CFSGT Alex Fisher from 217SQN Redlands, QLD took off today for his around Australia solo to raise money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service and to motivate the youth of Australia to identify and actively contribute to their communities.
Titled the ‘Flight of Solidarity’, departing from Brisbane his flight will take an 8,000nm anti-clockwise coastal route around the continent. His flying time will be approx. 90 hours. He is due to arrive back at Archerfield Airfield on July 12, and will be flying a Cessna 172.
| Proposed Stops | ||
| DATE | START | FINISH |
| 21-Jun | Brisbane (Archerfield) | Gladstone |
| Gladstone | Shute Harbour | |
| 22-Jun | Shute Harbour | Townsville |
| Townsville | Cairns | |
| Cairns | Cooktown | |
| 23-Jun | Cooktown | Lockhart River |
| Lockhart River | Horn Island | |
| Horn Island | Weipa | |
| 24-Jun | Weipa | Normanton |
| Normanton | Burketown | |
| Burketown | MacArthur River Mine | |
| 25-Jun | MacArthur River Mine | Ngukurr |
| Ngukurr | Jabiru | |
| Jabiru | Darwin | |
| 27-Jun | Darwin | Kununurra |
| Kununurra | Derby | |
| 28-Jun | Derby | Broome |
| Broome | Port Headland | |
| Port Headland | Onslow | |
| Onslow | Carnavon | |
| 29-Jun | Carnavon | Geraldton |
| Geraldton | Perth (Jandakot) | |
| 1-Jul | Perth | Busselton |
| Busselton | Albany | |
| Albany | Esperance | |
| 2-Jul | Esperance | Caiguna |
| Caiguna | Nullarbor Motel | |
| Nullarbor Motel | Ceduna | |
| 3-Jul | Ceduna | Port Lincoln |
| Port Lincoln | Port Augusta | |
| Port Augusta | Adelaide (Parafield) | |
| 4-Jul | Adelaide (Parafield) | Portland |
| Portland | Apollo Bay | |
| Apollo Bay | King Island | |
| King Island | Davenport | |
| Davenport | Lauceston | |
| 5-Jul | Lauceston | Hobart |
| Hobart | Lauceston (re-visit) | |
| Lauceston (re-visit) | Flinders Island | |
| Flinders Island | La Trobe Valley | |
| 6-Jul | La Trobe Valley | Merimbula |
| Merimbula | Woolongong | |
| Woolongong | Sydney (Bankstown) | |
| 8-Jul | Sydney (Bankstown) | Aeropelican |
| Aeropelican | Coffs Harbour | |
| Coffs Harbour | Brisbane (Archerfield) |
