VH-KDK Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Crystal Brook in South Australia to be exact. The first part of a flight from YCYT to Wilpena. 1. Getting the Careflight Beech 200 ready for our shortish flight north. 2. Another one of the excellent OZx freebies. 3. A pleasant crop farming location 120 miles north of Adelaide. 4. It sits on Goyder's Line which marks the differing climate in SA. North of the line it is too dry for crop farming and south the rain is sufficient to plant. 5. In the 1860s George Goyder surveyed South Australia and mapped out where he thought crop farming was suitable. He was proved correct despite big rain in 1865 which made many farmers settle in normally dry areas. Within a few years those disbelievers had abandoned their farms and moved south. 6. Lift off with plenty of the dirt runway to spare. 7. Over Bungama Port Pirie can be seen through the haze. Port Pirie is home to the worlds largest lead smelter. Zinc, copper, silver and gold is also refined here. 8. Following the Princess Hwy past Germein Bay with the town of the same name visible on the right. 9. Mount Remarkable NP. 10. Approaching Nectar Brook. 11. A close up of the Careflight King Air at Winninowie. 12. Fast approaching the head of the Spencer Gulf with Blanche Harbour just visible over the water. To be continued........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 When you leave your plane parked like this you gotta make sure to preflight very thoroughly. Some kangaroos may have jumped aboard without anyone noticing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Great shots Martyn. Good info. But what kinda crop are they planting now, dude? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 10 minutes ago, Bermuda425 said: When you leave your plane parked like this you gotta make sure to preflight very thoroughly. Some kangaroos may have jumped aboard without anyone noticing. The roos are ok Erik but it's those Echidnas you have to beware of especially when you don't see them curled up on your seat before you sit down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Well, some nice SA shots and narrative Martyn, and thank goodness there were no dangerous critters in your aircraft during that flight...that could have been messy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 5 minutes ago, flyingleaf said: Great shots Martyn. Good info. But what kinda crop are they planting now, dude? It all depends how high you want to fly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 1 minute ago, Sniper31 said: Well, some nice SA shots and narrative Martyn, and thank goodness there were no dangerous critters in your aircraft during that flight...that could have been messy Thanks Landon but we had to scour the plane thoroughly for any drop bears. They are always a danger when parking under trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Super flight and shots Martyn! 2 hours ago, VH-KDK said: It all depends how high you want to fly! Nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Great shots and commentary Martyn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 33 minutes ago, adambar said: Super flight and shots Martyn! Nice one. Thank you Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 7 minutes ago, paulb said: Great shots and commentary Martyn! Many thanks Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieflyer38 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Excellent set of shots Martyn, looking forward to the rest Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Superb flight, Martyn and as alway a very good commentary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Smashing set of shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 That was very cool Martyn! I never would have know all that, thanks for sharing and some terrific shots here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
European Mountain Man Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 super set of shots Martyn regards EMM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 I have reconnoiter this area long ago myself , and my conclusion is you have captured it well my friend . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 12 hours ago, Aussieflyer38 said: Excellent set of shots Martyn, looking forward to the rest Don Cheers Don, I will try and put them up later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 11 hours ago, bernd1151 said: Superb flight, Martyn and as alway a very good commentary Thank you for that Bernd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 10 hours ago, Iain Emms said: Smashing set of shots. cheers Iain Thanks Iain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 7 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: That was very cool Martyn! I never would have know all that, thanks for sharing and some terrific shots here. Thank you Jack and it is something that I had never heard of either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 7 hours ago, European Mountain Man said: super set of shots Martyn regards EMM Thank you Stewart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 6 hours ago, BradB said: I have reconnoiter this area long ago myself , and my conclusion is you have captured it well my friend . Cheers John Thanks John, it is an interesting place to fly made much better with the OZx sceneries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Good to see you flying in Australias skies again, Martyn. With your remarkable information you give a lot of nectar to those who like to learn about geography. I have never heard about Goyder´s line before, but I´ll probably keep this knowledge from now on. BTW: Nice haze in your shots, the look really real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taph Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Very nice set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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