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Try Elders - http://www.eldersweather.com.au Put in your postcode (choose your suburb) Below the 7 day forecast is an option of 28 day forecast for the area (and 12 month rainfall prediction) Disclaimer 28 day rainfall predictions and general weather outlook. Sue

I have updated the CASA AvSafety Seminars in the Events Calendar - there are now 76 of the original 82 sites. Towns that have missed a gig are - Ballina, Moree, Inverell, Glen Innis, Longreach and the ACT. Dates have also changed, some by only a day, some like Maryborough by a week and some like Kununurra a month. TBA indicates that a venue has not been finalised - Aero Clubs are encouraged to contact CASA to host a Seminar. To see each listing go to the EVENTS tab and select Weekly or Monthly view and click on the date. These are listed in alphabetical order, post #1 has them in their old date order, this listing has the new dates as at 21st March 2014. Aldinga SA May 6, 2014 TBA Alice Springs NT May 14, 2014 TBA Archerfield QLD May 6, 2014 TBA Armidale NSW Apr 30, 2014 The Armidale Aero Club Ayers Rock NT May 15, 2014 TBA Bairnsdale VIC Jun 19, 2014 TBA Bankstown NSW Apr 16, 2014 Bankstown District Sports Club Broome WA Mar 27, 2014 Mercure Broome Bundaberg QLD Apr 10, 2014 Bundaberg Aero Club Caboolture QLD Jun 10, 2014 TBA Cairns QLD Jun 18, 2014 TBA Camden NSW Apr 15, 2014 Camden Valley Inn Cessnock NSW May 29, 2014 TBA Coffs Harbour NSW Mar 20, 2014 Coffs Harbour Aero Club Cowra NSW Jun 19, 2014 TBA Darwin NT Jun 24, 2014 TBA Deniliquin NSW Mar 25, 2014 Deniliquin RSL Derby WA Mar 25, 2014 Spinifex Hotel Devonport TAS Apr 2, 2014 Edgewater Hotel Dubbo NSW May 20, 2014 TBA Geraldton WA May 28, 2014 TBA Gold Coast QLD May 7, 2014 TBA Goolwa SA May 29, 2014 TBA Gove NT Apr 2, 2014 Walkabout Lodge Griffith NSW Jun 11, 2014 TBA Gympie QLD May 28, 2014 TBA Hervey Bay QLD Apr 9, 2014 Hervey Bay Aero Club Hobart TAS May 14, 2014 TBA Horn Island QLD Jun 19, 2014 TBA Jandakot WA Apr 9, 2014 Royal Aero Club of WA Kalgoorlie WA May 9, 2014 TBA Karratha WA Jun 18, 2014 TBA Kingaroy QLD May 27, 2014 TBA Kununurra WA Jun 25, 2014 TBA Latrobe Valley VIC Jun 18, 2014 TBA Launceston TAS May 12, 2014 TBA Lilydale VIC Apr 23, 2014 York on Lilydale Mackay QLD Jun 24, 2014 TBA Maryborough QLD Apr 8, 2014 Maryborough Aero Club Merimbula NSW Apr 23, 2014 Club Sapphire Mildura VIC Jun 18, 2014 TBA Moorabbin VIC Apr 10, 2014 Dingley International Hotel Moruya NSW Apr 22, 2014 Moruya Aero Club Mudgee NSW Apr 10, 2014 Mudgee Aero Club Parafield SA May 8, 2014 TBA Parkes NSW Jun 18, 2014 TBA Point Cook VIC Mar 20, 2014 RMIT Flight Training Centre Redcliffe QLD May 8, 2014 TBA Richmond NSW Apr 29, 2014 The Richmond Club Scone NSW May 28, 2014 TBA Shepparton VIC May 29, 2014 TBA Tamworth NSW Apr 29, 2014 Tamworth Aero Club Toowoomba QLD Jun 11, 2014 TBA Townsville QLD Mar 25, 2014 Metropole Hotel Tyabb VIC May 1, 2014 TBA Wagga NSW Jun 12, 2014 TBA Warrnambool VIC Jun 26, 2014 TBA Wollongong NSW May 13, 2014 TBA

Cessna 182 Association of Australia are holding their Autumn fly-in at Renmark SA, Friday to Sunday. www.cessna182.org.au Join us for this fun event. We have two similar events for Autumn and Spring each year, we have weekend fly-ins to far flung places of interest throughout Australia. Our members love to share their flying experiences.

To check up coming events - Go to the EVENTS tab, click on either Up Coming Events for a list of events, dates and locations, or Monthly View to look at what's on each day (including birthdays). I try to keep it up to date and have been cross posting to the Trips/Events/Spare Seats forum. I ran a poll on that forum about how much to cross post - of the few who voted, most wanted events on both the Events Calendar and the Trips forum. Sue

It is listed here: Events Calendar: Centenary of Military Aviation Air Show http://www.recreationalflying.com/events/centenary-of-military-aviation-air-show.136/ General forum here http://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/centenary-of-military-aviation-airshow-whos-going.113032/#post-410926 Sue

The steam plane has been discussed in two previous threads - here's what I said on one of them: Go to Wikipedia and search for "Steam Aircraft". There is a good article there with a lot of references to the Besler steam aircraft. Scroll down to the bottom to find useful links to further information. What's missing is the critique on the design and the reasons it never went past a prototype. According to the 1930's article the engine weighed 180lb. (81kg) and it could do 400 miles on 10 gallons (38 litres) burning fuel oil at 800F (but didn't say how much). A condenser reclaimed the steam, cooling it to be reintroduced to the water tank, claiming 80-90% efficiency. One article claimed the Beslers were aiming for 100% reclamation "where upon they could remain aloft indefinitely." Journalists were clueless back then too! Another article said the engine was 500lb (225kg). There are a number of newspaper archive sites which have contemporary reports, but most appear to be of the "media release" variety - the Yanks being good at publicity. I guess the problems were the fear of sharing the craft with fire, fuel & boiling water and the logistics of including extra weight required for steam generation vs the internal combustion engine. They were also working on a steam driven car. Sue

Aviation Trader page 5 - Cessna 162 Skycatcher. Work available $139,000 + GST = 152,900 Aus Find a plane 34 C162's for sale in US Dollars - $84,000 - $139,000 Not cheap Sue

******Announcing the 2014 Aviation Book Fair at the Australian National Aviation Museum ****** 10am - 5pm 22 and 23 March $5 entry (includes access to the Museum, members free) Hundreds and Hundreds of books, magazines, photos posters, DVD and videos, some models and even a few other bits of memorabilia. Many things on super sale, grab a bargain or few! All Aviation related (also some military related) www.aarg.com.au & https://www.facebook.com/moorabbinairmuseum

Hastings District Flying Club - www.hdfc.com.au Port Macquarie Fly-In and Fly & Spy Saturday 22nd March 2014 Hastings District Flying Club invites all aviators to gather in beautiful Port Macquarie for a weekend of aviation fun and fellowship. On Saturday interested aircrew are invited to participate in our Fly & Spy fun observation trial or simply soak up the friendly club atmosphere. Fly and Spy involves teams answering questions as they fly a set course in the local area and does not involve difficult navigation. There is $600 in prize money on offer as well as the dreaded Cabbage. Food and drink will be available throughout the day. A welcome/ presentation dinner will be held in the clubhouse Saturday night. The aim is to promote aviation activity and fellowship in the Hastings area. So fly in for a day or the weekend. Just fly in and have an enjoyable time. This event is proudly supported by the Port Macquarie &�� Hastings Council. For further details and to go on the mailing list contact Rod Davison at [email protected] or phone 0419632477.

Royal Aero Club of WA The monthly competition for March at Murrayfield will be a practise forced landing. Practise Forced Landings are potentially one of the best safety procedures for a pilot to have under their wings. It's time to sharpen up our skills. Always a good event to have a go at - BBQ breakfast from 08:30. Briefing at 09:00.

Register at:- http://www.womenofaviationweek.org/rsvp/bathurst/ Celebrating - Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week:- Enjoy: Free Flights in Light Aircraft and Gliders (Please Register) BBQ & Sausage Sizzle Discounted Trial Instructional Flights Discounted Tigermoth Joy Flights Discounted L39 Jet rides Hangar & Aircraft Tours Aircraft & Glider Static Displays Education Sessions Aviation Careers Information PLUS Lots of give aways and prizes to be won

Registration here:- http://www.womenofaviationweek.org/rsvp/bansktown/ Australia is participating for the FIRST TIME in this wonderful volunteer GLOBAL aviation event! Come and help share with us the joy of aviation to women and girls in our state. Support this global outreach initiative and put AUSTRALIA on the GLOBAL MAP for the first time! There will be static aircraft displays, TIF's and Gliders, Education sessions, talk to pilots, instructors, Aircraft Mechanics and much much more! FOOD and drinks, parking and prizes to be won. Register to attend an help Australia get recognised. Free Entry Trial flights available BBQ lunches Presentations Giveaways Past female Alumni of our school available for more insight in the world of Aviation

Hastings District Flying Club - http://www.hdfc.com.au/ Fly/drive into Camden Haven airfield for the day or weekend. $10 BBQ lunch provided on Saturday. Bring camping gear if staying overnight. Camping & two cabins available. Dinner and breakfast own arrangements. All welcome.

It is in the Events Calendar:- Centenary of Military Aviation Air Show Start Date: Mar 1, 2014 01:00 PM End Date: Mar 2, 2014 01:00 PM Time zone: Australia/Sydney +11:00 EST Location: RAAF Museum Point Cook, Victoria The Centenary of Military Aviation 2014 Air Show is proudly presented by the Royal Australian Air Force at RAAF Base Williams, Point Cook, over the weekend of 1 & 2 March 2014, to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the first military flight at Point Cook on 1 March 1914. Entry is by pre-paid ticketing which will be available from December 2013. Please refer back to this website for further details in the coming weeks. http://www.airforce.gov.au/raafmuseum/

Vale Col Rodgers AOPA Members, Col Rodgers our Treasurer and a Board Director passed away Thursday afternoon 30/01/14 at the Sands hospital. This is a very sad day for AOPA and for me personally, I regarded Col as a close friend and a trusted mentor. Col recruited me to the AOPA board, he then nominated me as President and supported me through a very difficult period when our office was in disarray and our finances borderline. We turned AOPA around and Col as treasurer deserved a great deal of the credit for that turn around. I could always rely on Col's advice. he was a straight talker, told you what he thought and bore no malice if you disagreed, above all Col was an Aviator in the true sense of the word. I will miss him, AOPA will miss him and GA will miss him, but his legacy will live on in the AOPA of today, a vastly better organisation than the one that Col took the reigns of, during his time as President. There is not much more to say other than Col fought the cancer that took his life, right to the end, he was always positive planning ahead and keeping tabs on AOPA's finances and policy right up until Wednesday, the day before he passed away. This is indicative of the stature of the man that Col was, never a quitter, a man of courage and dedicated to AOPA and GA. I am glad that Jeff Muller our vice President and I were able to visit him at the hospital on Thursday 23 /1/14 to present his "Life membership Award" and spend a little time with him. His passing was unexpected, I guess we were all hoping that Col would beat the cancer because he was so positive, sadly that was not the case; Vale Col Rodgers. There is a celebration of Col's life taking place at All Saints Church, Hunters Hill, NSW on Wednesday 05 February 2014 @ 11am, followed by a wake @ 1pm at Hunters Hill Bowling Club for those wishing to pay their respects Phillip Reiss President AOPA Australia

Happy 10th Birthday Rec Fly! Thank you Ian

I have put approx 120 events in the Events Calendar (under the Events Tab). These can also be cross posted to the Trips/Events/Spare Seats forum, however I haven't been doing this. I have about 500 more to go - so I am asking what you prefer. The advantage of cross posting to the Forum (Trips/Events) is that the events are searchable (Calendar is not at present), and people can post responses. The down side is these Events will also turn up on "What's New" as I enter them. Anyone can post an Event, in either the Calendar and/or Trips/Events Forum. I am doing it to keep RecFly as up to date and as useful a resource as possible for Aviators. If I have posted an event and you would like changes/updates, contact me. As a First Class member I have rights to edit my post long after ordinary members, so I can keep things up to date. Alternatively you can post your own version, and set up your own RSVPs. Over to you - what do YOU want? Sue PS - by Monthly Meets I mean things like Angelfield Fly-in Breakfast every xth someday of the month. Campaigns - for example CASA offering AvSafety seminars in 50 locations.

It is indeed Pacific Haven, Qld -25.23999, 152.54349 An airport with lots of friendly residents between Maryborough / Hervey Bay and Bundaberg. Explaining the cryptic clue : Why firstly Park Air Craft at this Peaceful Sanctuary if not an Airpark Y (first letter of) P A C Peaceful = Pacific, Sanctuary = Haven The clue is 'Airpark' or airport = YPAC Pacific Haven. Who's up next? Sue

Yes, it is an Airpark. Clues:- 1. Qld with runways 02 / 20. Now a cryptic clue: 2. Why firstly Park Air Craft at this Peaceful Sanctuary if not an Airpark Sue (Cryptic crossword lover)

CASA have just announced the next Certification Flight Testing Seminar for Adelaide for 19/20 November 2014. Further details on the Events calendar. Sue

Hi Richard My first in a Drifter was with a cowboy who took me down low chasing the roos, clipping the tree tops He was also a Commercial pilot and ended up losing his licence and all for pushing the envelope too far and too often in GA. Next was with a friend trying to perfect his spot landing technique. I was watching the ground and dropping a little chalk dust where the wheels touched, so he could get confident & judge distances etc. Great fun. Wait till it all becomes second nature and then you will enjoy the ride. Always good to have experience in other "types" My regret is never actually having flown a Drifter. Sue

Welcome Hairy one! Lots of Drifter Drivers here. Tell us about your first flight ... loved it? Sue

Here's one - Qld 02/20

Overview The Certification Flight Testing Seminar aims to acquaint participants with the flight requirements associated with the aircraft type certification process. Included is a general review of this certification process and a description of the flight test techniques and procedures pertinent to an applicable airworthiness standard. The flight safety aspects associated with certification test flying are emphasised. Target Audience CASA Engineering and Operational Staff Aviation Industry Pilots, Engineering Staff and Managers involved in the Aircraft Type Certification Process Duration 1 ½ Days 26/27 Feb 14 Brisbane* CASA Offices, Brisbane Airport * Date and venue to be confirmed. Costs The seminar is free of charge. Morning and afternoon tea provided. Bookings Places are limited. Please email [email protected] for a reservation.

A range of AWPA Awards, Trophies & Scholarships for 2014 are closing 31 January. Open to male & female, non-members & members - check the eligibility criteria & the application forms:- http://www.awpa.org.au/scholarships-and-awards-2/scholarships-and-awards-2014-debs All the best! AWPA = Australian Women Pilots' Association Sue