Accident in Cairns
Submitted: Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 06:41
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Member - Mick O (VIC)
Many of my E/O comrades may know or have heard of my ex-wife, Yvette. She had started taking flying lessons about the time that our divorce started (2002) and she got her pilots licence shortly before our divorce was final, later that same year (I got the 4-by, she got
the pilot).
Yesterday afternoon, she narrowly escaped injury in the aircraft she was piloting when, due to bad weather, she was forced to make an emergency landing in a garden in
Cairns and crashed.
The absence of a post-crash fire was likely due to insufficient fuel on board. Thankfully, No one on the ground was injured.
The photograph below was taken at the scene and shows the extent of damage to her aircraft. She was very, very lucky.
This is not for the faint hearted - scroll down for the photo of the wreckage.
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HAPPY FRIDAY PEOPLE. LOL ;-)
Reply By: P7OFFROAD Accredited Driver Training - Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 06:47
Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 06:47
HA!
good one
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Reply By: Member - Julie P (VIC) - Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 07:06
Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 07:06
Good one!!! Gotcha!!
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Reply By: Member - Chris G (VIC) - Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 07:24
Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 07:24
Oh Mick 'O'
'Tch' ' Tch'
If you got the 4B then take it and move on mate
Chris G
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Follow Up By: Member - Mick O (VIC) - Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 08:05
Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 08:05
It's a different tach on the "Phriday Phunnie" Chris. No ex-wife involved anywhere. Have a great day.
Mick
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Reply By: Zukscooter - Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 07:44
Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 07:44
Haaaaaaa,lucky for you, that you were not around at that time other wise you may have been impaled & she would have the 4by.
You got us though. lol
Bob.
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Reply By: Member - Footloose - Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 08:24
Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 08:24
Mick, sometimes I wonder why I'm around this EO thing. Today isn't one of them.
Very funny mate :)))
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Follow Up By: Member - JohnR (Vic) - Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 16:33
Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 16:33
F'loosie, I am sure you wouldn't appreciate my humour of asking certain ladies carrying a broom
"..... shouldn't that be carrying you?" It can start a merry conversation.
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Follow Up By: Member - Footloose - Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 16:45
Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 16:45
And a bump on the noggin !
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Follow Up By: Member - Footloose - Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 16:47
Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 16:47
There again should she be a switched on lady, she might say "if you're a wizard, then I'm a witch " LOL
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Reply By: brushmarx - Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 09:45
Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 09:45
Yeah, good one.
I think the problem was the Coopers bristles. If it was fitted with BFG All Height Bristles, she would have been fine.
Cheers
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Reply By: Robnicko - Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 09:48
Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 09:48
you got me!
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Reply By: Kiwi & "Grenade" - Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 10:34
Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 10:34
you had me goin for a bit till I looked at the photo int he middle of reading......
gotta watch out for those pilots!!
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Reply By: Dasher Des - Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 10:47
Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 10:47
I didn't realise that I had married your ex wife. Thanks for nothing.
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Follow Up By: Louie the fly (SA) - Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 15:24
Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 15:24
Whats more, I didn't know I was married to his daughter...
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Reply By: On Patrol & TONI - Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 12:45
Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 12:45
Mick O,
Is she related to this wonderful lady????
While taxiing at London's Gatwick Airport, the crew of a US Air flight departing for Ft. Lauderdale made a wrong turn and came nose to nose with a
United 727.
An irate female ground controller lashed out at the US Air crew, screaming:
"US Air 2771, where the hell are you going? I told you to turn right onto Charlie taxiway! You turned right on Delta! Stop right there. I know it's difficult for you to tell the difference between C and D, but get it right!"
Continuing her rage to the embarrassed crew, she was now shouting hysterically:"God! Now you've screwed everything up! It'll take forever to sort this out! You stay right there and don't move till I tell you to! You can expect progressive taxi instructions in about half an hour, and I want you to go exactly where I tell you, when I tell you, and how I tell you! You got that, US Air 2771?"
"Yes, ma'am," the humbled crew responded.
Naturally, the ground control communications frequency fell terribly silent after the verbal bashing of US Air 2771. Nobody wanted to chance engaging the irate ground controller in her current state of mind. Tension in every cockpit out around Gatwick was definitely running high.
Just then an unknown pilot broke the silence and keyed his microphone, asking: "Wasn't I married to you once?"
It is Phriday, cheers Colin.
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Follow Up By: Member -Dodger - Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 16:45
Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 16:45
Gotta be happy with that.
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Reply By: Pete Jackman (SA) - Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 14:40
Friday, Sep 12, 2008 at 14:40
LOL
You should have posted a warning to put down our drinks.
Now I hav to explain to the bush princess how I spilt chocolate milk down my shirt.
Cheers
Pete
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