PMAC January news 2017
1. The sheep are back in the paddock. If you arrive early it will probably be necessary to use the petrol blower on the pit area, taxiway and strips.
2. The club has purchased a 2nd hand Greenfields mower. Dennis and I collected it from the men’s shed today, took it to the field and mowed the whole area. It kept stopping but we cleaned the carby and retuned it and it then ran continuously afterwards. It also seems to be more economical than the old mower. It also needs a battery. I will leave starting instructions for the mower and blower in the little shed. I will also arrange to refurbish the seat.
3. We have a new member, Brian Roberts ( from Numeralla) and possibly another junior. Please make them welcome when you meet.
4. Burnum and Olo have almost finished their 3 m gliders and will be test flown very soon. Fred has improved markedly in the past few weeks and George has the Decathlon back together and working on the Cessna crop duster.
5. Thank you to Dennis who cleaned the toilet last week. The dust has been removed so ladies can use it more comfortably now.
6. I intend to finish laying the vinyl tiles in the next few weeks. I will let you know when, so if you could volunteer some time, I would be grateful.
7. We will attempt to go slope soaring soon. Please mark your diary for Sunday 19 th February and Sunday 19 th March as possible dates. We can decide later depending on wind direction.
I will set a date for a flying day at Bombala later.
8. Set Sunday 9 th April as an all electric and glider day. No engine powered aircraft allowed. I will send invitations to the ACT and Bega clubs to join us.
9. The next few months are our best flying weather so hope we can all get quite a bit of stick time in.
10. Perhaps, now we have spent some money on the mower etc, we should restart paying 50 c each time we have our morning cuppa!?m
See you at the field.