Hello Captains and First officers!
Recently I planned a trip to fly through the Australian outback in a Cirrus SR22 - registered as VH-EYZ. I have multiple different legs/days for flying, as I will list down below, then show off some images!
Leg 1: Melbourne (Moorabbin - YMMB) to Broken Hill (YBHI)
Leg 1 completed. Flight time was 2 hours 21 minutes. Went from 100% fuel to 51%. - 24th September 2021
Pictures from Leg 1
Departing from Melbourne
Cruising at FL120
Descending into Broken Hill
Landing and gate at Broken Hill
Leg 2: Broken Hill (YBHI) to Alice Springs (YBAS)
Leg 2 completed. Flight time was 4 hours 23 minutes. Went from 100% fuel to 25%. - 25th September 2021
Pictures from Leg 2
Departing Broken Hill
Cruising at FL120
Descending into Alice Springs
Landing at Alice Springs
Leg 3: Alice Springs (YBAS) to Darwin (YPDN)
Leg 3 completed. Flight time was 4 hours 8 minutes. Went from 100% fuel to 18%. - 25th September 2021
Pictures from Leg 3
Departing Alice Springs
Cruising at FL110
Descending into Darwin
Landing at Darwin
Leg 4: Darwin (YPDN) to Tennant Creek (YTNK)
Leg 4 completed. Flight time was 3 hours 50 minutes. Went from 100% fuel to 41%. - 26th September 2021
Pictures from Leg 4
Departing Darwin
Cruising at FL120
Descending into Tennant Creek
Landing at Tennant Creek
Leg 5: Tennant Creek (YTNK) to Longreach (YLRE)
Leg 5 completed. Flight time was 3 hours 36 minutes. Went from 100% fuel to 27%. - 27th September 2021.
Pictures from Leg 5
Departing from Tennant Creek
Cruising at FL110
Descending into Longreach
Landing at Longreach
Leg 6: Longreach (YLRE) to Sunshine Coast/Maroochydore (YBSU)
Leg 6 completed. Flight time was 3 hours 8 minutes. Went from 100% fuel to 37%. - 27th September 2021.
Pictures from Leg 6
Departing Longreach
Cruising at FL100
Descending into Sunshine Coast
Landing at Sunshine Coast
Leg 7: Sunshine Coast/Maroochydore (YBSU) to Melbourne (Moorabbin - YMMB)
Leg 7 completed. Flight time was 6 hours 8 minutes. Went from 100% fuel to 12%. - 28th September 2021
Pictures from Leg 7
Departing Sunshine Coast
Cruising at FL100
Descending into Melbourne (Moorabbin)
Landing at Melbourne (Moorabbin)
Honestly, I take a lot of inspiration from Stefan Drury. He is a SR22 pilot in real life, based in Moorabbin (Melbourne). He owns a Cirrus SR22 G3 registered as VH-EYZ. Stef, if you’re reading this (which I doubt you are haha) I just wanted to thank you for your videos, they truly inspire and enlighten a lot of your audience, myself included.
Thanks everyone!
Jack