Cardiff City Footballer Feared Missing after aircraft disappeared near Channel Island
Agree, it is just a matter of time before Wingly claims it's first victim.
Interestingly, my insurance policy explicitly forbids Wingly style flights - I wonder how many people are offering Wingly flights in aircraft for which this is the case.
Interestingly, my insurance policy explicitly forbids Wingly style flights - I wonder how many people are offering Wingly flights in aircraft for which this is the case.
Sala was reportedly making a return/farewell visit to Nantes, having signed the transfer deal in Cardiff on Saturday 19th.
It may of course be coincidence, but Malibu N264DB was noted departing Rhoose on Saturday morning, flightplanned to Guernsey.
It's an entry-level, piston-powered Malibu 310P (Continental TSIO-520).
It may of course be coincidence, but Malibu N264DB was noted departing Rhoose on Saturday morning, flightplanned to Guernsey.
It's an entry-level, piston-powered Malibu 310P (Continental TSIO-520).
There have been a number of Malibu accidents.
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Newspaper claims this is his last audio message sent from the airplane, complaining about the rough ride.
https://www.ole.com.ar/informacion-g...MKFFqSb_h.html
https://www.ole.com.ar/informacion-g...MKFFqSb_h.html
The football club spend £15million on a player and then use a single crewed Malibu instead of at least a King Air beggars belief.
Two pilots up front might have helped but as the recent San Sebastian accident demonstrates marginal VFR flying at this time of the year is a killer.
I flew a PA 28 many times from Cardiff to the Channel Islands for the cheap fuel 30 years ago.
Would I do it today? I’m a lot older and the answer is a big no.
Two pilots up front might have helped but as the recent San Sebastian accident demonstrates marginal VFR flying at this time of the year is a killer.
I flew a PA 28 many times from Cardiff to the Channel Islands for the cheap fuel 30 years ago.
Would I do it today? I’m a lot older and the answer is a big no.
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Even so, many life policies specifically exclude deaths in non-commercial or GA aircraft.
What follows is valid in the UK and throughout Europe
Life insurance policies cover flying activities of all kinds through their special conditions, which appear to the customer (the insured) through extended questioning on said flying activity at the point of application and which will be legally recorded in the statement of particulars. All insurance providers differ in a marginal manner as to how they treat all manner of special conditions.
Generally, life insurance providers will not load for occasional flying activity (ie as an occasional passenger) but if they did for any reason, it would be clearly indicated in the life insurance cover documents.
Regular flying (ie as crew) will usually be covered following an analysis of the activity and with a subsequent premium loading.
Once on cover, and assuming nobody has told any fibs in the application, life insurance policies very, very, very rarely fail to pay out - the industry is massively regulated.
Sorry for the derail
Incidentally, it's misleading to refer to N264DB as "the Norfolk PA-46".. I don't know where it's actually based, but it's probably not East Anglia, ditto the other 900-odd aircraft registered to SAC at that Bungay HQ address.
Sorry sellbydate buts that's a misunderstanding.
American registered aircraft cannot be owned by foreign nationals thus there is a system of "trusteeship" to get round that. All the UK based N reg aircraft are registered to just a handful of such entities such as Southern Aircraft. It also has the side effect of hiding the true owner.
American registered aircraft cannot be owned by foreign nationals thus there is a system of "trusteeship" to get round that. All the UK based N reg aircraft are registered to just a handful of such entities such as Southern Aircraft. It also has the side effect of hiding the true owner.
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To correct a few points : Guernsey is class D airspace at this altitude, so you need a transponder to enter, they normally do not give exceptions .. Any aircraft whatever its registration nationality that wants to fly in EASA airspace requires a mode S transponder . Mode A/C are no longer to be used,, In the USA you can still use the old A/C transponder but then you cannot enter, let alone be based in European airspace.
Same for ELTs, to fly in a powered aircraft in the EASA airspace you need a 406 ELT. As correctly said they normally activate on impact . but if antennae is damaged on impact or under water it does not work ( i.e AF447 , MH 270, etc.. )
To cross a EU border you need a flight plan , and yes there was an IFR one filed . not night VFR
Sadly this morning on French radio played a recording of Sala from inside the aircraft ( in Spanish) said to be afraid of the poor state of the aircraft .:-(
Same for ELTs, to fly in a powered aircraft in the EASA airspace you need a 406 ELT. As correctly said they normally activate on impact . but if antennae is damaged on impact or under water it does not work ( i.e AF447 , MH 270, etc.. )
To cross a EU border you need a flight plan , and yes there was an IFR one filed . not night VFR
Sadly this morning on French radio played a recording of Sala from inside the aircraft ( in Spanish) said to be afraid of the poor state of the aircraft .:-(
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Thinking of 1981...
Some aspects of this tragic event bring back memories of the loss of P.68 EC-DHE on 3rd October 1981. The aircraft departed from Cardiff with pilot plus 4 pax on board on a night IFR to Alicante but disappeared off Guernsey and has never been found. Reports suggest there had been loss of an engine but I recall icing was talked about at the time.
Some aspects of this tragic event bring back memories of the loss of P.68 EC-DHE on 3rd October 1981. The aircraft departed from Cardiff with pilot plus 4 pax on board on a night IFR to Alicante but disappeared off Guernsey and has never been found. Reports suggest there had been loss of an engine but I recall icing was talked about at the time.
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"My Life as a Ferry Pilot" BBC News 12 October 2015. In it DH talks of the challenge and of a number of ferry pilots he knew who never made it. He stands alongside N264DB and demonstrates its instruments. Eerie indeed....