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A hot day with light variable winds that took a fair while to get going.  However, to make up for the late start thermals to… Read More »Flying Sunday 7 February 2010

A fine, sunny and busy day on field that started with a host of maintenance action on the Motor Falke and winch drogues. A new… Read More »Flying Saturday 6 February 2010

Congratulations to Hugh Round who went solo.Awesome stuff, well done! Congratulations also to Anne Philcox who took WVA cross-country and achieved approximately 240 km.

Sunday started a bit blustery with winds 15-20 kts straight down runway 23. There were a number of trainees, annual checks and AEFs to fly… Read More »Flying Sunday 17 January 2010

The forecast was for the day to start early, go late and go high. Only Derek Spencer and Igor were present on field so Igor… Read More »Flying Sunday 11 January 2010

It was extremely hot. Most of the morning was spent sorting out aircraft. WVA was rigged and KRO had it’s tyre changed. Operatiosn started in… Read More »Flying Saturday 9 January 2010

A fairly warm day on field (~40 deg) but with strong dust devils and (to the east) cumulus clouds to mark the thermals. We had… Read More »Flying Wednesday 30 December 2009

A fix it day. Anthony started work on KRO with a view to finding out why it has a short battery life (ie the radio… Read More »Ops Saturday 19 December 2009

Tom Wilksch had some check flights. Richard Berry and Michael Munchenberg did some training flights with Mark Newton and Greg had some solo flights. Derek… Read More »Flying Sunday 13 December 2009

Redmond and Derek stopped at an Auto store on the way up to get a 5 litre jerry can (and then 5 litres of unleaded… Read More »Flying Saturday 12 December 2009