Coventry Aeroplane Club, Rowley Road, Coventry CV3 4FR Tel: 02476 301428 Fax: 02476 306417 e: [email protected] w: https://www.covaero.com
Members’Newsletter TheNewsletterofCoventryAeroplaneClub Issue5.Feb2019
We’vebeenhardatworkpreparingfor2019’sGrandFlyingChallengetocelebrate87yearsofCoventryAeroClubbytryingtolandawayat87locationstoraisemoneyforAerobility.Tomakesureeveryonecangetinvolvedandjustincasetheweatherisn’tcooperative,wehavenowdecidedtoexpandthechallengetorunoverJuneandJulyandnameit“theJuFlyChallenge”.
We’rereallypleasedtoconfirmthatmorethan25airfieldshavealreadypledgedafreelandingtoCoventryAeroClubmembersforaland-awayleg.Afulllistofalllocationsisavailableonhttps://tinyurl.com/cacsummerchallengemap2019.Pleaseemailvicechair@covaero.comwithyourdetailsifyou’dliketoregistertoflytooneormoreofthelocations.
SpecialmentiongoesouttoDeenethorpewhohavenotonlypromisedunlimitedlandings,butafreecupofteaandcakewhenyougetthere;amazinglyDeenethorpewillalsobecontributingallthelandingdonationstheyreceiveinJunetothecause.
Wearecurrentlyplanningopen-dayeventsincludingclubsocialBBQ’sontheweekendsof29/30Juneand27/28July(dependingondemandandtheweather).There’salotofworktodotoprepareandrunthechallengeso,amongstotherthings,we’recurrentlylookingforhelpto:
-administerthechallenge-createadvertisinggraphics-liaisewithairfields-managesocialmediapromotions-sourceattractionsfortheopenday-setupandmantheopendays
Ofcourse,wealsowantyou,ourmembers,togetinvolvedandflytosomeofthedestinations!Ifyouhaveanyideastomakeitevenbetter,orthinkyoucanhelpinanyway,[email protected].
Coventry Aeroplane Club, Rowley Road, Coventry CV3 4FR Tel: 02476 301428 Fax: 02476 306417 e: [email protected] w: https://www.covaero.com
Water Leak Causes Substantial Damage As many of you will know, the club premises suffered substantial damage over the weekend of 26/27th January due to a water leak in the upstairs kitchen. The damage affected all areas of the club with the exception of the hangar. The FSM offices were so badly affected that they have had to temporarily move upstairs and the café will remain closed for the time being.We are working hard to get everything reinstated as soon as possible.
Apart from the café, we are back to full operation with all flying activities are going ahead. We’d like to thank all of those members and visitors (including the Airport Fire Service) who helped us mop up over the weekend. Below are some pictures of the damage…..
Coventry Aeroplane Club, Rowley Road, Coventry CV3 4FR Tel: 02476 301428 Fax: 02476 306417 e: [email protected] w: https://www.covaero.com
Annual Club Dinner 2018
TheannualclubdinnerwhichtookplaceatCoventryGolfClubon30thNovember2018wasattendedbyover60members. Thefollowingawardsweremade:-
President’s Cup - Wes SimpsonHL Johnson Trophy - Ben WalkerHM Woodhams Trophy - Stuart BrownJJ Parkes Cup - Neil Hedges and Rowan SmithRoger Webb Memorial Trophy- William DunderdaleMidland Daily Telegraph Challenge Trophy - Daniel Abadi, Anthony Ryan and Stefan WinkvistCoventry Evening Telegraph Trophy - Jack RyanNew Mac Trophy - Thomas Hayward
The hotly contested paper plane throwing competition was won by Anthony Ryan although special mention must go to David Ramirez’s plane which “gave birth” to baby aeroplane twins whilst airborne!
Backrow(LtoR):StefanWinkvist,MarkDunderdale,SimonLogan,JackRyan,JasPannu,DanielAbadi,LaurenTilsley,WillDunderdale,AnthonyRyan
FrontRow:NeilHedges,BenWalker,RowanSmith,WesleySimpson
Coventry Aeroplane Club, Rowley Road, Coventry CV3 4FR Tel: 02476 301428 Fax: 02476 306417 e: [email protected] w: https://www.covaero.com
Club Flyouts 2019 Ourmonthlyfly-outschedulehasalsobeenworkingonapace.We’vetriedtoalternatebetweenweekendandweekdayflyoutstomakesureeveryonehasachancetojoinin.Thesefly-outsareagreatwaytomeetmembers,visitnewlocationsandmakenewfriends;they’realsoanexcellentwayfornewly-qualifiedandstudentmemberstogainexperienceinasafe,enjoyablelow-stressway.Ifyou’dliketojoinusonanyoftheseevents,[email protected].
Date LocationTue12March Goodwood
TBDApril VisittoMETOffice(LandingatExeter)Limitedplaces. Firstcomefirstserved(Bookingrequired)
Fri17thMay Bembridge,IoW.LunchatCrab&Lobster&IceCreamonthecliffs
Sun2ndJune ForncettSteamMuseum(LandingatOldBuckenham) http://www.forncettsteammuseum.co.uk/
Thu-Fri6th-7thJune NormandyD-DayCelebrations(Deauville)
Saturday13thJuly Breighton30thAnniversaryCelebrations
Tue13thAugust BatemanBrewerytour(landatSkegness)https://www.bateman.co.uk
Sat21stSeptember UptonCoalChippy(landingatSturgate) http://www.uptonchippy.co.uk/
Wed9thOctober Kemble
Changes to Café and Kitchen Areas
Thedamagecausedbytherecentwaterleakmeansthethecafé&kitchenareaswillhavetoundergosomerenovationandmaynotbeavailableatalltimes.Toensurethatmembersandvisitorscanalwaysgetadrink,wehavemovedthebean-to-cupcoffeemachinedownstairsandthepriceofalldrinkshasbeenreducedto50p
Coventry Aeroplane Club, Rowley Road, Coventry CV3 4FR Tel: 02476 301428 Fax: 02476 306417 e: [email protected] w: https://www.covaero.com
….AndfinallyWeaimtoproducethesenewslettersforClubMembersquarterly.
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FlyingAchievementsCongratulationstoBenWalker,WillDunderdale,MarkDunderdale&
DanielAbadiwhocompletedtheir1stsolosin2018andtoJasPannu,
LaurenTilsley,AndrewCarey&SimonLoganpassedtheirPPLskills
tests.
Inaddition,JohannaBalogh(picturedright)completedheriirstsoloin
2019.
Safety….isattheheartofeverythingthatwedo.Ifyouwanttodiscussorreportasafetyissue,[email protected]
CoventryAeroplaneClubisownedbyitsmembers
andrunbyaGeneralCommitteeelectedateach
AGM.Thecommitteemembersarealsodirectorsof
thetwolimitedcompaniesownedbytheclub.
OfVicers
Chair: ClaireLeadbetter
ViceChair: MikeGuppy
Secretary: RowanSmith
Treasurer: NeilHedges
GeneralCommitteemembers
PaulBaker,PeterGibson,KevinLee,StuartRobottom-
Scott,LaurenTilsley,StefanWinkvist.
HeadofTraining/CFI:MarkRawlings
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