Flying Guides and Trips in Australia
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Guides
Perth's Jewel in the Indian Ocean - Western Australia's own Island getaway just 30 mins by Ferry.
A 3-day taste of the outback from ground & air: Australia's underground town, smallest town & largest lake
Trips
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was an early sign that this was not a typical way to fly. “Keep to the right of
the runway as you land,” the airport manager casually advised. “There is a
plane bogged on the left.”
Fortunately,
the warning came in plenty of time - not as we descended to the isolated
central Australian airfield at William Creek, but during my pilot friends’
diligent pre-flight phone checks. Still, it’s a bit of a shock when landing
preparation goes beyond...
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I reflected on a book I had been reading where Sir Edmund Hillary was featured. He described how, in 1944, he had been at an air force training camp and had determined that he would climb Mount Tahuaenuku. He hadn’t been able to get anyone to go with him so he went alone. He walked for hours and reached a sheep station where he...
Flying In the KimberleyThis was a flight from Purnululu National Park to Kununurra. It takes a little over an hour but goes over some spectacular country including Lake Argyle, Carboryd Ranges, Osmond Range and the Bungles. It also passes the Argyle Diamond Mine - a big hole!Flying is a very regular form of transport in the Kimberley as its such a big place and it cuts down transport time - also when...
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Well, we took off from Mascot, flew around for a bit looking at silly little markers, then we turned around and came home. Masses of fun, really.
Flew in Glider at Caboolture then drove home to Brisbane.
On a day trip I flew, Perth (Jandakot), Corrigin, Ravensthorpe (caught up with Don).Then flew Ravensthorpe to Albany. Enroute to Albany, I flew over Point Ann, just east of Bremmer Bay and saw the most amazing sight of more than 40 whales in the shallows just off the shore. After Albany to refuel, I visited Denmark to see Fred.The final trip home was Denmark, Murrayfield, Jandakot. In all 6 1/2 hours very enjoyable flying...
Perth, Ravensthorpe, Albany, Perth in 1 day
Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia
Flying | 685 miles
Flying | 685 miles
1) YBLT - YBDG -> 53nm2) YBDG - YBLA -> 82nm3) YBLA - YECH -> 65nm4) YECH - YBLT -> 93nmTotal -> 293nm / 543km
VH-VSJ / Started flying at 1400hrs to 1900hrs / Last Light - 2030hrs300nm long navigation (YBLT - YNRC - YNHL - YHSM - YBLT)- Did refueling at YHSM1) YBLT -> YNRC - 150nm2) YNRC -> YNHL - 60nm3) YNHL -> YHSM -> YBLT - More than 126nmTotal - More than 336nm / 623kmSpecial instruction by Mr Andrew Fry - > To refuel if < 120 litres at Nhil
VH - VSD / Last Light / 2030hrs0900hrs - 1136hrs. Total time taken 2.6 hrs. Weather condition is excellent all the way till Hamilton. But tracking towards Ballarat from Hamilton is slightly bumpy due to the noon sun starting to come in. Flight plan duration is 118 mins but duration of flight was 116 mins.1) YBLT -> YWE - 14nm2) YWE -> YWBL - 70nm3) YWBL -> YHML - 42nm4) YHML ->...
Backseat my friend's flight along with my primary instructor (Steven and Rian).- Did not manage to proceed to Mangalore via Kalkallo (North of Melbourne) due to clearance not allowed.- It was sunday flight between 3pm to 515pm. Airspace was congested, was only able to proceed into Essendon (YMEN) via westgate bridge and Mooney Valley Racecourse. - Departure clearance was only allowed via low level flying at 1500 ft to Kalkallo (KAO) but...
