Hello and welcome to the first Plane Paper news-sheet for 2026. I trust that everyone had an enjoyable Christmas and New Year break with family and friends. Our programme for the year commences with our gathering at the West Adelaide Football Club for our dinner meeting on Wednesday the 11th of February. Unfortunately, our scheduled…
Our Christmas dinner was enjoyed by a large number of members with their family and friends. A huge thank you to all involved in preparing and running the event. Also, many congratulations to Chris Dearden for his award of a Certificate of Appreciation for his outstanding IT support over many years. Thank you Chris. As…
Our visit to Woodside airstrip on Friday the 10th of October was well attended, and we visited Jim McDowell’s and Jim Whaley’s hangars. The weather forecast was for gusty winds so most of us drove up to Woodside. Thank you to Secretary Barry Windle for arranging the visit and for arranging the lunch venue. The…
We had superb weather for the club visit to Loxton on the 12th and 13th of September. Our hosts David and Sherri Pocock arranged a fantastic visit that included a trip to Renmark to have a look at a recently constructed Pietenpol Air Camper. Secretary Barry Windell was busy over the weekend signing up new…
Thank you to everyone that attended our RFDS fundraiser at Murray Bridge on the 23rd of August. We are making a donation of $256 to the RFDS – thanks to Councillor Greg Holland for coordinating this important charity event. Keeping with the BBQ theme, our next Bunnings fundraiser is on Saturday the 18th of October….
A number of our members are now returning from the Oshkosh 2025 EAA Air Venture airshow – we look forward to hearing about their adventures and travels at the next gathering on Wednesday the 13th of August at the West Adelaide Football Club. Please note there is no need to book in for this meeting….
Our fly-in to Eleanor Downs station at Vivonne Bay Kangaroo Island was a great success. Perfect flying weather saw 6 aircraft and 10 members overnight at the station. Our tourist activities included walking on the beach, a visit to Parndana and a tour of a new micro-brewery. Our hosts, the Trethewey’s, really looked after us…
Our fly away activities saw a lot of members away from Adelaide, and as a consequence the May meeting was cancelled due to a lack of numbers. The Club Safari was a great success and we will learn about the adventures at the June meeting. Separately, two Van’s RV aircraft travelled to Queensland for the…
Welcome to Autumn and excellent weather for light aeroplane flying. We have a number of opportunities for fly-ins in the coming weeks – please note these below as well as on our website. Thank you to everyone who attended the February meeting for participating in our membership survey. We are sifting through your comments and…
Welcome to 2025 and the year of the snake! I trust that everyone had an enjoyable festive season and got to go flying – the weather has certainly been generally conducive to VFR flights but the recent very hot weather and smoke has proved challenging. Last December’s RFDS fund raising BBQ at Murray Bridge aerodrome…
