Recommended GA airfields around Cairns/ east coast

[Ransflyeruk]

Can anyone recommended some good GA airfields to pop in to? I am a pilot over from the UK and will be moving down the east coast over the next couple of months. Hoping to find somebody with a seat going spare as I haven't been up in over 3 months and greatly missing it! Happy to split costs,landing fees etc

 

Also if anyone recommends a good instructor/school for an aerobatic hour? Seeing as I can't fly solo on my licence over here at the moment I'd like to get an instructional hour in while I'm in Australia and do some spin training/aeros and use the hour to experience something other than what I'm used to....straight and level!

 

Thanks

 

 

[SSCBD]

try gliders should suit you, and is much cheaper in aero / spins also

 

 

[Ransflyeruk]

try gliders should suit you, and is much cheaper in aero / spins also

That is a good shout, thank you. I did around 5 or 6 flights at a gliding club back home and loved it, I just never kept it up due to time constraints. Will look into it

 

 

[Yenn]

Several in the area South of Rocky, Thangool, Monduran, Bundaberg, Childers, Gayndah ,but it depends upon when you will be in the area. Give me an idea of dates, I fly out of Rodds Bay, 15 SE of Gladstone.

 

 

[SDQDI]

If you are into going for a fly up in the cairns region it might be worth your while contacting @farri who flys out of his own strip in a drifter around Deeral which is a smidge south of cairns.

 

Otherwise I can't be of much help, there was a member on here flying around the Whitsundays but I can't remember his name but it would be beautiful area.

[farri]

I am a pilot over from the UK and will be moving down the east coast over the next couple of months. Hoping to find somebody with a seat going spare Thanks

Hi, As SDQDI has said, I fly a Drifter from my own property and have done so for 30 plus years....I`ll PM you some information.

 

Franco.

 

 

[Ransflyeruk]

Several in the area South of Rocky, Thangool, Monduran, Bundaberg, Childers, Gayndah ,but it depends upon when you will be in the area. Give me an idea of dates, I fly out of Rodds Bay, 15 SE of Gladstone.

Thanks for all the response guys,

 

Yenn, I will definately be heading down that way, I imagine in around 5/6 weeks time. Uncertain on exact dates though!