Friday, April 22, 2011

Gerry's first glider flight

Lovely to meet Gerry (above) who really enjoyed his first glider flight in GVY

Yuko (above) and (below) with Eddie has now headed home to Japan after some cross country training. He hopes to come back to SportAviation later in the year. We are looking forward to his return visit.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Congratulations Jake - First solo EuroFox

A big congratulations to Jake (above) who achieved his first solo flight in the EuroFox today.

Jake's family (above) turned out to wish him well on his first solo.

Phil (above) tried his hand at mastering aerotow. Phil normally winch launches at his club in Gippsland

Greg (above) had a great time with Rolf in GVY

Yuko (above) enjoyed flying in the LS4 this afternoon.

Friday, April 15, 2011

Welcome Yuko


Some pics of Yuko (above & below) with Eddie in the Janus CT. Yuko finally got to go soaring yesterday after three days of rain. Yuko & Eddie flew 230km with cumulus at 5000 feet. Yuko experienced the thrill of long glides and not much circling.


Sunday, April 3, 2011

Congratulations Jake!!

Talia (above) experienced her first glider flight with Rolf in GVY yesterday.

Stuart (above) with Rolf and Frank (camera shy) had a great time soaring in GVY and discovering the world from above.

Congratulations to Jake (above) - a proud recipient of an Air Services Australia & Recreational Aviation Australia Giving Young Flyers Training Support (GYFTS) grant

Earlier in the week Dad, Philip (seated) and son Lachlan both took to the skies with Eddie in the EuroFox

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

RAAF 90 years fly in at Tocumwal

A total of 58 aircraft descended on Tocumwal to commemorate the 90th year of the Royal Australian Air force
Overflow aircraft parked at SportAviation
Spitfire, Mustang, Hudson bomber, DC3 and many other classic RAAF aircraft, Later the RAAF Roulettes team put on a spectacular aerobatic display
Taildraggers lined up on the lawn
Jake managed to cadge a ride in the Nung Chung!

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Eddies' cousins visit


Yesterday Eddie took his two cousins for a fly around Tocumwal in the EuroFox Nick above and Ray from Moyhu, Eddies' home town!

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Ben has a great time in the IS28

Ben above in the IS28 and below with Eddie had a great first time gliding experience




Pictured above are Mr Minoru Kubota, Ken, Hiroko, Yogi & Junzo at a dinner party in December 2010. Thanks Yogi for the lovely photo.

After the catastrophic events in Japan it was wonderful to hear from Ken & Yogi. We at SportAviation have our dear Japanese friends constantly in our thoughts and prayers during this tragic time

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Go Golfing & Gliding



Golfers, Peter (top) with Rolf, Paul & Alan (middle) and Chris (above) with Eddie enjoyed some Autumn soaring after playing a few holes of golf this morning

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Jabiru Rotec Water Cooled Heads program complete

Eddie (above) on holiday in Bright enjoying a beer

Terry & Ralph (above) took to the skies in the Janus C Turbo

Ross (above) enjoyed instruction in the EuroFox late today

Terry Ryan and Liam Watt both extremely happy with the completion of the test flight program for the Rotec water cooled heads on Terry's 6 cylinder 3300 Jabiru. The program commenced in December 2010.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Congratulations Reinout!!

Great photo of Liam (above) just enjoying the moment

Fantastic to see John & Lee (above with Reinout, Ed & Liam) call in for an overnight stay in the Caravan Park.

Congratulations to Reinout (above) who achieved his tail dragger endorsement in the EuroFox

Always paperwork to complete first (above with Ed & Cheryl) then all smiles (below)

Reinout hopes to head down to Tocumwal again in the future