This is really exciting. The last few flights on this channel have all
been training flights I've been either learning something or renewing my
instrument rating but today we're just gonna fly just for the hell of it.
All right just got to pre-flight the aircraft I'm super excited to actually
go somewhere like I say for fun today as opposed to a training exercise. When I
was deciding where to go today I did actually go through the list of
airfields that I've been kind of interested in visiting and haven't
really been to before or haven't been to for a long time. And one came up which
actually made me think aren't you know what I think I will go there. And there's
a particular reason why I want to go to the airfield we're heading off to today.
Today we're gonna go to an airfield place called Tooradin which on the
flight plan I've just worked out is 17 minutes south of here. And in this thing
that's no time whatsoever. So we're basically up and down and we'll be at
Tooradin before you know it. But the reason why I want to go to Tooradin is
because I distinctly remember when I started flying here in Melbourne one of
the first flights I was doing when I was getting used to the airspace down here I
remember flying near Tooradin and my instructor pointing to it and say oh
that's Tooradin Airport you should never land there. And of course when an
instructor tells you something my first thought was like okay that's fine I'll
never land there. But I did ask why and they said it's just it's a really busy
airfield it's right next to the training area you need prior permission to go in
there they often don't like you going in it's just it's really hard just avoid it.
But then of course those negative thoughts they stay in your head and
every time I looked at Tooradin as a place to possibly go and visit I kind of
thought are now well it's too hard I remember those negative thoughts and
basically just never gave myself the opportunity to go and fly there. Now I
did end up flying to Tooradin actually after they told me that was about a year
after and I went there but it's really brief I just touched down briefly I flew
off I never actually stopped and I kind of thought yeah you know what I will
avoid this. But I decided that now I'm flying around more in the Cirrus and I
want to explore more of the local area around here in Victoria, I just thought
screw it. We should go to Tooradin, why should I let someone's negativity
prevent me from doing something that I want to do.
Now you let you into a little secret about my personality and those people
that know me quite well who are watching this will probably laugh when I say it
is. But surprisingly I'm quite a stubborn person. Yes I know I know people who know
me I'm a bloody stubborn person it's probably the Brit in me. When someone
tells me that I shouldn't do something or someone tries to tell me the way to
do something I don't necessarily like that. I don't react well to it and my
first thought was always - why? Now of course with aviation within reason there
are some things that you can't do I mean if there's a military airstrip that
someone says you can't land at because it's a restricted military zone then
don't land at that military airstrip. That's my main bit of advice for this
video don't land where you are legally not allowed to land. However if someone
tells you you can't do something and you kind of start to look at the reasons why
and you can start to break down those reasons and eventually you don't have
any good reasons why you can't or shouldn't be doing that then do it. So I
went through those reasons why I was told not to land at Tooradin.
I got prior permission I worked out which way the circuits should go I'm gonna fly
so I actually avoid the training area and go round all that busy airspace and
to be honest apparently they've got a really nice cafe down there I'm busting
for a cup of coffee it's only 17 minutes away so let's go get a coffee at the
airport they told me I should never land at.
Melbourne traffic in the mornings. Doesn't matter where you are or what vehicle you're in you can always find a
traffic jam here in Melbourne. Kilo Juliet November traffic ahead is a
cherokee also departing in the circuit on downwind leg, cleared for takeoff. Cleared for
takeoff Kilo Juliet November.
Full power airspeeds alive. Temperatures and pressures are good.
Flaps up fuel pump off landing light off, CAPS is available.
I've got to keep a good eye out for traffic here coming into the
training area got the Foxbat on the right which we should be overtaking and
there's another one ahead of us but he's 1,600 feet below. traffic traffic
2 o'clock high less than a mile
traffic traffic 1 o'clock low less than a mile. So you have to kind of go up over
the traffic when you're coming here we actually want to be at 1,500 but I
climbed this up to 2 and a half just to get over all the inbound traffic coming into
Moorabbin. Training area is off to our left that's where all the busy traffic is
though. They're right this is a very busy place to come through but we're just
trying to keep a very good look out. I've got traffic on here for anyone who's got ADS-B
as well. I'm gonna slow us down now because we're not too far from Tooradin. 7 miles
Tooradin traffic Cirrus Kilo Juliet November is 7 miles to the southwest at
1500, inbound estimate circuit time 25. Tooradin.
All right there's the airfield.
Turn the autopilot off let's keep flying here at 1500 and
overfly and just check what's happening. Tooradin traffic, Kilo Juliet November
will be overflying 1500 then joining crosswind runway 04. Tooradin.
Can see the windsock I've just got to find the traffic there's someone ahead.
Tooradin traffic, Kilo Juliet November turning crosswind runway 04. Tooradin.
There's the aircraft on downwind. Spacing is not very good I'm a bit far out.
Pre-landing checks, brakes, undercarriage, mixture, fuel pump on.
Tooradin traffic Kilo Juliet November on final 04, full stop.
Wowsers. What's this runway about? Tooradin traffic, Kilo Juliet November clear of all runways. Tooradin/
I enjoy your YouTube videos mate. Thanks for the support mate.
Not actually sure this place is open. It said that it's open on Wednesday does not
look open.
Hi sorry, are you open? Not yet, what time? Oh just a coffee. The coffee will be about 25 minutes.
That's alright thank you. So I had this really good idea about doing this final bit of the
video here in the coffee shop you know drinking a coffee. You can overcome when
people tell you not to do something don't listen to other people do whatever
you want here's me drinking a coffee in the airport. But the coffee shop's shut!
Well folks they don't open until about another 45 minutes and I need to get
back to Moorabbin to get the aircraft back and then I need to get back into
town because I've got work too, all those kind of things are adding up.
So we're not gonna get a coffee here in Tooradin today... but this is Tooradin Airfield!
I always think that aviation for me is the one thing in my life that really
properly challenges me. For example if there's something that I want to do in
aviation and I think to myself ah do you know what that seems a little bit hard
that kind of makes me want to do it all the more.
Conversely if I look at something in aviation I think yeah I could probably
do that that's quite easy I do tend to ask myself well why bother?
So let me leave you with this the next time someone in authority turns around
to you and tells you you can't do something but you really want to do it,
do me a favor turn round to them and ask them - why? Don't let one person's negative
attitude stop you doing the things that you want to do because trust me if you
do you will regret it for a very very long time.
Ok I just wanted to record this end bit because I hope that wasn't too preachy. I mean
this is supposed to be a like an aviation travel fun vlogging channel and I
just I get really motivated sometimes and trying to encourage you guys to do
the same things that I do and to do the things that you really want to do and I
just hate it if someone tells you you can't do it I hate the fact that
sometimes as humans we give up on the idea
Alright, let's go home.