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Homesick-Angel 14th Feb 2014 12:10

I'm happy to do the flight for you low cost in a very high performance aircraft called a C152

Unfortunately there's only two seats, but it just so happens I'm all over Instagram and should be able to handle the shoot for you on my iPhone

Il be more than happy to hand over most of the shots...

ForkTailedDrKiller 14th Feb 2014 22:39

No.3 outstation yards on Rocklands?

http://www.fototime.com/B4A5083869F1B43/standard.jpg

Jack Ranga 15th Feb 2014 10:03

Surely the tumbleweeds are enough Adsie? A baron, intellect free wasteland :cool:

vee1-rotate 17th Feb 2014 03:33

So many thirsty old men in this thread, unbelievable

FNQ Driver 17th Feb 2014 08:10

I remember those yards getting built in 2006.They were a whole lot better then the OLD ones!!!!

Rhys McClintock 17th Feb 2014 11:15

Thanks for your help everyone, had lots of PM's and many many offers from pilots and 'assistants' haha. We've found our shoot location now and we're currently planning a date for the shoot. Thanks again!

Jack Ranga 17th Feb 2014 12:34

Don't worry mate, there's a lurking intelligentsia behind the scenes reporting posts for being abusive, watch your language old mate & don't attempt humour that doesn't conform with aviating in the 50's.

Wouldn't take it too serious :cool:

Fantome 17th Feb 2014 15:48

mea culpa RM .. . . . post now gone

Tinstaafl 17th Feb 2014 21:04

Don't keep us in suspense - what strip got the nod?

Rhys McClintock 18th Feb 2014 04:22

We're heading out to Hungerford after a tip from a regular, parking up next to the fence and walking the rest! Overflying a few smaller strips along the way to check suitability, if we find something before Hungerford we'll be dropping in!

Tinstaafl 18th Feb 2014 16:55

I went to Hungerford years ago. We circled the pub to let the publican know to come out to collect us. His vehicle was somewhat unique - a 4 door Holden Kingswood ute. Didn't leave the factory that way though...

Fantome 18th Feb 2014 19:07

Fond memories of charters to Hungerford, Wanaaring, Ford's Bridge
and some other bywash. And Jack Crawford's place Budgerigah, out past Wanaaring. He'd been buzzed once too often as he'd always park the ute under a big tree after waving the indestructible young Bourke based pilots off.

Trips to many outback pubs with the Fesq and Company traveller in Red Mill Rum were also memorable. Charlie kept to a couple of samples in his valise along with his Colt 45.
he could do a good rendition of -

On the outer Barcoo where churches are few

and men of religion are scanty

(Bush Christening)

185skywagon 18th Feb 2014 19:12

Try Eulo. Hungerford airstrip fence may be locked.

Pinky the pilot 22nd Feb 2014 05:49

Any of the Cooper Basin oil rig strips I used to fly into would probably suffice.
Trouble is that by now they would all be overgrown/blown over with driftsand or otherwise unusable.

Still have co-ords for most of them somewhere.

zlin77 22nd Feb 2014 08:15

Doongmabulla
 
Doongmabulla about 100 nm. West of Clermont in Central QLD. middle of nowhere, we used to put a temporary wire fence around the aircraft when visiting, so the horses wouldn't eat it:ooh:

Defenestrator 23rd Feb 2014 00:40

Buy a seat on a West Wing Aviation mail run ex Cairns or Mount Isa. You'll be fat for choice.

D:ok:


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