›› Events Calendar 2009

Mark Rumble, 36 Westwood Road, Nottingham, NG2 4FU. Tel. 01158 415889 (home) 07795 563985 (mobile), email markrumble@btopenworld.com

 

Auster Fly-in events 2009

This is the first of the Auster events for the year 2009, please put them in your diary.

• 5^th July 2009 Henstridge. In conjunction with the MG owners club of Great Britain, two great Marques meet up, come Saturday night and camp underneath the wing, some drinks, food and a good chat.
• 10^th, 11^th, 12^th July. Romney Street Farm invitation fly-in. This is a PPR and RSVP only fly-in. Please let Paul know your intentions in good time. e-mail pglipman@aol.com
• 9^th August 2009 Auster Fly-in at Popham. Come on Saturday 8^th for camping, chat over dinner and a few drinks.
• 22^nd, 23^rd August 2009 Auster Club fly-in at Tibenham Airfield. www.norfolkglidingclub.com
• 4^th, 5^th, 6^th September LAA National Rally and Fly-in at Sywell - Lets try and make this a big Auster fly event as well.
• 4^th, 5^th, 6^th September“Laboru” (Verviers – Theux, EBTX) Auster Club Fly-In Please let Nicole & Gerard know your intentions. e-mail nicandgee@skynet.be +32 478 66 25
• 18^th, 19^th, 20^th September. Bicester and Turweston weekend fly-in. fly-in to Bicester stay the night on either 18,19 or both if you want enjoy the “Windrushers” hospitality and then on Sunday 20^th fly up to Turweston for the VAC fly-in.
• 3^rd, 4^th October Australia, Auster Rally in conjunction with the AAAA

Keep the Auster flying

This list covers the Fly –ins that may be of particular interest to an Auster Pilot.

It does not constitute an Invitation as such, that is for you to ascertain if you can go to that particular fly-in. The club may or may not provide airfield information on its web pages.

It is your duty as the Pilot in Command to carry out the following duties before flight.

1. Check all relevant Notams. http://www.ais.org.uk
2. Ring the Red Arrows hot line. 0500 354 802 (It is free)
3. Check the weather. http://secure.metoffice.com

• You must have the required maps for the portion of the intended route.
• You should have charts or a description of the airfield, strip you are going to land at.
• If PPR is required you should obtain it by phone before departure.
• If you have never been to the airfield before, whilst getting PPR if required or just for your knowledge talk to the airfield and preferably the owner or a qualified CFI./FI and get a local area, airfield brief.
• Approaching Airfield listen out before getting close, to pick up local weather, gauge how busy it is.
• Know the airfield joining instructions, circuit direction, etc and follow them.
• If it’s a non radio airfield use Safetycom on135.475 and make blind transmissions.

This list is not exhaustive but will aid in making life legal and safer for us all, because as Auster Pilots we like to go to different and sometimes unlicensed an unmonitored strips. If you do please use Safetycom 135.475 to make the calls because it’s scary to see somebody landing the other way on calm days just because you didn’t see them to the last minute and we had not made any radio calls.

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