FunFlight Day 2011

On Sunday 13th of November, 20 seriously ill local children were given a day away from their usual worries to experience the flight of their lives!

Thanks to the generosity of a team of local leisure pilots from Townsville Flyers Inc., Nautillus Aviation, West Wing Aviation, Townsville Helicopters and many more, these youngsters were taken on a 20 minute joy flight to see some of their favorite places from the air.

"My best bit on the plane was... I saw a whale, a shark and a fish jump out of the water...and the best thing about the plane was when it was going to land, my bum tickled!" laughed young Matthew as he rushed to tell us about his special flight.

The flight path took the kids across the city, Ross River, The Strand and Magnetic Island. "They all really enjoyed going over The Strand, The Rockpool was something they really recognised from the air" said Duncan, Helicopter Pilot with Townsville Helicopters. "There was a lot of big smiles, a lot of squealing up there, lots of happy faces was really good to see" he said.

Between flights, the teams from Bunnings Fairfield Waters, 4TO FM, Townsville Fire Brigade, the Royal Flying Doctors Service and the EMQ Rescue Helicopter provided entertainment and static displays to keep the kids entertained throughout the day.

The girls a THF had a wonderful day and can't wait until FunFlight Day 2012!

To see THF's photos of FunFlight Day Click Here...

Watch the FunFlight Day documentary or checkout SmugMug's photos here!