How lucky are we here in Tasmania! We had about 3 months of a lockdown with what we thought were difficult but necessary restrictions on our normal day to day life. Spare a thought now for our Victorian neighbours. Having said that, a lot of the people I speak to say let's not open our borders too soon. I'll open this blog with a request for members to send me material for ... Read More
Hangar Talk – May 2020
COVID-19 Another month and another month of isolation. However, there appears to be light at the end of the tunnel with some easing of restrictions; restaurants partially reopening, kids returning to school and for some of us - the reopening of the field! On May 22, after receiving revised advice from the government, the committee decided to reopen the field on the ... Read More
Hangar Talk – June 2019
We managed to have two club days since my last Hangar Talk - the first time for a while that the weather has been favourable and we could string two months in a row. May club day had 16 members attend and as reported previously, the weather was a bit windy but that did not deter most from having a go. Club Day - Saturday, June 1 What a cracker of a day! A crisp morning but ... Read More
Hangar Talk – April 2019
Club Day - Saturday, April 13 (Apologies for the delay in putting this together) There were a few disappointed when the club day was postponed and this is understandable when people plan their weekend or have work rosters to deal with but spare a thought for those that have to make the decision. No one wants to cancel club day as it is our secondary source of revenue after ... Read More
Hangar Talk – September 2018
Weather has again played havoc with our flying days with wind and rain interfering with our activities. However, spare a thought for our north island neighbours on farmland who would gladly take any of our "bad weather". As a result of the inclement weather there are no club day reports but here are a couple of snippets of information. New Members Please make welcome the ... Read More