Sydney Australia, Fire Standby at Bankstown 🚁
 

hello VAF users in or around Sydney, Australia 👋😄

I'm over at Bankstown airfield on Fire Standby with an Erickson Air-Crane SK-64 and would be happy to give any interested Aussies a tour. 🚁💦🔥

We are on duty from 9 to 6 daily. Send me a MP to coordinate a visit.

Unless there's a Fire Call, I'm always ready to BS about RVs and flying in general.

Family & friends welcome, as long as you keep them on a leash if thier not potty trained. Hahaha! 😄👍

Rob

Hey Rob, how long are you based at YSBK this summer? I will probably be moving to Condell Park (directly under the turn to final for runway 29R) sometime in Feb. If you're still around I'll shoot you a PM.

Rob, you stay safe out there----------no fire is worth crashing for.

You should go watch a cricket match at the SCG??.embrace the local sports :D

Few nice RV's down there too.

Rotor,

Fly safe bro, and have fun too. Do the Cricket match?good fun?but go with someone who knows the game and can 'splain it! ;) See a "Footy" game too!

See ya back here soon!

Cheers,
Bob

PM sent!

By the way, this might help to explain cricket, if you're American and have never encountered the game before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEH4ahCCrJo

- mark

Well I guess we won't see you at Serpentine this year Rob, although we do have another Air Crane based at the field. Better facilities than last year too. Thanks for all the great work you heli pilots do for us in the bushfire season. Fly safe.

I'd like to have gone back to WA this year but, the dart board scheduled me in Sydney this season. Hahaha 😎🍺

Will try and make some sort of outing. There's a great old aviator type on the field who's cool enough to take us into the city aboard his float plane! Fly right over the harbor and such. Defiantly on my List 👍

All is quiet for now. In fact, is drizzle ☔️ Today. Half the crew has a bit of a cold and we're basically hunkered down doing movies or reading-not feeling touristy a the moment 😷. It'll pass and we'll be right again soon enough. We crew with an extra pilot & extra MX for just this reason. Today is my turn to stay at the apt and rest a bit. Give a chance to get cought up on important VAF reading! Hahaha.

Got a few PMs from locals. Much appreciated. Aussies are great people! 😄👍🍺

We do our daily preflight checks about 0930 and can BS under the Crane after.

Rob 😎

He is probably in town for only a few months, so unable to see an entire cricket match. :D

ROTFLMAO!!!:D