FrankPilot 133 Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 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 2,308 Posted July 17 Report Share Posted July 17 (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 by brett Link to post Share on other sites
FrankPilot 133 Posted July 19 Author Report Share Posted July 19 On 18/07/2024 at 04:05, 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. Nothing Brett. Cheers. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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