Bathurst (YBHB) → Triabunna (YTUA).
Difficulty: 3/5
POI’s: 4
Summary:
This first flight was the perfect start for this new project. Instead of a relaxed trip through a nice but boring landscape I got 30-38kn crosswinds, mountains and valleys galore and a perfect scenic lighting due to a bright Australian morning sun. It was breathtaking, it was exciting and my hands hurted like hell after finally touching down in Triabunna.
POI’s:
After taking off from Bathurst Harbour Airfield, which is located in the remote South-Western Wilderness, we passed Bathurst Harbour before crossing the Ray Range (1).
Just a few minutes later we saw Federation Peak (2) rising out of the clouds. Sadly I didn’t take a picture of the beautiful mountain lake just below it, but it was still a sight to behold!
Closing in on the Tasmanian state capital of Hobart we rounded the southern flank of Mount Wellington (3) - or “kunanyi” in the reconstructed Aboriginal language of Tasmania.
After rejoining our original course - which we left for “artistic” reasons, aka the beautiful scenery in Picture 3 - we crossed Derwent River in Hobart (4). Afterwards we travelled across a larger stretch of flat and forested, but otherwise unremarkable terrain before touching down in Triabunna Airport (YTUA) about 15 minutes later.