Oshkosh, the biggest aviation spectacle on earth has just concluded and by all accounts, one of the best ever. Some aviation folk from Adelaide attended this year so I am hopeful we will get a first hand report at next … Read More
A quieter time of year aviationwise but there are still some lovely flying days to be found between the cold front activity passing through SA. Indeed it is a perfect time of year to consider flying north to the outback … Read More
A few items to report on this month. I have just returned from a 2 week interstate driving holiday where I visited several aviation museums around South Eastern Australia including the RAAF Museum at Point Cook, Victoria. You may recall … Read More
Last month we held the club Fly Victoria event visiting various destinations around Victoria. There were four aircraft and eight people involved. It was not a very auspicious start with the first of the severe winter fronts arriving over southern … Read More
Australian Team Manager Steve Nelson reports on the 2018 international F1D event, hosted this year by the AMA in West Baden Springs, Indiana USA from 19-22 March. Click here to see the report.
The Kingscote Men’s Shed located on Kangaroo Island was asked by the wife of the late John Turner of Emu Bay, to remove and on sell the Jodel D11 aircraft project which John had partially completed. Click here for details
I have just returned from a short trip to West Baden, USA where I was involved in the World Championships for free flight indoor duration model aircraft. A unique experience on two counts. Firstly, the venue was the atrium of … Read More
Steve Nelson (Australian Team Manager) Reporting on the F1D World Championships from West Baden Springs Hotel, Indiana. Eventual winner was Brett Sanborn (US). He had a 27min flight on Wednesday and was the one to beat. But just when a … Read More
