across australia just about all the airspace is G so there is no need to file a flight plan at all.
it is all about prior preparation and planning preventing piss poor performance.
1. make sure the maintenance on your aircraft is up to snuff.
2. new spark plugs will go a long way to having a sweet running engine.
3. you are flying long distance. you cannot get endurance with air in the tanks so know and plan where you can get fuel.
4. you are flying long distance. you are human. you will not last the distance yourself unless you can be mentally relaxed while flying. relaxed but mentally alert is the need.
5. you are flying long distance. you cant get out for a piss. you cannot achieve fine rudder control if your bladder is on the point of bursting. so always empty the bladder etcetra before departing. manage your water consumption in flight.
6. you are flying long distance. you will deplete the sugars in your system over time so a method of sparking up the noggin for the landing at destination is to suck on some butterscotch lollies about 10 minutes before destination. this will spark up your noggin for the circuit and landing.
7. you will need to buy fuel. carry a carnet card and a credit card. do not be flustered by the cost of fuel in remote locations. just bear in mind the logistical exercise that was undertaken to make the fuel available in the first place.
8. KNOW LAST LIGHT TIMES. out in the middle of australia when the sun first hits the horizon you have 20 minutes. when the top of the suns orb goes below the horizon it is like turning off a fluoro light in a room. it can go so dark you cant see anything in the matter of a minute or so.
9. KNOW ALL THE ALTERNATE AIRFIELDS near you. if you hit bad weather or stuff up your last light calcs you will need one.
10. be able to land your aircraft in windsock horizontal conditions. know how to taxy in high winds.
11. USE A GPS. if you fly from ceduna to forest this is akin to hitting a football ground after a 300 mile cross country with no reliable visual references.
12. breaking an aeroplane 2,000 miles from home can be a very lonely and expensive business. only flying through bitumen airstrips will increase your safety.
It takes a degree of self confidence to fly the nullabor.
if you cant bear the thought of flying without a flight plan and sartime coverage I'd suggest that you are not mentally up to the task.
your mileage may vary.
W8