Trip Reports

2024

2024 Spotting Trip to Perth Qantas 737-800

2023

Inaugural REX Adelaide to Brisbane return

The Last REX Plane Out Of Whyalla Has Almost Gone

2022

Haven’t been on one of these for a while – REX 737

2021

Hooray! I’m Flying Again

2020

No flights thanks to the Chinese Flu.

2019

Operation 747 – One Last Fling With The Queen Of The Skies

Gliding – More Like Real Flying

2018

No 787 But the Leased EVA Air 777-300 Auckland to Adelaide

Taupo Touring in a Robinson R-44

A Classic Convair 580 to the Chatham Islands with Air Chathams

Skiing Pilatus Style in the PC-6 with Mount Cook Skiplanes

Off to the Land Of The Long White Cloud Air New Zealand 777-200

2017

A Dash8 To Kangaroo Island With Qantaslink

Outback Inaugural Adelaide Port Augusta Return REX SAAB 340B

Adelaide Ceduna Return Regional Express SAAB 340B

A Dash Up Cape York Peninsula

Back On The Jetstar Airbus ADL-CNS Return

2016

A Quick Dash to Whyalla

Operation Mriya ADL-PER VA E-190 Return

2015

Adelaide Brisbane return Qantas 737-800

The Outback Scenic Route To Brisbane REX Saab 340

The Outback Scenic Route To Mount Isa REX Saab 340

An-2 Colt – The Big Biplane from Russia

2014

No 767 but Qantas Special Liveries ADL-MEL-ADL

Adelaide Port Lincoln Return REX SAAB 340

A Quick Dash 8 Into The Outback With Skytrans

Qantas 737-800 Adelaide Brisbane Return & G20

The Unwanted 737-800 Adelaide-Melbourne Return 14-17 Februrary 2014

2013

Home Time Air NZ 777 & A320 YVR-AKL-ADL

Gulf Islands DHC-2 Flight Revisited

Riding The DHC-3 Otter To Victoria

Riding A Classic Biplane Over Oregon

The Yellowknife Adeventure Part 3, 737-200

Birds Eye View Of Yellowknife

The Yellowknife Adventure Part 1 YVR-YEG-YZF

Floatplane Flying In The Gulf Islands

Adelaide to Vancouver Air New Zealand A320 & 777

Spotting Trip To Perth & Qantaslink 717

2012

Woomera & Lake Eyre Cobham BAe 146

A few days spotting in Sydney

2011

Auckland To Adelaide Air New Zealand A320

Air New Zealand 737-300 AKL-WLG-AKL

Vancouver To Auckland 19 August 2011 Air NZ 747

Getting a Beaver’s Eye View of Vancouver

The Beaver Goes Island Hopping In The Gulf Islands

The DHC 2 Experience over Whistler

Adelaide to Vancouver Air New Zealand A320 & 777

2010

75th Anniversary of the first flight of the DC 3

100th Anniversary of powered flight in South Australia

Adelaide Port Augusta Adelaide Sharp Airlines Metroliner

Adelaide Port Lincoln Adelaide Qantaslink Dash 8

2009

MAN-SIN-ADL Return flight on Singapore Airlines

Amsterdam Spotting Daytrip

Frankfurt Spotting Daytrip

ADL-SIN-MAN Singapore Airlines

Harry Butler 90th Anniversary flight to Minlaton

Adelaide-Olympic Dam-Adelaide Alliance Fokker 50

2008

Nanchang CJ-6 flight Goolwa South Australia

Adelaide to Kingscote and back REX SAAB 340

ADL-SYD-ADL Virgin Blue

ADL-MEL-ADL On Tiger Airways

2007

Manchester-Singapore-Adelaide Part 2

The Dragon Rapide revisited

Flight over Cornwall

Day Trip To Amsterdam With Easy Jet

Adelaide-Singapore-Manchester Part 1

2006

Cairns-Adelaide Part 2

Adelaide-Cairns Part 1

Robinson R 44 Revisited

Cessna 182 over Adelaide

Auckland-Adelaide

Flight on a Float Plane

Flight on a DC-3

Adelaide-Auckland

2005

Sydney – A380

Manchester-Kuala Lumpur-Adelaide

Dragon Rapide @ Duxford

Adelaide-Kuala Lumpur-Manchester

Perth

Goolwa Helicopter Flight

2004

Murray Bridge

Kangaroo Island

Sydney

New Zealand