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 ?
Ma.

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 >>

A cheap ride to Gove? Pretend you’re a backpacker!

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?

PAX Positioned And eXploited

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... :E

Fair point though. No-one is roaming free anywhere outside Darwin with cartons of grog these days - there's laws against that.

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.

I used to take people on the Westwind jumpseat Darwin-Melbourne and back for a carton or so in years gone by.... :D

I hear the REES44 is offering affordable off-the-book heli charters for those that want a quick, discrete charter...

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? :eek:

Banana Daiquiri's with little umbrellas, anyone ?