Stillwater Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 The next tour from Cairns is another obvious one: Out to the Barrier Reef, as long as it is there. With the AW-109 it takes only 5 minutes... ... to discover that the AU scenery is already complete with excursion boats, kajaking and snorkeling tourists. Let´s visit Michaelmas Cay. John V. has recently shown us some great teasers of AUv2 reefs with great improvements, I´m keen to see that! Jumping over to Vlasoff Cay, where I recognize my wave setting is a bit wild for swimming. So I head back to the mainland, giving Green Island a short visit. But not forgetting to stop at the official heli tour providers. So sorry there is only one seat left in my chopper... My favourites. One is busy on the phone and the other on the glass. Downtown Cairns, with the famous saltwater pool. If there is a heli platform, use it! Back again. Indeed Cairns has some sights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripcord Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Nice, I love it. Definately need to explore those helipads there. Merry Christmas Gerold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Tremendous shots Gerold , AU2 can't come soon enough for me . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Fantastic exploration, Gerold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerribleT Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Another great set of shots and narrative, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neptune6 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Hi Gerold With ELIO is amazing you go anywhere .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 That was so darned cool Gerold! Man did I like these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 A very pleasant tour of the reef and Cairns with a few other attractions in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Haven't been to the reef yet, but i'm going to now. Fantastic shots Gerold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardLouis Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Wow great set ! Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 On 12/22/2018 at 3:20 PM, Ripcord said: Nice, I love it. Definately need to explore those helipads there. Merry Christmas Gerold! I hope I have covered all helipads around in this flight... but a waterplane would also be usable here! Thanks Mark, and have a happy Christmas, too! 23 hours ago, BradB said: Tremendous shots Gerold , AU2 can't come soon enough for me . Cheers John I´m with you John. But I doubt it will be released this winter, before the migrating bird in me gets up north again. 22 hours ago, bernd1151 said: Fantastic exploration, Gerold Thank you Bernd. Without Plan-G I would be lost over these atolls. 17 hours ago, TerribleT said: Another great set of shots and narrative, thank you! Thanks TT. I´ll be doing this tour next year again... which could result in a real life - AUv2 comparison post. 16 hours ago, Neptune6 said: Hi Gerold With ELIO is amazing you go anywhere .... Gracias Patrick. One should always have some helicopters in the hangar... 16 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: That was so darned cool Gerold! Man did I like these! If you´d do this tour in a 747 I would not be too surprised, Jack . 13 hours ago, VH-KDK said: A very pleasant tour of the reef and Cairns with a few other attractions in between. Thank you Martyn. The reef slowly goes away with the increasing water temperatures. And the other attractions are even more likely to move. 10 hours ago, adambar said: Haven't been to the reef yet, but i'm going to now. Fantastic shots Gerold! Thanks Adam. Perhaps you even have some of the island add-ons that were created by @Richard Bui ? His Lady Musgrave island pack is outstanding. 4 hours ago, RichardLouis said: Wow great set ! Thank you for sharing. Merci Richard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lars Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Awesome heli tour, Gerold. A lot of things you don't see from Everest altitude. I hope you're well after the tsunami hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Great Set Gerold ! All of them are perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 35 minutes ago, Captain Lars said: Awesome heli tour, Gerold. A lot of things you don't see from Everest altitude. I hope you're well after the tsunami hit. Maybe this was the reason for the huge waves? If so I would lift my hat for the weather program. 17 minutes ago, mikee said: Great Set Gerold ! All of them are perfect Thank you Mikee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jankees Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Been there, done that, though not with a chopper, and a long long time ago... Nice shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 1 hour ago, jankees said: Been there, done that, though not with a chopper, and a long long time ago... Nice shots! The longer ago, the better Jankees! We all can see the increasing (over)tourism (in all big cities) and coral bleaching (in the tropical reefs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Hey Gerold. You just took me through half my "bucket list." Thanks much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Fine set of shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted December 24, 2018 Author Share Posted December 24, 2018 2 hours ago, Iain Emms said: Fine set of shots. cheers Iain Thank you Iain. 11 hours ago, Rodger Pettichord said: Hey Gerold. You just took me through half my "bucket list." Thanks much! Merci bien, Rodger. I hope I can eat something from the other half as well, maybe even in my next flights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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