FrankPilot 141 Posted July 14, 2024 Report Share Posted July 14, 2024 In 1962, Jim Knight decided to fly his newly acquired WW2 Australian-made Wackett aircraft from Melbourne, Victoria, across outback Australia to Perth, Western Australia. He made it as far as Ceduna, South Australia, then disappeared. After one of the largest aerial searches in Australia's history, nothing was seen of him. Three years later, his aircraft was accidently spotted way, way off track from where he was heading. This Part 1 video covers his trip from Melbourne to Ceduna. Part 2 will cover the loss & the finding after Ceduna. Hope you find this interesting. Cheers. https://youtu.be/P_0Uc2ngbbs?si=i0jWdSkr2_4BY3Wi 1 Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted July 17, 2024 Report Share Posted July 17, 2024 (edited) Hi Frank, I'll reserve judgement on this pilot's actions until I see part 2 but thanks for the views and entertaining stories. One quick question, did this aircraft have any rudimentary auto pilot as planes did back then, such as manual altitude adjustments and turn to left/right button. Edited July 17, 2024 by brett Link to post Share on other sites
FrankPilot 141 Posted July 19, 2024 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2024 On 17/07/2024 at 18:05, brett said: One quick question, did this aircraft have any rudimentary auto pilot as planes did back then, such as manual altitude adjustments and turn to left/right button. Expand Nothing Brett. Cheers. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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