8th September

Llong time between blogs!

Our maintenance week went very well, we all had a good time, and got quite a bit of glider maintenance done at the same time. If we do it again next year I am sure we will be better at it! We need to include the trailers, winch and buggy in the program for maintenance week too - also the club cars

The Grob and the Puchatek now have fresh form 2s, and Ian Sawell has manufactured a new wing walker for the Jantar, and also welded up one of the luggage racks on a bike. The wheel brake now works properly on the Grob - but save it for outlandings!The LS7's form 2 was completed, but a major defect was noticed, which means it has had to go to Temora to have the bearing on the inboard left airbrake arm replaced. We prepared the underside of the fuselage which was badly scored for repainting, and also found a leak in one of the pitot sources.

One of the things that made the week so successful was the catering done by Wendy Medlicott and Marga Tilley. Those of us doing maintenance didn't have to worry about cooking at the end of the day, and eating together made it very social. No fights over kitchen space either! Thanks to everyone that attended.

Tom Gilbert has replaced the bearing, closed up the hole, and fixed the leak in the pitot source (inside the fin) but the painting is not yet complete - takes a while to cure in winter. However he said it should be ready to return to service next weekend - however I won't be able to collect it next weekend as we have the Tuggies Ball and AGM going on. It should be ready to fly when it comes back.

Todd Clark has been doing work on the Tug at Tamworth with Vic as his offsider, and we are hoping it will be back here sometime this week. The old generator has been replaced with an alternator, which has involved changes to the electrical wiring.

4 private gliders got their form 2 done as well as the club ones, and I managed to get the Mosquito rigged and installed in its new hangar. Not test flown yet though.

We have been flying on the winch from time to time, but it has been fairly quiet at the club. The LS6 is out of the air at present - I am working on on it as best I can, with telephone assistance from Ray Tilley. Two very rainy days enabled me to finish the Puchatek canopy cover, and make a new one for the LS6. Please look after them!

Robin has been at the club wielding the lawnmower and whipper snipper - the clover is really starting to get going. We need to spray some roundup along the edges of the bitumen runway to kill the weeds that are springing up there.

Just about to go and launch Harry on the winch today - cus are popping at its looking good!

Jenny