Where to go in an R44 from SYD?

[moosp]

Good day all,
I have the chance of a week off and ten to twelve hours self fly in an R44 from the Sydney basin. I wondered where you guys would recommend for a jolly.
Up the coast to Maroochie? Inland to a bit of desert? South east to MEL?
Land away hotels would be good, but a strip near a town would be ok too.
Any ideas?

[Atlas Shrugged]

Ahh, this proves that choppers are for those who love to fly but have no place to go! ;)

[TurboOtter]

Why don't you do scenic flights out of Bondi, or even Rose bay with those seaplanes? is that close enough to the action?:) :}

There are a few resorts up and down the coast that wouldn'
t mind you landing your chopper.
Why don't you think of what you want, find a resort, not a hotel, and tell them you would like to spend a couple of days, they more than likely would love to have your money.

However in the Sydney area:confused: you might be dealing with idiots:{

[John Eacott]

The nicest flying out of Sydney is North along the coast: I gave up flying the inland route to Brisbane from Melbourne ages ago, and always go coastal from Sydney if I can. 6 hours is only going to give you about 600nm, there are some top spots to park along the way :ok:

Get the WAC and take your pick!

[vortexstate]

Hey moosp,
Go and see Aerowasp (ex Wollongong) at Camden and he will accomodate you. He has a R44 that you will like to fly.
Hope your rating has come in handy.
I'll private you when I get a second.
VS.
:ok: :ok: :ok:

[moosp]

Thanks for the ideas. Yes up the coast looks good, I've only been as far as Newcastle and Cessnock and further north looks attractive. I could make somewhere just north of Brissie in the 12 hours, but I won't do all 6 outbound hours in the same day.

I've flown quite a bit in the Sydney basin so wanted to look further out. What's the Gold Coast like this time of the year?

Thnks vortex, hope all's well with you.

[Capt Fathom]

Pity you can't get a chopper further up north. Tooling around the Whitsundays would be a fine way to spend some time!