all this information is wrong. I'm a pilot with airvan, and you guys are talking shit. Dont try be involved and talk that you know alot bout this sort of thing....keep up the training, maybe ill give you a job one day. lukim yu
I'm sorry to dissapoint you but that is a load of bull....Firstly they don't have Dash 8s with Vanair, now part of Air Vanuatu. They have twin otters, the trilander as well as an ATR42
I'm sorry to dissapoint you but that is a load of bull....Firstly they don't have Dash 8s with Vanair, now part of Air Vanuatu. They have twin otters, the trilander as well as an ATR42
I'm currently training in Perth to become a commercial pilot. I am originally from Vanuatu that's why I know the aircraft :) and a couple of the pilots who work for airvanuatu which owns vanair now as well
Those VanAir coffins are poorly maintained and just plain frightening to be in or around. Looks like you were in a DH Dash 8, which at least is better than the Trilander. A few years back a VanAir plane went down at sea. Only 3 pax survived. Injuries, exhaustion, and finally sharks claimed about 6 of the nine aboard.
1 plane down, and 2 to go ... just a question of when !
They are in good nick, and that aircraft you are referring to didn't crash due to technical difficulties but because of bad weather that made the pilot unsure of his position... I knew the pilot and it was an unfortunate turn of events....nothing to do with the aircraft themselves
hey it's alright come to think of it my answer wasn't so pleasant either lol.....yeah just thought I'd clear it though because it wasn't maintenance issues which brought it down...unfortunate confusion due to severe weather, there is a plaque out at mele beach explaining the crash.
all this information is wrong. I'm a pilot with airvan, and you guys are talking shit. Dont try be involved and talk that you know alot bout this sort of thing....keep up the training, maybe ill give you a job one day. lukim yu
ENOSSvila 3 years ago
I'm sorry to dissapoint you but that is a load of bull....Firstly they don't have Dash 8s with Vanair, now part of Air Vanuatu. They have twin otters, the trilander as well as an ATR42
mji69 3 years ago
I'm sorry to dissapoint you but that is a load of bull....Firstly they don't have Dash 8s with Vanair, now part of Air Vanuatu. They have twin otters, the trilander as well as an ATR42
mji69 3 years ago
I am no aviation expert, clearly, so it seems I made an error with the plane type.
You sound like an aviation enthusiast. You knew the pilot of the ditched VanAir???? I am sorry for the loss of your friend or colleague.
slk320k 3 years ago
Yeah the pilot was a friend of my dad's.
I'm currently training in Perth to become a commercial pilot. I am originally from Vanuatu that's why I know the aircraft :) and a couple of the pilots who work for airvanuatu which owns vanair now as well
Yeah crazy about planes lol
mji69 3 years ago
i'm going to live in Vanuatu soon hows everything? i'm going to study law at USP
itzkrisyall 4 years ago
I'm very interested in oceania, especially Nauru and Vanuatu! Nice to see this movies!
facengate 5 years ago
Those VanAir coffins are poorly maintained and just plain frightening to be in or around. Looks like you were in a DH Dash 8, which at least is better than the Trilander. A few years back a VanAir plane went down at sea. Only 3 pax survived. Injuries, exhaustion, and finally sharks claimed about 6 of the nine aboard.
1 plane down, and 2 to go ... just a question of when !
slk320k 5 years ago
They are in good nick, and that aircraft you are referring to didn't crash due to technical difficulties but because of bad weather that made the pilot unsure of his position... I knew the pilot and it was an unfortunate turn of events....nothing to do with the aircraft themselves
mji69 3 years ago
Looking back 1 year to the comment I wrote on that ditched VanAir plane, I feel quite bad at the general tone of what I wrote.
The comment seems quite disrespectful now when I read it back after all this time.
I did not intend for it to be disrespectful in any way. The downing of that plane was a tragedy for the whole region.
Bad weather? Oh. I was sure it was a maint issue. You sound like you know, mji69, so I must have got it wrong
slk320k 3 years ago
hey it's alright come to think of it my answer wasn't so pleasant either lol.....yeah just thought I'd clear it though because it wasn't maintenance issues which brought it down...unfortunate confusion due to severe weather, there is a plaque out at mele beach explaining the crash.
:) cya later
mji69 3 years ago