RAA Friendly Field near Canberra?

[ParkesFlyer]

Well the time has come, I have a chance to use my flying certificate for something other than pure pleasure! My son studies at Canberra and he needs to come back to Parkes for a dentist appointment, so I'm thinking, pending weather, I wonder if I could fly into a field somewhere near Canberra and pick him up? Clearly I'll need to stay clear of Canberra's CTA, I could go to Goulburn, but surely there is somewhere closer? Looking in the ERSA and the ERC low I see that there should be something at Yass, but it's not shown on the WAC, and the ERSA says "no AD" which looks to me like this is a nav beacon only. Does this mean the nearest AD to the NW/NE is Goulburn?

 

Does anyone have any advice/ideas?

 

PF.

 

 

[Mazda]

Goulburn would be the closest. Gundaroo is a private strip, like the other private strips (Collector etc) and there is no transport from there to Canberra anyway.

 

 

[ParkesFlyer]

Looks like a consensus, either I go to Goulburn, or call ahead and see if I can land at Gundaroo. The latter might be interesting, might make a call and see how I go...

 

Thanks Everyone!

 

PF.

 

 

[Mazda]

It is a strip of bitumen no more interesting than Goulburn, but it is a private strip, on private property, and not a convenient alternate to Canberra!

 

 

[68volksy]

Hi PF,

 

If you need a lift into town if you choose Goulburn or anything let me know. Someone's usually poking around out there and I could get them to keep an eye out for you. If you're lucky they may even have the Billy on.

 

Cheers,

 

Tim