That time of the year again - Birdsville
So who is going? Heard one aircraft depart YLEC a while ago for YBDV. From this end it's not like in years gone by. I can well remember my first year out there as well as some of the subsequent ones. People & cans rolling around in the gutter, & that was just on the way up! Cherokee sixes loaded to the max with fuel, pax & supplies staggering into the air while everyone on the ground held their breath in case they didn't make it. Someone always got lost, ran out of fuel, made an emergency landing somewhere other than their intended destination due to one reason or another, crashed, or all of the above. On the way back it wasn't uncommon to see someone get out sporting either an arm in a sling or on crutches. Ahhh - those were the days!
DF.