The pilot told the passengers to adopt the emergency landing position, the ATSB report said, but some passengers were initially confused about what to do.
Two passengers have since taken legal action against Go Wild Ballooning in the Victorian Supreme Court, seeking damages for serious neck, leg and spine injuries sustained in the crash. A person is put on a stretcher after the hot air balloon crash in the Yarra Valley on February 8, 2018.Earlier this month, Go Wild filed its own claim in the Supreme Court against the Commonwealth of Australia in a bid to make the federal government liable for any potential damages.“The BOM breached its duty of care to hot air balloon operators and the plaintiff, Go Wild, by
The weather bureau has updated its procedures following the accident to ensure pilots have access to the latest weather information.
This is a joke, surely!
The idea that you can forecast weather accurately in Vic, winds particularly, is a joke.
Bit of a Jane Bunn fight.
Exactly. The companies pilot if you want too call them that should be experienced in all weather conditions and shouldve been able too handle it, their just passing the blame due too their incompetence and inexperience.
Duh it's Melbourne. Four seasons in one day if you don't realise that by now then you're an idiot. Can I due the BOM aswell because I didn't water my garden when it was meant too rain and it ended up been over 30 degrees.🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞
Weather forecast is simply a prediction ..... and should NEVER be accepted as a fact. My grandfather used to predict weather by the ache in his back ... and was more accurate than the weather bureau.
Oh FFS! Since when has meteorology been an exact science at a micro level? That’s why it’s called a “forecast”
So we expect guarantees on the outcomes of natural events now🤔. Maybe I’m misguided but isn’t that why it’s called a forecast and not an absolute finding?
People who clothes get wet on their clothes line due to unexpected shower will be able to get class action underway. Who can accurately use the forecast as anything but a guide. Acts of God need to be considered?
The Hot Air Balloon company is a disgrace blaming someone else for their fuck up sounds like the Liberal government
About time, name another organisation who gets it wrong more often then the BOM?