Jannar T 0 Report post Posted August 30, 2008 Farid was transferred from TGG to Sungai Buloh General Hospital yesterday. By coincidence I was doing SNY on that flight. He was in good spirit & happy to be going home....took him a moment to recognize me, he must be under a lot of medication... a young doctor was accompanying him & his family, I was really happy 2 see him.....as he left the aircraft, he told me that he's gonna come back asap, he wants 2 fly the 737...it really moved me, the guy crashed 10 days ago & yet he’s so resilient....true aviator. The DA40 is a fantastic a/c, if only the reliability was better.......... sharing some da40 pics......haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fillet 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2008 (edited) I like the Centurion 1.7 engines. eversince they switched to Centurion 2.0 . there has been a lot of issues with the ECU-Engine Compatibility. Centurion 1.7 - no power flunctuation Centurion 2.0- power flunctuation all the time, and prop-Overspeed at Vr (very irritating) DA40 is a good A/C. solid chasis, good glider , if only the Centurion engines were better, it's would've been GREAT! TB10 is a solid workhorse for HMA. very very reliable. can still fly with 3 magnetos. once the engine is started, 99.5% of the time, it won't fail(unless got fuel starvation) even if we have a total electrical failure. But if the engine does die off, MATI la.. can't glide very far... at Vg , it's -1300fpm ________________________________________________________________________________ still waiting for the official report of the crash, will DCA post it in their website? Hoping to see FARID in HMA soon. Jannar, is he well? can he walk now? Farid batch is flying everyday(no one talks bout the crash anymore). Hope to see them complete in November Edited August 31, 2008 by fillet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brennan Raj 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2008 TB10 is a solid workhorse for HMA. very very reliable. can still fly with 3 magnetos. once the engine is started, 99.5% of the time, it won't fail(unless got fuel starvation) even if we have a total electrical failure. But if the engine does die off, MATI la.. can't glide very far... at Vg , it's -1300fpm ________________________________________________________________________________ Yeah its practically a flying brick man. At best glide speed of 85kts we have a ROD of 1100-1300 fpm. Farid's story is amazing. For a person to crash 10 days ago and wanting to fly again soon, thats a lot of courage. Hope he gets back in shape fast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teoh Z Yao 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2008 May Ariff rest in peace... May Farid have a quick recovery! Nice pics there, Capt. Nik... When's the next MW flying session like we had last February? Looking forward to another... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jannar T 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2008 farid cant walk, he was wheeled in & out of the aircraft. he broke his ankles.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aiman 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2008 (edited) Trainee pilots 'tried to cover up crash' Investigations conducted by the Department of Civil Aviation also revealed attempts by the trainee pilots to cover up events leading to the crash which claimed the life of 20-year-old Muhammad Ariff Ahmad Fuad. It was revealed that Ariff and his pilot, who were in one aircraft, were involved in a game with a second aircraft which broke all training rules. Both aircraft were Diamond Star DA40 light aircraft. The two aircraft took off from Sultan Mahmud Airport in Terengganu for "instrument training" but soon after being airborne, took to games in the sky. The training required both aircraft to cruise at a high altitude but this was allegedly not adhered to. What was more shocking was that soon after the crash, the second aircraft returned to base and the trainee pilots went missing for three days. It was only after investigators discovered that there were two aircraft involved in the training did the pilot and the co-pilot of the second aircraft surface to tell what had happened. Ariff's pilot, who was injured in that incident, was also questioned at length and it is now learnt that the three trainees have been suspended. A source revealed that instead of helping out in the investigations, the two pilots in the second aircraft went missing for three days. "Investigations showed that not only were both planes flying very low but also the pilots were believed to have been engaged in some game," said the source. "It was during one of their manoeuvres that the plane in front crashed into the jungle below. "The pilots in the second aircraft witnessed the crash but it took them a few days to reveal what happened," he told the New Straits Times. It is understood that all the trainee pilots would be dealt with under the regulations of the Department of Civil Aviation. The source did not discount the possibility that the trainee pilots could also face criminal action as their negligence had led to the loss of a life. The four trainee pilots are believed to be students of a Langkawi-based flying school. Ariff's plane went off the radar shortly after taking off at 4.40pm on Aug 20. The wreckage was found about 8km from Bukit Bidong Darat, near Setiu. Ariff, who was pinned to his seat, was believed to have been killed on impact. The pilot Mohd Farid Abdullah, 21, who suffered serious injuries, survived 14 hours of agony before being found near the wreckage the next morning. He had managed to crawl eight metres away from the wreckage. Rescuers sought help from residents of Rhu Tapai, a residential area for the hardcore poor, about four kilometres away, to locate the crash scene. The residents had earlier informed the rescuers that they saw a low-flying aircraft in the area. The principal of the flying school refused to comment when asked if the trainee pilots had been suspended. -News Straits Times- http://nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursda...icle/index_html Edited October 23, 2008 by Aiman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amin Said 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2008 Was told from an insider that the aircraft which crashed did a role or a loop before it crash.. Not sure how true this is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Andrew David 6 Report post Posted December 10, 2008 Must ask the survivor then Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amin Said 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2008 Must ask the survivor then the answer would be definitely a NO! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Andrew David 6 Report post Posted August 31, 2009 Wonder whether there is any incident report on what happened here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nik H. 3 Report post Posted September 1, 2009 Wonder whether there is any incident report on what happened here There won't be any incident report as it was not an incident. But, obviously there will be a proper documented Comprehensive Crash Accident Report that will cover all aspects of leading to and until post accident. Diagrams and photographs will also be included. But it is meant for the consumption of relevant people and not for the casually curious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
