Hi Sport Aircraft Club Members, The biennial Avalon Airshow has just finished and it seems that those who attended including myself were happy and enjoyed the event. Regular and free shuttle buses between camping the Avalon East landing ground and the airshow made … Read More
Hi Members, Hope you all had a great Christmas break and are ready to fly into 2015. Amongst other events your council is organising a fly in to Antechamber Bay on Kangaroo Island with lunch at Chapman River Wines on Sunday … Read More
Great News!!! Early December we received notification from the Sir Ross and Sir Keith Fund that our application for the Fund to pay for instrumentation in the aircraft the club had been successful and will provide $8000 for a basic glass cockpit. This … Read More
Since my last report in September great things have been happening. Three newly built aircraft have taken to the air. Congratulations to Jim Scritchley RV8, Tony Richardson Sonex and Peter Bakker Sonex. More details and photos are on the website. At the October meeting … Read More
Dr Brett Gooden gave an interesting and informative talk about the development of the space suit at the September meeting. His extensive knowledge and the polished presentation gave an intriguing look at the problems of space travel and the support of … Read More
The August monthly meeting attracted a large audience as Bevan Anderson, the founder of Avplan flight software, gave an interesting and informative presentation detailing this great pilot aid. Bevan was able to answer even the most intricate questions off the … Read More
On the 20th July around 25 members and visitors of Sport Aircraft Club flew and drove to the Monarto Gliding Museum and airstrip to take a look at the history of gliding as preserved by Emilis Prelgauskas the owner of this private collection and museum. It … Read More
Great news ! – the second wing of the club build Sonex is now complete and the fuselage is well under way. Great to see a consistent build team at Dr Dans and more visitors over the last month. An official workshop … Read More
Hi, Sport Aircraft Club members, New event – all-weather fly or drive Sport Aircraft Club event for Sunday 20th July visiting the Soaring Museum at Monarto details on the calendar. I encourage all members to plan to attend – drive or fly. The Lockleys bowling club announced … Read More
April has been a busy month with the Naracoorte fly away taking a group of avid flyers to the South East of South Australia where the Naracoorte Aeroclub put on an Angus steak BBQ on arrival. Free time Saturday afternoon allowed members to walk … Read More
