Hooker Creek
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Hooker Creek / Hall's Creek
The Fork-tailed Dr Killer and I are headed for Broome in a few weeks time.
Can anyone give me a heads-up on Hooker Creek as a refuelling (Avgas) stop?
Dr
Can anyone give me a heads-up on Hooker Creek as a refuelling (Avgas) stop?
Dr
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Not sure if they still have fuel there now, as Abo air used to run the bowser's.
best advise I can give you if there is fuel available there, is to get in, fuel up and get out. don't plan on staying there as there isn't any accommodation ( I slept under the wing for a while. The dogs and party's kept me awake. eventually the Abo air pilot took pity and I camped on his lounge.
Don't carry grog either. Its a dry camp (supposedly).
Better you ring before you go.
best advise I can give you if there is fuel available there, is to get in, fuel up and get out. don't plan on staying there as there isn't any accommodation ( I slept under the wing for a while. The dogs and party's kept me awake. eventually the Abo air pilot took pity and I camped on his lounge.
Don't carry grog either. Its a dry camp (supposedly).
Better you ring before you go.
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when i was there last 3months avgas was available, run/owned by the HC store. Call the shop or the number in the ersa, Make sure you arrange a time for the refueller to be there before hand, Dont call him last minute or on weekends and expect to get fuel and there is no carnet so you will need to arrange some payment terms prior.
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Sounds like it's changed...!
What a mistake of a place that was!! Done a few flights in and out of there, jeez.
I remember the AVGAS pump there taking a 'custom made' carnet card that had to be obtained from the pump owner, so I suppose you'll have to pre-arrange it with them if you want AVGAS like Duff Shark says.
I also remember it being a *really, really* fast pump, too. I needed two hands to keep it filling fuel into the tank cause the pressure through the hose was so high!!!
Anyway, that was just an irrelevant (but humourous memory for me) anecdote....
Oh, and by the way, the name is misleading, cause there are no hookers, and there's no creek either.
520.
I remember the AVGAS pump there taking a 'custom made' carnet card that had to be obtained from the pump owner, so I suppose you'll have to pre-arrange it with them if you want AVGAS like Duff Shark says.
I also remember it being a *really, really* fast pump, too. I needed two hands to keep it filling fuel into the tank cause the pressure through the hose was so high!!!
Anyway, that was just an irrelevant (but humourous memory for me) anecdote....
Oh, and by the way, the name is misleading, cause there are no hookers, and there's no creek either.
520.
I lived there for a couple weeks filling in for a guy on vacation. The power meter took powercards so was always exciting to have to bail out the door mid shave to refill the meter.
Gem of a town, really should be on the tourist trail for the NT.
Gem of a town, really should be on the tourist trail for the NT.
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YHOO Fuel
FTDK,
I have got fuel many times at Laju,
never had a problem if arriving with a purchase order and advanced notice to the refueler. They will come out when you fly over normally.
LILI
I have got fuel many times at Laju,
never had a problem if arriving with a purchase order and advanced notice to the refueler. They will come out when you fly over normally.
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If the Doctor Killler can overfly, bypass or merely eke past Hooker Creek, I recommend it. Unless you really want to see just how Third World some of our countrymen live, get your avgas in Halls .
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Unless you really want to see just how Third World some of our countrymen live, get your avgas in Halls .
Don't demean good honest third world countries
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Gday wiz, yep i remember that night, that case of VB came in handy!
As for fuel, the manager of the store will take care of it, just give him plenty of notice, and have payment ready. The number will be in ERSA. It really IS a great place to visit...
As for fuel, the manager of the store will take care of it, just give him plenty of notice, and have payment ready. The number will be in ERSA. It really IS a great place to visit...
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The Jabawocky did YCAB-YTAM-YLRE FUEL, YBMA Fuel, YTNK Fuel, YHLC Fuel, YBRM Fuel.
Return trip via the deep north....gulf country etc.
Fuel was all ok at the above mentioned.
What takes the Doc to Broome?
SQ
Return trip via the deep north....gulf country etc.
Fuel was all ok at the above mentioned.
What takes the Doc to Broome?
SQ
Chad you're one of the fortunate few that have seen your tax dollar at work
Don't demean good honest third world countries
Don't demean good honest third world countries
Tin's on fire today with that lil gem
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"What takes the Doc to Broome?"
Ah go'in t'get some edumication!
Da beef bruddas are hab'in a c'robree.
N we gunna cel'brate da dreeeeeem'n!
We gunna cel'brate da Posters dreem'n!
N we gunna cel'brate da Melbon Bitter dreem'n!
N we gunna cel'brate da Veeeeee Beeeeee dreem'n!
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Ah go'in t'get some edumication!
Da beef bruddas are hab'in a c'robree.
N we gunna cel'brate da dreeeeeem'n!
We gunna cel'brate da Posters dreem'n!
N we gunna cel'brate da Melbon Bitter dreem'n!
N we gunna cel'brate da Veeeeee Beeeeee dreem'n!
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I bin tink you bin dremin too bluddy much posters dreamin YTAM a bluddy long walkabout from brluddy Tamwerf. Maaaaaaiii flight planner says it in black pella country bout 183marrles on head'n 284 degrees.
So far I have not become lost in the Jabawocky, cant speak for old QF captains, but he seems to make it back most times
Better send daily reports from all my lashions up dere!
SQ
So far I have not become lost in the Jabawocky, cant speak for old QF captains, but he seems to make it back most times
Better send daily reports from all my lashions up dere!
SQ