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Fri, 18 Jul 2008

Fri, 18 Jul 2008
GOANA Air Safari
 

Did a C-172 checkout at Redcliffe with GOANA in 2002 before spending a week flying around the East Coast of Australia. Was issued an Australian Day VFR license on the basis of my Canadian license and a check flight with the GOANA chief pilot.

Tue, 06 May 2008

Tue, 06 May 2008
YADG
 

Fantastic place to visit. Coffee and light meals always available. Friendly people.

Fri, 04 Apr 2008

Fri, 04 Apr 2008
re: Tom Price Airport
 

Thanks for the correction. It's hard to find AU airport info, and a lot of what I have is inaccurate -- I've fixed the lat/lon as you suggested.

Fri, 04 Apr 2008
Tom Price Airport
 

Tom Price Airport is currently sparse of traffic, and only accommodates the Royal Flying Doctor's Service and a few recreational flyers who want to get up their practice. This used to be the main airport for Tom Price, however since the airport in Paraburdoo was built it has become somewhat disused. Plans are going ahead to rebuild the Tom Price airport however no estimated date has been given. Also the Latitude and Longtitude for this airport are somewhat incorrect. The correct coordinates are 22.746°S, 117.869°E at an altitude of approximately 700m (2300ft). Runway length is approximately 760m (2500ft).

Fri, 08 Feb 2008

Fri, 08 Feb 2008
Australia's busiest air base
 

This is the RAAF's busiest base by aircraft movements, and serves as an alternate landing site for the U.S. NASA space shuttles.

Sun, 02 Dec 2007

Sun, 02 Dec 2007
Re: Dunolly
 

I have my doubts about several of the airports that came from that particular user. I've got 529 Australian airports from him, so I'm reluctant to delete them all, but I'm also reluctant to verify them all.

Sun, 02 Dec 2007
re: Dunolly airstrip
 

I agree -- I can find no evidence anywhere that this airport exists. It came in some user-supplied data from navaid.com, but I'll probably delete it unless someone has a better source.

Sun, 02 Dec 2007
Dunolly airstrip
By Anonymous flyer on Dunolly Airport view thread | reply
 

So where is it? The coordinates seem to put me into a hillside of trees.

I can't seem to locate the airstrip in the surrounding area even though Google Earth is high definition.

sincerely, Wesley wdalefamily@hotmail.com

Sat, 01 Dec 2007

Sat, 01 Dec 2007
Bunbury Aero Club
By Anonymous flyer on Bunbury Airport view thread | reply
 

On arrival at the Bunbury Airport, be sure to call into the newly renovated Aero Club building. We are open 7 days a week and our pilot shop sells maps and charts. Come and say hi and have a drink on the deck for a great view of the strip!

Mon, 19 Nov 2007

Mon, 19 Nov 2007
What do you mean - I damnwell left a comment
By Anonymous flyer on Biggenden Airport view thread | reply
 

I have been here and loved the place - great little place to relax

Tue, 09 Oct 2007

Tue, 09 Oct 2007
could you please email any information on the proposed airpo
By Anonymous flyer on Jacobs Well Airport view thread | reply
 

To Whom it May Concern,

Could you please forward any information on the proposed airport to david@clcsol.com.au

Regards,

David

Sat, 25 Aug 2007

Sat, 25 Aug 2007
YDLV
By Anonymous flyer on Delissaville Airport view thread | reply
 

Fun dirt strip to land on - love it

Sat, 25 Aug 2007
YMGD
By Anonymous flyer on Maningrida Airport view thread | reply
 

32 is one of the most beautiful approaches a pilot can fly - I loved it

Sat, 25 Aug 2007
Bankstown
By Anonymous flyer on Sydney Bankstown Airport view thread | reply
 

Too many sausage factory air schools here

Sat, 25 Aug 2007
YPDN
 

29 is the best one to land on

Mon, 20 Aug 2007

Mon, 20 Aug 2007
as remote as it gets
 

Flew there with Par Avion www.paravion.com.au on a Islander

Mon, 20 Aug 2007
PAr Avion
 

The GA field for Hobart, just next to the International airport - so close they use the same tower.

Left Cambridge for a tour with Par Avion, www.paravion.com.au - to Melaleuca, a remote strip near Bathurst Harbour. It was just fantastic, this is really what flying is all about.

Wed, 08 Aug 2007

Wed, 08 Aug 2007
plane crash
By Anonymous flyer on Barwon Heads Airport view thread | reply
 

a very dangerous place for joyflights never go there

Fri, 03 Aug 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007
The reason why I want a PPL
 

Or at least something to look forward to !

Every year Phillip Island is home to the Australian Moto Grand Prix. In October 2004 I rode there with a mate all the way down from Sydney to attend the Grand Prix and witness Valentino Rossi historic win on the Yamaha, claiming back-to-back championships on two differents bikes (he won the 2003 championship on a Honda).

It's a very scenic but also a very long way from Sydney (we got there via Princes Hwy, and back via the Great Alpine Road which caused some overenthusiastic riding and subsequently claimed the life of a soft-compound rear tyre).

I sold my bike 2 years ago and when I resumed flying, I made it an objective to get my PPL in time for the 2007 MotoGP in order to fly there (safely). I am not flying often enough to reach that objective though.

Still, am going this year, flying commercial via Melbourne, and will fly there as a PPL pilot in 2008 (hopefully)

Fri, 03 Aug 2007
I listed Bankstown at my home airport but I could have liste
 

I live fairly close by, walking down the street to the beach I can see the main runway 34L which is reclaimed on Botany Bay, I drive next to it every morning going to work (actually, in the airport tunnel under the runways) and my job is so close to the airport that the building is shaking when heavies e.g 747 are on very short final on runway 25 - so close you can almost touch the aircraft !

We get to see some interesting aircrafts land there now and then. Indeed there were quite a few of us to watch the A380 land here for the first time almost two years ago.

Thu, 02 Aug 2007

Thu, 02 Aug 2007
Viva The Whitsundays
 

Landed here on a short (maybe 15 minutes) shuttle flight in a Cherokee 6, from Hamilton Island where we just arrived from Sydney. Absolutely fantastic views of the Whitsundays Islands :-)

The grass runway is located between two big hills so you basically can't see the circuit on the downwind leg (which is itself above water) and keeping the runway centerline is not just an option here...

Oh I almost forgot the subsequent sailing around the Whitsundays was awesome too !

Thu, 02 Aug 2007
Careful here - no dead side
 

The southern side of Camden is dedicated to gliders, so gotta be careful in joining the circuit here - circuit always on the northern side of the field, and there is no dead side to the circuit.

Thu, 02 Aug 2007
Skyfox Gazelle
 

had a TIF on a Gazelle ultralight there. How slow compared to the Warrior, but also how easy to fly. Flying at fairly low level above the beach, awesome :-)

Thu, 02 Aug 2007
where I have done my first solo flight
 

I am a student pilot at Schofields Flying Club based there

Sun, 29 Jul 2007

A great place to fly into, but ramp space is very limited.

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