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OUTBACK AIR RACE

The Lake Buccaneer on Lake
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a visual description, distance and
bearing from the aerodromes and are
Thumbs Up from Shannon Samarasekera
of The Outback Aviators. Shannon and always selected within 10 nautical
team‑mate Stephen Limkin discussed miles of each aerodrome.
their participation in the Outback Air “This scoring method ensures
Race in a recent edition of the Australian that crews of slower aircraft are not
disadvantaged.”
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The 2018 route started in
Archerfield (YBAF) on Sunday,
August 19 and finished in Broome
(YBRM) on August 31. Stops along
the way were Bundaberg (YBUD),
Longreach (YLRE), Mount Isa
(YBMA), Adels Grove (YALG), Daly
Waters (YDLW), Katherine / Tindal
(YPTN), Kununurra (YPKU) and
Broome (YBRM).
According to the race instructions:
“A typical leg distance of 300 nautical
miles gives a flight time of two to three
hours. Despite the distance, passing
each waypoint at 200km per hour
and more than 500 metres in altitude,
and taking into consideration all wind
and weather influences, racers must
still arrive within seconds of their
nominated time and within metres of
the waypoints to place well.
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