Dave & Liz head to Deni

Dave and Liz headed off to Deniliquin in the Sportstar for a cup of tea.
Eddie's youngest son Lachlan tried his hand at flying the Jabiru for the first time and reckons he will be back for more lessons.

Graham and Glenda's new toy

Graham who is a part owner of the DG 600 called in today with his new aircraft; Twin Comanche VH-PBH. She is almost as old as Graham, but much better looking!

Also today John from Deniliquin flew his first Solo in the Jabiru J-160c

Congratulations. Well done John!

Hisashi Niwa Check out his April visit Website

Hisashi from Japan was here in April to convert his gliding and power licences to an Australian Recreational licence. After conversion Hisashi spent a lot of flying time touring all the places he had flown over in a glider in previous years Check out all the places he visited on his website!

http://www.geocities.jp/niwa327komaki/wz_airplane/C3_1.htm#2

News Flash 7th May

Student pilot, Peter flew solo today!

Peter started his glider flight training on the 18th of April. Congratulations Peter, from all at SportAviation.

Condor first flight 29th April

What a day! The highlight of April was the official launching of the vintage glider Condor. Restored to its former glory by Mike and vintage glider enthusiasts.

A brilliant day saw Eddie in the tug and Ingo flying the Condor. They put on a spectacular display for the crowds below. There where many local and Japanese vintage glider enthusiasts gathered to watch.

Other vintage glider flying on the day included Ken in the Slingsby, Leigh in the Grunau Baby and Jenny in the KA6.


A spectacular dinner was held at SportAviation the evening prior. Mr. Tanokura (a prominent Tokyo restaurateur) cooked traditional Japanese fare for the Japanese and Australian guests. The evening culminated in a "magic show" performed by Mr. Mori from Japan.

Tuesday evening saw an end to a wonderful day with a BBQ held at the Murray Border Flying Club.

ANZAC Weekend 25-27th April

Hi again,

Well another great weekend. A busy time for both gliding and ultra lights!

A mixed bag weather wise, beautiful Friday and Saturday and a bit of cloud and welcome rain on Sunday. The good days had glorious cumulus clouds and thermals up to 6000'.

During the previous week Eddie had put new tyres on his car but it obviously didn't like the pampering because this week the engine blew up! Fortunately Terry arrived in the Sonnerex and he and Laurel flew back to Shepparton where Laurel drove Terry's car back for Eddie to borrow. A big thank you to both of them.

Eddie and Richard had the Blanik and IS28 out with budding glider pilots Helena and Malcolm. Malcolm has previous power flying experience and had a suprise weekend of flying for Helena. They both did several hours of flying and had great time.

Tim was towing in the Maule and Bob and Peter both had good flights of 2 hours or so.

The next day Richard took Nicole for a trip in the Sports Star. The weather started closing in so they arrived back earlier than anticipated.

Regular, Dave has combined both gliding and ultra-lighting recently. After soaring in his glider Dave then jumps in the Sports Star. " It's great to be able to do both in the one day" he says.

When the weather was not so good Tim, Laurel and Graham each took the Maule for a fly. There where smiles all round.

Peter and Ginny dropped in to see what was going on. Peter was looking enviously at the people going flying. I wonder what was going through his mind! It was good to see them around.

Tim and Laurel hosted an evening BBQ at which Tim cooked a chicken in the camp oven over a camp fire - Chicken, a drink or three, delicious!

It was great to see Neil, Glenda and Graham, Nicole and Richard, Bob and Peter. A very enjoyable time.

Thanks for coming everyone.

Hangar News 18th April

Hi Everyone,

The good news for April is that the "U" hangar has been completed and is in use. It works very well and makes the business of getting aircraft in and out quick and easy. Well done to all involved in the construction.

The bad news... All spaces have been allocated and are already occupied! I don't think the paint had even dried! Contact Eddie or Cheryl if you would like to go on the waiting list.

New hangar pictures

Here are a few photo's of the new hangar nearing completion. As you can see the gliders fit very well and there is no need for a " hangar shuffle" in order to get them out. There are doors along each side so there is access to the two rows of gliders. This allows for unrestricted access and fast entry and exit.

Easter

What a fantastic Easter!! We got to try out the new U-Hangar this weekend and it only took 15 minutes to get 5 gliders out and to the launch point!! Excellent flying conditions on Fri and Sat. Olav from Germany joined Ray, Greg, David, Tim, Richard, Chris and Ingo for some great soaring. Once again Bill did a great job with towing. Earlier in the week Peter from Lasham UK called in for a visit. Thanks to Chef Tim the BBQ's each evening were delicious!! Just amazing what can be done with a can of beer and a chicken - Yum!!

Nicole and Laurel are also becoming well renowned for their expert salad making skills.

It is so enjoyable sitting under the stars enjoying the company of wonderful friends. Thanks to Hanna for her terrific photos. Happy Easter to all our friends all over the world!!

05 March 2008

Having a good time

Ken and his aero modelling friends. Ken is about to head off on a climb to 8000' during the passage of the cold front.