Membership of the club continues to grow and it is great to meet new members and hear their interests and passions in the aviation world. Since my last report the club aircraft building project has gone ahead with payment for the airframe kit and delivery expected in November 2013. Chris Dearden has been refining and enhancing the…
At our last meeting on the 14th of August we were pleased to introduce a new member Mr Andrew Chown. Membership to the Sport aircraft Club has now increased by about 10% this year. Survey results for the club project to build a Sonex aircraft were around 95% in favour, so the deposit for the airframe…
The recent vote by club members resulted in 95% approval for purchasing the clubs Sonex kit. Steve Nelson ordered the kit while he was at AirVenture this year. Sonex Aircraft have provided a 10% educational discount for the kit. We expect the kit to arrive mid November. Please check the Club Building Project page for…
The 10th July meeting was well attended and most peoplle enjoyed the pre meeting meal provided by the Lockley’s bowling club. In order for the meals to remain viable the Lockleys Bowling Club has announced an increase in the price from $12 to $15. This is the only price increase since we have been holding…
At the June 13th meeting members and one visitor, Richard MacDonald, were welcomed. The meeting erupted in applause at the announcement of the 1st flight of Morrie Hoy’s Lancair 360. A great effort to produce an immaculate aircraft. Photos on the home page. The grin on his face tells it all. Steve Biele presented a short video…
The May club meeting had a good attendance and most of the members enjoyed the preceding meal at the Lockleys bowling club. Pauline Crawford and John Dennis were welcomed as new members. Pauline’s aircraft is a Foxbat which is now hangared in the club-owned hanger at Murray Bridge. (There is space in the hangar for another small…
Don has received this letter from Martin Ongley offering a special deal on AOPA membership Dear Mr Don Fraser, I am writing to you as the SAAA National President to advise you of a special deal that has been established on your behalf with the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association of Australia – AOPA. AOPA…
The April club meeting was a well attended event: Don Fraser reported on the building of Dean Wallace’s RV building project in Queensland (Dean a former club member who moved to Queensland and is building an Vans RV 12). Don showed how the roller door from is garage door accidently damaged a wing to such…
In February and March we have seen a number of aviation events and club activities. The major club event being a fly in- the Beachport weekend, organised by Andre Mielke, where around 10 aircraft flew to Lake George and landed on the dry lake which is near Beachport in the South East of South Australia….
Over the last year our club has organised and run some interesting flying events, heard from a wide range of speakers, attended a number of workshop visits and enjoyed some social outings. This year we would like to continue on the same theme and to do that we need members who are willing to contribute…
