i think the video is quite old soo some of the statics are unrealistic ..as i know the worst aerodrome in australia is Moorabin ...and it is for sure the most dangerous one ...lets say you have closed down essendon...do you really expect the police helicopter,airambulance and ambulance helicopter to operate from moorabin? or what point cook?lets be realistic essendon is a good aerodrome with a good location for small operations and there isnt even many training schools there .compared to YMMB
pick any major airport over the last 30 years as this idiot has and you will come up with the same "frightening statistics." I have flown out of redcliffe for 2 years and have personally seen 2 non fatal accidents. Someone call 60 minutes, we have an epidemic! You will also find that GA up until 10 yrs ago was much less controlled so the level of maintenance was no where near that of commercial aircraft......that is where your dangerous airport is from! complete dick imo.
Lets now look at the number automobile accidents that happen(ed) on that highway/freeway in comparison. There are thousands of more accidents and deaths on that highway/freeway than any caused by air transport. Thereby causing much more carnage. Do we hear calls for closure of those highways/freeways???
If u don't like living near an airport MOVE, no-one is making you live there !!! It's really simple, in fact you could say plane and simple stupid(s)
No-one forces you to live near an airport that has long been in existence. You need to keep one thing very clear in your mind, if Essendon was shut down what would happen to you or your family if they needed the RFDS, the Police Helicopter or one of the many other tenants that operate from this airport?
Further still think how many thousands and thousands of extra houses and commercial buildings (i.e polluting factories) that could be built on the site thus adding to the already clogged highways/freeways around the area. Hmm, just what you want an extra 10,000+ houses crowded into your already overflowing suburb(s.)
As for the claim that Essendon has the worst safety record of any airport of any airport on mainland Australia, I say where is your proof? A quick search of the ATSB site does not back up your spurious claim whatsoever, nor do any of the many aviation publications available.
It is a tragic event thats leaves love ones baffled looking for resolution, I doubt the crash was caused by the airport, you can not make flying 100% safe you can improve your chances and thats all, most metro airports have buildings and obstacles around them.
Not one of the respondents (many of whom do not have a grasp of the English language or for that matter clear thinking) have put up evidence that rejects the statement that Essendon Airport has the worst safety record of any airport on the Australian mainland.
Not one of the respondents (many of whom do not have a good grasp of the English language or for that matter, clear thinking) have provided any evidence that rejects the statement that Essendon Airport has the worst air safety record of any airport on the Australian mainland.
CEAC is pathetic, their site is all full of shit. look at the petitions it clearly shows that more people want Essendon to stay open and so it should.
If you want buffer zones then demolish the houses that shouldn't have been their in the first place.
Lets say that Essendon Airport is closed for a moment.
What would it be replaced with? It would probably be a commercial development of some description given the Tulla, Hume and Citylink are all so close. So the question you must ask yourself is if you would rather an airport with a rather small annual traffic flow (60,000+, for comparison Moorabbin had 310,322 in 2007) or 3 square kilometres of heavy/light industry belching god knows what into your backyard.
The airport has been there since 1921. When people move to the area they know the airport is there. Most of the housing built close to the airport's runways was not there is 1921. If you chose to live in that area you can't really whinge about it can you? Of course accidents are tragic & do occur rarely & allowing housing so close to a runway wasn't probably smart. If you don't like it there, move. You drive a car? People die everyday driving. You are entitled to your opinion & I respect that.
does anyone have the statistics on how many cars have crashed into homes since 1978? We should probably close the roads down first as there is clearly no buffer zone between the cars and the houses either.
I've flown light aircraft into Essendon more than once and it's gotta be one of the most strictly controlled and safety conscious airports I've been to... detractors could always move to where there hasn't been an airport since 1921 (yes, 87 years!)
GEEZ!!! Do you really need a knife that BIG to cut a little tomatoe??
I HEREBY CALL FOR A BAN ON BIG KITCHEN KNIFES!!! THEY ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUSE!! THEY CAN SLIP FROM YOUR HAND AND POKE YOUR EYE OUT!! Get a life people! Accidents happen! Why don't you all admit it and say the noise bothers you and stop using the poor people involved in these accidents as an excuse!!!
Heck, sell me one of those places, I have to travel for flight training and I would love to live so close to the flight path. I could walk home from a lesson and sit on my back porch with a cold beer and watch them fly right past.
That convinced me! I think I should move from under the RWY 17 approach path and move under YMML RWY 27 or to Keilor area under 18. I'm probably safer there.
At least I won't read anything in the local paper there about a group of people that moved next to an airport and then said oops.
ps. Isn't there a massive train line in Gowanbrae? Get the government to move that to another area!
i didnt really know how dangerous airports could be untill I saw this interesting, informative and CURRENT clip. certainly much more dangerous than driving on victorian roads, lets check the road death toll with those CURRENT air disasters.
1978 - 869 People dead
1986 - 668 people dead
1993 - 435 people dead
Quite possibly the biggest load of self perpetrating horse excrement i have seen since Schepelle corbys book.
boo fucken hoo its funny most of these so called close essendon group have been living there for a few years. Move to toorak to drink your coffees, and stop whinging about something thats been there longer than your good selves and misguided comments....so do yourselves a favour n piss off
Yeah I was gonna say - if you manage to take off with your engine idling, then sure you're probably going to have a hard time climbing. must have been a strong headwind eh? like 60 knots...
LOL! Essendon Airport has the worst safety record in Australia. Well that video convinced me with it's THREE examples! Fuck off, this video should be renamed "I'm a dick head cause i moved next to an airport!" No, but you're right the bloody government should do something about these pesky airports that keep popping up all over the place!
I don't see how 3 accidents in 70 odd years qualifies it for the countries worst safety record. Besides, if the problem is the safety buffers then perhaps they should just knock over a few hundred houses to create the necessary buffer. Problem solved - that should keep them happy.
what a video, if its that bad guys move? Sorry! But the airport has been there since the 1930's, you would have known this when you bought the house. I live near it, and i like it, its nice watching the planes go across...
I am sure that the airport is hardly the problem in this case, perhaps the council should have made allowances when authorising housing permits, OR maybe the people who chose to build/buy/rent next to an airport that was established in the 1920's should have thought a little harder prior to making the decision to do so.
I am disgusted that fellow Victorians have set up a group to close Essendon Airport down.
Why the fuck do you live there? The airport was there DECADES before dickheads built there...
elghian 1 month ago
i think the video is quite old soo some of the statics are unrealistic ..as i know the worst aerodrome in australia is Moorabin ...and it is for sure the most dangerous one ...lets say you have closed down essendon...do you really expect the police helicopter,airambulance and ambulance helicopter to operate from moorabin? or what point cook?lets be realistic essendon is a good aerodrome with a good location for small operations and there isnt even many training schools there .compared to YMMB
shadowfax1903 6 months ago
sooo any crashes that happend in the 2000s?
my house is one street away from it and the only thing that i want to crash is the helocopters that take off at 2am.
jamiewashy 1 year ago
How many lives have been saved by the close proximity to Melbournes major hospitals?
Slynsmiley 2 years ago
the first crash was a p68 twin,not a c-172 single.the airport was their before the houses so bugger off local residents.signed capt jeff.
jeffbiggles 2 years ago
@jeffbiggles well that answers the question that I had, I agree. If you bought into the area, then you knew what to expect.
Prime4571 1 year ago
pick any major airport over the last 30 years as this idiot has and you will come up with the same "frightening statistics." I have flown out of redcliffe for 2 years and have personally seen 2 non fatal accidents. Someone call 60 minutes, we have an epidemic! You will also find that GA up until 10 yrs ago was much less controlled so the level of maintenance was no where near that of commercial aircraft......that is where your dangerous airport is from! complete dick imo.
MisledEiVOL 2 years ago
eat a dick essendon air port is mad go fuck your selfs so what a few planes have crahsed there now difrence between a lil aircraft and a 747 crashing
blacknwhitehat 2 years ago
If you dont like living there, either move or dont buy in the area. Why all the lies and paranoia to try to make a point??
genxfrog 2 years ago 2
Lets now look at the number automobile accidents that happen(ed) on that highway/freeway in comparison. There are thousands of more accidents and deaths on that highway/freeway than any caused by air transport. Thereby causing much more carnage. Do we hear calls for closure of those highways/freeways???
koboldmaus88 2 years ago 2
If u don't like living near an airport MOVE, no-one is making you live there !!! It's really simple, in fact you could say plane and simple stupid(s)
No-one forces you to live near an airport that has long been in existence. You need to keep one thing very clear in your mind, if Essendon was shut down what would happen to you or your family if they needed the RFDS, the Police Helicopter or one of the many other tenants that operate from this airport?
koboldmaus88 2 years ago 2
Further still think how many thousands and thousands of extra houses and commercial buildings (i.e polluting factories) that could be built on the site thus adding to the already clogged highways/freeways around the area. Hmm, just what you want an extra 10,000+ houses crowded into your already overflowing suburb(s.)
koboldmaus88 2 years ago
BE VERY CAREFUL FOR WHAT YOU WISH!!!
As for the claim that Essendon has the worst safety record of any airport of any airport on mainland Australia, I say where is your proof? A quick search of the ATSB site does not back up your spurious claim whatsoever, nor do any of the many aviation publications available.
koboldmaus88 2 years ago
It is a tragic event thats leaves love ones baffled looking for resolution, I doubt the crash was caused by the airport, you can not make flying 100% safe you can improve your chances and thats all, most metro airports have buildings and obstacles around them.
Brough1111 2 years ago
Not one of the respondents (many of whom do not have a grasp of the English language or for that matter clear thinking) have put up evidence that rejects the statement that Essendon Airport has the worst safety record of any airport on the Australian mainland.
mimsyy13 2 years ago
wow!
that's so sad!
i was in the protest to close the airport down!
jacoblack8 2 years ago
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Not one of the respondents (many of whom do not have a good grasp of the English language or for that matter, clear thinking) have provided any evidence that rejects the statement that Essendon Airport has the worst air safety record of any airport on the Australian mainland.
mimsyy13 2 years ago
The event is true. 2 stars I give it for being the only video to cover topic.
Sopez1 2 years ago
thats crap planes crash for there own reasons not cause of an airport being open that is shit!!!!
jetto95 2 years ago
CEAC is pathetic, their site is all full of shit. look at the petitions it clearly shows that more people want Essendon to stay open and so it should.
If you want buffer zones then demolish the houses that shouldn't have been their in the first place.
Kuhne4 2 years ago
What a load of bollocks. I'll be more people have died on the freeways around the area. CLOSE THEM NOW.
ShakerP2P 3 years ago
mate you are talking old days but now essendon has gone better and schools has great instructors. they are love them
leon6266 3 years ago
I say keep the airport
bennyboy942 3 years ago 2
What developers are you with or Kelvin's mate maybe?
Its there, it is unique and its staying.
Jabiru1 3 years ago
Lets say that Essendon Airport is closed for a moment.
What would it be replaced with? It would probably be a commercial development of some description given the Tulla, Hume and Citylink are all so close. So the question you must ask yourself is if you would rather an airport with a rather small annual traffic flow (60,000+, for comparison Moorabbin had 310,322 in 2007) or 3 square kilometres of heavy/light industry belching god knows what into your backyard.
Careful what you wish for.
jeffdarippa 3 years ago
if u don't like it move..... the airport was there long before suburbia. Simple
oriondelta83 3 years ago 2
What an absolute crock of shit, complete crap.
Stanfordtuck01 3 years ago
The airport has been there since 1921. When people move to the area they know the airport is there. Most of the housing built close to the airport's runways was not there is 1921. If you chose to live in that area you can't really whinge about it can you? Of course accidents are tragic & do occur rarely & allowing housing so close to a runway wasn't probably smart. If you don't like it there, move. You drive a car? People die everyday driving. You are entitled to your opinion & I respect that.
craig3008 3 years ago 2
does anyone have the statistics on how many cars have crashed into homes since 1978? We should probably close the roads down first as there is clearly no buffer zone between the cars and the houses either.
I've flown light aircraft into Essendon more than once and it's gotta be one of the most strictly controlled and safety conscious airports I've been to... detractors could always move to where there hasn't been an airport since 1921 (yes, 87 years!)
iksteh 3 years ago
GEEZ!!! Do you really need a knife that BIG to cut a little tomatoe??
I HEREBY CALL FOR A BAN ON BIG KITCHEN KNIFES!!! THEY ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUSE!! THEY CAN SLIP FROM YOUR HAND AND POKE YOUR EYE OUT!! Get a life people! Accidents happen! Why don't you all admit it and say the noise bothers you and stop using the poor people involved in these accidents as an excuse!!!
dcoslovich 3 years ago 3
Heck, sell me one of those places, I have to travel for flight training and I would love to live so close to the flight path. I could walk home from a lesson and sit on my back porch with a cold beer and watch them fly right past.
heatshaq34 3 years ago 3
Obviously produced by CEAC. Why don't they get a life and let others get on with theirs???
Next they will want to close the Tullamarine Freeway!!!
rndasia1 3 years ago 2
You have more chance of a plane crashing into a house anywhere else overseas then you do anywhere in Australia.
We have not had any fatal commercial airline jet accidents.
Bobman84 3 years ago
Do you realise that a jumbo circling around tullamarine can still crash into you.
If this group is so outrageous I would hate to think what happens when urban sprawl meets tullamarine
renrutus 3 years ago
Dickheads. You moved there - suck it up.
robjen1 3 years ago 9
Thats the spirit. Don't close essendon airport!!!
vrgunzel 3 years ago 5
That convinced me! I think I should move from under the RWY 17 approach path and move under YMML RWY 27 or to Keilor area under 18. I'm probably safer there.
At least I won't read anything in the local paper there about a group of people that moved next to an airport and then said oops.
ps. Isn't there a massive train line in Gowanbrae? Get the government to move that to another area!
rog078 3 years ago 5
Shame on you.
Go back from whence you came and let the airport live in PEACE !
and Thank God for the RFDS !
ozaztec 3 years ago 9
I mean WOW.
i didnt really know how dangerous airports could be untill I saw this interesting, informative and CURRENT clip. certainly much more dangerous than driving on victorian roads, lets check the road death toll with those CURRENT air disasters.
1978 - 869 People dead
1986 - 668 people dead
1993 - 435 people dead
Quite possibly the biggest load of self perpetrating horse excrement i have seen since Schepelle corbys book.
Where do these people get off ?
dapwest 3 years ago 8
boo fucken hoo its funny most of these so called close essendon group have been living there for a few years. Move to toorak to drink your coffees, and stop whinging about something thats been there longer than your good selves and misguided comments....so do yourselves a favour n piss off
Dutchyboi 3 years ago 6
Love the sound effects. Pretty amazing, that Cessna that can take off and climb on all of 1000 RPM! Well less than half what most aircraft need!!!
Anyhow "Close the airport" folks, how would you like it if someone decides your livlihood should be lost just so that they can entertain outside...
w@nkers!
minnietheminx 3 years ago 5
> Pretty amazing, that Cessna that can take off
> and climb on all of 1000 RPM!
Yeah I was gonna say - if you manage to take off with your engine idling, then sure you're probably going to have a hard time climbing. must have been a strong headwind eh? like 60 knots...
iksteh 3 years ago
LOL! Essendon Airport has the worst safety record in Australia. Well that video convinced me with it's THREE examples! Fuck off, this video should be renamed "I'm a dick head cause i moved next to an airport!" No, but you're right the bloody government should do something about these pesky airports that keep popping up all over the place!
brcaviztionau 3 years ago 7
I don't see how 3 accidents in 70 odd years qualifies it for the countries worst safety record. Besides, if the problem is the safety buffers then perhaps they should just knock over a few hundred houses to create the necessary buffer. Problem solved - that should keep them happy.
wryipk 3 years ago 6
what a video, if its that bad guys move? Sorry! But the airport has been there since the 1930's, you would have known this when you bought the house. I live near it, and i like it, its nice watching the planes go across...
spacewaiter 3 years ago 3
Come one people...
WHAT A JOKE!!
I am sure that the airport is hardly the problem in this case, perhaps the council should have made allowances when authorising housing permits, OR maybe the people who chose to build/buy/rent next to an airport that was established in the 1920's should have thought a little harder prior to making the decision to do so.
I am disgusted that fellow Victorians have set up a group to close Essendon Airport down.
Flyboy77777 3 years ago 5
Factually incorrect: on what criteria is their title claim?
BK117B2 3 years ago