October Another quiet month of no field activity due to the inclement weather. Whilst we were hopeful of holding the Model Day in support of the RFDS, the weather again intervened. To give you an idea of the unusually high rainfall (I know you don't want to be reminded), consider this - Average Rainfall to October 505mm Total to Oct 20 2015 404mm Total to Oct 20 ... Read More
Ceiling Height Extension & Area Approval
Ceiling Height Extension Please read and understand the Letter of Agreement so you understand what the requirements are for flying operations above 400FT AGL. Key points to note are: Original Date: October 20, 2016 Review Date: January 9, 2023 Authority to operate above 400' to a maximum of 1000' is limited to 4 calendar days per month. (The committee intends for this to ... Read More
Hangar Talk – September 2016
September It would appear that the only activity that I can write about over the past month since the last Hangar Talk is the weather and none of us need reminding about that! This has been the wettest winter/spring I can recall in my 32 years living at Perth. Unfortunately the rain looks like continuing for a little while longer. The problem has been exacerbated by the low ... Read More
Hangar Talk – August 2016
July/August When I wrote my last post in June my opening line was "We finally had a club day!" Clearly that excitement was a little premature. Since then we have had rain, rain and then more rain. In fact June & July this year was double that of the same period last year. No doubt we were probably spoilt last year where it was a very dry winter but we then suffered in the ... Read More
Hangar Talk – June 2016
June 6 We finally had a club day! Whilst quite a number of members had other commitments, there was a reasonable turnout on the day. The forecast was for the winds to increase during the day so there was a mad scramble to get as many flights in as possible before lunch. Despite a few rusty fliers (me), the day was (almost) incident free. Kevin Hay brought along the big Yak and ... Read More