Pterodactyls, Rocs and pieces of Skylab are regrettably long absent from our skies. And apart from the lovely Wycliffe Well, Aussie UFO sightings are rare. And Superman is a myth. Isn't he??
So … the danger of injury from large flying objects falling from the sky should therefore be negligible, right?
Right!
Unless you're on Lord Howe Island …
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| Lord Howe Island Airstrip from East |
And that means only one thing if you're on that road and there's a plane taking off towards you!
DUCK!!!
That's scary for somebody who dosen't know about it when suddenly out of the blue a plane is heading straight for you, soiled undies for sure :-).
ReplyDeleteYes, Superman is a myth. SuperWOMAN on the other hand, lives in every household in Australia.
ReplyDeleteSuperwoman climbed the mountain to take that superb shot.
ReplyDeleteToo cool. Thanks for sharing! I love to travel but for the moment I have to be an arm chair traveler and this is great. That runway seems a bit short?
ReplyDeleteI thought that sign was a joke - but apparently not!!
ReplyDeleteThat's not long enough for a helicopter to land on!
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ReplyDeleteI love the sign,Caution and a Warning.
A bit of a dangerous situation really, it must of been the best they could do with the space available.
Ha,ha, you'd definitely want to know about that little airport if it was your first time on that road!Thanks for stopping by Oak Lawn Images.
ReplyDeleteI'll bet I'd just love the vast variety and different plants you have in Australia.
Hee, hee... I'm imagining seeing those planes come in for the first time. I'd be wanting to ensure I was wearing the brown undies :-)
ReplyDeleteI think the hairiest landing I had on a light plane was at Rottnest Island on a windy day, when the pilot approached the runway at 90° to land. But at least we didn't have to worry about road traffic as well.
Well, that sign is fantastic, i think that in Australia you have the best!
ReplyDeleteThat view is amazing!
Good Day to you OZ - I could picture myself with my camera about to take a fantastic "Photo View" and JAZAM, right in front of my nose is this ?Boeing 747? YIKES, enough to make my digital drabble dribble.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your post.
Cheers
Lilly
p.s. forgot to mention, there is Superman, Superwoman, Supergirl, Superboy and I am SuperGranny :)
ReplyDelete@Windsmoke - that's why the sign's there!! Actually, you can't miss the airstrip - if you're on the road, you'd see it for sure!!
ReplyDelete@River - Right on, girlfriend!
@diane b - strange how no one but you and I realises that!!
@Wendy - armchair travelling still beats NO travelling! And the largest planes are not all that big ...
@Dianne - definitely not! If a vehicle was on the road, it's possible that the plane's wheels could clip the roof! But you'd see it coming ...
@Andrew - Our Turbo-prop Jet (?) landed with no problems! Just as well - I'm a nervous flyer at the best of times!!
@Mags118 - I think so - there's nowhere else on the island long enough for an airstrip. Without shifting a mountain or two, of course!
@Kathy - you can't miss the airport!! And I'd love to see your brilliant photography applied to Australiana!!
ReplyDelete@Marie - yep, nervous flyers should probably reconsider LHI as a travel destination ... although it's too good to miss!! Apparently, it's not uncommon for more than one attempt to land when there's strong winds!! Happily, not on our visit though ...
@Alessandra - the view is amazing, the sign is just a bonus!
@Lily - haha!! But a 747 is WAY too big for this small airstrip! If it landed, there's no way it'd be able to take off again!! And LOVING your 'supers'!!
How do you find these very interesting signs? And why don't I see stuff like that in the PH? It would be interesting to collect pictures of those hehe
ReplyDelete@Aleah - I've got a finely tuned sign detecting antenna!! And ... I guess I just go to interesting places!!
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