Yesterday I was invited to go on a joy flight with a friend of mine out of Caboolture Airfield.
The aircraft we went up in was a Tecnam P92S Echo, we departed from runway 29 at 10.18am and after passing 300 feet we banked right and headed out towards the coastline of Bribie Island. The climb out was slightly bumpy but once we climbed to 3,000 feet it smoothed out. We headed up the coast towards Caloundra, passing the war bunkers. After doing a few circuits we headed south hugging the coastline once again. We had the ocean on one side and the Glass House Mountains on the other side, seriously does life get any better than this. We flew over the suburb of Bribie Island, buzzing another mate's house, and then made our way back to Caboolture Airfield. Once in the circuit we overflew the aerodrome before coming into land, once again on 29. The approach was very bumpy, and we experience some wind shear just before touchdown.
Before the flight I arrived a little earlier to do some plane spotting as Caboolture is very busy on the weekends, for some reason it was extremely quiet for the 45 minutes I was there.
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| DeHAVILLAND DH-82 VH-HCI (MSN SA87-5) |
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| TECNAM P92 EAGLET G 5 24-8211 (MSN 1427) |
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| CESSNA 172N VH-KBL (MSN 17268739) |
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| PIPER PA-18-150 VH-KLI (MSN 18-7709042) |
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| CESSNA 180K VH-IHG (MSN 18053161) |
Caboolture Airfield is an aerodrome catering to general aviation and ultralight aircraft located in Caboolture, Queensland, approximately 55 km (34 miles) north of our state capital city, Brisbane, and 82 km (51 miles) from my home. The airfield is maintained and operated by the Caboolture Aero Club and shares a large training area with nearby Caloundra Airport and Redcliffe Airport. The airfield is a popular site for the restoration of historic aircraft and a number of associated businesses are located onsite.
The airfield has two grass runways, both of which operate with a displaced threshold to allow aircraft to sufficiently clear the Bruce Highway and local roads. The main runway strip is 11/29 which is 1,210 mts long (3,970 ft). For some reason there is a short, sealed area that exists at the runway 11 threshold stretching approximately 250m. The second strip, 06/24 is 821 mts long (2,694 ft).
There is no control tower at the airport, so pilots are required to co-ordinate aircraft movements using a Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF).
Special thanks to Phil S for inviting me to join you, I had a really good time.
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