Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre Fly-In

The Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre will be holding a fly in at Nhill Aerodrome on Saturday 20th October from 12.00noon to 4.00pm.

It is expected that a variety of displays will be organised during the afternoon. Pilots and crew remaining in Nhill overnight will be welcome to a dinner with a guest speaker on Saturday evening.
Persons wishing to register their interest and obtain more information should email admin@nhillaviationheritagecentre.com.au

The Horsham Flying Club will be at Nhill for the whole weekend and on the Sunday will be providing Trial Instructional Flights in both gliders and RAA aircraft. We will be taking both Jabiru's with the Twin Astir being towed by the J230 and the Janus motoring to Nhill. The Nhill Aero club has kindly made their facilities available to us on the Sunday.

Members should contact Steve Schneider (0427 315 845 or srschneider@gmail.com) about options for staying over on Saturday night and attending the dinner on Saturday evening.

New Committee Elected

At the Annual General meeting held last weekend a new coommittee of management was appointed for the year 2012/2013.

President - Arnold Niewand (0429 857 275)
Vice President - Michael Hogan (0409 028 895)
Secretary - Steve Schneider (0427 315 845)
Treasurer - Wayne Jackson (0419 570 928)
Committee - Michael Sudholz (0417 585 747)
Committee- Phil Colquhoun (0447 506 100)
Committee - Ziggy Kusiak
Committee - Marta Najfeld
GFA Chairman of Instructors - Peter Weissenfeld (0419 137 129)
RAA Instructor - Mark Griffin (0427 887 311)
Public Officer - Michael Hogan (0409 028 895)

Annual Dinner

The club will hold it's Annual Dinner at Moe's Mexican Bar and Grill, 108 - 110 Firebrace Street, Horsham from 6.30pm for 7.00pm on Saturday September 1st.  If you are planning on attending please get your name and the numbers attending to Arnold Niewand as soon as possible. Arnold's phone number is 0429 857 275. The venue has a private room upstairs that can comfortably seat 36 people. The menu caters for more than just Mexican.

Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting will be held in our clubrooms, Saturday 11th August 2012 at 7.30 pm.  Lorelle has offered to prepare an evening meal, commencing around 6.00 pm.  It is very important for catering that you let her know in advance if you plan to attend by calling her on 03 53823 833 or writing names and numbers on the clubroom white board.

Happy farmers and a not so happy PW

For the last week or so the weather at Horsham has been pretty crook. Good for the farming community, but not so good for PW. A number of students have had to have their lessons canceled due to rain or high winds. PW needs his students flying so he can a fund his up coming trip to Darwin in early August.

A Jabiru engine being worked on

Who would think, a Jabiru engine being worked on. Well really just a check of the electrical systems to make sure the generator is up to speed and putting out a good charge. And it is.

Starting the 230

Recently we have had some issues starting the 230. But after a lot of work by Phil and some helpful advice and guidance from Cliff Banks the Old Girl is starting first go. President Arnold would like to thank Phil for all his efforts.

Oil for the Jabiru's

Just remainder about oil to use in the two Jabiru's. The 230 uses mineral oil and the 120 W100 plus. These are two different oils. So use the oils that are stored behind the seats in each aircraft.

Maintenance form and landings

Following on from an RAA ops inspection a number of record keeping requirements were recommended. We now have a maintainable sheet to record any major or minor defects with the Jabiru's. We are also required to record the number of landings each aircraft do. For further information get in touch with Peter Weissenfeld.

The new Horsham tug

Here's a photo of the "new" prop of Ziggy's Pacer. Hopefully it will tow better than the old prop. The revs might be a bit higher. So go easy on the throttle Marta.