Flying over Lake Eyre
Submitted: Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012 at 20:40
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John E
Hello everyone , wondering if anybody has taken a flight over Lake Eyre very recently ?Where would the best take off point ,
Alice Springs , or
William Creek , ?We are wondering if it has very much water in it at the moment , and whether it would be worth the cost , would appreciate any
feedback ,cheers , lyn
Reply By: Member - Boobook - Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012 at 21:00
Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012 at 21:00
Wrights Air at
William creek is the go.
I have done it twice, once when it was full and once this year when it was only 20% full, both were spectacular trips.
The LEYC has the latest conditions, also call Wrights for an update.
Latest Lake Eyre conditions
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Reply By: Trevor P4 - Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012 at 21:06
Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012 at 21:06
We went from the
Marree Pub on 2 Jul... fantastic.
Pick up a copy of Oct's Go Camping mag to read all about it.
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Follow Up By: John E - Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012 at 21:18
Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012 at 21:18
Thanks for the info , will get a copy tomorrow , we are in
Darwin ,and heading south pretty soon . cheers lyn
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Reply By: Peter_n_Margaret - Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 at 11:17
Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 at 11:17
2009.
Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 Motorhome.
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Follow Up By: John E - Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 at 20:10
Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 at 20:10
thanks , Peter and Margaret , looks amazing , cheers lyn
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Reply By: Member - PJR (NSW) - Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 at 13:06
Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 at 13:06
Consider a chopper instead of a fixed wing plane. You see heaps more because you effectively sit in a bubble.
We took a ride last year at
Easter in 2011.
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Follow Up By: Denis H - Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 at 16:08
Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 at 16:08
Is that an old 'chook' with that lovely looking lady and
the Pilot?
Regards Callsign Rabbit :-)
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Follow Up By: Member - PJR (NSW) - Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 at 16:15
Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 at 16:15
Sure is mate. Gidday rabbit.
Phil
PMing you now.
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Follow Up By: John E - Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 at 20:12
Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 at 20:12
Thanks for the video , looks awesome , just hope there is still some water when we get there , lol ,cheers , Lyn
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Follow Up By: Member - PJR (NSW) - Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 at 21:17
Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 at 21:17
We saw water in Lake Eyre at
Curdimurka two weeks ago from the road. Thats about 100Ks up the
Oodnadatta Track towards
Oodnadatta from
Marree.
Not sure if you are going that way. Best ofg luck. I just watched that ABC video of Lake Eyre and the floods of a couple of years ago. I felt like packing the car and going back.
They were still taking flights over Lake Eyre from
William Creek when we went through there on the same trip.
Cheers
Phil
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