Looking for a real outback strip in QLD
 

Hey everyone, first time post, hope someone can help!

I'm looking for an airstrip for a photoshoot... We'll be flying a photographer and a model out of YRED (Redcliffe, QLD) in a Baron and the photographer has a very specific criteria for the location.

They want it to look seriously remote, we're talking red sand, wind swept dunes and rusty old windmill type of stuff. Ideally with the aircraft in the shot but that isn't required. Main requirement is the red dirt, and no driving required from the strip.

Along your travels have you found any good strips that would fit the bill? The closer to Brisbane the better, and you get bonus points if it's got lights so we can stay for sunset...

Had almost a identical request when I first got my Cpl in the seventies
Took the paxs out near Bollon way by memory, red dirt but no sandhills
The boys at South West Air Charleville could help you
But there is nothing close to Brisbane with those requirements

I could name a few but you need to go out to the QLD border area to achieve what you want. Around Moomba in SA there are quite a few. Give Trevor Wright a call out at Wrightsair William Creek http://www.wrightsair.com.au/meet-wrightsair.aspx

Groggy

Remote airstrip
 

If you go onto YouTube, and use the search term "close call emu" that's a place south of Charlleville that fits your bill. And you can look at it first via the magic of the Internet... I can supply more details if you like the look of it.

Let me know when you choose a location and advise the date and time of the shoot. I will be available to oversee the operation from a health and safety perspective ;)

Check your email. A lot more detail but these folk are the answer, and they could do with the visit!

Bonus Downs - experience the outback

Canberra :E

Careful XXX...I think you're assuming this Model is female? :E

Langwell Station 163 degrees 25 NM from Broken Hill.

Red sand, sand hills, scrub, great meals, and an incredible "tip" full of the most amazing things...cars, tractors, jeeps, traction engines and goodness knows what else.

I got bogged in my Auster in sand there and it took some help to get it out about 4 years ago.

Google "VH-BYM Langwell Station" for a photo.

Kaz

Rhys,

A picture of the model would certainly help jog a few more memories....

or not.

Cherebah near Warwick. Agnes Waters. Or, come up this way & I'll put you into about 742 station strips that meet your criteria...... :}. Don't go to YCAB, too many bloody Roos!

Noccundra (YNCD) is the only one I've been too lately that sounds something like that.

It's relatively close to Brisbane, in the sense that it is in Queensland. :)

Hungerford, SW of Cunnamulla, might be suitable.

Rhys . .. . . . .. . tell your client he/she needs to revise the budget . .. . head out into the Red Centre . You do realise you can legally take-off at last light
without any airstrip lighting?



Central Deserts | Desert at Last Light


Twice the fun if you can tee up two of these for the photo shoot -




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I was going to post that, but thought it was Forkie's job, but you two ratbags are much the same.

We do not have a windmill or much red sand....but its a good idea. We do have a P51 :ok:

Thanks for the tips guys! There's some great potential out there near Hungerford etc. Enough to keep me googling anyway.

For those of you who are keeping those secret strips quiet... We're taking Jasmin here... Come oooooonnnnnnn... Spill the beans!

http://tomhallphotography.com.au/wp-...-weddings1.jpg

White Cliffs.
http://images.visitnsw.com/__data/as...1330-398-c.jpg

Minindee lakes airport
http://pamuva1.smugmug.com/Other/Sav...IMG_0373-L.jpg

OP is looking for a "real outback strip" - not the crappiest strip! :E

The strip at the Centenary yards on Lake Nash gets my vote.

JR

Way to many GA tumble weeds in Canberra

It would cost too much to land there, probably cost you to take a photo and you would probably have to pay royalties for any photo that is published.

From the time of publication till your death

JR

Way to many GA tumble weeds in Canberra

It would cost too much to land there, probably cost you to take a photo and you would probably have to pay royalties for any photo that is published.

From the time of publication till your death