Guest extralite Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Hoping to meet friends staying at rainbow beach. Cant find much about rainbow beach airport other than its 2800 feet and dirt. HAs anyone ever been there and have any more info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmick Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 See http://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/rainbow-beach-qld.62895/ Grass on sand, Parachute operations from field, is a private strip with locked gate but access available, Owner Ray Parker 0411 118 096, fair walk to town. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmick Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Did I mention the Mozzies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest extralite Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 thanks very much. friends picking me up transport should be okay. I will call Ray. Its an RV 7. not huge wheels. Google maps makes it look a bit rough but il check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Llewellyn Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Last time I looked at it (couple of years ago) it had a row of open holes either side of the strip for lighting; you would not want to put a wheel into one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExJourno Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Isn't there a strip down the other end at Teewah as well? Or is that the one that is now only for ultralights and RC or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest extralite Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Hi..was hoping to fly into Rainbow beach in RV 7 on Sunday back Monday to meet some friends paragliding. Does anyone have any updates on the strip? Ray the contact above has not answered phone/messages so far today so may be out of date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Hi..was hoping to fly into Rainbow beach in RV 7 on Sunday back Monday to meet some friends paragliding. Does anyone have any updates on the strip? Ray the contact above has not answered phone/messages so far today so may be out of date? Last time I was in Rainbow he was looking to retire and selling the lease on the airstrip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenaviator Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Hi..was hoping to fly into Rainbow beach in RV 7 on Sunday back Monday to meet some friends paragliding. Does anyone have any updates on the strip? Ray the contact above has not answered phone/messages so far today so may be out of date? I've been there in a Jabiru J430 (with a paraglider in the back). Very soft sandy surface. We let the tyres down just to get rolling and just managed to get away. That was on 500 X 6 tyres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGL Fox Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 extralite, Cooloola Cove may be a better option, it is a bit further away from Rainbow Beach but I believe it is in better condition than the one at Rainbow, not sure who you need to contact there, someone else on the forum may have contact details. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest extralite Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Thanks for that. The real estate agent told mates that the airstrip is functioning and sky diving taking place there all the time but maybe that's not a reliable info. Cooloola looks better. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowHeli Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 G'day. 1000mtrs long 60mtrs wide grass on sand solid at the moment. Anyone can call me if you need an update Glen Rainbow Beach Helicopters 0448 883 442 $25 Landing fee. Local taxi available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGL Fox Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 What is the CTAF there? is it the same as Orchid Beach? David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyhi Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 What is the CTAF there? is it the same as Orchid Beach?David Rainbow Beach and Orchid Beach strips are both marked on charts without a dedicated CTAF so both would be 126.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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