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Location on Google is wrong
The Google marker is showing the wrong locaton. The airstrip is actually about 7km west of where it is marked. If you look at the township of Cabramurra, the airstrip is about 2km NE of the township - you can see it pretty obvious on the satellite photo. Half of the airstrip is a bitumen surface, the rest is hard packed gravel, and there is a now a cloud seeding testign staton adjacent to the airstrip (as well as a weather station which has been there since around 1960).
My first touch and go
Never realised how fast this operation takes... a few seconds. No time for chit-chat or welcome drinks.... off and away again.
My first controlled airspace.
I was so nervous nearly missed the approach. Lovely place to have a snack.
PPL passed here
A lovely country side aerodrome. A small club with several aircrafts, and many friendly people. Thanks RNAC
Radio Frequencies
The radio frequencies are wrong
CTAF = 126.7
Area = Melbourne Centre 135.25
re: YADG
Reply to @PILOT99: This must be THE best airport to fly into in SA. Beautiful club house with delightful staff and superb food. We are always greeted like old friends
YHOX IS CLOSED
Closed and sold for industrial land 2008. So ends the history of a useful WW2 vintage airport. Sad to think that the Commonwealth Government sold all three Sydney GA airports to the same greedy organisation.
great place
did my tif at barwon heads it was great ,nice people, looking forward to my next lesson ,great place ,couldn't think of a place with better views to learn to fly.
Kyneton Aerodrome
Kyneton Aerodrome is a regional airport which is home to the Kyneton Aero Club and a base for many privately owned aircraft
re: Best aeroclub around.
Bloody narrow strip though, makes it a bit harder to judge your approach than average. Otherwise, good facilities and nice people.
Geelong
A small airfield adjecent to avalon airfield
Best aeroclub around.
This is my home aerodrome and its brilliant. If you ever get a chance to visit, do! Please note all circuits are to the east due to the 'fly neighborly' policy.
re: DH104 at YWAN
hi, just checking out the net and saw your request about the Dove at Wallan airfeild, the bad news is the engines were removed and sold on and the rest was sold to a collector, who collects old things, pity it ended up that way, it was a nice old girl, bit of a bitch to land in a good crosswind due to the riley conversion on the rudder slightly smaller than the normal rudder, there is one at the Morrabbin musem at morrabbin airport victoria, they might like to sell there`s as its only a static display rego VH-ABM,
regards
Steve
re: Location
Thanks -- I've updated the page with the correct name (and a link to the airport's web site).
Location
well technically its sunbury Airfield
DH104 at YWAN
Am interested in purchasing the DH 104 at the field. Believe intact with engines and props(was so in 2005) AC VHNBM cn 04416. Can you please find the present owner and relay my contact info as follows. Email bluewatermo@aol.com and phone in Florida USA is 954 673 3572. Many thanks, James R. Dondorf. Former Naval Flight Officer. WE want to bring her to the States restore and get her airworthy. Please respond. thank you.
Former RAAF base
This airport is a former RAAF base, originally opened in 1940, and the only RAAF base built in Tasmania.
Bare Base
This is one of the RAAF's three "bare bases", ready for activation in case of a crisis.
Bare Base
This is one of the RAAF's three "bare bases", with all the infrastructure in place to be activated in case of a crisis.
Bare Base
This is one of the RAAF's three "bare bases" -- it's empty, but has all the infrastructure in place to be activated quickly in case of a crisis.
A dup?
There is another Lakes Entrance Airport (YLKE) 2nm away.
Hmmm
I don't see an airport here.
Good beach
Good beach nearby but track was hard to find!
Strip condition
The strip has recently been upgraded, including markers. It is very smooth.
Fuel
There seems to be differing rates for AVGAS. Might pay to ring ahead to negotiate.
Closed
This Airport is now closed.. Permenently..
For redevelopment.
Aero Club Southern Tas Fly away
A fly away from the Aero club of Southern Tas was held to Lowdown on 8 Dec 2008
Pics of the event can be Found at :-
http://www.espinner.net/espinner.html?longdown_flight.htm
Regards,
AusDarren
Story about midair collision
This is a bit sensationalist, but it suggests that the VFR routes into Bankstown are too restricted for the safe flow of traffic:
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,24821548-23349,00.html
Pure Hospitality
They offer comfy accommodation and fabulous meals, well worth a visit!
Aldinga's Flying School's Web Site
www.adelaidebiplanes.com.au
Good to visit the Rock!
Its just a short stroll to the shops and the Rock. Well worth a visit.
Great Hide away
If you want to get a way from it all. This strip is just around 1000 km north from Perth. Well worth it!
Fools at the airport
probably the most small minded arrogant fools I have ever had the misfortune of dealing with.
Very dangerous place to fly due to the ultralights without radio doing as they please, and the idiots based there that think they are gods gift to aviation and hang around in small groups insulting pilots. Normally found in the bar flying....... because they can't in real life.
Don't bother stopping there unless you want to be insulted by fools.
First 747 to land at SYD
It was a cold windy rainy day in the early 70's
I had never seen a Jumbo land but it was clear he was landing LONG!
So long he ran off end of runway and nearly got in a fight with airport fuel lines!
I think USA pilot was given a ticket home.
Anyone have any additional info or an old photo from Sydney herald.
PS now live in the land of Boeing namely Seattle.
cool art
The aboriginal art is very cool inside the airport. It's a shame there's no viewing area for passengers inside the terminal.
Nice airport
This airport is not huge but does it's job. It has a very long runway for a regional city.
Not well planned
This airport is not very well planned because of how the terminals are to far apart, and airport is very close to the city which is good and bad.
Great airport
The runways are very easy to land on and there isn't has much traffic.
Reggae Dave says:
Airstips are for landing on ... not sleeping on.
GOANA Air Safari
Did a C-172 checkout at Redcliffe with GOANA in 2002 before spending a week flying around the East Coast of Australia. Was issued an Australian Day VFR license on the basis of my Canadian license and a check flight with the GOANA chief pilot.
YADG
Fantastic place to visit. Coffee and light meals always available. Friendly people.
re: Tom Price Airport
Thanks for the correction. It's hard to find AU airport info, and a lot of what I have is inaccurate -- I've fixed the lat/lon as you suggested.
Tom Price Airport
Tom Price Airport is currently sparse of traffic, and only accommodates the Royal Flying Doctor's Service and a few recreational flyers who want to get up their practice. This used to be the main airport for Tom Price, however since the airport in Paraburdoo was built it has become somewhat disused. Plans are going ahead to rebuild the Tom Price airport however no estimated date has been given. Also the Latitude and Longtitude for this airport are somewhat incorrect. The correct coordinates are 22.746°S, 117.869°E at an altitude of approximately 700m (2300ft). Runway length is approximately 760m (2500ft).
Australia's busiest air base
This is the RAAF's busiest base by aircraft movements, and serves as an alternate landing site for the U.S. NASA space shuttles.
Re: Dunolly
I have my doubts about several of the airports that came from that particular user. I've got 529 Australian airports from him, so I'm reluctant to delete them all, but I'm also reluctant to verify them all.
re: Dunolly airstrip
I agree -- I can find no evidence anywhere that this airport exists. It came in some user-supplied data from navaid.com, but I'll probably delete it unless someone has a better source.
Dunolly airstrip
So where is it? The coordinates seem to put me into a hillside of trees.
I can't seem to locate the airstrip in the surrounding area even though Google Earth is high definition.
sincerely, Wesley wdalefamily@hotmail.com
Bunbury Aero Club
On arrival at the Bunbury Airport, be sure to call into the newly renovated Aero Club building. We are open 7 days a week and our pilot shop sells maps and charts. Come and say hi and have a drink on the deck for a great view of the strip!
re: Location on Google is wrong
🔗 Fri, 14 Aug 2009
— @david at Cabramurra Airport, Australia
Thanks -- I've moved the airport marker.