Greetings! Today I want to share with you my amazing experience of flying over some of the most stunning and unique landscapes in the Northern Territory. Even though I have flown this lap before, each flight offers a different visual spectacle along with the chance to witness something new or seldom seen. I took a…
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In the dry season, the waters surrounding Darwin turn into a turquoise blue. Although the horizon is hazy with the smoke from bushfires of this time of year, the waters change from an impenetrable jade green into a clear turquoise blue which allows me to see all manner of fish swimming below the surface. During…
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Cleaning out the archives today I came across some news articles involving the Top End Flying Club or MKT and some of our pilots. I am just posting them here for historical reasons. Whether it is about an open day at Coomalie or MKT – simple pleasures of flying to Crabclaw Island for breakfast or…
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What is impressive about flying at MKT is the number and variety of aircraft we have. In this post which will be part of a series, I want to include photographs of some of the aircraft that grace the skies above MKT airfield in the Top End of the Northern Territory of Australia. Even though…
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Berry Springs is an idyllic hamlet located 45 minutes drive from Darwin or in my case 7 minutes by airplane from our airfield at MKT. These photos were taken over two consecutive weekends in April 2023 after the last of the wet season rains. While I am flying I photograph scenes with my Nikon DSLR…
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It was good to be back in Darwin. I made my way out to the MK T airfield and prepared my aircraft for its first flight in 6 months. Needless to say, I took extra time and care to make sure that everything was fine. Before I left Darwin 6 months ago, I ensured that the…
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Crabclaw Island is a great place to go for breakfast. 25 nautical miles from MKT Airfield, it is the perfect Sunday brunch flying in a small aircraft like a Drifter. The trip takes half an hour and covers part of the beautiful and bountiful Bynoe Harbour. I have been using some of the motion graphic…
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For those of you who own a GOPRO camera, you probably know about the built-in GPS capability. If you are like me though, you may have tried to transfer some of the gauge data using the GOPRO software without much success. I wasn’t sure if it was a problem with the camera or the software…
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On a windy Sunday morning which marked the start day of the NT’s first Covid lockdown during the pandemic (27 June 2021), we took off from MKT Airstrip into a windy morning which although okay for me, was not pleasant for my passenger. This led to one of the shortest flights or longest circuits depending…
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In 2019 the Top End Flying Club in Darwin, Northern Territory Australia was invited by the Darwin Aviation Museum to fly into Darwin international airport and show our aircraft alongside the many exhibits which includes a B-52 bomber at the museum’s open day. In order for ultralights to fly into controlled airspace in Australia such…
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