Mat Farrell

All good thoughts folks, thank you.

Bosi72, yup, that's my big constraint. I thought the only way i could fly into CTA, fundamentally is to have a CASA license (RPL or PPL. working on that...) I know there are a few odd exceptions (such as approved school ops), but am I missing a trick here? As i understand it my AC is good for it (24 reg, VHF and transponder), but i'm the limiting factor.

19 minutes ago, Garfly said:

Matt, I suppose you'd go for Riddells Creek over Penfield since at the latter you'd need to get into Sunbury before getting a train into the city. But if you did choose the standby-car option, YPEN would have its attractions, no? Presumably you'll be able to pick your days to do the 'commute'.

Anyway, it must be great living and flying at YMBT.

 

Oh, and as to picking my days - sort of. I do freelance work, so I don't get to pick them as such. Rather I take work when it comes up, and would make the call on whether I can fly or drive on any given day.

Cheers folks.

Garfly - yup, Riddells wins wrt distance to a train, though to your point, I don't know a lot of these strips, so haven't really assessed suitability (wet weather ops, can leave the plane tied down for a couple of days, etc). YMBT is a wonderful place to live. Driving the Hume to Melbourne gets old fast, though - hence figuring out the flying options.

Ross, Tyabb does sound good. My initial reaction was that it's a ways out of Melbourne, but then again, the other options I've tabled are no closer, really.

Hi folks, I'm an RAA licensed pilot, flying a Jabiru J230. 

I live in north east Victoria (Mount Beauty), and am looking into convenient ways to commute to Melbourne. At this point in time, avoiding airspace is a necessity.

Ideally I'd land somewhere within walking distance of a train station to get into the CBD, then out from there as needs be. It would be possible to leave a car at an airstrip somewhere, but ideally I'd rather not - I'm open to either idea.

For my thinking, Lilydale/Coldstream is one option (and having family around Greensborough/Hurstbridge is a bonus), but Riddells Creek also look tempting, with only a 2.5 hike to the train station. Thoughts or other suggestions?