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Perth Now
13 hours ago
- Perth Now
Pilot failed to monitor winds in drone show debacle
A pilot in command of 500 drones was unaware wind speeds were double the recommended limit, leading to a pre-game light show unmitigated disaster. The show for the Matildas' friendly against France at Marvel Stadium in July 2023 went spectacularly awry when 427 drones plunged into Victoria Harbour in central Melbourne. An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation has found the swarm of 500 Damoda Newton V2.2 drones was launched with wind speeds close to the their limit of 8m/s. The remote pilot noticed shortly after take off that multiple drones were out of position. But the drones automatically began to move to the show area over the water, triggering more errors with increasing severity. Drones were crashing into each other when the pilot commanded the swarm to loiter and tried to return those with the most significant errors. The computer lost connection to almost 400, with most plummeting into the harbour. Divers contracted by the operator recovered 236 of the drones from the bottom of the harbour, with 191 unable to be found. The bureau's probe found the drones encountered wind conditions that were more than double their published capability. "The wind limit exceedance was not identified by the (remote pilot) as they were unaware that the wind speed affecting the aircraft was displayed on the (ground control station) computer screen," ATSB Chief Commissioner Angus Mitchell said. The pilot's unfamiliarity with the process to make the necessary adjustment and copilot's limited knowledge and experience in show operations were contributing factors. As was the pilot perceiving a "higher than normal" level of pressure for the show to go ahead. "This combined with a higher than normal workload, contributed to their decision to launch the show into unknown wind conditions," the report said. The ground control station computer did not have functionality to actively alert a pilot to wind speed limit breaches, with Damoda considering an update to enable them. The debacle has also prompted the drone's operator to improve training and add requirements for two Civil Aviation Safety Authority-approved pilots to operate every show and pre-flight wind speed tests using individual aircraft. "This incident demonstrates the importance of drone pilots being familiar with all functionality and data provided by relevant ground control software," Mr Mitchell said. "It also shows the impact human factors can have on drone operations, and how they should be actively considered and managed."
ABC News
14 hours ago
- ABC News
Australian golf great Karrie Webb credited with helping next generation of major winners
The great Karrie Webb is being credited with inspiring newly crowned major champ Grace Kim as Australia's crop of uber-talented women's golfers stand on the brink of global domination. Kim produced a round for the ages to recover from a four-shot deficit and clinch a dramatic play-off victory at the Evian Championship in France. The 24-year-old joined Webb, Minjee Lee, Hannah Green and Jan Stephenson as only Australia's fifth female major winner. Kim's epic victory also secured Australia a second-straight major after Lee won the Women's PGA Championship only three weeks ago. Major title winners * Then known as the Kraft Nabisco Championship ** No longer a major *** Then known as the LPGA Championship Former professional Karen Lunn, the WPGA Tour of Australasia chief executive, is predicting an Australian could also win the Women's British Open that gets underway at Royal Porthcawl on July 31. As well as Kim's remarkable run, world number six Lee finished in a tie for third just one shot behind, while Gabi Ruffels was co-leader heading into the final round before finishing joint ninth. Throw in 2024 Evian runner-up Steph Kyriacou, who finished 14th, and 2019 Women's PGA Championship winner Green, and Australia has five genuine contenders to win the fifth major of the year. Only the dominant South Korean contingent has been able to conjure three successive victories in a calendar year in the current five-major era; in 2020 and in 2013, when Inbee Park won three in succession. "It can get really, really windy there. But all of our girls, they've grown up in Australia playing in a lot of wind … so they're more than capable of handling the tough conditions," Lunn said. "And when the conditions are tough, you need a good short game, and you know Gracie's got one of the best and obviously Minjee is putting so much better with a long putter this year. "It's not beyond the real possibility that we could get three-straight majors." Lunn credits the golden generation coming through with all having ties to seven-time major winner Webb. Kim was a four-time winner of Webb's scholarship, which gave her the chance to learn from Australia's greatest champion, with Green, Lee and Ruffels also spending a week with the Hall of Famer as part of the prize. "She brings two players to a major championship and they all have dinner with the other Australian players who are playing," Lunn said of 50-year-old Webb. "Grace Kim was a part of that and, when Hannah won her major (in 2019), Grace was one of the scholarship holders that week and was one of the first to run on the green and congratulate Hannah. "Karrie is a mentor and they've all got her phone number and she's at the end of the line whenever they needed advice on anything. "Even though she's retired from playing she's still incredibly involved and I know she was glued to the TV and would've just been so thrilled and so proud of Grace's win." Lunn says the Australians on the LPGA Tour are like a family, often sharing lodging and meals together, and are regularly seen on the side of the green ready to celebrate or commiserate with their contending compatriots. "It's a little bit infectious — they're feeding off each other's success," Lunn said. "Hannah missed the cut this week but she was one of the ones there celebrating with Grace. "Hannah, she's not playing her best golf, but she'll get a big boost seeing Grace win." And with all but Lee and Green aged under 25 and a number of other young rising stars, the glory days could continue for some time. "This next generation are coming into the prime of their golfing career so those names are going to be there for a long, long time." AAP
The Australian
17 hours ago
- The Australian
Cameron Smith outside world's top 200 at British Open
Three years ago Cameron Smith was ranked No.2 in the world and drinking out of the claret jug after winning the British Open in a major championship breakthrough expected to be the first of many. This week he heads to Royal Portrush outside the world's top 200 after three straight missed cuts in majors in 2025. But he's hopeful a tough workout in the three-round LIV event in windy conditions in Spain, and ball control work at home, can bring about a turnaround in fortunes and help him get his hands on the trophy again. Smith finished tied for seventh at Valderrama, just his fourth top-10 finish in 10 LIV events this year, with a tie for fifth his best return. Those were the days for Cameron Smith. Picture: Reuters/Phil Noble Stacked alongside his missed cuts at this year's Masters, US Open and US PGA, it makes for grim reading for the 31-year-old Queenslander who flew straight to Portrush from Spain looking to get more reps in conditions that will demand he be at his best. 'You're going to hit some bad shots. You're going to get blown over by the wind. The ball is going to do some crazy stuff,' he said after getting a test of the wind last weekend, albeit in warmer conditions than he'll get during the Open. 'It's just stuff that you have to take on and really move on with. You have to flight it. You have to shape it. 'I've been working hard hitting lots of shots, been working on my flights and all that stuff at home in preparation for this week or really the next three weeks.' Smith won't be on his own as the Open returns to Northern Ireland, with his LIV Australian teammates Marc Leishman and Lucas Herbert having qualified to be among nine Australians at the year's final major. Smith is ready for a tough test at Portrush. Picture:That cohort includes Elvis Smylie, who consigned Smith to runner-up at last year's Australian PGA, a victory that helped earn him full playing rights in Europe for the first time. While things haven't gone exactly as planned for the left-hander, who is yet to record a top-10 finish and has missed four cuts in his 12 events, his recent upward trajectory has created hope. Smylie finished in a tie for 34th at the Scottish Open last weekend, and having begun his prep for Portrush some time ago, by watching the official film of local hero Shane Lowry's 2019 victory, said he's feeling geared up and ready to go. 'You want to feel confident by having good results going into big events,' Smylie said. 'So that's definitely on my mind to put a good week in Scotland to build that confidence knowing the results are there as well as the good feelings that I can produce. 'But it comes back to the work I am doing. I feel like I have been doing good work the last few weeks. I'm looking forward to getting there and doing the work.' Australians in the Open Championship. Cameron Smith, Jason Day, Min Woo Lee, Adam Scott, Elvis Smylie, Curtis Luck, Ryan Peake, Marc Leishman, Lucas Herbert.
