VFR Flying in Australia - Help required!
Hi, calling all Oz PPLer’s out there! I’m doing a trip in August from Darwin to Cairns, stopping off in various points in Queensland.
I’m just after a bit of help from you guys, I work in the UK with an airline, but I was an instructor before hand, and I’ve kept current, so I’m quite up to date on VFR side of flying especially in UK airspace, what I’m interested in knowing, are there many differences flying in Australian airspace, mainly RT procedures, do you guys have Flight information service’s and Radar information services? I’m really sorry if I sound arrogant, but I’ve never flown in Australia before! I completed my basic flying in Phoenix Arizona, but coming back to the UK, the RT procedures were completely different!
If anyone can guide me to the websites/phone numbers of organisations used for planning purposes e.g. weather and NOTAM’s, I would appreciate it a lot, thanks in advance!
CJH.