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Old 15th May 2014, 21:47
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It's a nice place to fly to / around / past, particularly on a clear day which can be hard to arrange. There are no public airfields there on the actual Promontory as it is a National Park. There is a gravel firefighting only strip at the top end and there was a local operator at Yannakie doing seasonal joy flights off a grass strip but haven't heard if they are still running; if they were it would be highly unlikely in May.

Fly neighbourly and keep the usual minimums in mind plus margin for the terrain.


I've flown there dozens of times and have no idea what this means, I think Sunfish must have hit turbulence there once there in his little Sportstar

Be aware that if you do a photo shoot of Refuge cove and continue South, you will need to be climbing at full power and be rather careful following the valley and climbing over the ridge from Waterloo bay to Norman bay.
If you are experiencing these kind of issues you should invest in a larger zoom lens Norman Bay / Tidal River (the tourist area) is actually due west of Refuge Cove (Refuge is on the east side). Heading south of Refuge will take you to Waterloo Bay and past a lighthouse and other scenery such as Skull rock which is from water level an amazing sight. If you don't fly south of Tidal River you have missed part of the best scenery.

Flying between Refuge and Tidal river will take you part the highest part of the Prom, Mt Oberon and its' well known lookout.
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