President's Fly-in 2024

Goondiwindi

18 - 20 October 2024

 Goondiwindi is located on the Macintryre River, the border between NSW and QLD. With five major highways intersecting at Goondiwindi it's a natural gateway to Queensland.
While known as a cotton growing region, other agricultural activities include grain, lamb, wool, beef and pork.
The other name usually associated with Goondiwindi is the race horse Gunsynd, the Goondiwindi Grey. 

Getting there.

Flying in

The airport is close to town with good facilities and fuel. There is no significant terrain and being inland, the weather is generally good. The airport is home to an active aero club.
Refer to ERSA for relevant operational information.

Flying Commercially

There is no RPT service to Goondiwindi but Qantas flies from Sydney to Moree, a 90 minute drive to the south.
QF Moree Arrivals

• Friday arrivals 0845 and 1925.
• Saturday 1010

QF Moree Departures

• Monday 0910 & 1955

If you are planning to fly to Moree please advise the details so we can organise a pickup.
Another RPT option could be Toowoomba, if you are considering flying into Toowoomba please contact the secretary for pickup options.

Getting there by coach.

Crisps Coaches run a service departing Brisbane at 1100, arriving Goondiwindi at 1615 on Thursday and Friday. The return leaves on Monday at 0900 arriving in Brisbane at 1430. 

Crisps Coaches schedule

Overview of the weekend

All recommended accommodation is centrally located, almost next door to each other, and within walking distance of dinner venues and breakfast options.
Arrivals on Friday will gather at the Aero Club where refreshments will be available. Friday dinner will be at a restaurant close to the hotels.
Saturday we will visit a nearby town of Inglewood. The bus will go by the airport initially for those wishing to fly before proceding to Inglewood, 41 NM to the north east. The bus will then pick up the flyers from Inglewood before visiting the Leven K lavender farm where we'll enjoy a farm tour and lunch from their pizza oven.
After dropping the flyers back at Inglewood airport the bus will return to Goondiwindi via Yelarbon to view the silo art. The bus will also stop at Goondiwindi airport to pick up the flyers.
The President's Dinner will be at the famous Victoria Hotel.
Sunday will commence with a tour of the Goondiwindi Cotton farm, a family-owned cotton farm that has diversified into cotton clothing. We will tour the working cotton farm “Alcheringa” and discover the history of cotton production and the evolution of cotton into clothing.
The tour will finish at the airport in time for lunch provided by the McIntyre Aero Club.
After lunch a Pilot Proficiency Program presentation will be followed by flying activities.
If you fly in, why not offer a flight to one of our members who no longer have an Airtourer. Alternatively, this is an opportunity to show local pilots the great handling characteristics of Henry's design.
Those remaining on Sunday night will gather at the best Chinese restaurant in Goondiwindi.

Accommodation

Rooms have been reserved at the following hotels, all centrally located and easy walking distance to breakfast and dinner venues. Reservations will be held until 1 October.

When booking mention you are with the Airtourer Association.

MacIntyre Motel

15 Mclean st
Goondiwindi Qld 4390

(07) 4671 2477
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• Single - $145
• Queen - 145
• Twin share - $155

Town House Motel

110 Marshall St
GOONDIWINDI QLD 4390

(07) 46711855
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• Queen - $150

Gunsynd Motor Inn

10 McLean Sreet
Goondiwindi QLD 4390

(07) 4671 1555
Gunsynd.Motor.Inn@satin-mail.com.au

• Queen - $140.00
• Twin share- $146.00

Pioneer Motel

145-147 Marshall Street,
Goondiwindi, QLD, 4390

(07) 4671 2888
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• Queen - $145
• Twin share - 160

Border Motel

126 Marshall Street
Goondiwindi, QLD

(07) 4671 1688
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• Queen - $140

Program

Friday 18th October

• Arrivals.
• Gather at the terminal / aeroclub for light refreshments
• 1700-1730 Bus to the accommodation.
• 1830 Dinner at the Townhouse Restrobar restaurant. (pay as you go)

Saturday 19th October

• Breakfast at your choice of a number of good coffee shops in easy walking distance of the motels.
• 0930 - Bus pick up at hotels.
• 0940 - Drop off flyers at GDI airport
• 1100 - Pick up flyers from Inglewood airport.
• 1130 - Arrive Leven K Farm
• 1130-1400 - Lunch and tour of Leven K lavender farm.
• 1400 - 1500 - Bus to Yelarbon via Inglewood airport to drop off flyers.
• 1500 - 1530 - Silo art at Yelarbon
• 1530 - Depart Yelarbon
• 1645 - Bus dropoff at hotels and return to airport.
• 1730 - Bus from airport to motels.
• 1900 - President's Dinner at the Victoria Hotel, Emu Bar.
  • (short walk from hotels.)
  • After dinner presentation on "Flight Testing in the RAAF in the 1980s".

Sunday 20th October

• Breakfast at your choice of a number of good coffee shops in easy walking distance of the motels.
• 0900 - Bus pickup for the tour of Goondiwindi Cotton farm tour.
• 1200 - Bus drops off at the McIntyre Aero Club for lunch and an afternoon of flying. A pilot proficiency program presentation will be included, the subject will be "AFM Speeds - Definitions and considerations".
• As required - return to motels. Bus departure times will be notified at the Aero Club lunch.
• 1900 - Dinner at New Dynasty Chinese restaurant. (pay  as you go)

Monday

• Breakfast and departures as required. Bus departure times to the airport will be negotiated at the Sunday dinner.

Costs

The fly-in fee will be $260 per person with a $50 deposit required on registration.