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Old 9th October 2025 | 12:59
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What were the aircraft types you were flying and how long did it take you to hand pump the fuel into them?
205, BN2, 402 B65.

Can you name any specific location at which you landed and had to hand pump fuel into an aircraft to fly somewhere else?
Just about all the exploration rigs and survey camps in SA, SW Qld, NT and WA.
Most of the airstrips took the name of the well. Examples are Wilson Cliffs and Contentions Heights, both in the Great Sandy Desert half way between Alice Springs and Broome.
A few airstrips were named after the pilot who serviced and stayed at the rig, sometimes up to 9 months with time off during a 100 hourly.

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