Bryn’s Grumman Agcat Solo Flying the Grumman Agcat solo after flying Cessna’s and other hum drum aircraft can get the heart pumping! Fingernails were chewed down to the quick, the Lavazza Mio Coffee machine was furiously expressing espressos, the wind was checked and rechecked – straight down the runway. No excuses. The 450hp biplane was full of fuel and oil. Still no excuses. No pilot could say no, it was now or never. Splendidly dressed in airline-issue slacks, white shirt and epaulettes, Bryn clambered up the 2 tonne Grumman Agcat. The now familiar task of firing up the 16 …read more
How to get to the 12 Apostles fast? Don’t drive! Travelling to the 12 Apostles fast from Melbourne is possible, easy and not as expensive as you’d imagine. Hiring your own private corporate aircraft a group of 3 can fly for $280 each. Bigger groups it gets more cost effective down to as little as $180 per person. Fly in air-conditioned aircraft and see the Great Ocean Road and 12 Apostles in 90 minutes. Adventure Flight Co operate 12 Apostle scenic flights daily, pre-bookings are a must. The pilots are local to the area and are great at pointing out …read more
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
Adventure Flight Co operates 12 Apostles Flights from Melbourne (Essendon Airport) on an on-demand charter. Simply call 1300 341 006 to arrange your preferred time and date. BOOK HERE Don’t have all day? For those visiting Melbourne that are pressed for time, save 7-8 hours driving to the 12 Apostles via Great Ocean Road and fly instead. Adventure Flight Co departs from Essendon Airport which is only a short distance from the city or Melbourne Airport. Adventure Flight Co operates a range of aircraft on 12 Apostles Flights from Melbourne. We cater for group sizes from 1 through to 16, …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
Ocean Grove pilot Anatole Mills’ Adventure Flight Co takes warbirds to local skies It’s small, green and has wings. It’s not an insect or a bird. It’s a Nanchang CJ-6A aeroplane – a vintage aircraft capable of adrenaline-charged aerobatic manoeuvres. The roar of the Chinese-designed warbird engine can be heard from Barwon Heads Airport, where Ocean Grove pilot Anatole Mills owns Adventure Flight Co – a company providing scenic flights, aerobatics and adventures in the air. The Nanchang CJ-6A provides an aerobatic experience, manoeuvring upside down and sideways, performing loops and rolls. Anatole says this type of plane was used …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