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Old 26th Oct 2010, 05:42
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ForkTailedDrKiller
 
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however given that we are gearing up for one of the most active cyclone seasons in many years, also suggests we are gearing up for one of the most active monsoon seasons in a long time as well


Morno
, I am surprised to see that you appear to believe this rubbish!


To listen to the media, one would think that we are going to be battered my multiple cyclones in 2011. Maybe we will, and maybe we won't, but evidence of the accuracy of such predictions is scant, at best.


Go for it, Girlie with a Stick! I have flown around northern Australia, through summer - for more years than I care to remember.

1) Use some common sense!

2) Try to fly in the mornings - the afternoons are likely to be rough at best and full of CBs at worst.

3) Don't be in a hurry to get to anywhere - if you need to park it, then do so.

4) If in doubt - park it!

5) Watch the fuel thing - it can be tricky - especially in a Warrior type aircraft where you need the range to get to somewhere but then have to get fuel to get to somewhere else.

6) Where to go? Depends where you have been!
  • Hinchinbrook Channel
  • Cape York is cool - Weipa, TI
  • the Gulf - lunch at the Pelican Point pub, Karumba
  • Lawn Hill gorge
  • Longreach - Stockman's Hall of Fame and the Qantas Museum
  • lunch at the Barkly Roadhouse
  • Lark Quarry - footprints of a dinosuar stampede
  • Wolf Creek crater - with lunch at the Halls Ck pub
  • the Bungle Bungle
  • the Ord
  • the Kimberley
  • Broome
  • Lake Forktailed Doctor Killer
  • skimpy night at the Leonora pub ....... OK, maybe not!
  • the Rock
  • flying along the cliffs of the Great Ozzie Bight
  • lunch at the Nullabor Roadhouse
  • Coober Pedy
  • Lake Eyre
  • lunch at the Birdsville pub
  • the dig tree
  • etc, etc
Dr

PS: and watch out for the restricted areas around Coober Pedy/Lake Eyre - Jaba nearly got me in the poo with those!

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