Happy New Year to all. A rather belated report this month due to plenty of commitments for Kerry and myself as we have the remainder of our family depart the madness in the USA and staying with us. Our son Stuart returned after working and raising a family in Arizona. Four years of Trump politics, the mismanagement of COVID and now civil unrest was enough and we are lucky to ... Read More
Hangar Talk – November 2020
The weather has improved considerably and it has certainly warmed up. We're already slapping on the sunscreen and it's not Summer yet! Annual Dinner - November 6 We held our annual dinner at the Penny Royal Restaurant and from all accounts everyone enjoyed the night and the venue. I heard plenty of accolades regarding the food, "delicious", "steak was so tender" and there ... Read More
Hangar Talk – October 2020
The weather is improving, in parts! Rain, wind and even snow in some areas but this has been interspersed with some fine sunny days and it looks like a few of the lucky ones (read "retired" or "on holiday") are taking the opportunity to go to the field for a fly. Vale - Ronald "Peter" Miller It seems we are hardly getting through another month and I have to report the ... Read More
Hangar Talk – December 2019
Christmas Lunch & Fly-In - Saturday, December 14 The weather gods were somewhat kind to us and the Christmas Lunch and fly-in was a great success. If the numbers present were any indication, it seems that our members, their guests and friends were also looking forward to this event, particularly as they have been few and far between this year due to excess wind - nothing to ... 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