as oposed to the stereo typic Microlight look.:-
Escapade, Easy Raider ( they did a Jab 4 stroke version you know )Technam P92 Echo, Eurostar, WT9 Dynamic, C42, Jabiru, Bambi, Savannah, + many many more.
Regards
Mark
Escapade T UL260i
G-POZA
By: topspeed - 5th April 2009 at 15:49
G-SRII looks like an aircraft, not suggesting this was the victim.
Indeed that has enuf rudder to cope with a strong sidewind at landing.
By: Newforest - 5th April 2009 at 15:29
Err..
Ikarus C42 ?
Regrds
Wasn’t a competition, Easy Raider 503(1)!:D
By: OyYou - 5th April 2009 at 15:23
Err..
Ikarus C42 ?
Regrds
By: Newforest - 5th April 2009 at 15:21
G-SRII looks like an aircraft, not suggesting this was the victim.
By: topspeed - 5th April 2009 at 14:37
Sad news. 🙁
Its worth remembering some microlights do look like aeroplanes.
From top of your head ..can you name any ?
By: EGTC - 5th April 2009 at 13:49
Sad news. 🙁
Its worth remembering some microlights do look like aeroplanes.
By: Arabella-Cox - 5th April 2009 at 13:20
Having been at Shobdon at the time of the crash I think I should say it didn’t look like a microlight. Me and dad were about to leave to fly home when the crash siren sounded. Seconds earlier dad had seen a aircraft possibly a Tomahawk take off on runway 27. When we left the clubhouse there was a pall of smoke being blown across the airfield from where the aircraft had crashed to the right of 27. The firecrew were there within seconds but they couldn’t do anything as far as I could see.
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April 5, 2009 at 8:15 am