Schedule for Tuesday from Belinda
*9.30am Tuesday 20 OCT meet at CIT carpark at 9.30am to car pool into 4-5 cars to convoy to Christine's house.
*Directions attached - please print them out and bring them with you in case you lose the convoy. It is about 30-40 minutes drive to her property.
*NB: MAKE SURE you have all your gear secured to you. You won't be able to fit a large camera bag in the helicopter and if you wear sunnies etc make sure they are attached by a strap/string to you. Nothing can be able to come lose. You camera must have a strap and be around your neck. You must have shoes that cannot fall off, ie: no thongs or slip on shoes. Anyone with any questions about this please ask now!
*ANYONE UNSURE ABOUT FLYING DOES NOT HAVE TO FLY, BUT YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME AND WATCH.
*REPEAT - MEETING TIME: ANYONE WHO IS NOT AT CIT CARPARK BY 9.30AM WILL MISS OUT. WE MUST GO
AS A GROUP.
*FINALLY - The aim of the exercise is to get experience flying in a helicopter and taking pictures of a building and landscape. Make sure your shutter is at least 1000/second. I suggest a wide angle as Christine will be able to fly quite low as it is her property.
Directions
Directions to Aquila Helicopters at
‘Purrorumba’, 391 Grove Road, Bywong, NSW
From Canberra on Federal Highway
From Northbourne Avenue at Dickson traffic lights junction travel north on Federal Highway 23.5 kms.
(Past Macs Reef Road turnoff on right then past Bungendore Road turnoff on right.)
Slow down for Middleton VC rest area on left and just past it turn left (west) into Shingle Hill Way (signposted to Gundaroo) then in just 200 metres turn right (north) into Hadlow Drive (old Federal Highway).
Travel north for 2.9 kms on Hadlow Drive and at the end of the bridge over Brooks Creek turn right (east) into Grove Road where you will soon leave the bitumen and enter a gravel Private Road.
(Take care as the next section of road has sharp bends, kangaroos and in places is narrow.)
Travel on the Private Road for 1.2 kms where you’ll see a large house on your right on a corner. Turn sharp right (you’ll see a small sign saying 391) around the corner and travel for further 1.5 kms to the entrance gate for 391.
Follow the road from the gate as it takes you up Mt Purrorumba eventually reaching the house after 2.2 kms.
Gate security code is O27244C
Good luck – if lost call us on 0412 066 766
From Sydney on Federal Highway
From Sydney proceed along Federal Highway past Lake George in Canberra direction. When the road starts to climb up the hill away from the lakeshore at Geary’s Gap you will see Hadlow Road half way up the hill off to your right (it used to be the old Federal Highway) – turn into it then follow for several k’s till on your left at the bottom of a hill just before the Brooks Creek bridge you will see a road on your left signposted as Grove Road.
Continue on Grove Road where you will soon leave the bitumen and enter a gravel Private Road.
(Take care as the next section of road has sharp bends, kangaroos and in places is narrow.)
Travel on the Private Road for 1.2 kms where you’ll see a large house on your right on a corner and Lake George on the left. Turn sharp right (you’ll see a small sign saying 391) and travel a further 1.5 kms to the entrance gate for 391.
Follow the road from the gate as it takes you up Mt Purrorumba eventually reaching the house after 2.2 kms.
Good luck – if lost call us on 0412 066 766
Copies of the directions are also available on Monday at CIT.
