Remote Area Training
Learnt to fly in suburbia?
Have you learnt to fly in a place where all your landings are on paved runways or at regional airports?
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North Queensland lends itself to some of the best areas for further developing your flying skills. The opportunity to land and take off on many different types of runway surfaces, coupled with the tropical weather patterns and mountainous terrain provide perfect foundations for this skill enhancing training course.
What you will learn
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Operation on Grass, Dirt, Gravel and Paved Airstrips
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The effects of Density Altitude
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Flying in the vicinity of Mountainous Terrain
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Remote Refuelling (Refuelling from Drums)
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Understanding Tropical weather patterns
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Navigation in remote areas and handling GPS or Instrument failures
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Using the HF Radio
About the Course
Course Duration:
Two Days
Availability:
On Demand
Delivery:
One on One or Group
Aircraft:
Cessna 182, or Cessna 206
Flight Time:
5 Hours
Briefing Time:
2 - 3 Hours
Where you will fly
Day 1*:
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Mareeba (YMBA) - Bitumen
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Atherton (YATN) - Grass
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Mt Garnet (YMRT) - Dirt
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Dimbulah (YDIM) - Gravel
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Mareeba (YMBA) - Bitument
Day 2*:
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Mareeba (YMBA) - Bitumen
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Chillagoe (YCGO) - Bitumen
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Wrotham Park (YWMP) - Dirt
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Mareeba (YMBA) - Bitumen
*Subject to weather and operational availability
Hours & Cost
Remote Area Training
$3,000*
*Involves approximately 5 hours flying plus 2 hours briefings, landing at 5 bush strips.