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April 2016http://www.royalaeroclubwa.com.auAustralia $4.00 (Inc. GST)
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FeaturesHome 'n' Away 6Our Patch 7Aviators of Tomorrow 8Stories 9Flying is Fun 10Please 11Goals 12The Future 13Over The Hills 14Learning 16
Regular ItemsContact Us 2News 3What's On? 4Around The Club 5On A Lighter Note 15
The deadline for receiving articles and photos for the following month's edition is the 17th of each month.
PatronHer Excellency Kerry Sanderson AO
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From the CEO's Desk
Both the Club and the College continue to be a hive of activity. Flying hours are better than last year and the College has enjoyed a welcome increase in student numbers. There has been a noticeable improvement in members adhering to the booking times. This makes it
a lot easier for all concerned. The recent Bun Run saw 14 aircraft visit Rottnest to sample the best hot cross buns in Perth. Fortunately the weather on Good Friday was perfect for flying, with a light breeze blowing straight down RWY 09. Unfortunately flying over Easter Saturday and Sunday was restricted due to weather, but at least the wheat farmers are smiling.RWQ is currently undergoing refurbishment which includes changing its brown exterior to the Club’s red and white livery. Hopefully this will be completed by the end of April.We wish the ALAC team of Jim Di Menna, Sylvia Byers and Michael Stenson all the best for the forthcoming ALACs in Toowoomba in mid-April. The annual conference of the Royal Federation of Aero Clubs of Australia will be held prior to the ALACs. Andrew Eldridge, Trevor Jones, John Douglas and I will be attending the conference. The April aviation workshop scheduled for 19 April will contain a feedback session of what was covered at the conference.We welcome David O’Brien back to the Club. David’s role as admin manager will be to further improve efficiencies. Thank you to Steve Wilson for organising a long overdue busy bee to spruce up the gardens. It is amazing what can be achieved when a few members put in a little time to transform the garden.Please diarise 27th July as a function not to be missed. The Governor of Western Australia, Her Excellency the Honourable Kerry Sanderson AO has accepted the position of Patron of the Club. A Patron’s Dinner will be held on the evening of Wednesday 27th July. All members and their partners are welcome – more details to follow in subsequent editions of Tarmac Topics.The replacement of the air conditioning units is ongoing. A preferred supplier has been identified, and we are currently undertaking a due diligence exercise to ensure that we obtain the best value for money.The development of Murrayfield Airport is proving to be a very bureaucratic process. Fortunately, some progress has recently been made. Thanks to James Murphy for his work on preparing the development approval which we hope to submit shortly. Brendon Swale has looked after Murrayfield very well while Michael Chlopek is at Jandakot. Michael will be returning to Murrayfield in mid-April. Thank you also to those volunteers who flew the flag for YMUL at the recent Mandurah Crab Festival. It is obvious that there are still many residents in the Peel Region who do not know of the existence of Murrayfield Airport. There is still a lot of promotion required to improve the awareness of the airport.The Club has introduced a member benefits program whereby members can obtain discounts on a wide range of items. The next phase is to expand the program to include Club members who want to increase their sales. Anyone wanting to take advantage of this facility should contact our Marketing Manager, Eloyise Braskic.Autumn has probably the best flying weather for Perth. Whether you want to obtain a night rating, or gain an extra qualification, please make the most of these ideal flying conditions.
David Currey. CEO
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April 4 CPL Flight Performance & Loading course starts10 Murrayfield Comp - Practice Forced Landing10 Bunbury Fly-In - Cancelled11 Maths course begins12 RFACA Flying Training Conference, Toowoomba14 ALACs, Toowoomba15 CPL Air Law course starts18 CPL Meteorology course starts19 Aviation Workshop Evening19 Aviation Workshop Evening - RFACA Feedback24 JT Challenge - Instrumentless Circuit23 Wyalkatchem Fly-In25 Anzac Day Fly-over27 AvSafety Seminar, Jandakot29 Formation Friday29 Old Fliers Group29 Industry Presentation
May 2 Certificate IV course starts 2 CPL Aerodynamics course starts 3 PPL Aerodynamics course starts 4 Night Comp Trilogy #1 9 PPL Aerodynamics course starts 9 CPL Air Law course starts10 PPL Systems course starts
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11 PPL Systems course starts13 PPL Human Factors course starts13 CPL Systems course starts15 Murrayfield Comp - HMAS Murrayfield17 PPL Flight Performance & Loading course starts17 New Members Night22 Racwa Open Day25 CPL Navigation course starts25 PPL Human Factors course starts27 Formation Friday27 Old Fliers Group27 Industry Presentation 29 JT Challenge - Short Field Landing
Later27 July Patron's Dinner16 August New Members Night15 November New Members Night22 October WALAC
Regular EventsMurrayfield Comp 2nd Sunday of the monthAviation Workshop Evening - 3rd Tuesday of the monthFormation Friday - Last Friday of the monthIndustry Presentation - Last Friday of the monthOld Fliers Group - Last Friday of the monthJandakot Challenge - Last Sunday of the month
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● Year 12 Maths Bridging Course● Required to satisfy minimum direct entry criteria for QANTAS roles● Approved Equivalent Course Certificate upon successful completion
HURRY Course commences April 18, 2016Applications available online
or phone (08) 9417 0000 www.waaviationcollege.com.au
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Aviation Workshop Evening This month - we're focusing on the
RFACA Conference Feedback & CASA Regulatory Reform and this
will be held on Tuesday 19 April, 6pm for a 6:30 start.Following the RFACA conference being held in Toowoomba on April 12-13 this month’s Aviation Workshop Evening will present an overview of the conference and present industry findings.For all those who cannot make the Royal Federation conference, this Aviation Workshop is one not to be missed.We will also present an overview of reform to industry regulations. 4 What is a part 142 training school? 4 How does part 61, part 65 and part 91 come into the equation?
4 And what does this bubble mean to you?
Some light snacks will be provided for attendees.
We would like to thank Byron Page for his contribution made to the Aero Club.
Byron has recently left us for bigger and better things, and we wish to express our gratitude for all his hard work and wish him good luck for his flying future
The recent Right Hand Circuit Comp at Racwa Jandakot had everyone in stitches
with laughter as the Place Getters received their certificates in the form of PostIt Notes! Fun reigned supreme.
The Racwa team recently showed its prowess not only in the aviation field,
but also in bowls as wellWhile a great chance to practise our hand-eye coordination, it was an even better time to get to know our fellow members .
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The girls of the Aero Club celebrate International Women’s Day- March 8, 2016
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My alarm sounded at 05.30 and I opened the curtains to reveal a thunderstorm with multiple lightning strikes on the far northern horizon. Looked like
Gingin was copping it according to the weather radar!The weather had been a bit rugged all week with very strong and gusty easterlies producing a good deal of turbulence. At my place it was still blowing hard and, as the day dawned the CB (cumulonimbus) over Gingin was very impressive.To my immense surprise, not to say relief, I arrived at Murrayfield to find there was only a fairly gentle easterly and a pleasant sunny day. The turbulence that had prevailed over the week, looked to have eased considerably.We pushed the Mouse out of its hangar and loaded the passengers aboard, making sure all were equipped with lifejackets. I elected to fly the first leg – direct to the island.There was a bit of turbulence initially but it pretty well disappeared by the time we got to 3,500’ over the sea. Visibility was excellent and I remarked as on previous occasions how low and small Rottnest Island looks from 30nm distant.On previous Bun Runs, we had encountered much traffic as we approached the island but this year there was a lone Seminole practising instrument approaches. Where was everybody? There was little doubt about the landing direction! The AWIS reported 15kts from 110deg.We disembarked about 09.20. The place was deserted – so where was everybody? I contacted Craig on the mobile phone. Everybody was still being briefed ‘upstairs in the Club Lounge! Apart from us there were only another 4 aircraft on the list of entrants!In previous years we could confidently expect a minimum of a dozen aircraft. In 2015 there were 21 and a certain amount of marshalling was required. Significantly, all the aircraft entered were, apart from our Mouse, rented from RACWA. We made our leisurely way to the settlement, dodging and avoiding many cyclists along the route. The bike-
hire business was obviously having a field-day…We bought our buns and breakfasts from the bakery. From our table there was a good view of the CB over the Gingin area and I was glad to note it was dissipating. That should not have been the cause for lack of entries, although it was impressive in its extent.About 10am the first club members arrived – and their names were not on the list!! Ian & Carolyn Wright and Mike Severn and friends had flown from Serpentine. The main contingent arrived about 10.30 and soon tucked in to coffees, pies etc. Hot-cross buns were included in their purchases but not in nearly such quantity as other years.Hunger and thirst satisfied, hot-cross buns purchased - everyone gradually drifted away in the general direction of the airport. The quokkas had emerged from their hidey-holes and provided many excuses for camera-use on the way.It was Lee’s turn to fly and he elected for a circumnavigation of the Island. The CB was still a quite prominent feature on the distant skyline but was definitely dissipating.Circumnavigation complete we headed for Powerhouse and commented once again on the wakes of the vast fleet of small craft furrowing the sea in the island’s direction. Then it was time to follow the GPS track direct to our home base at Murrayfield. It had been once again a most enjoyable experience. To add to the enjoyment - the clouds thickened and we had some good overnight showers!
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Autumn Aerobatics Competition 2016 Cunderdin Airport
Sat April 30th Practice and Competition Day 1 9am to 6pm
Sun May 1st Competition Day 2 and Fly home 8am to 3pm The WA Chapter of the Australian Aerobatics Club would like to invite all interested pilots, volunteers and spectators to a regional aerobatics competition at Cunderdin. If you’ve never flown competition aerobatics before or want to work on your skills this is a great chance to have a go and get some coaching from experienced members! Accommodation: Soarability has offered some on-site dongers ($55 ensuite, $35 non-ensuite) Accommodation is likely also available at the Agricultural College and Ettamogah Pub Hangarage: Available in a giant hanger courtesy of Dunn Aviation. Facilities: Gliding Club WA has kindly granted us access to their clubrooms, including a kitchen Entry Requirements: Valid licence, medical, AFR, logbook, ratings, completed entry form WA Chapter State Membership (available on the day) Entry fee payment - $50
More details and entry forms are available from: [email protected] or www.wacaac.org
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some tedious allegory you’d see in an overbearing feel-good Christmas daytime movie. No, these are proper tangible material gifts and we love it.The first is our new weather station, purchased for us by Colum Igoe. Thanks to the ingenuity of John Ridgway and David Donohoe we now have the station itself mounted on a re purposed windsock pole on the western side of the hangar. This transmits wirelessly to the console which has been installed above the old weather station. The hope was that we could compare readings from the two sources. However the old weather station, perhaps ashamed by its own obsolescence, decided to pass away almost immediately following installation of the new one and we watched its electronic spirit soar away to calculator heaven. This new weather station has a colour backlit screen and keeps a history of all weather data which can be displayed as a spreadsheet or graph. This is great for looking at trends throughout the day or week. Feel free to give it a go when you
next visit but please don’t change the calibration settings or I will go mental.The second gift was a great pile of old aviation literature that turned up on our doorstep one morning. The anonymous donation included private and commercial licence text books , Aviation Safety Digests and a couple of books by A. C. Kermode – all from the 60’s and 70’s. Many thanks go to the mystery donor. These books have been added to
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the Murrayfield Library and are definitely worth a read. Before you ask, the A. C. Kermode titles are out on loan (to me).For all photography enthusiasts, I would like to draw your attention to Andrea Jones Photography http://www.andreajones.net/ We endured a turbulent morning to take some aerial photographs around Lake Clifton (see adjacent photograph). I was amazed at what Andrea was able to capture from a landscape that, to us pilots, probably is given no more thought beyond ‘that looks like an awful place for a forced landing’. We are so used to turquoise water and white sand as a mainstay of West Australian coast line that it is refreshing to see the unusual gold, yellows and greens of Lake Clifton and surrounds.On Saturday March 12th, Murrayfield was proud to host the wedding ceremony of Craig and Jessica Duncan. As they are both instructors at Bunbury Flying School, Murrayfield Aerodrome was a fitting location for the event. It was a windy afternoon but the sun shone and the Warbirds’ Nanchang made for an impressive backdrop. Congratulations Craig and Jess!During the same Saturday, our Tiger Moth CKF had a very busy day. Billy Saville flew almost non-stop all day to the delight of all passengers. Thanks Billy for your hard work that day and thanks to Angus Wallbank for your help also. Despite being so busy, CKF still found the time to soil the bride’s dress with oil during a wedding photo opportunity. Oh CKF, you rascal!I must stress that if you have any ambition to experience the Tiger Moth from Murrayfield then it is important to book early. The April 9th Tiger Moth day was almost booked solid before we had even reached March’s day, and bookings have already started coming in for May 14th. Don’t hesitate – book now to feel the slipstream flapping your cheeks!Brendan Swale, Instructor
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At the last Old Fliers Group meeting, Andy Anderson continued his story of flying in post-war Europe, the United Kingdom and beyond. He was involved in
an era where existing companies saw rapid growth and new airlines and charter companies were formed at a rapid rate. Mergers and take-overs were common and fleet modernisation took place as new aircraft came on-line.In 1949 Andy was flying for Airwork Ltd which flew to East Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong, the Middle East and South America. Later, in 1960 when Andy was flying for British United Airways (BUA) it was taken over by Freddie Laker. It was the first of the ‘no-frills’ airlines and the policy was to move passengers and freight as quickly and cheaply as possible.At a time when fuel was cheap, Laker encouraged his pilots to fly sectors in the shortest possible time with high power
Old Fliers Groupsettings. That policy impinged on safety, as pilots cut corners and made straight in approached where possible. Laker developed a pilot ‘bumper board’ where pilots with the quickest sector times were moved toward the top of the list; they were rewarded when crew rosters were drawn up.In 1969 Andy moved to Kuwait Airways in the Middle East in the capacity of Boeing B707 Fleet Manager. Later he went back to line flying on the Boeing B747 before his retirement in 1982. In all, Andy made three presentations to the Old Fliers Group over six months – they covered his aviation experiences from the mid-1930s to the early 1980s – a span of nearly fifty years.
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Going back in time is not a pastime for me, however my recent “Joy Flight” in a Tiger Moth with Joseph Mullaney at Jandakot found me doing just that. This took me back 54 years to Jakur Aerodrome in Bangalore where I commenced my flight training with the
National Cadet-Air Wing in a Tiger Moth.My joy flight was a very thoughtful gift from my daughter and son-in-law on my retirement. Joseph suggested I forward a brief summary of my links to my time machine – the Tiger Moth.The National Cadet-Corps in India were of the three services: Army, Navy and Air Wings. I was with 9 Mysore Air Squadron over a maximum allowable period of 8 years through my High School and University years at St Germain High School and St Joseph's College. The Corps were a streaming Organisation for the Defence Forces, where cadets were trained by regular seconded officers and NCO’s of the Indian Air Force.The Junior Division afforded cadets with basic training in drill, discipline, aeromodelling etc. reinforced with social service and leadership training camps and related activities. The senior division provided advanced training in weapon handling, aeronautics, gliding experiences (25 launches) and powered flight in progressive years. At this point I wish to share the fact that I was adjudged as the best Cadet in India for both the Junior Division (School 1958-59) and Senior Division (University 1962-63). These awards were bestowed at the award ceremonies held on Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi by the then Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru (bottom left). Incidentally, I was also selected to represent India at Commonwealth Cadet Camp at the RAF Airbase in Seletar in Singapore.My Tiger Moth flight training was in the third and fourth years of the senior division programme. It was 25 hours of instructional flying to achieve solo status and followed by a further 50 hours of advanced flight training to an "A Licence".Having successfully completed this total training, one could assume that I was a finished product for a final stint at the Air Force Flying College prior to being Commissioned. I even followed through, successfully appearing for the Union Public Service, followed by Services Selection Board and the Medical Board. Unfortunately I was not accepted for the 83rd General Duties Pilot's Course on Security Grounds as my family was split between India and Pakistan after Partition. This was a devastating disappointment at the time, but in hindsight - was understandable with the then prevailing political circumstances and conflict between India and Pakistan. Destiny was playing its part in steering my life’s journey.After a series of absolutely remarkable coincidences, I found myself in my first and only job as a flight purser with Air India International after my graduation. This was to be over a 12 year period, during which time I met my wife in 1970. After marrying, we lived in Mumbai for 5 years and migrated to Perth in 1975 where we continue to live happily with two very accomplished children and triplet treasures in our grandchildren.Finally I must place on record my most delightful flight experience at Jandakot in my “Time Machine”. A big thank you to Joseph for the truly professional manner in which he conducted my journey back in time.
Jandakot AvSafety Seminar
When: 6.30pm Wednesday 27th April 2016
Venue: Royal Aero Club of WA
41 Eagle Drive Jandakot
Register online at www.casa.gov.au/avsafety
Tea and coffee will be served
Aviation Safety - Lessons for Life Part 2
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Wings CompetitionI had a hunch this was coming. 2 years ago I was asked
to go to New Zealand to fly in the Trans-Tasman Wings competition representing Australia in the aerobatics
category. It was a great experience to fly and travel around the north island of New Zealand. Unfortunately the whole reason I was there – to fly in the Wings Competition – was let down by shocking weather. The whole day was washed out, and possibly for the first time in history, a hastily organised alternate comp in Australia a couple of months later was also rained out! I kept the experience burned in my brain wondering if I'd ever get the chance to go back.Sure enough, I had a call asking if I could go to New Zealand for the Trans Tasman competition this year. Marj Davis (Royal Federation of Aero Clubs of Australia) was in need of an aerobatics and formation pilot – and luckily I was both! As an added bonus, the competition was to be in the south island. I mulled it over for a week, checked out flight and accommodation options, and agreed to go.I arrived in Christchurch and was hosted by Andrew Love, a fellow aviation nut I met at the previous Wings competition. The next morning saw me back at Christchurch airport doing a Kiwi AFR at Canterbury Aero Club.Flying in New Zealand had always been a great experience, with Christchurch no exception. Can you imagine Perth airport with a wide grass runway and general aviation precinct on the other side of the main terminals? You still get your ATIS, but don’t have to radio for taxi or departure permissions until you leave the GA precinct and enter designated movement areas. It’s a surreal experience - taking off and landing with airliners conducting simultaneous operations on a parallel runway!The AFR was relatively quick and easy with an opportunity to re-acquaint myself with the Robin 2160 (I hadn’t flown one since the last NZ comp). They are a terrific French-designed trainer with a strong airframe, low wing, bubble canopy, side-by-side seating, and a semi joystick control column – making it a particularly good for aerobatics and formation flying. This model has a carburetted O-320 producing 160hp, has a cruise speed over 100kts and more performance than a C152 for only a slightly higher fuel burn (though she still coughs when upside down, and the prop can stop in spins!). ZK-RBN – the aircraft I would go on to fly at the competition – even seemed to have more go in it than the more recently built New-Zealand Alphas.Most of the team gathered on Monday night in Methven - a ski-resort town, 30 minute drive away from Ashburton. It was very obvious it was off-peak season, with no-one around and half of the shops and restaurants closed. Thankfully the two main pubs in the town were open for a feed and some drinks – one called the Red Pub (painted red), the other called the Blue Pub (logically, painted blue). Amusingly, they are both owned by the same person!
I had flashbacks to the previous competition, as rain and low overcast cloud hung around for the first morning, but
we got to know our fellow team mates, Kiwi counterparts, and local coffee at the local café. Our team comprised of Jim De Menna (another Racwa member), Stan Tilley (an 84 year old competition veteran from Tasmania and still flying like a champ), and Peter Fenton (another Tassie). We were supported by Marj Davis (an absolute gem of the RFACA) and our very own John Douglas.The cloud started lifting around midday. Andrew needed to ferry a Tiger Moth to Ashburton, and asked me to come along. He drove to a nearby airfield, run by the father of the Kiwi boy who recently set a world record by soloing 16 different aircraft on his 16th birthday. We took off on the grass runway for the short hop over to Ashburton. This was also on my flying bucketlist, and Andrew gave me some dual instruction. Weaving over scenic farmland country at 500’ AGL in a big vintage military biplane with wind in your face, ocean to the right, mountains to the left, and cloud above – that’s flying!Ashburton airfield is about an hour's drive south west of Christchurch, with at least 3 different runways – all wide and grassy. It’s also home to vintage aircraft restoration workshops, an aviation museum, and a gigantic privately owned hangar that was used by FlyingNZ for the competition administration and presentation dinner.We could finally practise in the afternoon, and I did a quick hop in the Robin to practise the NZ aerobatics sequence (which went pretty well), while the formation team (who only met the day before) practised their sorties. Considering we had never flown together (and one had never flown a Robin!) - we quickly settled into a groove and learned the aircraft performance characteristics. There was lots of intense ground discussion as well.Wednesday - competition day, and the weather could not have been better - CAVOK, with some high altitude wisps of cloud. The Kiwis won the coin toss and elected to fly first. Formation was one of the first events, so we watched them put on a good flight while we were setting up (and mentally practising!) . They were going to be tough to beat.Once the Kiwi’s had finished, we taxied out in 3 Robins. Formation take off is always quite thrilling, rocketing down a grass runway in tight vic formation with two other aircraft. We kept the formation together pretty well for most of the flight, timing our formation changes to happen right above the judges. Unfortunately, #3 aircraft seemed to be low on performance and struggled to keep up at times. The pilot aborted the formation landing and went around - a good decision for safety, but a zero score for that part of the flight.The aerobatics competition was much later in the day. Desmond Barry representing New Zealand took off in his awesome RV-7, and flew his aerobatics sequence well. I noticed he was quite close to the judges, making it hard for them to score and can result in a severe penalty.I took off in the Robin, climbing and performing my safety checks. I took note of the wind and the judging location, making mental notes to keep my sequence in the back half of the aerobatics ‘box’. I finished the sequence without any major errors but certainly found it challenging. Sportsman level is possible in a Robin, but requires very good energy
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How To Leave An Aircraft ...Close your eyes and picture this. You have called the friendly
RACWA ops department a week in advance, to make your Saturday afternoon booking. You have called your friends
and family to let them know you are taking them for a fly. Everyone is excited especially you as you are proud to be a pilot, you are proud to be a member of the Royal Aero Club and you are proud of the fleet.You arrive early and get your docket, headsets and lifejackets but the aircraft is out flying so you wait in the operations area for it to return. Time passes as you patiently wait for your aircraft that is now late back, delaying you and your passengers. You call Air BP and order the fuel as soon as you hear the inbound call. Things are not off to a good start, you say to yourself “where is this pilot's time management or consideration for others?”. Finally he lands and you see him taxi back shut down and saunter inside. You quickly grab the book and race out to preflight so you can make it to Rottnest for lunch and get back before last light. You arrive at the aircraft and the same pilot that was late has also left the aircraft in a mess. Rubbish everywhere, seatbelts hanging everywhere and not tucked away, food scraps and crumbs all over the seat, an empty oil bottle and rag chucked in the bagged area. You think to
yourself “how did this guy pass the airmanship component of his flight test!” Not only are you now late but you also have to clean up after the guy before you. You start thinking how unfair this is, you are a member as well and you pay the same amount as everyone else, you just want to go flying in an aircraft left in the same state you leave it. At RACWA you should be able to walk out on time to an aircraft left in a professional tidy manner. If the above story is something you have experienced then I know you have never left an aircraft untidy and you have good airmanship, your instructor taught you well, if you know what it feels like then you will make sure it never happens to someone flying after you. Our members and staff pride themselves on their abilities as pilots, the club and its fleet. Please leave the aircraft how you would like to find it - "Clean and Tidy".We are starting to monitor and action fines for aircraft that are left untidy. Please see operations if you are the unfortunate pilot that receives an aircraft in an untidy state! If you are the pilot that leaves an aircraft untidy you will be charged a $100.00 cleaning fee. It is up to everyone to ensure our fleet is maintained and well looked after.
management and co-ordination. I struggled with the finishing slow roll after a roll-off-the-top, - the Robin doesn’t accelerate or perform well at slow speed. I could only hope for the best, as we weren’t going to find out the results until Saturday night at the presentation dinner.Early Thursday morning I explored - from Methven to Queenstown and back. Another point on my flying bucketlist, a flight into Milford Sound, was unfortunately cancelled due bad weather. I did make up for it with some hiking around Wanaka, a Shotover jet boat ride, canyoning around Queenstown, and a world-famous Fergburger! It was a whistle-stop tour around that part of the island, and a shame I couldn’t stay longer.I drove for 6 hours on Saturday from Queenstown to Ashburton in time for the presentation dinner. The weather was superb, giving clear views of Mt Cook from the stunning Lake Pukaki. I made it with enough time to spare for a shower and beer, before being collected by Stan for dinner.Dinner at these events seems to cover everything that has occurred in FlyingNZ in the past year! We all spent hours sitting, applauding, eating and drinking, while wondering "how did we do!?!" The Wings trophy, of course, was one of the very last events to be covered. Finally, the results were read and I was stoked to hear I won the aerobatics section. Unfortunately the team lost every other section and thus the Wings.Big thanks to Marj, the Royal Federation of Aero Clubs and Racwa for giving me the opportunity to go. Well done to the other team members Jim, Pete and Stan – we put on
a great effort of which we should be proud. Congratulations to the Kiwis - they are good sports and flew well on the day.It may have been expensive to get
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Wings Competition (Cont.)there and not to win overall, but the experience was more than worth it. The New Zealanders are a great bunch of people and very competitive! The country has magnificent scenery, tremendous food and wine, an astonishingly rich aviation scene, and all the adventure you could dream of. I'll be back at some stage I'm sure, and I highly recommend adding it to your flying bucketlist too.
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Stay Motivated & Focused"Man must rise above the Earth - to the top of the
atmosphere and beyond - for only then will he fully understand the world in which he lives."
Socrates.I still remember the first time I set foot in the club as though it was yesterday. Having finished the day at university, I bumped into Andrew Brown, a fellow musician and accompanist. We have performed together several times and share a similar outlook on music, people and aviation. As we chatted, I noticed he was wearing a RACWA polo shirt and soon discovered he held a Private Pilot’s Licence. We continued talking more and more about his adventures, accomplishments and experiences and in no time I found myself encouraged to begin my own aviation journey. That afternoon I ventured to the Club so I could talk to an instructor and find out the best way to tackle the training. I was greeted by the friendly counter staff and instructors, and by Jonathan Vanzetti, an instructor who was brave enough to take me under his wing.We talked about options including the 150 hour course. As I was (and still am) a poor university student, we decided lessons as a private student would be more virtuous. We talked about the training and my desire to fly was only fuelled. It was at that moment that I made a life changing choice... Lesson 1 - General Handling. That evening I called Andrew, telling of my trip to Racwa and my goal to fly my first solo circuit. Like everyone in the aviation world he was supportive, offering study help, handling notes and books that would benefit me. After beginning my training in March 2015, I soon found myself about to fly my first solo circuit; a familiar but equally daunting experience when compared to my first glider solo. I had accomplished my goal to fly solo, and set myself the new task of obtaining a pilot’s licence. Months of hard work, study, the long and costly phone calls to both Andrew for support and the RACWA operating desk to change bookings, and with a bit of perseverance and patience, finally brought me closer to test day. As soon as I was given a test day, it was time to prepare,
and by preparation, I mean endless texts to my instructor and sleepless nights mentally flying my test. The day finally arrived, and as a wise instructor once said "your flight begins the moment you wake up" (Byron Page), I found myself up bright, early and prepared for the full day ahead of me... I guess it paid off. After the Cessna 172 endorsement, I found myself wanting more of a challenge - Murrayfield. I had been annoying Michael Chlopek about getting a Murrayfield stamp in my log book for 2 months, and I finally obtained it. I left the aircraft after the check flight and noticed a sad, but attractive airplane looming behind the fuel tank - the cross-hired Piper Warrior PA28. There was something about that encounter that made me want to fly it; the low wing, the comfortable seats, and the simplicity that seemed to reflect who I am. I now find myself taking the trip to Murrayfield to enjoy the good company of Brendan, Glenda, Michael, and the team, and the ability to fly the beautiful Piper. The Murrayfield stamp has also enabled me to fly not only to
Murrayfield but to our neighbouring Serpentine Airfield. Setting these goals gave me the resilience and motivation to achieve my best, helping to get through university and giving opportunities and skills to benefit me in everyday life. Now after holding my RPL for 4 months, my new goal is a Private Pilot’s Licence. Setting short-term goals is what I find most rewarding as the pressure doesn’t get too much to handle. I can enjoy my licence and stay focused on what really matters – having fun. I am positive that with the help and support of RACWA staff and motivation from fellow pilots, the sky really is the limit and my current achievements are just the beginning.
Matt Cabala
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A Warm Welcome to our New Members, and Congratulations Achievers
New MembersRyan Ackroyd, Amanda Karhu, Hayden Burgoyne, Shawn Raymon, Gary Jowett, Brooke Ah Shay, Brenna Riley, Alexandra Clift, Connor O’Kill, Grant Young, Neil Ranchhod, Peter Arian, Vassil Balakrishnian, David Reynolds, Chris Spooner
First SoloLiam Bettles, Timothy Bates, Greg Witherow, Aodh McHugh, Mambri KapisaTrent Bosley
RPLLiam Caldwell, Stephen Parker, Alan Wong, Lewis Bree, David Schneiker, James Dreckow, Milos Dragi, Alexis Louizos, Michael Yeates, Robin Clohessy
PPLTrent Spiegl, Ivan Scott, Dale Rayner
CPLRhys Jones, Jarryd Roodt
Night VFR RatingMaxim Kuminov, Angus Wallbank
Multi Engine Class RatingHarrison King, Daniel Le Bron, Zachary Cavanagh
Flight Instructor RatingDaryl Meldrum
Instrument RatingCarley Kounis
Hi Yale and Mike,Thank you so much for your time on Saturday and for supporting
the Young Eagles program once again. Everyone had a great day and I have already received many emails from parents and Young Eagles expressing their gratitude for the opportunity.We appreciate a lot of work is required behind the scenes to enable the tour of the aircraft and Movement Control, please pass on our thanks to all involved.Kind regards,
Marco.
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An Adventure with FCIThe adventure started with the first leg from Jandakot to Kalgoorlie. The
Pacwa C172 Foxtrot Charlie India was on its way to get a new paint job. A specialist painter in Gympie Queensland was our destination. Captain Nicole
Stoddart and Second Officer Robert Kirby from the Police Aero Club were behind the controls. “We stopped in Kalgoorlie to refuel” said Nicole “and stayed overnight at the Nullabour motel.” The original flight plan was to get to Caiguna but that was interrupted because of bad weather, and that was only day one. “Day two we flew from Nullabour to Ceduna to refuel” said Nicole “then to Broken Hill to refuel again and to Goondiwindi before last light. We flew through three states in one day – how many people can say they’ve done that?” The last leg saw the intrepid travelers fly Goondiwindi to Gympie, arriving mid-morning to drop the aircraft off.“The plane transfer took 3 days and I logged 19.4 hours altogether” said Nicole, “it was an amazing opportunity, something I’ve never been given the chance to do before.” Nicole recommends that anyone give flying your in own backyard a go “It’s a good test of skills especially flight and fuel planning.” Other than the obvious flying, Nicole believes the best part was the sunsets –“ there are some unforgettable and unimaginable landscapes in our country, flying yourself is by far the best way to travel.” The adventure was all worth it, to wrap up the expedition, Nicole, Rob and their new friend Hubert from Gympie sat on the hangar floor, ate hamburgers and discussed potential new paint schemes for FCI. “A couple of A330 Captains from Cathay Pacific flew in while we were picking out colours” said Nicole “You never know who you’ll meet on the hangar floor in the middle of Gympie.” Nicole is currently looking into a new career as a design consultant for Cathay Pacific.
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The SwampUsed by permission of Gary Clark www.swamp.com.au
Club Captain's Cornerand just enjoy having the occasional night flight, come and get your annual fix.The plans are underway for the Kulin Bush Races trip in October. Register your interest and I’ll keep you updated by SMS. We have also started planning for WALAC. This year it’s going to be at Northam. The Northam Aero Club will host WALAC this year on the 22nd of October. They have the local council on board and it looks like being another great event. Get involved either as a competitor or a volunteer. There are plenty of jobs to be done and it will be a great day of flying and a terrific night celebrating the winners and enjoying the weekend.Before all that though we’ve got the Patron’s Dinner. Our Patron and Governor of WA, Kerry Sanderson will be joining us at the Club on the 27th of July. This will be a most prestigious event so get in early to secure your tickets and don’t miss out.We’ve got plenty to look forward to this year, get the most out of your membership by making use of the Members' Benefits Scheme and get involved in club activities. See you at the bar on Friday. Happy Landings
Craig Hensley #6844, Club Captain
G’day Members,It’s been another busy month but
that’s Easter for you. I hope everyone had as good a time as I have. It was a great Bun Run and that was just getting started.
The Racwa Team is off to ALAC this month and we wish them good luck and safe flying. It’s great to see Michael Stenson getting on board and going across. Especially with the team being a tad depleted with Rod Garnaut unavailable. We’ll have to make up for it next year mate. So good luck to Jim Di Menna, Sylvia Byers and Michael Stenson in Toowoomba. Have a great time and bring back the cup.We have the Trilogy of Night Comps starting up next month and these are always very popular. Keep your Thursday nights free - the first one is on May 5th. It’s a great way to put your toe in the water and try your hand at Night Flying. If you’re thinking about getting a Night Rating come along and give it a go. Or if you’re like me
Two blind pilots - both are wearing dark glasses, one is using a guide dog, and the other is tapping his way along the aisle with a cane. Nervous laughter
spreads through the cabin, but the men enter the cockpit, the door closes, and the engines start up. The passengers begin glancing nervously around, searching for some sign that this is just a little practical joke. None is forthcoming. The plane moves faster and faster down the runway and the people sitting in the window seats realise they're headed straight for the water at the edge of the airport.
As it begins to look as though the plane will plough in to the water, panicked screams fill the cabin. At that moment, the plane lifts smoothly into the air. The passengers relax and laugh a little sheepishly, and soon all retreat into their magazines, secure in the knowledge that the plane is in good hands. In the cockpit, one of the blind pilots turns to the other and says, "Ya know, Bob, one of these days, they're gonna scream too late and we're all gonna die."
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Wyalkatchem FLY-IN & Sausage Sizzle An invitation to pilots and aviation buffs to visit Wyalkatchem for the day or weekend. Our last fly in saw a variety of aircraft visit for the day (including the 1935 Stinson VH-UXL). No formal flying program, but plenty of opportunity for aviation, meeting friends, sight-seeing and chatting to the locals.
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The Topic of the Aviation Workshop held on Tuesday 15th
March was changed from ADS-B to Performance-based Navigation. It was therefore highly technical and really of limited interest to the average PPL holder. It mainly referred to IFR procedures above 10,000’ – feeing such aircraft from the necessity to fly strictly from one fixed point on the ground to another.A heads-up to VFR pilots was contained in the information presented by
Mr Ed Williams from Navigation Planning branch of AirServices Australia: the planned withdrawal of Non-Directional Beacons (NDB) facilities. From 26th May the number of NDBs will be reduced – including Jandakot, Ballidu, Pingelly and Rottnest Island, beloved of Night VFR training days. So the ADF receiver in our aircraft will be rendered of little use. The rationale behind these decisions is part of the ‘Alphabet soup’ – GNSS, NRP, and of course ADS-B. What it means of course is that aerial navigation responsibility
is being removed largely from ground-based equipment into aircraft-borne. The crew will at any point in time be aware of their position in space through a combination of satellite and inertial guidance equipment. This will allow for example, the ability to use the prevailing winds and jet-stream in the upper atmosphere. Advantages conferred will include reduced flight-times and therefore also fuel burn and exhaust-emissions. The shortest journey between two points is no longer the straightest line joining them! The crew will also be aware of the presence of other potentially conflicting aircraft via their ADS-B equipment. Mr Williams’ presentation was followed by one from Ms Elizabeth Heba from the Bureau of Meteorology who foreshadowed changes to the AIRMET format from November. A graphical presentation will also be provided.In summary the changes will mean replacement of the TTF services by a TAF every three hours instead of the present six. Effectively there will be two weather forecasts – below 10,000’ and above, including the prevailing wind forecasts – which ties in nicely with the ifr/vfr division.New equipment will be installed to augment these services including Ceilometers and Vismeters at new locations and a remote sensed lightning network to incorporate thunderstorm alerts in Aerodrome weather reports. Webcams will also be installed at a number of locations. 3 new wheatbelt radars will also be acquired.
Jim Campbell
