Moorabbin to Echuca - Murray River Paddle Steamers
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- Pilot VLOG of my IFR flight from Moorabbin Airport to Echuca to check out the paddle steamers on the Murray River. I'm flying a Cirrus SR20 under the Instrument Flying Rules planning to track overhead Melbourne but we're told to hold over Moorabbin before being tracked direct to Mangalore.
This video features the departure from Moorabbin, many of the IFR radio calls and procedures, the arrival into Echuca and a look around the town. Plus stay tuned for a look at the Murray River and the paddle steamers in this historic town.
VERY IMPORTANT: I am a private pilot and am NOT qualified to give flying instruction. This video, like all videos on this channel, has been significantly edited from the original source footage and is provided for entertainment purposes only. Many radio calls and procedures have been omitted. If you have any questions about anything you see or hear, please speak to a Certified Flying Instructor first.
Filmed on a Canon EOSM6, various GoPros, a DJI Spark, and sometimes my iPhone. Audio usually from Epidemic Sound.
I really enjoyed this video ! I am not a pilot although I am the son of one . Also loved your history lesson ! Keep making these videos .
Echuca and Moama are sweet spots on the map. Just a short ride up from Bendigo too.
What a fine episode this is sir, love these sight seeing and flying video's. Cheers 😀
Hey hugelaho, really glad you enjoyed that one. It's a great place to visit for the day, though I need to make sure I have longer there next time, definitely want to take a ride on one of those paddle steamers... Cheers, Stef 👍
Hi Stefan, I love watching your videos, as I am an aspiring private pilot. Also I love watching you travelling all over Australia, and I learn a lot from videos. Thank you and keep making awesome videos.
Hey Arjun, thanks for following the channel, and thanks for your kind feedback. It's really great to know you enjoy the videos. I have a load of flying and travel planned for 2018 as well so there's lots more to come! Thanks again, cheers, Stef 👍
Nice video Stefan. I used to live in Echuca back in the 80s and it was a great place to live.
Thanks Scott, I really enjoyed visiting, I'm definitely planning to get back out there in the future too. Would love a go on one of those paddle steamers. Thanks for watching, Stef 👍
Great Video Stefan, loved the history of Echuca! Coming over to Oz next September for a three week stay in Cairns and then down to Sydney!
Thanks Derek, it's a fascinating place, glad you enjoyed that. Awesome that you're coming to visit Australia, you'll have a great time over here. Cairns and Sydney are two very different, but equally brilliant, versions of Australia. You'll love it.
Another great video, Stefan. Echuca is an interesting town blessed with a great aero club. A suggestion: worth a day trip when the Antique Aeroplane Association hold their annual fly- in (March or April every year). Lots (and I do mean lots) of interesting aircraft. The downside is you almost certainly won’t get to park on the sealed areas.
Thanks for the tip Rod, that’s great to know. I’ll keep an eye out for that.
Love your videos of places to see and visit. I’m currently doing my rpl and then ppl and fly around the country and when I see where you have been it goes on my bucket list.... keep up the great work.
Hey Gary, thanks for leaving that comment. Great to hear I'm giving you some ideas, I've got a big trip coming at the start of September so stay tuned for a lot more places you might want to visit too. Best of luck with your RPL/PPL and hope to bump into you at an airport one day. Cheers, stef 👍
Great vids! Can really see your skills and professionalism. Maybe it's good to plan my flight training next time in Morrabin. Your vids really make me a good night every day!
I'm a recent subscriber and am working through your videos. I really enjoyed this one and especially liked the map insets you did.
Hey Matt, welcome to the channel. Thanks for watching and I'm glad you're enjoying the videos. Cheers, Stef 👍
You and I have definitely walked the same ground bud. Great place.... I was going to say in the previous post that the aero club is pretty good. 👍👌
G’day Stefan,
You stated that you wanted to put your PPL to a a good purpose , have you considered registering as an Angelflight pilot.
Given the fact that you have sufficient hours and an IFR rating you may find it very satisfying.
Once you are on the books you can select the missions that you are interested in and it gives you a really good reason to fly.
The passengers are usually really nice people who need to travel from country areas to major cities for regular medical treatment and Angelflight handle all of the arrangements for ground transport of the passengers.
Upcoming missions are emailed to you or you can keep an eye on their website and there is no obligation to accept any mission if you have other commitments.
It may be worth checking out.
Cheers
John B
Love the videos mate! Keep them coming
Thanks Daniel, great to have you here on the channel. Cheers, Stef 👍
The chocolate shop you passed has the most divine Chocolate Rum! :-D
Enjoy your videos. Being from the states (San Diego) fun to see the sites in AU. Thanks for making these.
Thanks David, I really appreciate the positive feedback. I have a lot of new trips planned for 2018 so hopefully you can enjoy a lot more of the Australian scenery. Thanks again for watching, cheers, Stef 👍
Stefan Drury Looking forward to them. Been flying since I was 16 (35 years). Going to check out soon in an SR20. Looks like a neat plane.
Wow that’s a long time, awesome. I hope you enjoy flying the SR20, I love flying them. Keep us updated with your progress.
Great video Stef. The camera angles work very well and your editing makes it very easy and enjoyable to watch. I do like the style of this type of video which puts the trip in context and acts as a mini travel documentary. (I am sorry if this sounds like a teachers end of assignment review but old habits die hard but I think feedback is important!)
Thanks Tim, no I really appreciate the feedback! It’s good to know what style goes down well, and I’m glad you enjoyed this because this is the style of video I love to make. I love to fly, but I love to explore new places just as much. Thanks again, looking forward to your next video too.
Well done mate. Best one yet.
Thanks Travis, appreciate the support 👍
Well, you make a great historian as well as pilot. I really enjoyed this one, and the music used throughout was very appropriate. Here's an idea, fly to different regional locations, show us around, then give a brief history of the place. STEFAN'S FLY IN HISTORY EPISODE'S. Actually i think you have probably done a few of these already. Thank's again mate.
Thanks Spiro! I really enjoyed putting this video together so I'm glad you liked it. I really like flying of course, but having a look around the places you land at is half the fun for me. And Echuca was fascinating. Many more trips planned so stay tuned, and thanks as always for your support. Stef 👍
RIP flying friends
ASAP too man thanks heaps
Thanks Matthew, glad you enjoyed that 👍
lol i love how easy it is to spot the bright yellow SOAR aircraft at YMMB! and also try the Beesting from Beechworth bakery...the BEST! ;)
Ha yes, those yellow Foxy's are very easy to spot which is a really good thing. I never understood why people paint aircraft blue...
You and Nick Priest need to link up!! he is a Commercial Pilot and UA-camr that lives in Melbourne as well!!
I’d love to, Nick makes some awesome videos too. Thanks for the support Colten. Have a great Christmas 🎄👍
At 10.07 the flag with the Union Jack and the blue and white stripes and a red cross with stars (GOOGLE it) is that of The Australian Colonies INLAND Merchant Marine inasmuch as Echuca was probable the busiest inland port in Australia's colonies. Also. Sad to see NDBs are going. They define an aerodrome. They're still a good basic nav aid but IFR approaches using them are difficult. [ps. NSW owns all of The Murray River up to the high tide mark on the Victorian side. - originally the Murrumbidgee River up North was to be the boundary, but the VIC surveyor Hume got it wrong.]
I'm glad you didn't upgrade at least. Isn't like an hour flight in a Cirrus SR20 even though you have cut the clips of your editing! Good Job Stef!
Thanks Yoshi. Yes it was around an hour from Moorabbin to Echuca, but some parts of the flight were just me scanning the instruments and maintaining a lookout, which wasn't very interesting to watch! Thanks as always, Stef 👍
Great vid ;)
Thanks Andy 👍
Can you do a video on how you plan your flight so us student pilots get an idea of whats it like
Great Video , you gave me a “ Slap “in face and made think why l have a licence and don’t go places with it
Off to Nhill soon to look at the Aviation museum , well a excuse to somewhere l
I never condone violence, but I'm glad that slap found its target :) You know David, that sort of comment makes me so happy, because that's one of the primary reasons why I wanted to share flying videos like this. I can be as guilty as the next person of thinking 'it's all too hard' or 'I don't have time' etc. But forcing myself to get out there and fly, and then share the experience, and then hearing that it's encouraging pilots like yourself you to do the same makes me incredibly happy. So thank YOU for taking the time to write that. Can't wait to hear about your next flying adventure mate, happy travels, Stef 👍
Great Vlog Stefan, have been wanting to ask, i to love the look of the Cirrus but am full on right handed and do bugger all solely with my left after dislocating my left arm 12 times. When i watch you coming into an approach you seam to make dramatic movements with the stick & am wondering if this is just a learning thing or would a right handed person struggle to operate the stick?
Awesome video, interesting being asked to hold overhead Moorabbin. Out of interest when asked to hold did you position yourself visually overhead the airport or enter the holding pattern on the NDB? Happy new year!!
Thanks Tim, in this instance I could easily hold visually over Moorabbin, but I did also pause my GPS (by OBS'ing it, so it didn't kick on to the next waypoint) so I could use the MB waypoint on the GPS as a point to hold around. So I was actually flying the hold based on the MB GPS waypoint, but visually confirming outside the cockpit as well.
I just decided to fly to The 1800’s & show the family.
I'm 15, really have a passion for flying. Are there any places in Moorabin where I can get a recreational pilots licence, also, how much is it?
Great video mate. What a awesome little town. It's on the list now. Hey I'm curious, what was the issue with the Alt hold on the Longreach trip?
Thanks Dan, it’s a great place to visit. I’d definitely give yourself time to ride a paddlesteamer though, maybe an overnight trip. The ALT hold was a failed transistor in the end, all sorted now, just one of those things. Cheers, Stef 👍
Hey Stefan, I really enjoy your content. I have my PPL and am currently training towards my CPL on a Cirrus in South Africa. I was just wondering how you record audio through your headset. I want to record some of the flights I do but at not too sure of the best way to record audio. Thanks
Hey Sam, glad you’re enjoying the channel, thanks. I made a video on my GoPro setup for a 6-day trip I made to Longreach and back here: ua-cam.com/video/WQJ7p_am8cw/v-deo.html That shows how I record audio from the aircraft into the GoPros. Also check out the Melbourne to Longreach playlist if you like the flying videos. Lots of in cockpit and travel footage in there. Thanks again, Stef 👍
Stefan Drury thanks so much! Your Longreach trip looks amazing!
Hey, I love your videos but was wondering if you own this aircraft or loan it?
Another great Vid Stef!
I have had this question for a while.
When you contact Melbourne centre, sometimes you say "Will remain clear of the steps". What does that mean?
Thank you once again,
Louis
Thanks Louis, glad you enjoyed that one. So when you say "will remain clear of the steps" you're talking about the controlled airspace steps around Melbourne, ie the Class C airspace. If you tell ATC you'll climb to X altitude but "will remain clear of the steps" they know you'll climb out UNDER Class C, so you don't need a Clearance, as you're never intending on going into controlled airspace. Alternatively, you can depart with an altitude that is within CTA in your flightplan, but you'll need to be cleared to that altitude by ATC first. That's what I do flying IFR North out of Moorabbin, in that case I wait to get my clearance on the ground, then pop up to your altitude into Class C. In the start of this video that's the "Cleared Echuca via Melbourne Mangalore 5000" that Moorabbin Tower gives me, that means I can climb OVER the steps up to 5000 feet into Class C. Hope that helps, cheers, Stef 👍
Stefan Drury Thank you for providing a detailed explanation!
That did help very much!
Louis
Have you considered flying down to Tassie?
I flew to Tasmania as part of my Commercial Pilots License training but that was a few years back and it was a training exercise, so I didn't get much time outside of the aircraft. But absolutely, I'd love to hop from Melbourne over Flinders Island and into Tasmania for a few days. Then back via King Island for some cheese. Any recommendations on airfields or town to visit if I plan a trip like that?
I'm currently doing my Heli-PPL but going to america to smash out my Fixed-PPL. Grew up in Hobart, born and currently live in Sydney. Would love to do the flight to Hobart and back one day as a bucket list type item
Hey
How old are you pilot...😊!Ur DOB?
Loving ur flying skills TBH!!
I like flying planes in flight simulators...😋
Hey Taimur, not really keen to give out my DOB online sorry, suffice to say I'm in my 40s :) I've done some flight sim flying in the past, I've got XPlane here at home to practise Instrument flying procedures. What do you like to fly? Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment, cheers, Stef
It's OK I can understand !Actually u look like in ur 20s... Wow How u keep yourself so fit 😎!!
Reallyy X plane! That's awesome. Can u recommend me cool websites to download aeroplanes from! I love flying A340-600 plus bombardier CS-100..love this.
Yer bro whole hr lesson on GAF'S like whole is not half cheers mate do 1.5hr lesson if ya like what the heck may as well do 2hrs thanks
I love to fly but I dont have money :'( to make my dream true
So do you own TDS yet hahah
Haha, I wish, love that plane. Happy just to borrow her from the owner for the moment ✈👍