Sunrise 2014

[JG3]

Here's a photo seen from my first flight on New Year morning.

 

From 6,700 ft near Cape Byron, easternmost point of Australia.

 

So I was probably the first person in the country to see the sun in 2014.

 

Wishing all of you clear skies and tailwinds for the coming year.

 

JG

 

 

 

[kgwilson]

Way to go. What a shot. Wish it was me but at that time my BAC was well over the limit.

 

 

[Kyle Communications]

How many new years day pics do you have in your collection now John

 

 

[rgmwa]

JG, you must get a life! Fancy being up at 6,700 ft at daybreak on New Year's day when the rest of us are recovering from the night before. It's just not on!!

 

rgmwa

 

 

[Riley]

Congrats JG on an excellent plan and it's very successful carry thru. Did the double sunset (as baggage) a few years back with 4 up in a restored C170. The poor old girl worked real hard to get the second one in. A unique experience and, having only a pilot's cert, I doubt that I'll ever get a second shot at it. cheers

 

 

[Yenn]

Good way to start the new year. Better than my way of sitting with a broken leg, can't fly anything for a while.

 

You may have been the first to see the sunrise, but you could have been beaten to it by another location in Australia. It is an incorrect notion that the most Easterly point sees the sun first.

 

 

[JG3]

Good way to start the new year. Better than my way of sitting with a broken leg, can't fly anything for a while.You may have been the first to see the sunrise, but you could have been beaten to it by another location in Australia. It is an incorrect notion that the most Easterly point sees the sun first.

True, latitude makes a difference, about 13 minutes at Tasmania, but someone does have to be up there. I did my 2011 sunrise flight above the Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania, that's about as early as you can get.

 

JG

 

 

[flying dog]

Ok, I'll bite:

 

If you are RAA, how are you supposed to get a photo of SUNRISE?

 

 

[Kyle Communications]

first light is NOT the same as sunrise

 

 

[flying dog]

Ok, oops.

 

Spoke too soon.

 

 

[JG3]

Ok, I'll bite:If you are RAA, how are you supposed to get a photo of SUNRISE?

On New Years morning official first light was 5:24, sunrise was 5:51 NSW time.

 

I took off at 5:30. As I understand it, we are allowed to fly at first light.

 

Easy to climb to altitude in that time.

 

JG

 

 

[flying dog]

JG3,

 

Yeah, sorry dude. Spoke too soon. I was once lectured by a "dork" who was having a go at me at one of the "New Year's flights" in which I was participating.