At last some flying activity at the field and plenty of work done on the strip. Club Day - Saturday April 18 Due to the work being carried out on the strip, it was decided to postpone the scheduled Club Day on April 11, until the following Saturday. The early weather forecast was for light winds (9kph) in the morning and continuing into the afternoon. I arrived at ... Read More
Hangar Talk – October 2025
Apologies for the lack of articles since the July Hangar Talk. The problem is there has not been much to write about due to the winter weather putting a damper (literally) on activities at the field. Notwithstanding that, I thought I would write an update on the one club day we had, the annual dinner and what is happening behind the scenes. Club Day - September 13 Club ... Read More
Hangar Talk – December/January 2025
Hangar Talk didn't make the printing deadline for November, as November was a month that had its challenges for me. Add to that the "silly season" and I have only now got around to belatedly completing this issue in January. A shout out to Fred Willis too. Fred has had a bit of a battle health wise. He is coming good, so we wish Fred a speedy recovery and we hope to see him ... Read More
Hangar Talk – May 2024
A quick turnaround this month and a new Hangar Talk, just a few days after the last, and unfortunately I have to start with some very sad news. Vale - Alice Robertson 24/11/1935 - 07/05/2024 On Tuesday, May 7, Alice Robertson passed away. Needless to say Greg and his family are deeply saddened by this news as I am sure many of our members are. Whilst I am sure many of ... Read More
Hangar Talk – April 2024
Apologies for the absence of any HT's since January. I managed to get to the February and March Club Days but everything went downhill after that. It's been a rough couple of months health wise, but slowly getting on top of things now. Unfortunately given my absence, I don't have a lot to report. I do ask you all to drop me an email or a text with your latest build or anecdote ... Read More