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 this museum was originally on our itinerary for the Club Flyaway in April which we…
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 Australia on our planned departure day of April 14th. First stop was going to be…
Anzac Day Fly Past pictures now on the web here.
Photos and report now available here
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 a gorgeous 100 year old hotel consisting of a dome, 60 meters in diameter and…
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 few others were getting close, he pulled out another 27min flight in the last round…
Steve Nelson (Australian Team Manager) Reporting on the F1D World Championships from West Baden Springs Hotel, Indiana. Interesting conditions today. Snow outside. Severe updrafts and downdrafts inside. Some of the best models were just under the ceiling 30 meters up and on the ground 30 seconds later having hit a downdraft. Cold steel roof and…
The minutes for the 2018 AGM are now available on the website under About>AGM Minutes or click here. Presidents report is included.
