Adventure Flight Co now offers it’s Combat Flight Barwon Heads. Here is a recent weekend where we did 10 Combat Sorties, 20 happy combatants! This is the reason that, in the authors humble opinion, the Formation Rating has to be the single most valuable addition to a license a pilot can pursue. Truly puts the fun in flying. And like most things, is more fun done with friends! Here are a few pictures from some combat sorties from the weekend. Combat Flights depart from Barwon Heads Airport on specific weekends in summer. For year round operations Combat Flights depart from Moorabbin …read more
The Australian made GA8 Airvan, the ultimate 12 Apostles adventure flight machine Oversize windows, check. Air conditioning, check. Roomy, seats up to 7 passengers, check. Brand new – not some clapped out 1967 Cessna, check. The Airvan is the roomiest, most rugged and cost effective aircraft from which to embark upon your 12 Apostles Adventure Flight. Fly from the Melbourne’s Eastern suburbs to the 12 Apostles and return in 2 hours. Save an entire day on the road. See more than you’ll ever see driving and arrive back in Melbourne refreshed and ready to enjoy the rest of the day. …read more
Pilot: Anatole Navigator: Eddie Aircraft: Nanchang CJ6 Worst Decision: Beef Jerky for Breakfast Recently we had the pleasure of being tasked to deliver a CJ6 Nanchang to its new owner in Far North Queensland! A big high pressure system sitting over eastern Australia meant tailwinds and clear skies all the way to the tropics, so in a hurry to take advantage of this we the afternoon to Wagga Wagga for the night. A more direct route (for the relatively short legged CJ) is Hay, Bourke, Charleville, Barcaldine, Charters Towers, Cairns – but due to our hasty departure we didn’t have …read more
Looking for Mustang Flights Melbourne? Unfortunately as of 2008 the last Mustang flights Melbourne took place when VH-BOB had a gear door malfunction and had to land at Point Cook with the wheels up. This caused considerable damage to the 60 year old fighter plane. Sadly it is unlikely to take to the skies anytime soon – parts for these long out of production and highly sort after warbirds are hard to obtain and eye-wateringly expensive to re-manufacture. The Mustang was the allied forces’ most versatile fighter aircraft, with the range to escort bombers deep into Germany whilst also …read more
Weather for aerobatic flights must be conducted with good visibility and horizon. Generally if there is very low cloud from horizon to horizon with no blue then it can be difficult to find enough ‘airspace’ between the limiting altitude for aerobatics and the clouds. All of the pilots at Adventure Flight Co are rated to conduct aerobatic flight with passengers down to 1500ft above ground level. This gives us great flexibility with weather for aerobatic flights. If the day is totally overcast with the cloud base below 2500ft then Adventure Flight Co will call you to reschedule your flight to another …read more
When school is out for winter, you should consider visiting Geelong and the Bellarine for wintry fun adventures. There’s loads to do in the region and at AFCo we understand Mum’s & Dad’s need a little holiday fun too. Given the squids in your family won’t meet our height regulations and can’t fly with us (…yet), we reckon packing Mum or Dad into the passenger seat is a terrific winter reward for making it half way through (another!) year. Given our head quarters is located at Barwon Heads airport, the family can have fun at some of the other local …read more
There are a number of different operators offering a variety of flights at Barwon Heads Airport. Warbird flights, helicopters, skydiving, flying school, and charter. Warbird Adventure Flights Scenic Flight to 12 Apostles via Great Ocean Road 12 Apostle Flights Helicopter Flights Warbird Flights at Barwon Heads Airport Adventure Flight Co offers Adventure and Combat Flights at Barwon Heads Airport. We operate 7 days per week at Barwon Heads Airport and on selected weekends from Moorabbin Airport. Adventure Flights start at $285 for 15 minutes. Combat Flights start at $585 for 30 minutes. 12 Apostles & Great Ocean Road Fly to the 12 …read more