5 people dead, not good news
See here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7566628.stm
Are thought are with there friends and family
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By: wannabe pilot - 19th August 2008 at 12:36
A very sad situation, condolences to friends and family involved.
I too was flying on Sunday and we just couldn’t seem to find ourselves an empty bit of airspace. Constantly having to change course due to other aircraft, and the circuit at Stapleford was a nightmare. It’s a shame that something such as this has to happen before people really take the idea of a mid-air collision seriously enough.
By: Willip26 - 19th August 2008 at 11:06
G-EYES is almost certainly the 402. The other aircraft is thought to be a KR-1 lightweight / homebuilt aircraft.
Moggy
This is very sad news. I was flying on Sunday and there were a lot of aeroplanes about, with various airshows, gliding competitions etc. taking place. It only makes you think yet again – there but for fortune.
I can’t be the only one to feel how ironic was that registration, when you consider ‘see and be seen’ and clearly five pairs of them did not see the danger coming.
Wicked Willip :diablo:
By: Newforest - 18th August 2008 at 21:02
A Rand KR-2, G-BOLZ.:(
By: Moggy C - 18th August 2008 at 20:50
G-EYES is almost certainly the 402. The other aircraft is thought to be a KR-1 lightweight / homebuilt aircraft.
Moggy
By: garryrussell - 18th August 2008 at 20:48
G-EYES and G-BOLZ
By: Fusion78 - 18th August 2008 at 20:28
Cessna 402
By process of elimination and looking at the footage from a well known news network, I reckon the Cessna 402 was G-EYES ov RVL. I have not seen any confirmation on this but based on my knowledge. I have flown on G-MIND of RVL on similar reconaissance flights. Condolences to all the families of people involved.
By: Arm Waver - 18th August 2008 at 16:50
Indeed thoughts with the families of all those concerned.
By: pogno - 18th August 2008 at 14:36
The BMAA web site is saying that the other aircraft involved was not a microlight.
http://www.bmaa.org/newsitem.asp?NewsID=161
By: mike currill - 18th August 2008 at 08:50
That’s terrible news. I only heard about it on the radio yesterday evening
By: ozplane - 17th August 2008 at 19:17
There was a picture on the BBC of G-EYES.
By: Moggy C - 17th August 2008 at 16:58
Current information seems to feature a Cessna 402/404 of RVL / Atlantic / Atlantique.
Moggy
By: Moggy C - 17th August 2008 at 16:29
I’ve also heard it to be a 400 series Cessna so will lock this thread and leave it ti the GA Forum.
By: Newforest - 17th August 2008 at 16:14
The twin Cessna is believed to be Coventry based and the other aircraft probably a home built.
By: Mondariz - 17th August 2008 at 15:58
Sad news….
By: Newforest - 17th August 2008 at 15:50
Really nothing new on Sky at the moment. Sad news for the weekend.:(
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