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General => Simple Insanity => Topic started by: Aharon Dayan on June 19, 2019, 09:26:32 AM

Title: Simple Trans Australian Desert Flight
Post by: Aharon Dayan on June 19, 2019, 09:26:32 AM
Shalom and greetings all my pals,

Presenting a nice simple trans Australia desert flight from YBAS Alice Springs Airport located 7 nautical miles south of Alice Springs in Northern Territory in Australia to YAYE Ayers Rock Airport located near Yulara about 20 minutes drive from Uluru (Ayers Rock).

Fully boarded with passengers and ready for push back

(https://i.ibb.co/SrQ0241/yb1.jpg)

Starting engines after finished with push back

(https://i.ibb.co/8PHSPHc/yb2.jpg)

Nice wing view of very early Aussie morning!

(https://i.ibb.co/TTSwGxq/yb3.jpg)

Nice tail

(https://i.ibb.co/J2XkKcD/yb4.jpg)

Entering into runway 30 for more taxi and backtrack

(https://i.ibb.co/xjzgBF3/yb5.jpg)

Dig sunrise

(https://i.ibb.co/sjbp7PZ/yb6.jpg)

Backtracking on beginning of runway 30

(https://i.ibb.co/nrhV4Jn/yb7.jpg)

Sorry cannot resist early Aussie sunrise

(https://i.ibb.co/z7tPJ67/yb8.jpg)

Airborne and climbing to 14,000 ft for short hop flight with background view of Australian highway route number 87 also known as Stuart Highway

(https://i.ibb.co/S3dnTH2/yb9.jpg)

Leaving town landscape and its night street lights

(https://i.ibb.co/wrrk6L6/yb10.jpg)

Passing waters of Roe Creek

(https://i.ibb.co/FVFjMHc/yb11.jpg)

Cruising at 14,000 ft past Owen Spring Reserve desert

(https://i.ibb.co/XsyMS8m/yb12.jpg)

Dig nice sunrise

(https://i.ibb.co/McXhW78/yb13.jpg)

Look at nice Aussie desert landscape

(https://i.ibb.co/sgbrTqT/yb14.jpg)

Cruising at 14,000 displaying superb metallic shine on bottom of the plane

(https://i.ibb.co/f1ZhkPM/yb15.jpg)

Cruising past clouds

(https://i.ibb.co/ySfPsRg/yb16.jpg)

Sun is up

(https://i.ibb.co/BwHytFK/yb17.jpg)

It is hard to identify too many rivers in middle of huge Aussie desert that do not have waypoints but I think it is Finke river!

(https://i.ibb.co/L6y8rbj/yb18.jpg)

Don't you love authentic metallic shine?

(https://i.ibb.co/VVTz77r/yb19.jpg)

Never knew that Aussie desert has more more more rivers while this plane passes Palmer river!

(https://i.ibb.co/tLP3r47/yb20.jpg)

Descending!

(https://i.ibb.co/RTVDV31/yb21.jpg)

Descending through clouds can be pure fun!

(https://i.ibb.co/xD34DdK/yb22.jpg)

(https://i.ibb.co/DYyQPYq/yb23.jpg)

Approaching Lake Amadeus

(https://i.ibb.co/b6j0p4P/yb24.jpg)

Passing waters of Lake Amadeus

(https://i.ibb.co/8DVj5Tb/yb25.jpg)

At 5,000 ft with background view of mountains that Google maps failed to identify for me

(https://i.ibb.co/TwfYLWL/yb26.jpg)

Making left turn while deploying landing gear on way to runway 13

(https://i.ibb.co/rtfSSZr/yb27.jpg)

On final runway approach with background view of mountains that Google maps did not identify for me

(https://i.ibb.co/KzXF7mF/yb29.jpg)

Seconds before touchdown

(https://i.ibb.co/9gBQ3sr/yb30.jpg)

TOUCHDOWN!!!

(https://i.ibb.co/fMZwWXZ/yb31.jpg)

(https://i.ibb.co/b6Y1P8B/yb32.jpg)

Engaging reverse thrusters

(https://i.ibb.co/Vqjngpc/yb33.jpg)

Slowing down on runway 13

(https://i.ibb.co/zFMJ2Vx/yb34.jpg)

Exiting from runway 13 into taxiway E with background view of VERY FAMOUS rock

(https://i.ibb.co/gwNrFT9/yb35.jpg)

Arrived at gate

(https://i.ibb.co/K7zz9HQ/yb28.jpg)

Thank you for viewing!!  Stay tuned for next exciting flight!!

Regards.

Aharon