Presenting a nice simple trans Australia desert flight from YBAS Alice Springs Airport located 7 nautical miles south of Alice Springs in Northern Territory in Australia to YAYE Ayers Rock Airport located near Yulara about 20 minutes drive from Uluru (Ayers Rock).
Fully boarded with passengers and ready for push back
Starting engines after finished with push back
Nice wing view of very early Aussie morning!
Nice tail
Entering into runway 30 for more taxi and backtrack
Dig sunrise
Backtracking on beginning of runway 30
Sorry cannot resist early Aussie sunrise
Airborne and climbing to 14,000 ft for short hop flight with background view of Australian highway route number 87 also known as Stuart Highway
Leaving town landscape and its night street lights
Passing waters of Roe Creek
Cruising at 14,000 ft past Owen Spring Reserve desert
Dig nice sunrise
Look at nice Aussie desert landscape
Cruising at 14,000 displaying superb metallic shine on bottom of the plane
Cruising past clouds
Sun is up
It is hard to identify too many rivers in middle of huge Aussie desert that do not have waypoints but I think it is Finke river!
Don't you love authentic metallic shine?
Never knew that Aussie desert has more more more rivers while this plane passes Palmer river!
Descending!
Descending through clouds can be pure fun!
Approaching Lake Amadeus
Passing waters of Lake Amadeus
At 5,000 ft with background view of mountains that Google maps failed to identify for me
Making left turn while deploying landing gear on way to runway 13
On final runway approach with background view of mountains that Google maps did not identify for me
Seconds before touchdown
TOUCHDOWN!!!
Engaging reverse thrusters
Slowing down on runway 13
Exiting from runway 13 into taxiway E with background view of VERY FAMOUS rock
Arrived at gate
Thank you for viewing!! Stay tuned for next exciting flight!!
Regards.
Aharon