This is our third flight in Queensland, Australia.

We depart from Townsville (YBTL) and follow the coast south. Our first stop is at Ayr (YAYR), a small rural town in the center of the sugarcane growing region. We continue for a longer leg and reach Bowen (YBWN).

From here, the Mount Aberdeen National Park can be visited. We follow the coast and land at Hideaway Bay Airport (YHAB). After crossing the peninsula we head south and land at the Whitsunday Coast Airport (YBPN), serving the town of Prosperine.

We head back towards the coast and land at Shute Harbor/Whitsunday (YSHR), from where transportation is available to visit the Whitsunday Islands and other holiday destinations. We leave the mainland and reach Hamilton Island (YBHM). Hamilton Island is the only Island in the Great Barrier Reef with a commercial airport. Flights to Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne are available.

Only 7 miles to the southeast is Lindeman Island (YLIN). Most of the island and 13 more islands are part of the Lindeman Islands National Park. Our next stop is at the Brampton Island Airport (YBPI).

Not far is Keswik Island (YKWI), another Resort island with limited development.

We finish the flight at Mackay (YBMK). Founded in 1862 the settlement was originally known as Alexandra, in honor of Princess Alexandra of Denmark, and was later renamed Mackay after John Mackay. Sugar became the economic foundation of the city, with plantations using South Sea Islanders who had been blackbirded as indentured laborers or slaves. The trades ending in 1904 roughly coincided with the immigration of Mediterranean migrants from Italy and Malta beginning in 1891 to work the sugarcane plantations, and by the 1930s one-third of Australia’s Italian migrants lived in North Queensland. The city was nearly destroyed in the 1918 cyclone, and the following reconstruction used primarily Art Deco and Spanish Mission architectural styles for which the city is famous. Mackay has a rich history and culture, known for its architecture, food, and as a cultural melting pot. It has long-established cross-cultural communities that have influenced the city; including Yuwi, South Sea Islanders, Italians, Maltese, and more recently Filipinos. Mackay is considered the capital of South Sea Islander culture, being home to the largest population in the nation. The city is noted for its seafood, tropical produce, public art and laneways, jazz scene, and festivals including the Mackay Festival of Arts and Jazz in the Park.

The flight has 240 miles and 9 landings. We want to cruise at about 150 knots. I will be in the COWS DA-42. Please fly what you like.

Flight plans are here.  

Recommended additional scenery:

https://flightsim.to/file/46772/yayr-ayr

https://flightsim.to/file/15113/bowen-ybwn

https://flightsim.to/file/44867/hideaway-bay-yhab

https://flightsim.to/file/72061/ybpn-whitsunday-coast-airport-2024-v2-0-payware-quality

https://flightsim.to/file/49835/yshr-shute-harbour

https://flightsim.to/file/63831/lindeman-island-ylin

https://flightsim.to/file/25813/brampton-island-airport-ybpi

https://flightsim.to/file/63489/keswick-island-ykwi

 Hamilton Island and MacKay are available as payware from ORBX.

We try real weather. Please set your simulator for 2 pm local departure.

 

Multiplayer Particulars
Date and time: Sunday, August 25, 2024. 1800 UTC
Microsoft Flight Simulator Multiplayer: United States East server.
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It appears that there was a problem with the download link for the flight plans. There was no problem here, but I put in another link. I hope it works now.