Leg 1

Requirements - Charts - Frequencies

Gday and welcome back to the last in this series of VFR tours. This tour will take you around South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and then returning to Victoria for the last few legs of your trip around Australia. While you have been flying around Oz we have been trying to give you an insight into life downunder with the travel information

We start at Parafield, which is in Adelaide South Australia and head West towards the nullarbor to the town of Ceduna.

Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of more than 1.1 million.^[3] It is a coastal city beside the Southern Ocean, and is situated on the Adelaide Plains, north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St. Vincent and the low-lying Mount Lofty Ranges. It is roughly 20 km from the coast to the foothills but sprawls 90 km from Gawler at its northern extent to Sellicks Beach in the south.

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The town of Ceduna is located on the Far West Coast of South Australia, on the scenic shores of Murat Bay on the Great Australian Bight, approximately 800kms from Adelaide and 1900 road kms to Perth.

It is set amidst a patch work of grain farms, natural bush and rugged rocky bays, secluded white sandy beaches and ever changing seas.

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Flight description

Depart Parafield and take up a heading of 244 for 75nm. When you arrive at the point make a note in your flight report what is at the end there. (Hint: there is 2 of them), Then turn and head for Ceduna. You can follow the coast if you like

Charts

Departure | Arrival

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Departure Airport - Parafield back

Arrival Airport - Ceduna back

Frequencies

All Pilots must state their intentions on UNICOM 122.800 unless under advisory of Air Traffic Control.

Departure Airport

Enroute

Destination Airport

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