On Saturday 22nd May the club held a BBQ at the Windsock Lounge at Murray Bridge Airfield. A perfect day weather-wise which attracted some two dozen participants but more importantly 6 aircraft flew in. John Siebert arrived in his RV4, Greg Robertson in his Nynja and Peter Bakker in his Sonex, still looking brand new…
For those of you keeping an eye on the media it would be hard not to notice last week’s celebrations of the RAAF Centenary. There have been several events already this year and more to come throughout this year but the main celebration occurred in Canberra on March 31st under clear blue skies. There was…
Our first club meeting for 2021 at the Public Schools Club enjoyed a very good turnout with over 40 members and guests present. A minor change to our normal PSC format from now on is to remain in the dining room for the main meeting after the meal finishes. This is to avoid the club…
The holidays are over and I do hope everyone had an enjoyable break. Not being able to do any overseas travel for some time, nor for the foreseeable future, I decided to splash out on another aircraft instead. I am now the proud owner of a 1952 model ex RAF, DHC-1 Chipmunk. I spent considerable…
Last week saw our Christmas Dinner event held at the Public Schools club. It almost didn’t happen, being a victim of the hastily called 6 day COVID lockdown. Having officially cancelled the event, it was then reinstated 48 hours later when the lockdown was shortened.I would like to thank the 43 attendees who committed to…
After being postponed for more than 8 weeks the workshop visit to Nigel Steel-Scott’s vintage car collection went ahead on October 31st. Heavy rain in the Adelaide hills in the days prior to the event threatened to turn Nigel’s property into a quagmire, but it dried out just enough so visitors were able to bring…
Last month our meeting reverted back to our early 2019 venue at the Public Schools Club. Whilst there were still social distancing issues to deal with, it was like welcoming back an old friend. The ability to start with drinks in the bar, eat in the dining room and conduct the meeting proper in a…
It has been an interesting month for club activities. At our last meeting at the Feathers Hotel we reached the room capacity of 24 and several people had to be turned away. I am not aware of this happening at any time previously in our club history. I approached management at the Feathers Hotel to…
The relaxing of COVID19 requirements saw an improvement in the turnout for last month’s club meeting where 20 attended. Hopefully everyone will continue to do the right thing so we don’t repeat the debacle happening in Victoria. Regarding club meetings, we are now having our meals as well as the formal meeting in the Dalton…
It seems as if we have weathered the worst of COVID-19 and can look forward to our lives getting back to some sort of “normal”. It remains to be seen what our new normal will look like. Just this week pubs and restaurants are reopening with conditions applied, and as a result I am able…
