During August the Club building project moved into high gear with members of the building group completing the polishing and preparing the aircraft for the last workshop visit which was on Sunday 16th August and well attended by members and visitors. The Sonex is now, thanks to Brian Degenhardt of Daytona Signs being fitted with its stripes…
An Examination of Australia’s Response. 2015 Annual Hawke Lecture To be Delivered by Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston AK,AFC (Ret’d) Monday 14 September 2015, Adelaide Town Hall, 128 King William Street, Adelaide. A Malaysian aircraft disappeared on 8 March 2014 without a trace over the Indian Ocean with 239 people aboard. As the area…
A number of members made the pilgrimage to EAA Oshkosh Airventure 2015 last month including Dr Dan Anderson and family, Greg Tabe, Bob Scrymgour, Keith Bennet , John Heather, myself and others whom I may not have caught up with. Great so see so many of our members enjoying the aviation scene so far from home. For those not aware some…
SAAA Chapter 39 (Adelaide) has organised a SAAA Maintenance Procedures Course to be held in Adelaide on the weekend of 11/12 July. The new SAAA National Council has agreed to make the course available to non-members of the SAAA, in the spirit of fostering close relationships between recreational aviation clubs in SA. Consequently, SAAA Chapter…
To All Sport Aircraft Club members, Your Sonex aircraft burst into life last weekend to the cheers and jubilation of the build team. The engine started immediately with Chris Dearden in the cockpit pushing the right buttons. After it ran for a couple of minutes we determined the secondary ignition wasn’t functional. Inserting the missing fuse and…
Hi Sport Aircraft Club members Last weekend the club Sonex workshop visit was well attended by members and others interested in the progress of the club built Sonex aircraft. For those that couldn’t attend the aircraft is now finished in the cabin area and the windscreen is being fitted this week. The fuel system is…
Lynn Jarvis has put together this wonderful tribute to Keith’s aviation activities. Click on the photo to watch the video
Greatly saddened to hear of the passing of Keith Jarvis this week. Keith was well known as a prolific builder and passionate supporter of homebuilt aircraft. He also had an interesting life as a bomber pilot in WW2 and a long career in Air Traffic Control.
Hi Sport Aircraft Club Members, April saw the Loxton Aero Club biennial Fly In -all that attended enjoyed the event. This weekend is the Robe Aviators Giant Fly In -it was a great event last year and well worth attending if you can make it. Progress continues on the Sonex aircraft that is being built by…
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