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Taking a gyro tour of inland waterways

09/10/2022 by The Coonamble Times

PHOTO: A gyrocopter is a good way to see the sights of western NSW without getting your feet wet. PHOTO: D&K Walker

Being airborne is a great way to see the countryside and, at the moment, one of the only ways to tour the rain-drenched areas of western NSW and Queensland.

Kim and Darryl Walker from Sydney’s northern beaches spent a day in Coonamble last week when their gyrocopter sightseeing trip was interrupted by wet weather.

They fly a fully-enclosed tandem gryo with a Rotax 912 motor with turbocharge…

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