Old Bar plane crash

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lotofwind
lotofwind
NSW
6451 posts
NSW, 6451 posts
2 Oct 2011 9:22am
Old Bar beach nsw, plane hits a farriswheel,
The guys in the plane must have felt like a fly getting caught in a spiders web.


BulldogPup
BulldogPup
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6657 posts
2 Oct 2011 7:06am
Jesus H Christ! , we thank him that there were no kids in that wheel at the time and just HOW lucky are these two blokes!
Gizmo
Gizmo
SA
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SA, 2865 posts
2 Oct 2011 12:21pm
BulldogPup said...

Jesus H Christ! , we thank him that there were no kids in that wheel at the time and just HOW lucky are these two blokes!

There were kids.... Look at the top pic

Prawnhead
Prawnhead
NSW
1317 posts
NSW, 1317 posts
2 Oct 2011 1:20pm
makes a change from a cabrinha!
Underoath
Underoath
QLD
2434 posts
QLD, 2434 posts
2 Oct 2011 12:49pm
Good video from Reuters here..

www.smh.com.au/national/four-freed-after-ultra-light-crashes-into-ferris-wheel-20111001-1l2b9.html

Looking at the plane, it was rather low to the ground <10m.

Thank God the kids didn't get hit.
Glitch
Glitch
QLD
292 posts
QLD, 292 posts
2 Oct 2011 1:25pm
Probably not a good idea to erect a ferris wheel less than 150m from the end of a runway.
dinsdale
dinsdale
WA
1227 posts
WA, 1227 posts
2 Oct 2011 3:48pm
What's the glide angle of a ferris wheel?
SomeOtherGuy
SomeOtherGuy
NSW
807 posts
NSW, 807 posts
2 Oct 2011 7:48pm
^^^

360 degrees.
lotofwind
lotofwind
NSW
6451 posts
NSW, 6451 posts
2 Oct 2011 8:30pm
The farris wheel use to be for the little kids who were too scared to go on the big kids rides.
The Gravatron has nothing on the farris wheel at the end of a runway.
Carantoc
Carantoc
WA
7285 posts
WA, 7285 posts
2 Oct 2011 6:26pm
Hey lotofwind, if you went windsurfing once in a while you wouldn't have to go to fairgrounds to get your thrills.

I know you are bitterly disappointed the kiddies ferris wheel is out of action and you can't go for a ride.

I know you were hoping to get to the top and then spin around a few times in your seat, whilst shouting 'hey mummy look at me' to simulate kitesurfing.

I know your are upset that nasty man in his aeroplane has put an end to your all your excitement this weekend.

But, I heard that the tractor rides are still on and the Donkeys are still available so maybe you could try one of those instead ??
lotofwind
lotofwind
NSW
6451 posts
NSW, 6451 posts
2 Oct 2011 10:02pm
They havent had tractor and donkey ride at the fair for 30 years old boy.

After driving up to watching the poledancing comp at lunch time today( yeah I was really bored) , even just watching the ferris wheel seems exciting.

Were they the best in nsw, or was it just a social novice day??(serious question)

We thought it was funny that there were only two divisions, masters and seniors.
We were trying to work out the difference in the two divisions and could only conclude that seniors still had their own teeth and were under 100kgs. LOL

How did you go in the masters??
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