britfrog 180 Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 no doubt most of you have seen this sad news, needless to say the naysayers are already blaming Popham airfield as being too dangerous, which is a load of bull. having spoken to my friends there, the clouds were virtually on the tree tops so it would appear the pilot was scud running and of course Popham is on a hill top, it woud appear that he was trying to find popham, using the white stick and gps method. Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,497 Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 There's nothing wrong with Popham it's a cracking little field. I assume the pilot was on his way back to Worcestershire and ran into difficulties and tried to divert? Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 By all; accounts the weather was atrocious. Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 It was a VFR flight? John Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,497 Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Probably started that way John, lack of local knowledge was his downfall, not that he should have attempted to land there unless there was absolutely no alternative. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Came in from Bembridge and was origianlly heading up north but the weather made him try to land. The staff at Popham were just shutting up shop due to the weather when he appeared very low overhead, looks like he tried to turn over the trees and lost it. Such a shame. Both parents killed with their 6 year old son critically injured in hospital. Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 .... with their 6 year old sun critically injured ....... Blimey Alan thats a young'un, our sun is 4.5 billion years old! Sorry mate I couldn't resist that one!! Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,497 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 And todays bad taste award goes to.. JG! Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Fair cop. I lost the plot there a bit Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Tryping error! LOL! Link to post Share on other sites
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