Pack your bags Charl

[Splitpin]

This is your mission , should you accept it.

https://www.airforce.gov.au/news-events ... n-open-day

[emfrat]

One of my favourite road signs. It's about 45km to the turnoff for my place. (Courtesy of Google Street View)

[Splitpin]

Pack your bags as well Mike, Ill pay your entry... its only a few k's up the road mate.

[Charl]

Tell you what: I'll pay my own entry if you figure out how to get there from Auckland!
It seems to be around 6,000km
EDIT: And 2 flights with at least a 6 hour layover.
I think RAAF Darwin wants to remain undiscovered.

[emfrat]

Queensland is quite large of course, so when you ask 'How far is..." you mostly get an answer in days rather than k's

[emfrat]

Tell you what: I'll pay my own entry if you figure out how to get there from Auckland!
It seems to be around 6,000km
EDIT: And 2 flights with at least a 6 hour layover.
I think RAAF Darwin wants to remain undiscovered.

Charl, I found these:
19/7 AirNZ AUK 0635 BNE 0830 or Qantas QF120 0615 BNE 0810 Virgin VA447 BNE 0945 DRW1340
21/7 Air NZ7843 DRW 0130 SYD 0615/0845 NZ 110AUK 1355

Might be hard to get a seat outbound on Air NZ

ATB
Mike

[Charl]

Well sleuthed, sir.
Some truly fierce departure times there, I think the last time I did anything at 0130 would've been last century, and probably illegal

[Charl]

For those few who might've missed the show...
Searching YouTube for exercise pitch black 2024 will yield a whole day's worth of watching.
I spent time on Day 1 Flying Ops which has good close-up footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSJCg84GOwE
The Mitsubishi F-2 is interesting, essentially a Japanese knockoff of the F-16, hence known as Viper-zero.
It's slightly bigger too, I reckon it looks Da Bizzness.