All these photos were taken between February 6th and February 15th 1994. Two planes, two
instructors (myself one of them) and four students travelled from Hoxton Park (Sydney) to
Broken Hill, Oodnadatta, Ayers Rock (Uluru), Alice Springs, Mount Isa, Longreach,
Townsville, Coolangatta and then back to Sydney
Outside the Broken Hill Royal Flying Doctors base
Parking Sundowners VH-BET and VH-UMT for the night at Broken Hill
VH-UMT at 6,500 feet between Broken Hill and Oodnadatta
Flying abeam Lake Fromme - an inland salt lake
Not cloud, but Lake Eyre North - another inland salt lake
getting closer!
Some of the amazing scenery along the way.....
Oodnadatta, fly over the town and the re-fueler will be there when you land - He was!
Never been to such a hot place! Quickest turn around in the whole trip - Under 30 minutes!
We made it to Ayres Rock just before the sunset!
In the other direction are the Olgas
A close up of Ayers Rock
It was hotter than 35 degrees. So, we couldn't climb the rock! Having done it once before
I wasn't that upset!
"Hey, I've got a great idea, I'll stand on the railing and you can take my picture.
Now, hurry up and take the pic... - Too late!"
Ayers Rock
Myself, Kirk Harrison, Phil Usher, Panjan Nagaratnam, Frank Pennings and Richard Eldridge
A house in the middle of nowhere. (Literally!)
Lets go AROUND the dust storm!
Phew! Made it on the ground (Alice Springs) before the dust storm got here!
Looks like the tides out! - has been for millions of years!
There's an old meteorite crater in this photo. Can you find it??
On the ground at Anitowa (between Alice Springs and Mount Isa) waiting for VH-UMT!
VH-UMT finally arrives after a minor diversion in flight!
See all the grass on the runway in the previous shot? Well, you can't see it from the air!
Final Approach into Mount Isa
A road train, also on final approach into Mount Isa!
VH-UMT and VH-BET on the ground at Mount Isa
Sunset on the way to Longreach
The original Qantas hanger at Longreach Airport
Looks like a big bushfire???
Not very wide though!
Overhead a salt lake between Longreach and Townsville
Magnetic Island and Townsville airport
Short final, runway 01 at Townsville
Panjan and friend at a wildlife sanctuary in Townsville
Polly want a cracker???
Who YOU looking at???
A Cassowary - these things can kill a person!
An emu - Don't stick your fingers too close to the fence!
Who in their right mind would take on a croc this size (or any size!) with nothing but a
humble garden rake????
The countryside near Gayndah, Queensland
Sunset abeam Brisbane
DC-3 VH-BPL at Hoxton Park, Sydney
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