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TARMAC TOPICS
Official Publication of the Royal Aero Club of Western Australia (Inc.) January/February 2021
Featuring:
Latest news from Jandakot and Murrayfield
Welcoming New Members and Staff
Celebrating Member Accomplishments
Murrayfield Flour Bombing Challenge
$100 Hamburger Club Night Flying
Royal Aero Club
The Old Flyers Group Luncheon
of Western Australia
Welcome to
our New Club
Patron
Kim Beazley, AC
Members!
Governor of Western Australia
Committee Amy Chetcuti
Avneet Gill
Liam Barr
Lian Kirk
Ray Challen Ben Malden Luke Matthews
President Connor Hunt Oyesanmi Akinwumi
0408 321 262 Craig Sephton Patrick de Rooy
ray@challen.com.au Daniel Bourke Paul Vaile
Daryl Binnin Paul Ware
Bruce Rathbone Dirk Bevilaqua Philip Edwards
Vice President Dominic Roberts Rohan Walsh
0427 004 130 Ed Trindall Roneesha James
rathbone@iinet.net.au Emily Philippe Ross Sadler
Evan Eivers Ruth Dawson
Jim di Menna Fenn Forrester Sean Conway
Treasurer Gareth West Segan Pasalich
0419 434 283 Ivan Londini Agnelli Thomas Brooke
Jim.diMenna@zetta.com.au Jack Burgess Troy King
Javier Aguilar Vanessa Ho Mok
Mick Harcourt Jordan Ryan William Ostrick
Club Captain Joshua Carter William Lloyd
0402 800 862 Justin Stephenson
mickh@iprimus.net.au
Andrew Eldridge
Committee Member
0438 220 703
andrew.eldridge@bigpond.com
Russell Philip
Committee Member
0427 999 261
raphilip@westnet.com.au
Stephen Pearce
Committee Member
spearce@outlook.com.au
Vaughan Emery
Committee Member
0412 923 494
vaughanemery@bigpond.com To download our Members Guide visit our Website
Haydn Vernon
Committee Member
haydn.vernon@gemcorail.com.au
Page 2 TARMAC TOPICSFeatured RACWA
7 Airmanship ADDRESS
David Royans addresses the factors to consider when securing
41 Eagle Drive, Jandakot Airport
the yoke.
Jandakot WA 6164
9 Industry Presentation
Garry Underwood provides real world advice on how to work
both as a pilot and how to specialise as a Skipper. PHONE NUMBERS
Main: 08 9417 0000
10 New Members & Wings Presentation
Welcoming our new members and congratulating those award- Engineering: 08 9417 0050
ed their Wings.
Accounts: 08 9417 0080
15 Remembering Staff and Club Members Murrayfield: 08 9581 6222
We remember former Club Chief Instructor Syd Goddard and
Muzz Buzz: 08 9417 9015
Club Member Stan Schleicher.
Main Fax: 08 9417 0040
Regulars
WEBSITE
4 President’s Editorial
With the new year beginning Ray Challen writes about the influx www.royalaeroclubwa.com.au
of students and his hopes for the coming year. SOCIAL MEDIA
5 Club Captain’s Report Instagram and Facebook:
Easter is fast approaching and the Rottnest Island Hot Cross
@Royalaeroclubwa
Bun Run is coming soon!
EMAIL
8 Murrayfield Matters General Enquiries:
News from Murrayfield including the hugely successful Flour
Bombing Competition. info@royalaeroclubwa.com.au
Accounts:
9 Members Social Events and News
From the $100 Hamburger Club to The Old Flyers Group and accounts@royalaeroclubwa. com.au
more...
Engineering:
12 Congratulating our Achievers maint@royalaeroclubwa.com.au
Congratulations to all our aviators achieving goals from January
to February.
WAAC
Western Australian Aviation College:
08 9417 7733
FOR ADVERTISING & EDITORIAL
Marketing: 08 9417 0000
Marketing@royalaeroclubwa.com.au
Fly to Rottnest Island to buy Hot Cross Buns, and
raise money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service of
Australia. For more information contact Club Captain, Mick
Harcourt on 0402 800 862.
TARMAC TOPICS Page 3President’s Editorial By Ray Challen
Hello Members 2020 has paid off with the club to develop over the next
Western Australian Aviation five years. Not only the ser-
We are now one year into College gaining eligibility for vices that we can offer mem-
COVID and an extended peri- VET Student Loans. This bers, but how we can recap-
od of uncertainty in our work- means that WAAC students ture the essence of a club of
ing, family and recreational can now obtain loans from the passionate aviators. We are
lives. In February we had our Commonwealth Government thinking very broadly about
second lockdown in the Perth to cover the fees for commer- such matters as the amenity
and Peel regions, and the Club cial training. and aesthetic of the club facili-
again closed its doors – fortu- ties; the training and other ser-
nately this time only for a Enrolments in WAAC in Janu- vices we offer to pilots and air-
week. It was very sad to see ary were consequently at their craft owners; and how we can
China Southern Flying College highest level for several years attract a more diverse mem-
cease operations, due in part and there is a strong level of bership and participation, in-
to restrictions on international interest from prospective stu- cluding our families and the
students. As much as we may dents that will see a similarly many community members
sometimes have expressed high intake mid-year. that have an interest in avia-
feigned or real frustration at tion but are not pilots.
indecipherable radio calls from The strong flying results have
some of the students, this col- resulted in an improvement in I look forward to sharing a new
lege was still part of our avia- current financial performance, club vision and strategy with
tion community. and the increased enrolments you in the near future. In the
for WAAC provide a greater meantime, if you have ideas to
Despite all of this, RACWA is degree of commercial certain- contribute to the Committee’s
having a successful year in ty. All of this allows us to turn work, please collar me or an-
both club activities and pilot our minds to the future. other committee member and
training. give us the benefit of your ex-
The Committee is very con- perience and insight.
Flying hours are 10 per cent scious of the perception
ahead of forecast, most nota- amongst many club members Happy and safe flying.
bly in club training and club and the broader community of
flying. Maybe some foregone recreational aviators that
expenditure in overseas holi- RACWA has for some years
days is being redirected into been focused on commercial
recreational flying. training to the detriment of club
spirit, membership and partici-
Indeed, recreational flying pation. This perception has
seems to be having something some justification as for the
of a renaissance and this is past several years there was,
being reflected in increases in by necessity, a commitment of
participation in club flying com- management and financial re-
petitions and events, and the sources to commercial opera-
regular fly ins such as the tions as a means of recovery
monthly Bunbury and Bussel- from a period of relative finan-
ton Breakfasts. Our last New cial difficulty.
Members Welcome (described
on page 12) introduced several We have now, fortunately and
very enthusiastic new recrea- thankfully, emerged from this
tional pilots and their families period and are in a position to
to the club. tackle this situation.
With commercial training, Your Committee will be think-
some very hard work put in by ing hard over the next few
our CEO and his staff during months about how we want the
Ray Challen
Page 4 TARMAC TOPICSClub Captain’s Report By Mick Harcourt
Hi All Jandakot Comp on Sunday providing your medical is up to
28th March, with Breakfast from date, you’ll be set for some
Hopefully you’ve received this 0830, then briefing for the more solo flights. There are
copy and we are getting ready comp, a Flapless, Glide Ap- some other circumstances that
for the Rottnest Bun Run this proach at 0915. This comp is we are going to confirm as be-
year. The last couple of years designed to give you practice ing ok and again, I’ll get the
we didn’t make it, what with in the event of not only an en- information in the weekly TT
bad weather one year and gine failure, but electrical fail- update prior to the comp.
COVID the next! ure too! It’s a tricky one and a
great way to practise and hone I can’t make any promises yet,
However, we look set to have a those skills that are hopefully but mid April we may be taking
virtual ‘armada’ of aircraft never needed! a trip to WhiteGum Farm, just
heading to Quokka-ville and the other side of York as well
we still have room for more! The breakfast will again be as in the near future a sojourn
performed by messrs Ivan and to Wheeler Army Airfield. Fly-
The rule is – COME CASHED Justin and hopefully will prove ing Committee members
UP, please! We donate (the as popular this month as it was Vaughan Emery and Anthony
waived) Landing Fees to last month…..there are two Buckley are in the process of
RFDS, and this year it will be a points worth noting: teeing up a “one dayer” to ei-
cash donation of $60 per air- Please register for break- ther or both of these locations.
craft, but wait there’s more… fast with reception, or my-
self When you think about it,
There are raffles with a variety You don’t have to have a there’s only another two
of prizes to be held prior to and go in the Comp to come months before the start of the
on the day to help bolster the and enjoy a get together Night Challenges at the begin-
amount we collect for this wor- with fellow Members ning of May and if you have
thy cause, so we’ll be asking never experienced this, then
you to dig deep, but not too On 10th April, Serpentine Air- you’re in for a treat.
deep! field are hosting a Torana Car
Club day and have invited All I can say is that we may
At the time of writing, there ap- RACWA to join in the fun and need to extend the Gregorian
pear to be no C172s available, spectacle – which may kick on Calendar another couple of
but still plenty of C152s – so a tad late, so there is an offer months to fit everything in!
book your aircraft, don’t forget to hang around and not have to
to arrange for life vests and drive or fly home late! I’ll post Safe and happy flying!
we’ll see you at the briefing on the times for this event in a TT
Good Friday 2nd April at 0815, weekly update, or email me for
for important information on the more information.
execution of this event.
The next day, 11th April is a
The Royal Aero Club of WA, currency Comp at Murrayfield,
would like to thank both Janda- starting with breakfast at 0830,
kot Airport Holdings (JAH) and then briefing at 0915. Let me
Rottnest Island Authority (RIA) explain we have, in our
for their generosity in waiving Comps, usually two non-
the Landing Fees at both Jan- instructors that are able to fly
dakot and Rottnest. with current, ‘medicalled’ RPL
pilots and higher. Sometimes
Oh, and don’t forget to let us when you are getting close to
know how many (6 packs) of your 90 days, but not past, you
buns you require, prior to the can get your currency back by
event! flying with these guys. If you
are out of hours (beyond 90
Prior to the Bun Run is the days), then we have an instruc-
tor available to fly with you and
Mick Harcourt
TARMAC TOPICS Page 5New Employees The Club has employed three LAMEs to boost our capacity in the hangar. Gig Papa-Adams has taken on the role of Maintenance Manager, to prepare the maintenance section for the significant regulatory changes that CASA has announced. Andrew Van Der Waarden and Sebastian Larralde bring their considerable experience to ensure RACWA air- craft are maintained to the highest standards. Katherine Norman-Murphy is the We farewell Lew Peake who has been in charge of the new Marketing Assistant and the engine shop since 2012. We wish Lew all the best in one responsible for this issue of the challenges he is currently facing. the Magazine. Katherine Norman-Murphy Lew Peake with a present from his friends and colleagues. Page 6 TARMAC TOPICS
Employee News
Congratulations to Henry Brink on the successful comple-
tion of his apprenticeship. Henry has two CASA exams to
complete before he can become a Licensed Aircraft
Maintenance Engineer (LAME).
There is a critical shortage of LAMEs in the industry. The
Club is fully committed to training apprentices to secure
the long-term future of the industry. Unfortunately, many
maintenance organisations, especially the larger airlines,
appear to be reducing their investment in apprentice train-
ing, possibly to reduce costs. This hastens the movement
of trained LAMEs from the club to these larger organisa-
tions. The Club currently has three apprentices/trainees.
Henry Brink
Airmanship By David Royans
Securing Of Aircraft Flight Control
After another spate of broken switch housings force (we want to secure the controls, not
and switch clusters caused by incorrect secur- break anything in the process). The following
ing of the flight controls, it is timely that we should also be considered if the harness in-
have a look at the securing of flight controls in cludes an inertia shoulder strap it is not this
aircraft that do not have a physical locking de- section that should be used to secure the con-
vice (e.g. M20), or as a temporary measure if trols but rather the lap section of the harness.
a locking device is missing.
Ensure the harness, when secured, is not
Aircraft with control locks should always have wrapped around the tip of the control col-
the control lock fitted immediately after shut- umn horn. Particularly as the tip of the
down, if possible before you get out of the pi- horn may house PTT, trim, auto pilot
lot seat. switches etc., either singularly or in a clus-
ter.
For aircraft with no control lock,
the controls are generally secured Be aware this is only an example.
by using the harness to secure the There are many different types of
control column. This can be either aircraft with no locking device and
the left or right hand seat harness. may require different techniques –
The seat should be slid right for- some aircraft have seats that do
ward, the harness extended to its not adjust (the pedals are adjusted
fullest, then fed around the col- instead); some have a stick not a
umn and secured to the buckle, column. There are many varia-
ensuring no twists or knots. The tions. The lesson here is to work
seat should then, if aircraft type out what may cause something to
allows, be slid back and locked break, and then not do that.
into place – without using undue
Seatbelt wrapped around steering wheel
TARMAC TOPICS Page 7Murrayfield Matters By Liz Garcia
Happy New Year, 2020 is final- of January we were visited by
ly behind us. Looking forward a group from Alziemer’s WA
to see what the new year will for a lovely morning tea and to
bring. We have had a few first check out the aircraft. This is
solos here at Murrayfield so far the second year running they
in 2021. have come to visit the airfield.
We hope to see them again
Starting with Evan Eivers, our next year.
first, first solo here at Murray-
field for 2021. On the 23rd Jan- Looking ahead for April next
uary after months of working 27th of January. Another Club Competitions are on Sun-
hard, he partook of his first so-
young pilot, Jack Burgess also day 11th April. It will be a 3 cir-
lo circuit. Flying on your own achieved his first solo on his cuit currency competition.
for the first time is certainly an
15th birthday, making him one Come along and test out your
achievement in itself. Some of the youngest solo pilots on skills. After scorching months
even learning to fly before hav-the 9th of February. with temperatures in the high
ing a driver’s licence. 30s (sometimes low 40s), we
Congratulations to all who look forward to the weather
Michael Kluczniak, is one such have reached a milestone cooling down before the winter
young pilot. After working hard these last couple of months. rains return.
during the year, facing lock- We hope to see more pictures
downs and poor weather, he on our notice board in the
achieved his first solo on the months to come. On the 19th
Flour Bombing Competition By Mick Harcourt
The Multi Club event on Sun- event! The hard work you all serve a special mention here.
day 14th March at Murrayfield put in really made the day what
was a huge success. We had it was, and helped to promote One participant who had never
18 people take part in the com- such great relations between flown before in a light aircraft
petition, of which 7 were Mus- not only MOCWA but the rep- was initially unsure, however
tang Owners Club WA resentatives from Northam on the return after the actual
(MOCWA) members. Aero Club, too. flight, they were ecstatic, enjoy-
ing the experience immensely
Our club volunteers did a ster- Instructors Lou Langford, and full of praise for the in-
ling job feeding 52 hungry pi- Fransua Grobler and Michael structor/bomb aimer!
lots at breakfast! Sonneman worked tirelessly to
keep the “sausage machine” in All together a great morning
I would like to thank you all for fine fettle (with constant feed- and thanks again for all your
a wonderful “Club” oriented ing by Russell) and they de- expertise and help!
Page 8Industry Presentation By Adrian Denny
Garry Underwood from Skippers Aviation
It’s great to see the industry presentations re- to form but could pay dividends for you in
turn for 2021. On Friday, 5th March we had the the future.
pleasure of meeting Garry Underwood, ex- 2. “Don’t turn up to the interview in shorts and
RACWA instructor and now fleet manager and t-shirt!” Seems obvious, however I was sur-
check training captain for Skippers Aviation. prised to hear this has been the case on nu-
merous occasions. First impressions count!
Garry began the presentation by describing 3. Get those ATPLs done as soon as possible,
who Skippers aviation are. For those of you start with the tricky ones so if you land a job,
who don’t already know Skippers are a Perth managing your study time will be easier.
based RPT and Charter company. Founded in
1991 they began with a modest 3 aircraft oper- So, what does it take to be a pilot? Garry listed
ating from the flight centre facility at Perth do- some attributes as a guideline which I believe
mestic airport. Over the years the company has not only apply to aspiring pilots but anyone who
expanded to a fleet of 26 aircraft including Dash wishes to be successful in any career or indeed
8 -100 and 300 series, Fokker 100, Fairchild their personal life:
Metro 23 and Cessna Conquest C441, servic-
ing the Northern Goldfields and Kimberly re- Professionalism
gion. Enthusiasm
Preparation
Presentation
Communication
Organisation
Efficiency
Command decision making
Get networking!
Some encouraging words to hear were that the
industry is already improving. Pilot demand is
increasing and is well on its way to getting back
on its feet. Overall, I felt encouraged and reas-
Garry’s aviation journey commenced 17 years sured that now is a great time to be training.
ago at the age of 33, like many of us with a trial
flight. He elaborated on how he gained his CPL
then moving on to pursue a career in Instruct- The Next Industry Presentation is scheduled
ing, reaching Grade 2. for Friday 28 March
Moving on from instructing, he completed sur-
vey and aircraft relocation work before applying
to Skippers Aviation. He went on to describe
the interview process which consisted of a pan-
el interview and sim work. The panel asked
some technical questions but had more empha-
sis on personal questions to figure out who you
are and how you react to different situations.
He stated they were not looking for perfection
but the ability to improve quickly.
Garry shared a number of tips on succeeding in
the industry.
Cody Roberts receiving his PPL Wings from Garry
1. The aviation industry is small, word gets Underwood
around quickly. Conducting yourself in the
correct manner now is not only a great habit
TARMAC TOPICS Page 9New Members & Wings Presentation
On Sunday 21st February Everything from social activi- The next New Members &
around 55 members, guests ties, monthly Club competi- Wings Event is planned for
and family were welcomed by tions, Fly-ins and national Light Sunday 23rd May at 1500hrs in
Club President Ray Challen, for Aircraft Championships are the Club Members’ Lounge.
our first quarterly “Welcome to among the many activities on
New Members” and Wings offer. All you have to do is join
presentation events for 2021. in!
Also in attendance were our
recent member achievers who For more information on mem-
have reached an outstanding bership, please contact our
milestone by passing either a friendly staff, Club Committee
Recreational Pilot’s Licence or representatives or fellow mem-
a Private Pilot’s Licence. We at bers.
the club both welcome our new
members, and congratulate
those members who were pre-
sented their Wings on the day.
Fellow committee members,
staff and other members also
joined the Club President in
welcoming our newest mem-
bers with a presentation outlin-
ing what the Club is all about
and most importantly, what
new members can look forward
to when joining in and embrac-
ing what the Club has to offer.
$100 Hamburger Club
The so-called $100 Hamburger Cub have made the most of WA’s perfect night flying condi-
tions. Visiting Bruce Rock in January and Wongan Hills in February. Future destinations are
Jurien Bay and Waddi Farms. Pilots interested in exercising their night rating and enjoying the
camaraderie of a meal ‘out yonder’ should contact David Currey.
Bruce Rock The Wongan Rotary Club presented a history of
Wongan Hills, which boasts one of the top five re-
gions in the world for plant diversity.
Page 10 TARMAC TOPICSThe Old Flyers Group By Steve Rogers
Word has it that our luncheon ing. The process took three trainers followed by a succes-
meetings are fun. They are a months and cost $50M. A sion of helicopters. Brian
chance to catch up with new freighter would be about brought humour to a serious
friends over lunch and to hear $110M. John praised the subject as he detailed things
two interesting presenters Hong Kong ethos of overcom- that could and did go wrong.
ing obstacles and wondered We plan to have Brian back to
At our most recent meeting whether Australians have follow up with the story of his
our first speaker was John something to learn. civilian flying when he emi-
Ridley who was a Manager of grated to Australia. We will be
Line Maintenance for Hong Brian Mollan became bitten celebrating the 100th birthday
Kong based HAICO. He by the aviation bug early of the RAAF during our March
spoke about October 18th, when as a seven-year-old he meeting.
1983, when a Boeing 747- was invited into the cockpit of
230E Freighter operated by a Dakota off the West African RACWA committee member,
Lufthansa had an aborted coast. In 1959 he joined the Vaughan Emery has gener-
take-off and veered off the Royal Marine Commandoes ously donated a flight in his
runway (rather than end up in in the U.K. but applied to Cirrus SR20 to be offered as
the ocean, for this was notori- transfer to the Fleet Air Arm a door prize.
ous Kai Tak airport.) John de- to learn to fly helicopters. The
Thank you Vaughan.
tailed how this aircraft was Tiger Moth (“Box-kite with an
salvaged and the resources engine strapped to the front”) Become a member through:
they used to get it back to fly- and DH Chipmunk were early henol@bigpond.net.au
Member News
The Club’s most active mem- the next week, and has
ber, Trevor Tang, celebrated been a frequent visitor
passing his PPL flight test in ever since.
style. At a special function,
Trevor thanked his family, in- Throughout his training
structors and all those who and private flying, Trevor
have supported him achieve has always energised the
his goal of becoming a pilot. operations area with his
broad smile and enthusiasm member that has displayed
Trevor’s first flight was a trial for the forthcoming flight. Even above average passion and
flight on 25 April 2018 with Jet when he was critical of his per- enthusiasm for aviation.
Slater. That first flight was ob- formance after a flight, he was
viously very special as it ignit- still full of excitement and Not many members have flown
ed a passion for aviation that ‘determined to do better next over 400 flying hours in less
has seen Trevor at the Club at time’. His popularity was evi- than three years. Trevor’s log-
least three times a week ever dent by the many members book is a testament to his pas-
since. In September 2019, Tre- and staff who witnessed John sion for aviation, recording
vor wanted to perfect his circuit Douglas announcing Trevor as many different airports that he
skills and recorded 17 solo the Club’s latest private pilot has visited with friends and
flights and 2 dual flights that and getting Trevor to ring the family. Trevor has introduced
month. This is typical of Tre- achiever’s bell. his nephew to the Club, deter-
vor’s determination to be the mined to he will also benefit
best at everything he does. Trevor was the inaugural recip- from the life skills that are re-
Once approved to fly to Rott- ient of the President’s Award quired to become a pilot.
nest Island, Trevor celebrated at the 2020 Wings Dinner. This
by visiting the island 5 times in award was created to honour a
TARMAC TOPICS Page 11Achievers
First Solo
Jack Burgess Evan Eivers
First Solo First Solo
Michael Kluczniak Merrilee Greenaway Aaron Keirath
First Solo First Solo First Solo
Bien Castledine Zayd Goraya Jordan Ryan
First Solo First Solo First Solo
Ching Ming (Kenny) Xavier Camacho Matthew Brice
First Solo First Solo First Solo
Page 12 TARMAC TOPICSRecreational
Pilot’s
Licence
(RPL)
Matthew Longworth Jonathon Rowe
First Solo RPL
Anthony Barbaro Jace Collingridge Neil McGill
RPL RPL RPL
Private
Pilot’s
Licence
(PPL)
Cameron Stowell Cody Roberts
PPL PPL
Stewart Harris Ryan Flynn James Penn Minchin
PPL PPL PPL
TARMAC TOPICS Page 13Achievers
Andrew Korol Artur Lugmayr Ian Clark
PPL PPL PPL
Commercial
Pilot’s
Licence
Michael Atkinson Michael Spalding
PPL PPL
Josh Kerrich Flynn Smith Mohammad Alamin
CPL CPL CPL
Instructor
Rating
Keanu Czynski Kayla Weekes
CPL CPL
Page 14 TARMAC TOPICSDane Gavranich Herman Tsang Louise Langford
Grade 2 Grade 2 Grade 2
Remembering
On a sad note, we recently lost
Club Member Stan Schleicher.
Stan enjoyed a great passion for
flying particularly in formation in his
beloved Chipmunk or Texan.
Many a formation sortie on a Friday
afternoon was followed by a beer
and a critique of the groups efforts
in the Aero Club’s Bar. This usually
entailed a friendly squabble over
the larger twisties (few and far be-
tween in each pack) and whose
turn it was for the first round.
Stan retired from flying on is own
terms several years ago but the
passion for flying never waned. His Club members celebrated Stan Schleicher’s contribution to aviation
friendly, mischievous and cheeky with a series of formations flying up the Swan River.
face is missed by his family and
friends. RIP.
The Club also recently learnt Mosquito aircraft before re-
of the passing of former Club turning to civilian life as an In-
Chief Instructor, Syd Goddard. structor with the Club. Syd lat-
er went on to a very success-
Syd was the first post-war ful 25 year career with local
Club flying instructor operating airline MMA, ultimately as
from Maylands aerodrome Chief Pilot.
and was in great company
with other well-known Club In honour of Syd’s contribution
identities including Bob Giles, to Service, The Royal Aero
Harry Beeck and Shirley (Lee) Club of WA and the Aviation
Adkins OAM. industry, a gathering of family
and friends congregated in the
Syd turned 100 last year in Club hangar to say farewell to
2020 and was a former RAAF him in an aviation environ-
World War 2 pilot who flew ment he knew so well.
TARMAC TOPICS Page 15RACWA Members Calendar
For more information on upcoming events contact our friendly staff at the
operations desk
April May June July
1 1 1 1
2 GOOD FRIDAY 2 2 Night Comp #2 2
Rotto Bun Run
3 Easter Saturday 3 3 3
4 Easter Sunday 4 4 4
5 Easter Monday 5 Night Comp #1 5 Bomber Command 5
6 6 6 6
7 7 7 W.A. Day 7 Night Comp #3
8 8 Open Day 8 8
9 9 Mother’s Day 9 9
10 10 10 10
11 YMUL Comp 11 11 11 YMUL Comp
12 12 12 12
13 13 13 YMUL Comp 13
14 14 14 14
15 15 15 15
16 16 YMUL Comp 16 16
17 17 17 17
18 18 18 18
19 19 19 19
20 20 20 20
21 21 21 21
22 22 22 22
23 23 23 23
24 24 24 24
25 ANZAC Day 25 25 Industry Presentation 25 YPJT Comp and Breakfast
YPJT Comp and Breakfast
26 ANZAC Day Holiday 26 26 26
27 27 27 YPJT Comp and Breakfast 27
28 28 Industry Presentation 28 28
29 29 29 29
30 Industry Presentation 30 YPJT Comp and Breakfast 30 30 Industry Presentation
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