As a writer of fiction you often struggle with how closely you want to cleave to reality. For example I was researching firing up a Beech 18, and it seems like quite a lengthy and complicated process. That actually suits my purposes, because I'm able to extract some drama from it, and I will go into some detail, but if there was no drama to be got, then I'd just skip over it.
I have a couple of other questions:
Is it possible for there to be 'intervention' before my plane gets anywhere near an airport - in maritime situations boats often get intercepted as soon as they enter Australian waters, but is there an aviation equivalent?
At what stage do the authorities want to know who is onboard the plane? Do they ask for passport details before allowing the plane to land? And if one of the passengers wasn't an Australian citizen and didn't have the required visa would that be enough to deny permission to land?
thanks Phil