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Fly-in Co-ordinators

Rob Cotterill mobile 07792771013 e-mail flyincoordinator@austerclub.org

 

Auster Fly-in events 2009

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

• Auster Club Fly -ins 2010
• 29th to 31st May Auster fly –in to East Kirby VE Day Airshow. E-MAIL flyincoordinator@austerclub.org
• 5th 6th JUNE 2010 Auster fly –in Breighton Fly-in. E-MAIL flyincoordinator@austerclub.org
• 12th JUNE 2010 RAF Brize Norton Families Day. Austers only PPR SLOTS REQUIRED E-MAIL . honsecretary@austerclub.org
• 13th14TH JUNE 2010 RAF Cosford Air Show. Austers only PPR SLOTS REQUIRED E-MAIL . honsecretary@austerclub.org
• 17TH 18TH JULY 2010 Auster fly –in to North Coats Vintage Wings and Wheels flyincoordinator@austerclub.org
• RNAS Culdrose Air Show  28th July 2010 Auster club fly in . honsecretary@austerclub.org
• 7th 8th August 2010 Auster fly - in Popham. flyincoordinator@austerclub.org

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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