Another quiet day at Keepit.
Flew home without incident on Saturday, and called in at PG Aviation to see the progress of my Brumby. Now sitting on its undercarriage (tailwheel of course) waiting for installation of instruments before final assembly.
Meanwhile Vic and Ken Flower flew to Armidale in Ken's Grob 109 to get our Callair back. They must have been successful, because its sitting in the hangar now. Its all ready to go. Vic Hatfield, Ken Flower, Chris and Errol Carr and especially Todd Clark have been helping with the work on it to try to keep the costs down. We owe you all a big vote of thanks.
Lots of niggles have been fixed - it should be easier to start now, and the next 100 hourly, which is likely to fall in the middle of the flying season should be a breeze.
On Sunday it appears to have been pretty quiet, but there was one Air Experience Flight, and Al Giles did some instructor training with John Hoye. I believe he is now a fully fledged AEI - great news. Now we just have to hope there's not too much swine flu about so he can come to the club and do some flying.
Flew back to Keepit this morning - bit of excitement on the radio - someone gave a Pan Pan call. Sounded as if their engine was packing up and he was trying to make it to Katoomba. Not a nice area for a forced landing. I didn't hear how it went - I hope they made it OK. Other than that, all quiet. Why is it that I get headwinds on the way home, and headwinds again on the way back?
Harry needs as many volunteers as possible to come out and try the new winch. I would like to be able to use it during a course I am planning to run on 7 September. He says that Thursday and Friday look like being good days. If we get a few takers his is prepared to make the trek up to Keepit from the coast again to get us going on it.
In the meantime, anyone feeling desperate for some aviation can come out and be launched by me, as long as they are current. If you need an AFR, give me some notice so I can arrange a tuggie.
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