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David Geers - Mar 06,2014
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Follow seaplanes <br /><br />In just over three weeks time we will be leaving on our 8,000 nautical mile circumnavigation of Australia. There will be a lot of flying in remote parts of Australia and plan is to take two months giving us plenty of time for weather delays.<br /><br />If you have any suggestions on long distance flying or anything I may have missed on our equipment list, please let us know.<br /><br />Here is my wish list of gear to take around Australia, please don't ask me how much it all weighs! Marty and myself might have to fly around with just a spare set of speedos.<br />Anyway I thought you might just like to check out the list.<br /><br /><br />VH-WXX Equipment list for round Australia flight <br /><br />Waterproof lightweight fly<br />Backpack with maps, maintenance release and camera equipment<br />Camcorder Sony NX30P and tripod<br />4 GoPro cameras, 240V charger, universal mounts<br />Extra 64 gig memory cards<br />Lightweight laptop bag four GoPro cameras<br />Canon 350D<br />iPad and iPad mini <br />iPhone and waterproof case<br />Asus T100 windows 8 tablet<br />2 TB external hard drive for backup<br />Spot tracking device<br />PLBS GME MT410<br />Marine radio<br />Reading glasses and sunglasses <br />Australia Overnight Post express bags<br />Plastic zip lock bags<br />Anchor and ropes<br />Paddles<br />Tied down pegs<br />Wheel chocs<br />3 X 20L fuel bladders<br />Engine and canopy covers<br />Paper charts<br />insect repellent<br />Fishing Rod and tackle<br />Fishfinder? <br />Two lifejackets<br />One red and one orange flare<br />Signalling mirror, V sheet<br />Hand pump<br />2 Bose headsets<br />Toolkit<br />Toilet paper<br />Spare parts<br />500mm of engine oil<br />Water and emergency rations<br />LED torch<br />Spare batteries for headset<br />Lightweight hammock<br />Mosquito nets<br />Spare oil<br />Travel bag clothes and toiletries<br />Cool bag<br />1 lightweight first officer (Marty) with travel bag quad copter and iPhone.<br /><br />Let me know if there's anything that I have missed e.g. kitchen sink<br /><br />Cheers David<br />
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Bob Kerrigan - Mar 06,2014
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... a Cessna 208 on floats just might be able to handle all that equipment... and the extra 43 kilos of fuel.....<br /><br />Looking forward to reports and the video production!!!! Be safe!!!!! Have a great adventure!!!!
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Don Maxwell - Mar 06,2014
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I envy you, David. It looks to be a grand trip and an excellent SeaRey Adventure.<br /><br />Spare inner tubes? (Patches can't fix every flat.) Sunscreen? Knife? Matches? Duct tape? I always carry lots of granola bars.
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David Geers - Mar 06,2014
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Thanks gentleman, have spare inner tubes on standby to express post out if I need them, will take a can of tyre repair, have used it before and it works a treat. (Sunscreen? Knife? Matches? Duct tape?). Are covered in the travel bag and toolkit. Also plan on taking some powdered shakes and energy bars.<br /><br />To follow the adventure on Facebook click on the link. Please help us out by liking the page.
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Jon Ladd - Mar 07,2014
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A bottle of single malt for the day you are waiting on postal delivery of what ever you forgot to pack.
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David Geers - Mar 07,2014
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Jon I have developed a taste for a product called Red Stag Black Cherry Kentucky straight bourbon, which I will make sure is added to our survival Kit. Great suggestion!
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Robert Charlwood Richardson - Mar 08,2014
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David - Quite the adventure, circumnavigating one's homeland! Flying around the Continental US is one I'd like to add to my buck list. A couple of observations on your logistics planning based on my hiking youth and past SeaRey cross-country trips. <br /><br />1) You've planned at 8,000 mile flight at @80 knows/hr = 100 hrs minimum. This is assuming a straight line flying. Since we SeaRey types seldom fly in a straight line, it will most likely 125-150Hrs, so plan an enroute 100hr Rotax engine oil change/tune-up. <br /> <br />2) In my youth, several of my friends hiked the US Appalachian Trail (a 3,000+ mile, multi-month trek). To reduced their loads, they pre-staged supplies (i.e. food, clothes, goodies, replacement parts, etc) by posting them via general delivery to post offices along the route. <br /><br />3) Reference your equipment list and wt issue. I would suggest trimming your list by combining some your planned items. Below are some suggestions. <br />- Backpack with maps, maintenance release   and camera equipment<br />>> ditch the paper reference material in favor of electronic (PDF) versions on your iPads. My iPad holds the current set of ROTAX manuals, the SeaRey build manual, all my build photos, as well as a complete set of US VFR/IFR navigation charts. <br /><br />- Camcorder Sony NX30P and tripod<br />>> Use the 4 GoPro cameras instead<br /><br />- iPad and iPad mini, iPhone, and Asus T100 windows 8 tablet with 2 TB external hard drive and Extra 64 gig memory cards<br />>> It looks like between the two of you, you are carrying 4 computing devices with about 1TB of online storage on top of the 2 TB HD<br /><br />Spot tracking device <br />>> Isn't there a iPhone/iPad app that can do this function?<br /><br />-Paper charts <br />>> Use digital Maps via air navigation, unless AUS regulation say otherwise. <br /><br />- Tool kit/Spare parts. <br />>> you might want to have a look at this MyFamily technical site posting titled 'what tools to carry?'<br /><br />500mm of engine oil & Spare oil <br />>> You may want to include some coolant and pre-stage replaceables at enroute stop points as suggested above<br /><br />You are reliving the experiences of the early 1920-30s pilots who went exploring the hinterland and found how wonderful seaplanes were. Have a great time. I'll be tracking your progress on FaceBook
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Frank A. Carr - Mar 08,2014
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Spare battery for your watch?<br />Charger & cord for iPhone and all iThings?<br />Good memories of all your SND friends that are following your adventure and <br />cheering you on!<br />I like the C-208 idea too, but wonder if a C-130 would be more helpful.
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Kenneth Leonard - Mar 10,2014
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The Herc would need to be on floats...which the navy did at one time...13 ton floats...
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David Geers - Mar 11,2014
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Thanks guys I am taking all your ideas on board. It just doesn't mean I will be taking all of them on board...
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