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TARMAC 
THE
CLUB NIGHT:
VENUE:
President – Anton Lawrence kirstant@orcon.co.nz
or 8136404 (home), 021 354998
Chief Flying Instructor - Chris Todd. c.t@clear.net.nz,
or 8385448 (home), 021
414694
Instructor – Anton Lawrence. Contact details as above.
Instructor – Peter Cole 4424257
(home) 027 222096 (work) peter.cole@northpower.com
Vice President – Andrew Guyan
Committee- Peter Cole, David Fandam, Bob Syron, Lloyd Renwick, Chris Todd,
Esmond Bunning, Richard Kennard
Chief Safety Officer - Peter Cole.
Contact details as above.
Pikes Point
Airpark Board ARMAC Reps - Jon Farmer jk.farmer@xtra.co.nz, Vern Booth, Andrew
Guy
Secretary - Martyn Seay mseay@middlemore.co.nz,
or 8452152 (home)
Treasurer – Russell Jones
5273430 (work/home)
Editor – Martin Watson blue.sky@xtra.co.nz 0274 990 430 or 479 4974 (home)
NOTE THAT WE NOW MEET ON THE
SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH.
Since the December report a lot has happened,
The slab in Jim Lyver’s hangar has been poured and is now covered in microlights. Many thanks to all those who helped. The next phase will be to erect the club hangar.
The club Bantam is finally back with us and is better and brighter than ever before. Steve Williamson had the pleasure of the first training flight in the new plane and now he’s begging for more.
I’ve spent a bit more time doing up the club website www.armac.info. We now have a ‘pilot’ page with several spreadsheets to help with cross country planning and running of the club aircraft. The ‘operations’ page has some images of the approaches to both vectors and the ‘learn to fly’ page has a nice photo of the seriously rejuvenated Bantam. The main page will be updated with club meeting dates and other important information.
Geoff Green of Free Flight has also moved his operation from Silverdale to Mercer; now all he has to do is find some room. This should be of great help to us for small repairs and maintenance. Geoff will build a small sail loft and has tube drilling and bending gear along with wire crimping gear.
At the next meeting we will show a short DVD on flying through controlled airspace so please all come along.
The AGM will be on the 8th March; those who are on the current committee have been there for some time and several, including me, feel the time is right to move on. We will need a new president, treasurer and editor at least; if you feel you could fill any of these roles please consider it seriously.
Anton
FORTHCOMING EVENTS:
Our
AGM on 8th March
- MARK YOUR DIARIES
NOW!! And think SERIOUSLY about the
Club’s need for a new president, treasure and editor.
And,
thanks to Brian Millett …
* NMC
Landing fees have been waived for the weekend and after handing in your free registration you will be given a local information pack which will include details of motels etc.
Please Note:
Early notification
and/or registration of your intention to attend would be appreciated
Registration forms may be downloaded from http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/skypilot/documents.html
Completed forms may be faxed to 09 4208425 anytime or scanned and emailed to:skypilot@paradise.net.nz
before
Camping and other facilities will be available at the airfield although quite a few may prefer to stay at one of the nearby motels. A bunkhouse with a limited number of beds is available for those who are flying in and have constrained baggage space. (You will need to bring your own bedding/sleeping bag.)
For those who can bring your own mattress as well as bedding, an inflatable would be fine, there’s plenty of floor space in one of the bunkrooms for you
An instant hot water shower may be operating by opening day but be prepared for cold water ablutions if necessary.
Great fellowship, plus a range of social
flying includes flights to the nearby coastal area and beaches. On Saturday a
brief local NAVEX is planned, with a spot landing to conclude the exercise on
return.
Briefing at
Drivers: Approx 3 km from the
Pilots: Please take the time to look at the AIP information as all circuits are to the north of the airfield to avoid the town’s populated area. ie. 07 LH and 25 RH. Note that a mandatory left turn is required on reaching the river after takeoff from 07.
Listen on 119.1 for active runway, and don’t be afraid to ask if in doubt. Phone 09 420 8010
http://www.aip.net.nz/pdf/NZPI.pdf
Volunteer pilots and aircraft wanted please Several members of the Warkworth branch of the New Zealand Air Force Association will be attending at Parakai. They have been invited to come along and be taken for a flight in a microlight and many are really looking forward to this.
Anyone who is willing to take one of these ex and post wartime pilots and crew up for a flight, and it doesn’t have to be a microlight, will give them something special to remember for the rest of their days. Please help us to make this fantastic opportunity become a reality for them.
The following sponsors have contributed to
make this a truly inexpensive and enjoyable weekend of fun, fellowship, and
flying.
Parakai Airfield - Aeroware - Aerosport Aviation (Zenair) - Aerovision A22 - Alpi Aviation - NZ Aviation News - Sport Aviation Corp - Tecnam (NZ) Ltd - North Shore Airpark/Pauanui
Developments.
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October 1996. From the President (Gordon Swan). …On my pet subject, it looks like at long last the toilet block will be started and we will soon have toilet facilities added to the clubrooms. This is very good news as we have all been holding on for a long time.
AGM – 1998. The Bigfoot award went to Jazzy Lopez for his
spectacular flipping of his
August 2001 ‘The Northland Fly-in’ by Anton Lawrence.
The fly-in at
I arrived by car at 8.00 and it was still
very cold. Some hardy souls who had arrived the day before were scraping the
ice off their wings prior to the first flight of the day. I very slowly rigged
up the Raven which was kept in
None the less, about 20 to 25 planes turned up, including three Technams, two Cessna 180s, two trikes, more Bantams than you could shake a stick at, plus several other aircraft of various makes and models. Alex McNab was seen to do about 500 take offs and landings in his latest Bantam; very proud he was. Steve Roda had the fan on his 503 come loose but was able to get down before the pistons outgrew the cylinders. Giovanni had supplied a small tanker for fuel which he and Logan proceeded to use up as fast as they could, taking all and sundry for rides. If this effort didn’t convert several to the faith, then nothing will.
Lunch was more a feast and at $7.00 was by far the best value in town. With soup and sausages and pie and cake, tummies were soon full and warmed ready for more flying.
Denis Smith and I went for a fly out to the
west coast and back in the Raven, but the wind had picked up a bit from the
North making the coast nice and bumpy. I don’t think Denis liked it much as he
was quick to point back to
After lunch I towed Geoff Green in his hang-glider up to 4000’ in Guntrum’s Wizard trike. It was very cold at this height but also very smooth. It took Geoff about 15 minutes to get down.
We did another tow which demonstrated the weak link. But it would have been better if it had not been above the power lines (22,000 volts). Fortunately, the rope fell between them and was easily recovered. The pilot made it safely back to the strip. Discretion became the better part of valour, so that part of the show was curtailed.
There was a dinner held at the local pub but a previous engagement meant that I was unable to attend. By all accounts, it was a great night out.
The next day proved to be quite windy and so the flying was finished early and a planned fly-in to Kaipara Flats was abandoned. This was not before Alex and I had a quick flight around the block in his Bantam.
There was a lot of other flying done on the Saturday by many other pilots but I was doing so much myself, it was hard to keep up.
This is the second year
Thanks,
(It’s now a well-established annual event
– as per Forthcoming Events above – Ed.)
An Australian rugby
fan, a South African rugby fan and a New Zealand rugby fan are all in Arabia,
sharing a smuggled crate of booze when, all of a sudden, Saudi police rush in
and arrest them. The mere possession of alcohol is a severe offence in
However, after many months and with the help of very good lawyers, they were
able to successfully appeal their sentences down to life imprisonment. By a
stroke of luck, it was a Saudi national holiday the day their trial finished,
and the extremely benevolent Sheikh decided they could be released after
receiving just 20 lashes each of the whip.
As they were preparing for their punishment, the Sheikh announced: "It's
my most beautiful wife's birthday today, and she has asked me to allow each of
you one wish before your whipping."
The South African was
first in line. He thought for a while and then said: "Please tie a pillow
to my back." This was done, but the pillow only lasted 10 lashes before
the whip went through. When the punishment was
done he had to be carried away, bleeding and crying with pain (as they do).
The Australian was next up. After watching the South African, he asked for
two pillows, but even these could only take 15 lashes before the whip went
through again and the Aussie was soon led away whimpering loudly (as they
do).
The New Zealander was the last one up, but before he could say
anything, the Sheikh turned to him and said:
"You are from a most beautiful part of the world and your culture,
especially your microlighting ability, is one of the
finest in the world. For this, you may have two wishes!"
"Thank you, your Most Royal and Merciful Highness", the New Zealander
replied. "In recognition of your kindness, my first wish is that you give
me not 20 lashes but 100 lashes."
"Not only are you an honourable, handsome and
powerful man, you are also very brave – a typical New Zealander", the
Sheikh said with an admiring look on his face. "If 100 lashes is what you
desire, then so be it. And what is your second wish"?
"Tie the Aussie to my back."
(Oh dear – I hope this doesn’t start race riots at Bondi… Ed)
A city boy,
Rodney, moved to the country and bought a donkey from an old farmer for $100.
The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day.
The next day the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry son, but I have some bad
news, the donkey died."
Rodney replied, "Well then, just give me my money back." The farmer
said, "Can't do that. I went and spent it already." Rodney said,
"OK then, at least give me the donkey."
The farmer asked, "What ya gonna
do with him?" Rodney, "I'm going to raffle him off."
Farmer, "You can't raffle off a dead donkey!"
Rodney, "Sure I can. Watch me. I just won't tell anybody he is dead."
A month later the farmer met up with Rodney and asked, "What happened with
that dead donkey?"
Rodney, "I raffled him off, I sold 500 tickets at
two dollars a piece and made a profit of $900.
Farmer, "Didn't anyone complain?"
Rodney, "Just the guy who won. So I gave him his
two dollars back."
Rodney grew up and eventually became the chairman of HIH, FAI and OneTel
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