Be gone, helicopter man!

wow, i have never seen birds with wings that go around in circles!

Temporary lakes
 

Lakes that are not supposed to be there, and are not shown on WAC charts, are not so unusual in the outback. They appear like magic after a big rain. Some disappear quickly, and some persist.
One is near Andado homestead, and another sometimes appears south of Hooker Creek (Lajamanu?). I have that one pencilled in on my WAC chart of the day.
I once flew the road from Docker River back to Alice Springs via Sandy Blight Junction at low level in a C310 looking for people in a Toyota who had not arrived. I had a very white faced policeman sitting alongside me as we followed the twists and turns of the road through the sandhills.
We found them in the middle of a lake that was not supposed to be there, near Mt. Leibig. They had tried to drive through it and got stuck in the middle. I guess they had then used their winch, and flattened their battery, as their radio was not working anymore.
Another time I flew a C205 from Charleville to Broken Hill at night, and saw light reflecting off a lake that was not supposed to be there. This gave rise to serious doubts, and I was very pleased when the ADF pointer stopped describing lazy circles and finally pointed straight ahead to Broken Hill.
The outback is full of changes and surprises.

Bushy

Flew between two lakes on the Tennant Ck - Broome track. The one on the left is on the WAC, but the one on the right (photo above) is not, although from the foreshore it looks like it is a "permanent" non-permanent lake, if you get my somewhat confused meaning. When I get back home I will scan the WAC with Lake Forktailed Doctor Killer marked and post it.

I thought it was interesting as in some places even the sandhills marked on the WAC are reasonably accurate.

Cheers

Dr

PS: Man, I thought the Simpson Dessert was remote and isolated and BIG - until I flew over the Tanami !

An easy one from my recent wanderings!

Dr :cool:

http://www.fototime.com/0A8682418AFBA48/standard.jpg

Forky. That'd be Barkly Roadhouse I'd reckon.:ok:

Ops, I reckon you'd be right!

The last time I was there I taxied right up behind the roadhouse. However, the other day I got the distinct impression that that was not encouraged.

Dr :cool:

I believe that to be the case now. Flew past there many times in the mid/late Friday afternoon at a distance (like many have done here) on my way back to TNK with the mail for a couple of years.

Have also stopped and gotten fuel there while driving through to either Isa or Alice. I believe it still may have the dubious honour of some of the most expensive ULP in the country at times. I can remember paying around the $1.50-60 mark a couple of years ago when fuel was normally around the $1.10 mark in DN.

Seeing as I've chucked most of my old WACs away (so can't have a look at them), would that lake you posted a pic of be up around Tanami (Mongrel) Downs way?

as I said from the distant past! I've kicked the whirly habit & bee clean for over a decade.

But if any one is interested in helicopter pictures look here

I parked the 310 right upon the fence behind the van park when I was at Barkly last. no one seemed to mind and it was a short walk to the pub. :}

On the subject of Roadhouses.......
 

Cocklebiddy with LAE, day 2 of the clinic

Correct but HOR! I should have requested a hush from ex-gassians:E

Was dissapointed to see Franki, the only barista on the eyre hwy, has moved on:{

Geeez, SmokingHole, I thought I parked close to the action behind the 'caravan park'.

Next time I'll try that undercover bit under the Emu Export sign.:E

I used to put 210s' where the trucks are but the 402s' props are a bit close to the ground for the uneven trip over there.

I was always surprised how many people wouldn't even spot it then suddenly go "Oh sh*% look at that plane!" Bloody hell, how did they manage to drive this far in one piece?

I always enjoy the commentry from our fellow transport industry brethren, the truckies.
"Dywanna swop:}?"
yeah right - those trucks look way too complicated for me and besides, youse'd probably perish due the lack of Bain Maries at most ALA's:yuk:

Anyway here's another (TQ, FG shhhh!)
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b.../IMG_0300c.jpg

SmokingHole

Dunno, but its priddy!

Doing a trip across Oz with the FTDK soon, would love to find some of these spots. PM me any suggestions if you like!

J:ok:

Forked, you on channel?

You got any of the actual strip itself?

Lake
 

Cmon Fred.

Isnt this on the Club 72-Tjuntjun track?

Now let me see if I can remember how it went;

Ponton Creek?, Plumridge Lake?, Lake Rason?

Really really hard one!

Pretty cool pic though!

Dr :cool:

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