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Rides DN-Gove in exchange for a couple of slabs?

Old 6th Nov 2022, 06:29
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Rides DN-Gove in exchange for a couple of slabs?

Does anyone still do daily regular return freight runs out to GV / GTE / other miscellaneous Arnhemlantropical paradises, and can take (one) pax in exchange for a couple of cartons, or is that a good idea that disappeared years ago ?
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Old 6th Nov 2022, 06:34
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Does anyone still do daily regular return freight runs out to GV / GTE / other miscellaneous Arnhemlantropical paradises, and can take (one) pax in exchange for a couple of cartons, or is that a good idea that disappeared years ago ?
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You can get pax onto Darwin / Jabiru etc runs quite easily but that is in exchange for other favours.
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Originally Posted by Hyrees
You can get pax onto Darwin / Jabiru etc runs quite easily but that is in exchange for other favours.
Yesss, backpackers have always taken the line of least resistance.

However, returning to the the subject >>
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Originally Posted by The Wawa Zone

However, returning to the the subject >>
A cheap ride to Gove? Pretend you’re a backpacker!
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MAF (aka Mission Aviation Fellowship) have their major base at Gove/Nhulunbuy and do regular freight (self-loading and otherwise) runs all over the Top End. Maybe go ask them?
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Originally Posted by Hyrees
You can get pax onto Darwin / Jabiru etc runs quite easily but that is in exchange for other favours.
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Mission Aviation Fellowship and cartons of beer, maybe not.
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Mission Aviation Fellowship and cartons of beer, maybe not.
Hand over a few $50 bills to cover your fare, and I'm sure they'd be happy to store your beer somewhere safe...

Fair point though. No-one is roaming free anywhere outside Darwin with cartons of grog these days - there's laws against that.
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Old 8th Nov 2022, 08:26
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172: Ah yes, a familiar route.
PC: I don't think the MAF Nhawie do runs out of DN, so my prayers won't be answered. Booze is freight, and freight is good. Gove is full of it.
601: Non-alko wine if it comes to that. Or maybe chips and fishes.

This is like giving free booze to pilots.

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I used to take people on the Westwind jumpseat Darwin-Melbourne and back for a carton or so in years gone by....
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I hear the REES44 is offering affordable off-the-book heli charters for those that want a quick, discrete charter...
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Well that's it then, I literally can't give away free piss to pilots in Darwin.
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Well that's it then, I literally can't give away free piss to pilots in Darwin.
It's 2022 - they're probably concerned about the 80 page risk assessment document that will presumably accompany said piss?
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Banana Daiquiri's with little umbrellas, anyone ?
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