Murrayfield Matters

Happy New Year, 2020 is finally behind us. Looking forward to see what the new year will bring. We have had a few first solos here at Murrayfield so far in 2021.

Starting with Evan Eivers, our first, first solo here at Murrayfield for 2021. On the 23rd January after months of working hard, he partook of his first solo circuit. Flying on your own for the first time is certainly an achievement in itself. Some even learning to fly before having a driver’s licence.

Michael Kluczniak, is one such young pilot. After working hard during the year, facing lockdowns and poor weather, he achieved his first solo on the 27th of January. Another young pilot, Jack Burgess also achieved his first solo on his 15th birthday, making him one of the youngest solo pilots on the 9th of February.

Congratulations to all who have reached a milestone these last couple of months. We hope to see more pictures on our notice board in the months to come. On the 19th of January we were visited by a group from Alziemer’s WA for a lovely morning tea and to check out the aircraft. This is the second year running they have come to visit the airfield. We hope to see them again next year.

Looking ahead for April next Club Competitions are on Sunday 11th April. It will be a 3 circuit currency competition. Come along and test out your skills. After scorching months with temperatures in the high 30s (sometimes low 40s), we look forward to the weather cooling down before the winter rains return.

Flour Bombing Competition By Mick Harcourt

The Multi Club event on Sunday 14th March at Murrayfield was a huge success. We had 18 people take part in the competition, of which 7 were Mustang Owners Club WA (MOCWA) members.

Our club volunteers did a sterling job feeding 52 hungry pilots at breakfast!

I would like to thank you all for a wonderful “Club” oriented event! The hard work you all put in really made the day what it was, and helped to promote such great relations between not only MOCWA but the representatives from Northam Aero Club, too.

Instructors Lou Langford, Fransua Grobler and Michael Sonneman worked tirelessly to keep the “sausage machine” in fine fettle (with constant feeding by Russell) and they deserve a special mention here.

One participant who had never flown before in a light aircraft was initially unsure, however on the return after the actual flight, they were ecstatic, enjoying the experience immensely and full of praise for the instructor/bomb aimer!

All together a great morning and thanks again for all your expertise and help!