Recently I noticed that the LiveATC feeds for Archerfield has all been marked as offline for so longer that they had been removed from the LiveATC site. I really enjoyed listening to them in my spare time, or when prepping… (READ MORE)
By the time the trip was done, we’d flown 1644 nautical miles, with 16.1 hours of flight time accrued. It was a long trip, wrapped into a few very short days, but it was definitely fun, and the most travelling… (READ MORE)
Day 4. With the plan to be ready for coffee and breakfast by 7.30, I’d set my alarm for 6.30, but at 5am, I found myself awake and unlikely to get back to sleep, so I got up and thought… (READ MORE)
Day 3. We were all up pretty early again, and being further inland than normal, it was quite dark when we got up. I went for a quick walk of the town to take some photos and get an understanding… (READ MORE)
Day Two! We woke up pretty early, packed up the room, and went for a walk into town to try and find coffee and breakfast – After walking to the other end of Charleville, we finally found a bakery that… (READ MORE)
Day 1. Wednesday morning came along, and I’d made a few more decisions about the flight. Waking up on the morning a bit early with nervous energy, I quickly had OzRunways spit out the latest forecasts, NOTAMs etc, and printed… (READ MORE)
Earlier this year, a bunch of friends from work decided that they wanted to go on an outback adventure trip, visiting Alice Springs, Uluru, and Birdsville. I wasn’t really interested in going on a 2-3 week car ride, but Birdsville… (READ MORE)
So a few minor updates since the last time I posted.. which was a while ago – (Also this post is back dated so that some other things make sense later on).
A few months ago, over a regular Sunday dinner at a friends place, my 5yr old godson (hereby referred to as Munchkin), looked over at his mum anxiously and whispered something to her to which she replied “You can ask… (READ MORE)
Since gaining my navigational endorsement a few years ago, I’ve done quite a few trips north and south, but other than on my nav practical exam, i haven’t really ventured west. Additionally I hadn’t really been to many of the other… (READ MORE)