Club Captain’s Report Hi All
Jandakot Comp on Sunday 28th March, with Breakfast from Hopefully you’ve received this 0830, then briefing for the copy and we are getting ready comp, a Flapless, Glide Approach at 0915. This comp is for the Rottnest Bun Run this year. The last couple of years designed to give you practice in the event of not only an enwe didn’t make it, what with gine failure, but electrical failbad weather one year and ure too! It’s a tricky one and a COVID the next! great way to practise and hone However, we look set to have a those skills that are hopefully never needed! virtual ‘armada’ of aircraft heading to Quokka-ville and The breakfast will again be we still have room for more! performed by messrs Ivan and The rule is – COME CASHED Justin and hopefully will prove as popular this month as it was UP, please! We donate (the last month…..there are two waived) Landing Fees to RFDS, and this year it will be a points worth noting: Please register for breakcash donation of $60 per airfast with reception, or mycraft, but wait there’s more… self There are raffles with a variety You don’t have to have a go in the Comp to come of prizes to be held prior to and and enjoy a get together on the day to help bolster the with fellow Members amount we collect for this worthy cause, so we’ll be asking On 10th April, Serpentine Airyou to dig deep, but not too field are hosting a Torana Car deep! Club day and have invited At the time of writing, there ap- RACWA to join in the fun and pear to be no C172s available, spectacle – which may kick on a tad late, so there is an offer but still plenty of C152s – so book your aircraft, don’t forget to hang around and not have to drive or fly home late! I’ll post to arrange for life vests and we’ll see you at the briefing on the times for this event in a TT Good Friday 2nd April at 0815, weekly update, or email me for for important information on the more information. execution of this event. The next day, 11th April is a currency Comp at Murrayfield, The Royal Aero Club of WA, would like to thank both Janda- starting with breakfast at 0830, kot Airport Holdings (JAH) and then briefing at 0915. Let me Rottnest Island Authority (RIA) explain we have, in our Comps, usually two nonfor their generosity in waiving the Landing Fees at both Jan- instructors that are able to fly with current, ‘medicalled’ RPL dakot and Rottnest. pilots and higher. Sometimes when you are getting close to Oh, and don’t forget to let us your 90 days, but not past, you know how many (6 packs) of can get your currency back by buns you require, prior to the flying with these guys. If you event! are out of hours (beyond 90 days), then we have an instrucPrior to the Bun Run is the tor available to fly with you and TARMAC TOPICS
By Mick Harcourt providing your medical is up to date, you’ll be set for some more solo flights. There are some other circumstances that we are going to confirm as being ok and again, I’ll get the information in the weekly TT update prior to the comp. I can’t make any promises yet, but mid April we may be taking a trip to WhiteGum Farm, just the other side of York as well as in the near future a sojourn to Wheeler Army Airfield. Flying Committee members Vaughan Emery and Anthony Buckley are in the process of teeing up a “one dayer” to either or both of these locations. When you think about it, there’s only another two months before the start of the Night Challenges at the beginning of May and if you have never experienced this, then you’re in for a treat. All I can say is that we may need to extend the Gregorian Calendar another couple of months to fit everything in! Safe and happy flying!
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