NSW

I Picked up the plane this afternoon at Camden airport after flying up with Qantas. I only managed to get away at around 4pm and started to head towards Dubbo.. The light started to fade as I neared Bathurst so the day was called. The higher than expected headwind also made the divert a little easier to call. There is nothing as cold as Bathurst

Flying around Camden was one of the hardest environments I have yet to tackle. There were at least 20 VFR aircraft in the area and the prior pilot had forgotten to cancel his SARtime. There is nothing like having four other pilots all telling you to contact Sydney Radar 'urgently' just as you are turning crosswind on the climb out.

Otherwise the flight over Katoomba and the gorges was spectacular. The temptation to cross a bit of tiger country to have a closer look at some of the valleys and cliff's was very high.