NSW 8: Adelong - Wagga Wagga - Corowa

[Tim_A]

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Another trio of fields as we continue our tour of New South Wales. First a very short hop to the grass strip at Adelong, yet again 'following' the Snowy Mountains Highway that we've already seen so many times. From there, on to Wagga Wagga, and finally all the way to the Victoria border at Corowa.


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A new day, and bright shiny weather. I love the way they've highlighted the palindrome in the Tumut name on the hangar.

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Let's get in the plane: We're ready to rock and roll!

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Climbing out. We already checked the windsock before taxying, bit it's nice to double check we're going the right way.

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This is a proper FS airport that has been enhanced, rather than a rough strip.

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It's literally a 10 minute hop over the ridhe, and we're at Adelong. That's the strip under my left wing tip. You can't really tell from this pic, but there's quite a slope on it - very much one way in and one way out. We'll have to fly a 180 and double back. The really adventurous could try landing on the cricket pitch under my right wing...

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Now I'm on final. See the slope?

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Short final. We won't have trouble stopping here!

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A quick meet and greet before we set off again.

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Take off downhill. As I said, one way in and one way out.

Continued...

[Tim_A]

... cont

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You can still make out Tumut byond the ridge behind us.

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Heading into the fast flat farmlands around Wagga Wagga

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Award winning wines come from here, so they say. Possibly more notable, is this is the birthplace of Dame Edna. Hello Possums!!!

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Final for a

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touch...

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... and go

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Our final leg for todays takes us almost back to Albury, where we started. Corowa is on the NSW-Victoria border. Here we see once again, the Murray River.


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Final, on what is pretty much a straight in approach.

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This is another nicely enhanced FS airport.

[Smiffy]

Oustanding flight and pics as usual Tim :cool:

[Smutley]

Top quality once again Tim. :cool::cool::cool::cool:

[Constinator25]

Fantastic pics Tim. Great scenery.

[aircav1970]

Wonderful set Tim! I love those Aussie names...Wagga Wagga!Ya just gotta go and check out a place named Wagga Wagga!:D:D:cool:

[peer01]

The usual high quality Tim :cool::cool:

[lifejogger]

Outstanding shots of some very good scenery.
By the way, I really like Plan-G.

[davestan_ksan]

:cool::cool: Fantastic shots Tim, really great stuff here!!

[Tim_A]

Thanks chaps. There's more where that came from... :D

[bumpkin]

Great shots Tim, enjoying this series a lot:cool::cool::cool::cool: