John Dow Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Hi all I am currently cycling around Australia with a mate from Canberra to Canberra finishing in December which makes over 7 months on the road. Each day we cycle between 70 and 125km, and since May 1st we have pedalled over 3600km and we are in Cairns ready to head westwards across thge Atherton tablelands. It occurred to me as I was cycling along the other day that it would be a great way to see Australia as we are doing by duplicating our trip in FTX and or FS9 in something low and slow such as the Piper Cub. You could visit the places we have vsited and land either at the nearest airfield or in a suitable paddock nearby. Most legs would be less than a half hour flight even in the Cub I imagine. If you would like to have a go, you can see the details of each day's ride at www.ausbycycle.com, which gives the daily start and finish points. You might need to go to Google maps or similar to find the towns we have stopped at, and you might need to guess the roads we took to get there, but you can be sure that we would normally be going by the most direct major or minor sealed road, minor roads being the preference but not always the best option. A lot of the towns won't have an airstrip in FS, so a slow plane that can land in a paddock and take off again would be a must. It's only rarely that I get on the net so I won't know if anyone has decided to accept my challenge, unless you email me at jrd at mycanberra dot com dot au. I will be happy to fill in any details of our route if requested, though a reply might take a few days, especially when we're west of Mount Isa! Happy simming to you all John On the road! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Kae Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 That is pretty cool mate!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Schofield Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 G'day John, Great idea I must say I'm more than a little impressed, and also jealous. I cycled 700kms through western Victoria including the Grampians last year and totally enjoyed it. Then when AU Blue came out it was the first place I checked out - flying low and slow. And the beauty was that I could follow each road that I cycled on and re-live the experience. Cheers, Andrew PS - I was thinking after riding 700kms, if I could afford it I'd happily ride 100kms every day instead of working. After travelling 3500km do you feel the same way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dow Posted June 22, 2008 Author Share Posted June 22, 2008 yeah mate, not sure I can return to the desk at the end of the year, will have to see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aussieman Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 G'day mate, been wondering where you disappeared to. Thought you must have been dragged over to the dark side. Anyway good luck with your venture mate. Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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