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[Tom Falater]

HI

 

I'm a pilot from California thinking about visiting Australia and flying the outback. What's a good place to start? I'm VFR single engine land pilot.

 

Looks like a great forum, very helpful.

 

Tom Falater

 

 

[Cal Air 63]

Hi Tom, Welcome to Recreational Flying

 

Brent

 

 

[cscotthendry]

Tom:

 

Welcome to the forum. I've just returned from an outback trip. I'm in the process of editing the videos we took. If you take a look at my website, there is a Google Earth layout of where we went. It was a great adventure and we took two weeks doing it with a group.

 

FWIW, coming to Oz green, I would advise you to try and join a group of others doing a trip if it is possible. The group I was with have some members who have some experience doing these trips and their knowledge of conditions and situations was invaluable on the trip. Also, as the saying goes, "There's safety in numbers".

 

To be clear, The Outback is not to be taken lightly.