divad_strebor Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Following on from our last landing at YNUB, I had a cuppa in the roadhouse and found a couple of nice Nullarbor Traveller bumper stickers on the shelf.. So I stuck them on the aeroplane, fired it up, and got ready to go... While I was doing my engine run up checks, some local roos decided to take advantage of the cool breeze while they checked out their likeness on my tail.. En route to the WA border and Eucla airstrip.. A quick look at our sponsors while we wait for something interesting in the terrain.. Not much out there... Great textures though! Is there a speed limit on this highway? If there is, my shadow is going to lose his licence.. Eucla in sight.. "Got any 100LL on tap here?" Haven't seen a car in hours, so I guess its safe enough to use the "bitumen strip" Turning around to check out the Eucla town strip.. There it is! Not landing here this time round, but I've landed there a couple of times before.. I personally think the runways are about 3 times longer than they would ever need to be! I reckon you could land the A380 there... Setting up the heading and altitude to take us to Madura.. Yep. Really not much out here.. After 97NM of not very much at all, I spotted a brown scar on the desert.. Using my binoculars to check the windsock.. Interestingly, its 180º opposite to what the wind was at Nullarbor Roadhouse.. On finals.. And parked at the windsock ready for the next leg.. The legs are going to be a bit longer from here on, with the next 3 legs being about 175NM each.. Ahh, the joys of the Australian Outback.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-WCE Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Great shots mate! looks like the locals like your plane cant wait for your next leg! cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxter Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 It sure is big sky country out there. Well mate, you have another WA strip on your way around to stop it with the recent release of YCUN. Cheers and thanks for sharing this latest leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeTops Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Well done Dave. Welcome to WA. its a long way across the Nullabor and you have nearly done it. good work. loving the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausiguy Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Watch out for UFOs on the next leg. A lot of crazy stuff happens out there in the bush of WA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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