The Eager Beaver goes to Birdsville Again - 1996 It's been a long day since leaving my home airfield at Kilcoy, Southeast Queensland 9.3 hours of flying time, and most of it lumpy, so it's a great pleasure to walk on solid ground and hear the silence. It's sundown, and I’m at Cooladdi Roadhouse, west of Charleville, after landing my little Beaver ultralight on a dirt track near the cattle yards. Yes, I'm on my way to Birdsville again, with my faithful ultralight. I enjoyed the trip so much last year, that I just had to go again. I'd like to spend a couple of months flying around out here, but other commitments mean this is going to have to be just another quick trip (at 50 kts I guess ‘quick’ is relative). Away early and overfly Quilpie. The air is clear and steady, so it's hands-off – delightful flying! Later, I feel drowsy is coming on, so land on the old abandoned airstrip near Thylungra Station and have a nap in the shade of the win