FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL EVENTS
SUNDAY JANUARY 15
Fly in to American River (YJOH) for KI Homebuilts display and American River Gala
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 5
08:30 Flying competition – The BIG Navigation trial (again)
12:00 BYO barbecue
13:00 Committee meeting
FRIDAY – SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25 – 27
Fly away to Clare Valley
SUNDAY MARCH 5
12:00 Social day – BYO barbecue
SATURDAY MARCH 18
19:00 Hangar BBQ and film night
SUNDAY APRIL 2
10:00 Club Charity Day (pilots and ground crew required – contact Evan John if you can help with flying, marshalling of passengers, flying etc.).
12:00 Barbecue lunch for visitors and members
SATURDAY – SUNDAY APRIL 8 – 9
Loxton Aero Club fly in and hangar dinner – supporting Angel Flight.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 12
19:30 Committee meeting
JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH EVENTS
SUNDAY JANUARY 1
10:00 Social flying. Bring your friends and take them for a scenic flight along the coast and over Maclaren Vale.
12:00 BYO barbecue lunch
SUNDAY JANUARY 15 (TBC)
Fly in to American River for KI Homebuilts display and American River Gala
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 5
08:30 Flying competition – The BIG Navigation trial (again)
12:00 BYO barbecue
13:00 Committee meeting
FRIDAY – SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25 – 27
Fly away to Clare Valley – contact Terry Cahalan for details
SUNDAY MARCH 5
12:00 Social day – BYO barbecue
SATURDAY MARCH 18
19:00 Hangar BBQ and film night
Renmark fly away – please book your accommodation now
Folks
Already, we have 8 aircraft and 16 people coming to Renmark but there’s always room for more. If you can’t fly in, why not drive to Renmark and join in the fun?
Either way, please book your accommodation as soon as possible as the hotel won’t hold the rooms indefinitely. See below for the itinerary and the hotel contact details. In the meantime, please contact me on 0414 538 542 or captain@aldingaaeroclub.org.au if you have any questions.
RENMARK FLY AWAY
FEBRUARY 27 – 29, 2016
SATURDAY 27 FEBRUARY
11:00 Arrive at Renmark (YREN)
12:00 Bus from airport to Paringa Bakery for lunch (own cost)
14:00 Visit to Wilkadene Woolshed Brewery
16:00 Check in to accommodation
18:00 Sunset canoe tour ($40 p.p.)
20:30 Dinner at Renmark Hotel (own cost)
SUNDAY 28 FEBRUARY
09:00 Depart for Steam Museum and Humphrey Pump ($10 p.p. including tea, coffee and sandwiches)
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Visit Olivewood House ($4.00 p.p.)
15:00 Visit Renmark Rose Gardens
18:30 Dinner at Remark Club (own cost)
MONDAY 29 February
08:30 Depart motel for Renmark airport
09:30 Depart for Aldinga
ACCOMMODATION
The Renmark Hotel is holding rooms for us. Please contact the hotel directly on 8586 6755 to make your own booking. Tell them you are with the Aldinga Aero Club to get the special rate of $100 per night.
PLEASE BOOK YOUR OWN ACCOMMODATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BY CALLING THE HOTEL DIRECTLY ON 8586 6755.
NOTES FOR PILOTS
FUEL
Avgas is available from a swipe card bowser at Renmark. Refer to ERSA for airport details
AIRCRAFT, PILOTS AND PASSENGERS
Pilot Mobile Passengers Aircraft No
Crees, Owen 0414 538 542 Rhondda Cahalan VH-FAF 2
Davis, Neil 0419 830 499 Ryoko VH-DOO 2
Human, Tony 0412 466 503 Gabriela VH-NSL 2
Cahalan, Terry 0401 806 720 Nick Tebneff 4941 2
Ellis, David 0449 904 606 Sammi 4696 2
Paech, Ivor 0417 158 358 Mary Wagner VH-YAK 2
Phillips, Graham 0439 878 186 Kate 8636 2
Goodfellow, Ted 0418 660 744 Cate VH-VMQ 2
Total 16
RENMARK FLY AWAY
Here is the tentative program for the weekend. As usual, it may change depending on the availability of various services. Accommodation details will be available within the next 2 weeks.
SATURDAY 27 FEBRUARY
11:00 Arrive at Renmark (YREN)
12:00 Bus from airport to lunch (own cost)
14:00 Devonshire Tea river cruise (Barrangul Cruises $30 p.p.)
17:00 Check in to accommodation
19:00 Dinner at Renmark Club (own cost)
SUNDAY 28 FEBRUARY
09:00 Depart for Steam Museum and Humphrey Pump ($10 p.p. including tea and sandwiches)
12:00 Lunch
15:00 Wilkadene Woolshed Brewery
18:30 Sunset canoe tour
20:30 Dinner at Renmark Hotel
MONDAY 29 February
08:30 Depart motel for Renmark airport
09:30 Depart for Aldinga
The Club calendar on the web site has been updated with a few changes:
1. There is an air show at Nhill on Saturday, October 10.
2. The Top Hook competition scheduled for today was cancelled due to the weather and has been rescheduled to Sunday, November 1 at Hunt Field.
3, The annual visit of HCAPA (flying competition and barbecue lunch) will be held at Aldinga on Thursday, November 12.
SUNDAY AUGUST 16
12:00 Barbecue lunch, compliments of the Club for members and partners
13:00 Annual General Meeting
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13
06:30 Pilot briefing and Dawn Patrol to commemorate the Battle of Britain
BRIEFING IS AT 0630 SO VISITING PILOTS FLYING IN FOR THE EVENT CAN LAND AFTER THE CURFEW (SUNRISE IS 0618 0N 13 SEPT.)
09:00 Breakfast for members and guests, compliments of the Club
SATURDAY – MONDAY OCTOBER 3 – 5 (FLY AWAY TO ARKAROOLA)
SATURDAY
10:00 Depart Aldinga to Bendleby Ranges for lunch
14:30 Depart Bendleby Ranges to Arkaroola
19:00 Dinner at Arkaroola Resort
SUNDAY
Arkaroola Ridge Top 4WD tour
Dinner at Arkaroola Resort
Arkaroola Observatory tour
MONDAY
10:30 Depart Arkaroola to Clare Valley
12:30 Lunch with Clare Valley Flying Group
15:00 Depart to Aldinga
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14
19:30 Committee meeting (NOTE CHANGE OF TIME AND DATE)
SATURDAY OCTOBER 10
Nhill Air Show – this is not an official AAC event but we hope that some members will be able to attend to support another aero club.
SATURDAY – SUNDAY OCTOBER 17 -18
Jamestown Air Show – this is not an official AAC event but we hope that some members will be able to attend to support another SA aero club.
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1
10:00 Top Hook competition at Hunt Field
12:00 BYO barbecue lunch
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12
10:00 HCAPA Flying Competition and barbecue lunch.
SATURDAY JUNE 27
19:00 Film night at Ingle Theatre
WE NEED AT LEAST 15 PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO GO AHEAD. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO COME, PLEASE LET PHIL JOHN KNOW NOT LATER THAN 20 JUNE BY EMAIL TO treasurer@aldingaaeroclub.org.au OR PHONE 0400499401
SUNDAY JULY 5
10:00 Flying competition – Instrument flying
Not so much a competition as an experience – try your hand at flying without visual reference
12:00 BYO barbecue
At a date in July to be determined, there will be a visit to the Cobham aviation facility at Adelaide Airport where we will be able to inspect a variety of aircraft from the Cobham fleet and learn about their operations and fleet management. If you would like to attend, please contact Terry Cahalan (0401 806 720 or Rhonterr@bigpond.com).
SUNDAY AUGUST 2
10:00 Top Hook flying competition. Pilot briefing at 10:00 at Hunt Field
12:00 BYO barbecue
13:00 Committee meeting
SUNDAY AUGUST 16
12:00 Barbecue lunch, compliments of the Club for members and partners
13:00 Annual General Meeting
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13
06:30 Pilot briefing and Dawn Patrol to commemorate the Battle of Britain
BRIEFING IS AT 0630 SO VISITING PILOTS FLYING IN FOR THE EVENT CAN LAND AFTER THE CURFEW (SUNRISE IS 0618 ON 13 SEPT.)
09:00 Breakfast for members and guests, compliments of the Club
DON’T FORGET TO KEEP THE OCTOBER LONG WEEKEND (3 – 5) FREE FOR OUR FLY AWAY TO ARKAROOLA. MORE DETAILS NEXT MONTH
CASA Avsafety seminar at Aldinga
CASA will be holding an Avsafety seminar at Aldinga Aero Club on Tuesday, May 6 from 10:00 – 11:30. The seminar is not specifically for Aldinga Aero Club but is open to all pilots.
The seminar is free; tea coffee and biscuits will be provided. For more information on the seminar and to register, go to this link: Aldinga AvSafety Seminar