Best route: Mangalore - Brisbane (Gatton)

[Guest Avion]

Hi, i flew once from Brisbane to Narromine so have a vague idea about the route but looking for any recommendations/help and ideas further south or the whole route. The plane is Saphhire. Thanks.

 

Tom

 

 

[Matt]

From narromine continue south to Parkes then Temora or Wagga, Yarrawonga or Wangaratta then down the Hume over Benalla to Mangalore.

 

 

[Guest Avion]

Thanks Matt, will look into it.

 

 

[Guest pelorus32]

Hi Tom,

 

don't know the endurance or speed of the Sapphire, so this is a bit hit and miss. Neither have I looked at the terrain in the last stretch (the northern end) where you have a fair bit of scrub and then the ranges. However try something like this:

 

Mangalore - Tocumwal (68nm) - West Wyalong (137) - Narromine (116) - Narrabri (140) - Gatton (208)

 

That drifts off the rhumb line a little but not much. To add extra stops towards the end you will have to fly further off track.

 

The first part of that trip to Narromine I have done and it presents no problems at all as far as terrain etc. If you have fuel issues you could substitute Mangalore - Narrandera (146) - Narromine (172) for the first bit with fuel available at each of those places. I think West Wyalong is harder for fuel from memory. I don't know the second part of that trip - after Narromine.

 

Regards

 

Mike

 

Regards

 

Mike

 

 

[vk3auu]

There is no longer fuel at West Wyalong as I understand, but you can get fuel at Forbes, Narrandera (need an ASIC), Yarrawonga, Tocumwal, Finley (weekdays) and Shepparton, all user friendly.

 

David

 

 

[Guest Avion]

Thanks Mike, David, i will study your suggestions.

 

Regards,

 

Tom