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Th e McKe nzie De live rs - by Moth e r Goos eEas te r tim e w as approach ing again and w ith W arbirds Ove r W anak a in m os t aviators m inds , a plan w as h atch e d by a s e le ct fe w to attack th e m igh ty McKe nz ie . W ith 1s t ge ne ration m ach ine s Ed Craig, Craig Pilch e r, Dave Scott, Ian Sinclair, & Rob Pe ck (alias Moth e r Goos e ) e le cte d Tw iz e l as a s uitable bas e cam p for an Eas te r adve nture . Th e us ual pre -trip form alitie s s aw m ajor unde rtak ings as our aging aircraft unde rw e nt h e aps of TLC. I re call Ed's w ords of dis approval as h e dis cove re d a fat furry rode nt w h o h ad m ade a h om e in th e PTige r s ail. H is com m e nts got e ve n m ore colourful w h e n h e found th e s q uatte r h ad m ade h is ow n e ntry & e xit acce s s at e ith e r e nds of th e w ing. To m ak e m atte rs w ors e , th e rat w h ich w as s till in th e w ing, m ade a de s pe rate 1m le ap to fre e dom dis pite Scotty's gallant e fforts of purs uit. Th is s e q ue nce of e ve nts prove d too m uch for Pilch ie s s e ns e of h um our as h e trigge re d th e re s t of us into fits of laugh te r. Ed w as s till h olding th e re m ainde r of th e rat's ne s t w h ich com pris e d of ne atly gnaw n bungy cord and s traw .Sinx's Dak ins pe ction w as com ple te d w ith cons tant re m inde rs from h im on h ow je alous w e w ould be of h is ne w s tainle s s e xh aus t s ys te m . Je alous y is not th e e m otion h ow e ve r I fe lt for h is & Scotty's radio trans m is s ions but you w ill h e ar m ore about th is as th e s tory unfolds .Day 1Lik e an e xcite d k id on Ch ris tm as day I w ok e at 4.00am and s tuck m y h e ad out to ins pe ct th e day - pe rfe ct. A couple of ph one calls and th e ris ing of th e s un and th e adve nture h ad be gun. Firs t port of call w as Grant Coldicott's w h e re Pilch ie & Sinx h ad jus t lande d. I m e t Ed & Scotty on route and w e arrive d about 10 m in late r. It w as during th is tim e I dis cove re d m y lone ly fate w ith re gard to air com m unication w ith th e gaggle . Scotty & Sinx could re ce ive but not trans m it. Fine on th e ground but w ith th e us ual in-fligh t e nvironm e nt th e ir trans m is s ions rate d crappy at be s t. Th ank fully th e re w as m y MP3 playe r and th e odd ch atty trans ie nt pilot to k e e p th e vocal cords in good s h ape .Th e radio s ituation indicate d I'd be be s t bringing up th e re ar of th e gaggle . Lik e a m oth e r goos e look ing out for h e r gos ling - th ank you Scotty!!! Pilch ie and Sinx als o found tim e to rave about th e ir ne w fre e z e r rate d flying s uits . Th is w as all too m uch for a m an s tanding in a 2.5m m w e ts uit and a s w e aty crouch bus ting for a pis s - too m uch inform ation I h e ar you s ay. W ith a group ph oto and a fare w e ll to Grant, th e boys took to th e air in th e dire ction of McKe nz ie Pas s . Th e plan w as to re fue l be fore th e pas s and h e ad to Burk e s Pas s . Fre s h in th e m inds of Ed, Scotty, and m e w as a form e r trip th rough th e

McKe nz ie Pas s w h e re w e re ce ive d noth ing s h ort of a h iding. Scotty pick e d a s trip at th e m outh of th e pas s and all lande d s afe ly to re ple nis h w h at h e affe ctionate ly te rm e d "m otion lotion". To our s urpris e conditions in th e pas s appe are d pe rfe ct s o afte r anoth e r ph oto th e de cis ion w as m ade to tack le McKe nz ie and land at th e s trip to th e w e s t of th e

pas s . Th is w as ach ie ve d in th e be s t conditions I h ave e ve r e ncounte re d in any pas s . H aving all lande d again w e s t of th e pas s th is opinion w as s h are d by all. Sinx, th e m os t e xpe rie nce d of us ch ippe d in w ith a fe w not s o ple as ant s torie s involving both pas s e s . Now h ow e ve r th e w e ath e r gods w e re s m iling upon us and w e could do noth ing e ls e but w ide n th e s m ile . H olde n Arm w as ne xt on th e lis t and follow ing th e now traditional te am ph oto w e proce e de d to s care th e living crap out of th e local rabbit population. Ed k ne w a lot of pe ople up th is w ay and proce e de d to le ave h is calling card at s e ve ral locations . Am az ing flying w as e xpe rie nce d and th e autum n conditions m ade for s pe ctacular vie w s along th e w ay. Th e s trip at H olde n Arm w as barre n to s ay th e le as t. Pilch ie w as firs t to put dow n am ongs t th e rock and h e ras ian. Th e follow ing gaggle arrive d s h ortly afte r as did th e local s tation ow ne r. Gre e tings w e re e xch ange d and again th e te am ph oto took place be fore th e le g to Tw iz e l. Th e H olde n Arm cam p look e d bus y as w e drifte d ove r th e lak e e dge and up th e O h au s pillw ay. Th e vie w got e ve n be tte r as th e w ate r re fle cte d th e autum n colours w ith ripple -le s s clarity. Follow ing th e s tandard radio calls to announce our arrival w e navigate d our w ay around th e s outh of th e tow n to land on a private s trip oppos ite Puk ak i Airfie ld. Nicola & Sh aw n m anage a h om e -s tay bus ine s s h e re w h ich com pris e s a h andful of s tandalone units and a back -pack e rs . Th e fie ld is righ t on your doors te p w ith s h e lte r to h arbour your aircraft from th e w e s t. Th e y clos e around June ove r th e de ad of th e w inte r but are a gre at location and s till h andy to tow n. Th e ir contact is 03 435019 9 if you w ant to ch e ck it out. H aving arrive d around lunch tim e w e ch e ck e d into our accom m odation and fille d our be llie s at th e local bak e ry. As part of our trip planning w e h ad le ft a ve h icle ons ite w ith all of our w e e k e nd re q uire m e nts . De s pite all th is good planning w e did ove rlook th e fact th at not a lot of alcoh ol w as available on Good Friday de s pite th e s ince re e fforts of Pilch ie on th e local s upe rm ark e t ow ne r. Th e local pub s h ould provide e as ie r pick ings s o w ith th at conclus ion w e conce ntrate d on th e job at h and and m ade track s back to th e s trip for anoth e r burs t of aviation as th e day w as far from ove r and conditions s till

pe rfe ct.Th e plan w as to h e ad around to Lak e O h au and land at th e s trip dow n from Th e Lodge . A ligh t bre e z e m e t us as w e trave le d round th e s outh e dge of

th e lak e but droppe d to noth ing as w e track e d up th e w e s t s ide . Th e lak e w as a m irror and w e all re ach e d th e s trip h aving s nappe d a fe w pic's . Ed's arrival h ow e ve r w as a little nois y due to a rupture in h is e xh aus t. H is landing w as clos e ly follow e d by a couple of frie ndly aviators in a Ce s s na 180 w h o, attracte d by th e s igh t of th e gaggle de cide d to join us . Afte r an e xch ange of junk food and th e us ual bante r, both courte s y of Sinx, w e h e ade d up th e O h au Valle y le s s Ed w h o de cide d to nurs e h is e xh aus t for th e re turn journe y. Pilch ie , w h o m us t of lande d on e ve ry k now n s trip in th e are a, le ad th e w ay in th e M irage to a s trip at th e h e ad of th e H opk ins & Dobs on Valle y's . De s pite m y be s t e ffort Moth e r Goos e los t s igh t of th e gos ling and h ad to be dire cte d to th e s trip via Scotty's ground bas e d radio calls . Sinx h ad m uch th e s am e e xpe rie nce and not long afte r landing h e did th e s am e for our Ce s s na 180 m ate s . More ph oto's and bante r follow e d be fore truck ing back dow n th e valle y to pick up Ed and re turn to Tw iz e l. Th is w as ach ie ve d w ith no furth e r incide nt and w ith conditions s till pe rfe ct w e fue lle d up for a final tw iligh t fly. Ed re m ove d h is e xh aus t for re pair and th e re m aining 4 gos ling h e ade d w e s t for Puk ak i Dow ns at th e bottom of Lak e Puk ak i. Th e air w as as s m ooth as it ge ts and w arm cons ide ring th e tim e of ye ar. W ith fading ligh t th e de cis ion w as m ade to h e ad for h om e . A couple of radio calls and trans m is s ion click s e s tablis h e d th at Pilch ie w as not am ongs t us . W ith h is black s ail and fading ligh t it w as not s urpris ing s o th e re m ainde r of th e gaggle proce e de d to pre s s on back to cam p. Upon landing Pilch ie w as s till no w h e re to be s e e n. A ce ll call re s ulte d in a m e s s age le ft w ith Moth e r Goos e e xpre s s ing h e r conce rn. Minute s late r Pilch ie calle d back to inform us h e w as a couple of paddock s w e s t of us w ith a de ad m otor. A couple of McKe nz ie paddock s as w e found out can m e an s e ve ral k m 's . H ow e ve r follow ing h is bad luck Pilch ie h ad s k ilfully poppe d dow n in th e m iddle of a paddock , tie d h e r dow n, and w ith th e as s is tance of th e Subaru ligh ts found th e e nd of th e s trip, not to m e ntion a s e ction of s w am p, on foot.

W e re turne d to tow n for a fe e d & w ate ring at th e local pub. Th e long arm of th e law e ns ure d th at little alcoh ol w as to be cons um e d tonigh t de s pite our e fforts to prove w e w e re ge nuine dine rs . Afte r vie w ing our ph oto tak e for th e day w e turne d in h aving all put in s om e ch oice aviation. W ith s le e ping arrange m e nts s orte d it w as a race to ge t to s le e p firs t to avoid th e ch orus of s noring & farting th at s aw contributions from all partie s . Th e priz e h ow e ve r for m os t e ffe ctive bodily dis ch arge goe s to Scotty w h o not only cle are d our im m e diate adjoining room s but force d th e e vacuation of th e e ntire accom m odation w ing. Th ank you for th at m e m ory Scotty!!Day 2

Eage r to ge t Ed & Pilch ie back in th e air w e ros e at 6.00am and by 9 .00am Scotty & I h ad dis cove re d th at Pilch ie s Cyunia h ad done w h at h e s us pe cte d and poppe d a h ole th rough a pis ton. W ith th is glum ne w s w e re joine d th e gaggle back at th e s trip to dis cus s th e options . Ed h ad be e n uns ucce s s ful in h is atte m pts to ge t an e ngine e r to re pair h is e xh aus t s o Pilch ie and h im re turne d to Tim aru to colle ct

traile r and oth e r aircraft trans porting e q uipm e nt and de al w ith th e e xh aus t re pair. Th is le ft th e re m ainde r of th e gaggle to plan m ore aviation on ye t anoth e r pe rfe ct day and by lunch tim e w e w e re touch ing dow n at Om aram a Airfie ld. Little did w e re alis e th at in addition to our fue l cos ts w e w ould de part w ith our firs t e ve r landing fe e of $6.00 m uch to Scotty & m y dis gus t. Sinx look e d at us both w ith dis be lie f as h e h ande d ove r h is fue l card allow ing us to gas up for th e ne xt s tage of our adve nture . Th e re appe are d to be a ligh t w e s te rly on th e ground at Om aram a and th e de cis ion to fly into th e Ah uriri Valle y m ay ne e d to be re vie w e d. W e pre s s e d on w ith th e unde rs tanding th at if conditions be cam e w ors e w e w ould turn back . As w e approach e d th e junction of th e Lindis and th e Ah uriri th e bre e z e droppe d aw ay allow ing ye t anoth e r s m ooth and com fortable pas s age into th e m as s ive Ah uriri Valle y. Afte r a partial tour around th e valle y w e re turne d to a s trip at th e e as te rn e nd of th e valle y. Dis cus s ion re volve d around a s m all pas s th at w ould provide a q uick pas s age back to Tw iz e l. Th is track took us a fe w m ile s s outh of Lak e O h au and provide d us w ith s om e s pe ctacular vie w s of th e s urrounding country. Th e pas s prove d to be a little lum py in place s but w e ll w orth th e journe y. Th e tim e s ave d by com ing via th is pas s put us back at th e s trip in Tw iz e l about 2.00pm w h ich prove d e xce lle nt tim ing for Ed & Pilch ie w h o h ad m ade it back alre ady. W ith Ed's PTige r e xh aus t re paire d a plan w as h atch e d to re trie ve Pilch ie s M irage w h ich re q uire d Sinx and I to give ae rial dire ction to th e ground cre w w ith th e obje ctive of finding th e e as ie s t pas s age to th e s trick e n Mirage . It could

be s aid th at ae rial m is dire ction w as th e w inne r of th e day and th at Pilch ie s ne w Toyota 4W D w as duly te s te d. Pack ing up th e M irage turne d out to be a ple as ant s urpris e in th e fact th at it all h appe ne d w ith re lative e as e . W ith in 2 h rs s h e w as all tie d on and m oving s low ly to a gate I h ad s pie d ne xt to th e cane l. W ith Scotty and

Ed as s is ting Pilch ie w ith th e drive out, Sinx and I re luctantly de cide d th at m ore aviation w as in orde r and roare d off in abs olute ly pe rfe ct conditions for anoth e r e xcurs ion around th e footh ills of Puk ak i Dow ns . Failing ligh t again h as te ne d th e re turn to bas e and w e cruis e d back to finis h ye t anoth e r am az ing day flying. W e h ad be e n aw ay about an h our and appe are d s om e w h at s urpris e d to s e e th e re s t of th e te am s till in th e paddock jus t s h ort of th e gate by th e cane l. I late r le arne d w h at Pilch ie th ough t of m y abilitie s of e s tim ating dis tance . Th e fact th at I als o fly w ith a GPS m ak e s th ings e ve n m ore ine xcus able . Moth e r Goos e h ad be e n s corne d by h e r gos ling!!Back at cam p Ed w as flavour of th e day w h e n h e produce d th e long aw aite d be e r. Anoth e r flick th rough th e day's pic's prove d frus trating as cam e ra and laptop th re w a h is s y fit w ith e ach oth e r. Eve ntually all w as re ve ale d and afte r a couple of q uie ts w e w onde re d off to th e RSA for a fe e d.In s h ort lots m ore s torie s w e re told and a gre at nigh t w as h ad. Afte r s e ve ral s h outs for Scotty's birth day and Pilch ie 's gratitude w e s urre nde re d for our final nigh t of s lum be r w h ich again involve d th e us ual ch orus of s noring, be lch ing, and farting. Day 3Again th e alarm s ounde d at 6.00am and th e te am h ad de cide d to h e ad for h om e via Puk ak i and th e Te k apo cane l. A s trip oppos ite Saw don Station w as s e le cte d as a fue ling s top be fore atte m pting Burk e s Pas s . At jus t afte r 8.00am w e launch e d again into pe rfe ct conditions for th e firs t le g h om e . W ith Ed back in th e air w e cruis e d along th e e dge of Lak e Puk ak i and clim be d up to follow th e cane l pas t Mt Mary. It w as jus t s h ort of th e cane l th at Scotty m ade an uns ch e dule d arrival on a le s s th an de s irable track . W ith Moth e r Goos e circling, th e gos ling gath e re d to s urve y th e pligh t of our falle n buddy. Afte r s e ve ral pas s e s and e s tablis h ing Scotty w as ok w e s e arch e d for a h andy landing s pot. Jus t at th at m om e nt I glance d up to s e e Scotty roaring s k yw ard once again. In fact it w ould be fair to s ay th at from th e re to Saw don Station w e s aw th e unus ual s igh t of Scotty flying clos e to w h at w e be lie ve w as th e s tratos ph e re . Not a s igh t any of us h ad s e e n be fore , but all jok e s as ide h e dis playe d gre at s k ill in s aving th e Quick ie from w h at could h ave be e n a ve ry nas ty s ituation.

Our s top at Saw don Station re ve ale d th at Scotty h ad s uffe re d from pos s ible carb icing. Sinx on th e oth e r h and h ad be e n conducting a th orough ins pe ction of Trans Pow e rs h igh te ns ion line s and w as h appy to re port th at all w as in orde r. Again th e local farm e r and s om e trave lle rs turne d up at th e s trip to h e ar our s tory, w h ich lik e all good s torie s ne e de d to be told to all th at

w ould lis te n. Truth w as , one of th e m w ante d to te ll h is ow n s tory and jum pe d into Scotty's Quick ie for a ph oto babbling s om e bulls h it s tory about w h at h e w as going to te ll h is daugh te r. Afte r a ne rvous one and m ore of Sinx's junk food w e clim be d s te adily tow ards Burk e s Pas s . At 3000' w e talk e d to oth e r traffic in th e pas s be fore de s ce nding into turbule nt air on th e e as te rn s ide . Ed droppe d to th e de ck and took advantage of a de ce nt tail w ind. Scotty cros s e d th e valle y but lik e th e re s t of us w as not h aving a good tim e of it. Th ank fully it w as s h ort live d and th e fligh t via Lak e Opuh a to Sinx's place pas s e d w ith ye t again pe rfe ct conditions .At Sinx's place w e again toppe d up w ith fue l and h e ade d to Tim aru to as s is t Pilch ie in putting th e M irage back toge th e r. Th e final ch apte r in th e journe y w as com ing to com ple tion. W ith th e M irage s afe ly back in th e h angar, look ing none th e w ors e for w e ar I m igh t add, w e h ad tim e for th e final ph oto be fore h e ading h om e .In re fle ction I w ould h ave to rate th e w e e k e nds flying as th e be s t I h ave e ve r e xpe rie nce d. Th e McKe nz ie bas in is h uge and th is trip only uncove re d th e tip of th e ice be rg and not to m e ntion th e fun it produce d. Firs t ge ne ration Microligh ting is s till ve ry m uch alive in South Cante rbury and for th os e of you w h o h ave ne ve r e xpe rie nce d it th e n tak e a look on th e pilot's face of any Dak , Quick ie , or th e lik e s . Be tte r s till - go for a fly in one and judge for yours e lf. -- Be s t of Air - Moth e r Goos e

Eas te r 2006 - South e rn Trik e SafariSom e tim e around e arly 2006, Doug Ande rs on of th e Cante rbury Re cre ational Aircraft Club conce ive d th e ide a of a Trik e fly in, to be bas e d at Bob and Ch ris tine Olive r's prope rty, s ituate d be tw e e n Mande ville and Rive rs dale in South land. H e couldn't h ave gue s s e d h ow s ucce s s ful it w as going to turn out at th at s tage . Afte r m uch planning and organis ing it all cam e toge th e r w ith pe ople and m ach ine s arriving on Th urs day 13th April, from as far aw ay as Tak ak a and Karam e a w ith m os t of th e oth e rs com ing from Rangiora. Th e trik e s w e re duly rigge d and park e d in a ve ry s h e lte re d location adjace nt to Bob and Ch ris tine 's h ous e . Th re e of th e m ach ine s w e re able to be accom m odate d in Bob's h angar. Se ve ral of th e pilots couldn't re s is t th e opportunity of a q uick fam iliaris ation fligh t around th e are a be fore dark on th e firs t e ve ning and afte r th at it w as into th e planning for th e firs t s e rious m is s ion for th e ne xt day (Good Friday). W ith th e w e ath e r look ing as th ough it w as going to be a crack e r, th e plan w as to h e ad off ove r th e H ok onui H ills to Rive rton on th e s outh coas t jus t w e s t of Inve rcargill.Good Friday 14th April Th e day s tarte d w ith a pe rfe ct m orning and th e n got be tte r. 10 trik e s , accom panie d by Jack de Re e pe r in h is Bantam , all as s e m ble d at Ale x Taylor's s trip s ituate d about a m ile from Bob and Ch ris tine 's . Afte r s cone s , te a, coffe e , and m uch dis cus s ion, at Ale x's h om e w e got unde r w ay, h e ading for Rive rton jus t afte r 1100 h ours . Our cours e took us s traigh t

ove r th e H ok onui H ills in a s outh w e s te rly dire ction for about 41 nm . W e all arrive d s afe ly jus t afte r m idday. Afte r a brie f orbit around Rive rton, our le ade r (Doug) lande d in a paddock adjace nt to th e be ach (tide w as in s o no be ach landings ). Conditions w e re about as good as you w ould find anyw h e re . No w ind, w arm and cle ar. Sm ooth flying all th e w ay apart from th e odd m inor lum p ove r th e H ok onui's . W e de parte d from Rive rton at about 1300 afte r Inve rcargill ATC de cline d our re q ue s t to fly pas t th e s outh

s ide of Bluff, due to incom ing traffic. W e th e n h e ade d w e s t around th e coas t th e n north pas t Tuatape re w h e re w e lande d in a paddock to plan th e ne xt le g th rough to Ce ntre Bus h . Sce ne ry and flying conditions w e re s till about as good as th e y com e . Afte r arriving at th e Ce ntre Bus h airs trip w e h ad to re adjus t pas s e nge r loading and s om e de licate fue l adjus tm e nts to e ns ure th at all w e re going to m ak e it ove r th e H ok onui H ill's w ith s uitable s afe ty m argins . Afte r about 3.5 h ours flying tim e from th e s tart, w e all arrive d back at Bob and Ch ris tine 's . Th e w h ole day w as toppe d of w ith a m agnifice nt m e al pre pare d by Doug as s is te d by th e ladie s . Mus h room e ntre e s , ve nis on back s te ak s , s te ak , and ve ge table s follow e d w ith de s e rt and appropriate lubrication of your ch oice . A m arve llous day w as h ad by all and w e w e re w onde ring if w e w ould e ve r ge t anoth e r day as pe rfe ct as th at one . (W e didn't k now it at th at s tage but South land m us t be th e Gre at Day factory, for th e y jus t k e pt com ing).Saturday 15th AprilTh e day daw ne d cle ar and s till again and full of prom is e for anoth e r gre at days flying. De cis ions w e re m ade and trik e s pre pare d. Th e n it w as off to Ale x's s trip for th e m andatory s cone s te a and coffe e be fore de parting for Porpois e Bay, w h ich is s ituate d at th e s outh e nd of th e Catlins coas t, about 32 nm e as t of Bluff. W e w e re accom panie d on th is trip by Ale x in h is K itfox and Jack once again in h is Bantam . It w as gre at to h ave th e local k now le dge of th e s e tw o pilots w ith us . Ale x w ith h is gre ate r s pe e d w as able to k e e p track of e ve ryone w h ile Jack took th e role of path finde r. Th e trip dow n to Porpois e Bay w as une ve ntful until w e arrive d at th e Bay. W e all lande d OK e xce pt for one trik e w h ich s us taine d m inor dam age afte r turning too s oon at th e e nd of th e landing roll and touch e d a w ing tip on th e s and. Afte r s orting out th e above h iccup w e de parte d from th e be ach in a north e rly dire ction along th e m agnifice nt rugge d Catlins Coas t. Th is

is an are a w h ich alm os t all of us w ill w ant to re turn to for a s e cond look as th e s ce ne ry is jus t s upe rb. Bus h , be ach e s , s urf, rock s and gre at w e ath e r on th e day. Ne xt s top, Balcluth a for re fue lling of aircraft and cre w s . Doug's w ife , Robyn, h ad k indly volunte e re d to drive from h om e bas e w ith a traile r loade d w ith s pare fue l and food, w h ich w e all ne e de d. At s om e s tage during th is brie f s top, s om e one cam e up w ith a good ide a !!!. W h y don't w e put a V form ation toge th e r w h e n w e le ave Balcluth a?. It all w e nt rath e r w e ll w h ile w e w e re s till on th e ground, but afte r th at th ings de te riorate d q uite rapidly, e s pe cially w h e n w e trie d to turn th e form ation. Ne ve r m ind, w e le arne d h e aps and now h ave a m uch gre ate r re s pe ct for th os e w h o put toge th e r th e re ally polis h e d form ation dis plays . Th e ne xt le g took us to Mande ville airfie ld w h e re s ix

Bob & Ch ris tine 's airfie ld.

Prior to de parture from Ale x Taylor's s trip for Rive rton

Ande rs on's Flying Circus at Rive rton.

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trik e s and th e Bantam lande d. W e ch e ck e d out th e m us e um at th e airfie ld and I can h igh ly re com m e nd it to any one w h o h as an inte re s t in aviation particularly th e vintage aircraft w h ich are be ing built and re s tore d. W e de cide d to h ave anoth e r crack at th e form ation flying on le aving Mande ville for th e s h ort le g back to h om e bas e . W ith 5 trik e s nice ly form e d up in a V and Doug tuck e d into th e back of th e V (w h e re h e w ould ge t all th e turbule nce ) w e took off. Th is tim e th ings w e re look ing good and no turns w e re atte m pte d. W ith a fe w h ours practis e w e could alm os t ge t it toge th e r. W e arrive d h om e afte r about 3.8 h ours of flying, tire d and h appy. Anoth e r s ple ndid m e al pre pare d on th e BBQ, follow e d by a h uge (toas t m ars h m allow s at 30 pace s s iz e ) bonfire and fire w ork s dis play finis h e d th e day off. W h at a day!!!Sunday 16th AprilSunris e w as at 0722 th e re fore no e xcus e s to be in be d afte r 0700. Som e one w h o w ill re m ain nam e le s s w as ove rh e ad th e h ous e and accom m odation jus t afte r 0700 m ak ing h e aps of nois e . Th is h ad th e de s ire d e ffe ct and pe ople w e re s oon up and m oving. No m ajor m is s ions today, jus t pe ople doing th e ir ow n th ings w ith local flying, s orting out m inor proble m s w ith flying m ach ine s e tc. Gre at w e ath e r again and a ve ry re laxe d day. Th e e ve ning w as tak e n care of w ith a s upe rb m e al at Th e Moth Re s taurant at Mande ville airfie ld.Monday 17th April Once again a pe rfe ct m orning for flying. De cis ions w e re m ade and th e m is s ion w as to fly to Te Anau, Manapouri, h ave fun and re turn s afe ly. For th is trip w e only h ad 8 trik e s due to one dow n afte r th e Porpois e Bay incide nt and one e ngage d on training dutie s . W e h e ade d off in a north w e s te rly dire ction, pas s ing jus t s outh of Lum s de n and landing at Rob McBride 's airs trip on th e e as te rn s ide of Mos s burn. Afte r a brie f s top and group ph otos w e h e ade d off for Te Anau w ith th e inte ntion of turning back if th e ligh t north e rly w ind w as going to m ak e th ings too lum py. Jus t afte r tak e off one of th e trik e s de ve lope d m otor proble m s and re turne d to Rob's s trip. Th e re m aining 7 continue d on. W e only e ncounte re d turbule nce for a brie f pe riod w h ile pas s ing ove r Th e Gorge about 11 nm NW of Mos s burn. Th os e w h o w e nt h igh m is s e d m os t of it. I w e nt a bit low e r and cam e out a be tte r pilot for th e e xpe rie nce . Afte r th at it w as all good going th rough to Te Anau w h e re w e w e re m e t w ith a ligh t s h ow e r w h ich q uick ly cle are d s oon afte r w e lande d at th e Te Anau airfie ld. More re fue lling of m ach ine s and cre w s th e n off on a circuit round th e Te Anau village th e n s outh to Manapouri. Magnifice nt vie w s ove r th e lak e s and m any ph otos tak e n. Touch e d dow n on th e s e ale d s trip at Manapouri th e n be at a h as ty re tre at in th e face of an approach ing s h ow e r..

Th e trip back to h om e bas e w as ve ry ple as ant w ith about 10 k nots of tail w ind and at 4500 to 5000 fe e t h ardly a bum p in th e s k y. Anoth e r ve ry s atis fying m is s ion accom plis h e d afte r about 3.9 h ours flying.Tue s day 18th AprilMos t of us w e re re ady for a laz y day as w e h ad alm os t ove r indulge d in flying if th at's pos s ible . Som e w e re pack ing up, oth e rs jus t doing a bit of local flying and ge ne rally e njoying th e local are a.Sum m ary:A h igh ly s ucce s s ful fly in, m agnifice nt s ce ne ry, gre at flying, s upe rb h os pitality. Th ank s to our h os ts Bob and Ch ris tine Olive r. Th e re are te ntative plans to m ak e th is a bie nnial e ve nt Roll on Eas te r 2008 for South e rn Safari No 2. H ugh Mclach lan - CRAC.

At Rob McBride ’s s trip. L to R Ke ith De k k e rs , W yns ton H arris , Joh n Os m a, Noe l Valance , H ugh McLach lan, Rich ard Mas on, Doug Ande rs on, Robyn Ande rs on, Ch ris tine Olive r, Ch ris Davie s & Rob McBride .

Te Anau look ing north up th e lak e

Bob’ contribution to global w arm ing,it got m uch bigge r th at th is !!.

Old farts give up Ch arle s Rus s e llIt’s inte re s ting h ow w e ge t into m inds e ts about th ings and w h at ans w e rs w e k now are th e corre ct one s . Introducing th e locals to th e ‘Young Eagle s ’ program m e , w h ich h as be e n ope rating s ucce s s fully ove r th e h ill for th e pas t 4 ye ars , w e de cide d to give th e k ids w h o turne d up, a q uiz to try and de te rm ine th os e w h o h ave a ge nuine inte re s t in aircraft. To th is e nd, I type d up s om e q ue s tions for th e m all to ponde r. W e h ad a couple of 10 ye ar olds , up to a 17 ye ar old com e along on th e day.

So th e n, q ue s tion 1: ‘W h at 3 m ove able parts roll th e aircraft, allow it to clim b and de s ce nd and turn it?’

Ins tantly w e th ink of th e rudde r, aile rons and th e e le vators don’t w e ? W e ll no, not if you are a 10 ye ar old girl as cute as a button. Roll th e plane ? Th e w h e e ls . W h at m ak e s it clim b? Us e th e th rottle s tupid.

So h ow m any aircraft type s can you can you lis t? Th is from a 13 ye ar old- ‘Th re e ’.

Que s tion: ‘W h at m e th ods can you th ink of th at cool a m otor in fligh t?’ Not a proble m to one 14 ye ar old. ‘Turn it off’.

All th os e w as te d ye ars s truggling w ith th e im ponde rable s of flying m ach ine s . A bit of late ral th ink ing can s h rink any proble m dow n to an obvious s olution.

W e h ad 20 k ids turn up. 20 q uizz e s re turne d w ith q uite une xpe cte d ans w e rs - s tuff th at I couldn’t dis m is s . Form al q ue s tion: ‘W h at 2 k inds of unde rcarriage are th e re ?’ My ans w e r w ould be fixe d and re tractable . Too m undane for th e s e k ids . W e got floats , s k is , tail w h e e le rs , traine r w h e e le r nos e w h e e ls , and an occas ional dipping of th e flying h e lm e t to th e m ain type s I h ad in m ind.

To h e ll w ith boring old farts m aintaining th e s tatus q uo in politics . Give th e Country to 10 to 17 ye ar olds to gove rn. W e w ould be no w ors e off, and probably a good de al be tte r!

Se x and all th at s pin Ch arle s Rus s e llI w as n’t around during th e las t Gre at W ar h aving be e n produce d as a re s ult of its e nding. A birth at th e e nd of Se pte m be r s ugge s ts an uninh ibite d rom p around Ch ris tm as by m y randy pare nts re s ulting in a probably m os t unw e lcom e d introduction to re ality. In th os e days , couple s te nde d to re m ain toge th e r, th e State not be ing as be nifice nt to bas tard k ids as it is now .

My ch ildh ood e nve lope d e xtraordinary ch ange s in th e k ind of aircraft be ing de ve lope d, and a fas cination w ith th e ch ange s tak ing place at th is tim e . Re ading avidly th rough th e ye ars , I gre w to re s pe ct th e ground cre w s w h o k e pt th e plane s airborne unde r s om e e xtraordinary s ituations in ve ry h os tile e nvironm e nts . W e all h ave s torie s about th e poor s ods w h o k e pt th e plane s going in s pite of abs urd proble m s w ith fue l, lack of s pare s and dre adful conditions .

Non of th e s torie s I h ave re ad ove r th e ye ars ack now le dge th e patie nts , th e tole rance and th e de votion to duty th at th e ins tructors m ade to th e com bat.

In all th e atre s on both s ide s of th e W ar, pilots ne e de d to be taugh t ab initio h ow to fly figh te rs , bom be rs , long range coas tal de fe nce and offe nce ove r s e as th at w ould fre e z e w e re it not for th e fact th at th e y w e re continually in m otion. Ve ry little h as be e n w ritte n about th e s e s talw arts w h o k e pt it up day afte r day, te ach ing k ids h ow to fly.

H e re w e are 60 ye ars late r. Th e patie nts of a s aint is s till re q uire d to do th e job, th ough th e im pe rative h as ch ange d. Now w e te ach pe ople w h o w ant to fly be caus e th e y th ink th e y w ill love it, not be caus e th e y m igh t die de fe nding th e ir Country. So now , ins tructors ne e d to be m ore laid back and re laxe d about te ach ing as pirants h ow to fly an aircraft. W e ge t pe ople w h o w ould h ave be e n dum pe d w h e n th e im pe rative w as param ount. W e do not h ave th is luxury.

It is ch alle nging for us , but h ow m uch m ore ch alle nging w as it w h e n th e las t w ar w as in full s w ing, and th e ins tructors s im ply h ad to ge t pe ople th rough ? All th e k ids s q ue e z e d into th e s aus age grinde r cam e out capable of duck ing and diving into clouds to ge t th e m s e lve s out of trouble . Long fligh ts in th e de e p of nigh t w ith h e avily lade n bom be rs and th e prom is e of a h ot re ce ption at th e de s tination w e re carrie d out and all w ith w h at w e now cons ide r to be ve ry prim itive ins trum e nts .

Spinning an aircraft w as routine . Unnatural attitude s unavoidable .

W e s e e m to h ave los t s om e th ing during th os e pas t 60 ye ars . Our aircraft are s afe and pre dictable and ye t pilots s till com e to grie f doing th e s am e s illy th ings . Pe rh aps it is be caus e w e are not culling th e pe ople w h o ne e d to be told to tak e up golf.

So w e ge t e ve r m ore re s trictive le gis lation forcing us all into th e s am e pige on h ole by bure aucrats w h os e live s w ould be s o m uch e as ie r if w e all q uie tly fade d aw ay.

I s uppos e th at w h e n th e re ’s a w ar on, it is in one ’s inte re s t to s tudy h ard and be be tte r th an th e oth e r guy. Now adays , w e h ave oth e r pre s s ure s on our atte ntion. Paying h e avily for our flying lim its th e capacity to s tay on top. Microligh ts allow us to s tay in th e air at a re as onable price and s tay curre nt.

Th is is s ure ly th e m os t e ffe ctive w ay to avoid one of th os e s illy m is tak e s . Training Barom e te r from th e BMAA m agazine Jan 2005

Ne ls on club k ick s tarts Bob W agne rA fe w w e e k s ago a fe w Ne ls on Microligh t e nth us ias ts de cide d it w as tim e to bre ath e s om e ne w life back into th e local m icroligh t s ce ne . Alis tair H art, Ve rn Brabant and m ys e lf canvas s e d th e th ough ts of oth e r local m icroligh t ow ne rs and pilots to gauge w h at inte re s t th e re m igh t be in re form ing th e club.

As a re s ult, on Sunday 28 May, a m e e ting w as h e ld in Alis tair's h ange r at Motue k a. Including w ive s , girlfrie nds , boyfrie nds , h us bands and oth e rs w e h ad ove r 35 pe ople atte nd. W e now h ave 28 m e m be rs . Mos t are ow ne rs of, or are active ly flying ultraligh ts .

Aircraft type s are 1/ Rans Coyote S6, 1/ Pione e r 2000, 1/ DGF Dragonfly, 3/ H i Max, 1/ Pit Spe cial, 1/ Acros port 1/ Tige rh aw k , 1/ Corby Starle t, 1/ Z e nith CH 300, 1/ RAF 2000 Gyro, 2/ Be ns on Gyros , 1/ Airborne Trik e , 1/ Ce s s na 152 (don't k now h ow th at got in h e re ), 1/ Th orp T18, 4/ Z e nith 601 XL's , 1/ Falcon, 1/ pow e re d glide r. At th e m om e nt th re e of th e s e m ach ine s are U/S but th e y all count. I s us pe ct th e re m igh t be one or tw o oth e rs lurk ing out th e re als o.

Th e ne w e xe cutive s are , Pre s ide nt, Bob W agne r, Se c/Tre as , Bruce Bygate , Safe ty office rs and QFI's , Ke vin Allport (Ne ls on) Sh ane Fle m ing (Tak ak a) and Alis tair H art (Motue k a)

It is m y h ope th at th e club w ill be non-political. Th at is SAC vs RAANZ vs SAANZ vs Ae ro Club vs Gliding Club vs any oth e r flying inte re s t. I be lie ve prioritie s s h ould be s afe ty firs t th e n fun. Our firs t s ocial outing w ill be a fly-in at Tak ak a on Sunday 23 July. Yup e ve ry one is w e lcom e .

Ch e e rs Bob W agne r, 03 5442831, 021 0633 861, w agne r.trus t@ xtra.co.nz

Picture s from th e RAANZ National Flyin at Rangiora - Paul W oodly

From th e back office ..... Stuart Park e rAnnual ins pe ctions .For all you m icroligh t ow ne rs out th e re , re m e m be r you m us t ge t your baby ins pe cte d e ach ye ar to s tay le gal. Our aircraft databas e s h ow s m any aircraft ove rdue for ins pe ctions . I am now s e nding out re m inde rs to th os e w h o h ave ins pe ctions falling due in th e com ing m onth . But if I don't h ave a re cord of your las t ins pe ction I can't s e nd you a re m inde r. Soooo- Pilots , ple as e ch e ck ne xt pre fligh t to m ak e s ure you h ave a le gal plane ; IAs , ple as e re turn to m e th e pink copy of th e ins pe ction form s . Ye s , it can be a h as s le to find an IA and ge t h im and your plane toge th e r in one place . But it's a re q uire m e nt, and a ch ance for anoth e r pair of e xpe rt e ye s to give your m ach ine th e once ove r. And I be t you w ould agre e w orth th e h as s le if th e y found s om e th ing critical th at you h ad m is s e d!Em ail addre s s e s .Th e databas e is s tarting to fill, and m ore of our re m inde rs and inform ation is going out by e m ail. Quick e r for you and ch e ape r for us . If you h ave n't done s o alre ady, ple as e s e nd an e m ail to office @ raanz .org.nz w ith SUBSCRIBE as th e s ubje ct and I w ill capture your e m ail addre s s into our databas e . If you don't h ave e m ail, w e w ill s till us e pos t to ge t to you guys .Paym e nt by dire ct cre dit.A num be r of m e m be rs h ave as k e d about paying s ubs criptions by dire ct cre dit to th e RAANZ account. W e can h andle th at, but ne e d you to cle arly indicate w h o you h ave paid, h ow m uch , and w h at it is for, s o w e can m atch th ings up our e nd. H e re 's h ow ..... RAANZ bank account num be r is 010321 0107714 00W h e n you m ak e a dire ct cre dit include your nam e and CMV num be r (if k now n) in th e paye e de tails , s o I can s e e w h o it is from and w h y.If th is is a re ne w al or fligh t te s t via an ins tructor, ge t h im /h e r to note on th e CMV form th at paym e nt h as be e n m ade by dire ct cre dit.Oth e rw is e I w ill ping th e form back to you as k ing for m one y.If th is is a s traigh t m e m be rs h ip re ne w al w ith out fligh t te s t, you can s im ply e m ail m e w ith th e de tails of th e paym e nt m ade (w h o, h ow m uch , w h y) and I w ill is s ue a CMV for you.Training Manual.Don't be lie ve e ve ryth ing you re ad on th e inte rne t, including th e RAANZ w e bs ite ! Th e Training Manual is out of print, and w e are curre ntly in th e m iddle of a m ajor re vie w of it by our ATOs .It w ill be a fe w m onth s be fore th at is com ple te , and th e n s om e tim e be fore w e go to a printe d ve rs ion- if at all. But you can alw ays vie w th e curre nt w ork ing copy of th e Training Manual on-line . If you w ant th e conve nie nce of a printe d copy, dow nload th e pdf ve rs ion off th e RAANZ w e bs ite and print it out.CH IFTA and Pas s e nge r W arning s tick e rsAm ong th e th ings your aircraft m us t h ave is a Pas s e nge r W arning placard.And its als o us e ful to h ave th e CH IFTA ch e ck s placarde d in cas e you forge t (h ow could you!).W e h ave jus t re printe d th e s e as w ate rproof s tick e rs , available fre e of ch arge .I w ill s tart including th e m w ith any m ailouts , ce rtificate s , e tc, and to all IAs , but if you ne e d s om e any tim e , le t m e k now .RAANZ m ailing addre s sStill ge tting CMV and Ins pe ction form s be ing re turne d to th e old addre s s as printe d on th os e form s . I w ill als o m ak e s ure e ach page is s tam pe d w ith th e ne w addre s s on all future is s ue s . Ins tructors and IAs - ple as e note th e ne w addre s s on th e pad s o you don't forge t-

Editors Ch oiceW inne rs - Priz e is a RAANZ Cap of th e late s t s tyle

H ugh Mclach lan, Rob Pe ck and Mich ae l Norton for th e ir accounts of e as te r adve nture s

PO Box 15-016, Dins dale , H am ilton.

Eas te r w e e k e nd s aw a conve rge nce of gyros at Kaw e rau airfie ld. Th e w e ath e r co-ope rate d pe rfe ctly and m uch flying and training e ns ue d.

Afte r Danne virk e , Garry Be lton and I h ad dis cus s e d s e ve ral tim e s w h e re be s t to try and bring our s catte re d s tude nts back toge th e r for anoth e r round of training. Bre tt Os w ald and Jim McEw e n both s ugge s te d Kaw e rau. Th is airfie ld is private ly ope rate d for corporate us e by Nors k e Sk og w h o ow n th e Kaw e rau Pape r Mill. Bre tt fortuitous ly w ork s at th e Mill and arrange d pe rm is s ion for our e ve nt to tak e place . And w h at an ide al airs trip for training. 1000m long, q uite w ide and ade q uate ly s m ooth . It is e as ily pos s ible to accom plis h m ultiple h ops from one e nd to th e oth e r.

Th e e ve nt w as planne d to h ave a bias on training and all our curre nt North Is land s tude nts w e re invite d. Only Bob Lye (ove rs e as ) and Ste ve Ne w ton (girlfrie nd / m oth e r-in-law com m itm e nts ) couldn't m ak e it but I'm s ure Ste ve e njoye d h im s e lf anyw ay. Th at le ft Bre tt Os w ald and Ian H ardie from W h ak atane , as w e ll as Ge off W oodw ard, Dudle y W e lcom e and Dave Cam pbe ll-Morris on from Auck land w h o all atte nde d and m ade good

progre s s w ith th e ir training. Dudle y, Bre tt and Ge off all brough t th e ir ow n s ingle place m ach ine s , as did Dave e xce pt h is w as a fixe d w ing.

Garry, Dudle y and Ge off got th ings unde rw ay on th e Tue s day prior to Eas te r. I h ad to w ait until Th urs day to e s cape th e bonds of e m ploym e nt. I'd s pe nt tim e th e pre vious w e e k e nd ge tting RAQ re ady for a w ork out and planne d to le ave at firs t ligh t on Th urs day m orning. Exce pt it raine d. A ph one call to Garry confirm e d th e w e ath e r w as cle ar at Kaw e rau and th e w e ath e r brie fing from th e IFIS (inte rne t fligh t inform ation s e rvice ) look e d favourable w ith ligh t w inds fore cas t. Eve ntually th e rain s toppe d and w ith cle ar s k ie s in th e dire ction of Matam ata, I h e ade d off. Tim e 1000. W ith four h ours of fue l on board I gave Garry a SAR tim e of 1330. Planne d route w as from H om e to Matam ata, cros s th e Kaim ais w h e re th e road is , cut be tw e e n Rotorua and Tauranga control zone s , th e n aim for Kaw e rau or W h ak atane firs t if th e country look e d too rough .

W ind w as ne gligable until cros s ing th e Kaim ai's w h e n I w as s urpris e d to note a 100m ph GPS grounds pe e d com pare d w ith m y s te ady 60m ph airs pe e d. Sm ooth air as w e ll. Yah oo, th is is n't going

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to tak e long. Th ough I did proce e d w ith an e xtra de gre e of caution and aw are ne s s . Tauranga's ATIS w as re porting 10k ts and as I got furth e r aw ay from th e h ills th e w inds pe e d gradually de cre as e d. Good w h ile it las te d th ough and it did s ave m e q uite a bit of tim e . Jus t on th e tw o h our m ark , Kaw e rau airs trip appe are d be ne ath m e and I lande d in pe rfe ct tim e for a h ot lunch s e rve d up by Ge off from h is m otorh om e / re s taurant. Th ank s Ge off.

Afte r lunch w e s tarte d on our s ch e dule of dual training e xe rcis e s w h ich continue d th rough out th e w e e k e nd. Our approach h as be e n to be gin s tude nts w ith dual (re ar s e at) in th e Dom inator for introductory and e ffe ct of controls , as w e ll as ge tting th e h ang of clim bing, de s ce nding and turns . Once th is is h appe ning w ith out any ove rcontrolling, I s w ap place s and th e s tude nt ge ts to s am ple th e vie w from th e front s e at. Afte r a s h ort trip s om e w h e re and a fe w circuits to ge t th e fe e l of th ings w e th e n e s s e ntially re ve rt to th e Be ns e n s yllabus - w h ich is w e ll e xplaine d by Craig W all on page 9 . Es pe cially for th e s tude nts w ith th e ir ow n s ingle place m ach ine s , th is m e ans th e y can follow along a couple of le s s ons be h ind in th e ir ow n aircraft. W h ile I took th e dual fligh ts , Garry s upe rvis e d th e oth e rs progre s s ing from th e ground.

W e h ad a couple of fixe d w ing vis itors on Saturday as w e ll as Jim McEw e n w h o fle w h is Dom inator dow n from Tauranga. Dudle y's w ife , s on and grands on arrive d from Ardm ore , as did Dave Cam pbe ll-Morris on in h is dim inutive Corby Starle t. Ph ilip (Dudle y's s on) w as k e e n for an intro fligh t to s e e w h at h is Dad w as on about and q uite e njoye d h is e xpe rie nce . As did one of Bre tt's frie nds w h o Garry took up for a fly th at e xte nde d out to a w h ole h ours w orth .

On Saturday afte rnoon I drove to W h ak atane to vis it Dad's cous in Don. Don is 79 and cam e back to th e s trip late r in th e day for a look and a ride . I gave h im th e us ual brie fing and e xplaine d th e re w as no proble m to com e back in and land if h e didn't lik e it or fe lt une as y once at altitude . W h e n w e w e re in th e circuit I as k e d Don if th e re w as anyw h e re h e w ould lik e to go. H e re plie d "I'd q uite lik e to fly round Mount Edge cum be ". Th at s e e m e d fairly adve nturous to m e s o I as k e d h im if h e als o w ante d to fly righ t ove r th e top of it. Ans w e r "ye s th at w ould be good." And w e did, th e n around it th re e tim e s on th e de s ce nt back dow n from 3500 fe e t. Th at w as one of th e h igh ligh ts of m y w e e k e nd.

Eve ryone pack e d up and le ft on Saturday afte rnoon and w ith no-one cam pe d at th e fie ld for s e curity, I fle w RAQ to W h ak atane and put it to be d in th e m icroligh t club h ange r w h ich Bre tt h ad arrange d for us to us e . Th e n I

s taye d th e nigh t w ith Bre tt and fam ily again. Th ank s h e aps for th e gre at accom m odation and m e als .

On Sunday m orning Bre tt and I did a s e s s ion of low flying in th e LFZ up th e be ach th e n re -fue le d at W h ak atane for th e trip h om e in th e afte rnoon. Spe ak ing of fue l, th e account cam e to m ore th an $500 w orth for four days . Dam n th e Arabs , and th e Am e ricans .

An une ve ntful trip h om e w as ne xt follow e d by a days m ainte nance catch ing up on cle aning, lubrication and corros ion proofing. Now I can't w ait to do it all again.

Tak e care w ith unatte nde d radio fre q ue ncie s .W e re ce ntly re ce ive d fe e dback from Murray Fow le r of CAA of conge s te d and cas ual us e of th e Cante rbury Are a fre q ue ncy during a bus y w e e k e nd. Th is is a proble m th at can occur in m ay parts of th e country and it is tim e ly to cons ide r s om e k e y points about us ing VH F.

Pilots ne e d to us e a bus ine s s lik e and concis e m anne r during radio trans m is s ions .

Th e voice and m anne r th at you put ove r th e airw ave s dire ctly e ffe cts h ow oth e r pilots pe rce ive you as a com m unicator and as an aviator.

Good practice by one pilot w ill lift th e s tandard of oth e rs . Th e re ve rs e is als o true .

Alm os t all unatte nde d fre q ue ncie s are s h are d be tw e e n m ultiple airfie lds and th e are as around th e m .

VH F trans m is s ion w ill be re ce ive d for a long dis tance from th e originating aircraft, de pe nding on its h e igh t and local te rrain.

Th e re are ch at fre q ue ncie s available for aircraft to aircraft trans m is s ion.

Do not us e a cas ual conve rs ation te ch niq ue .

Us e th e corre ct te ch niq ue s and ph ras e ology as oth e r aircraft w ill find th e s e trans m is s ions m ore pre dictable .

Us e call s igns . If its w orth s aying tak e ow ne rs h ip of th e trans m is s ion.

All us e rs of VH F radios be ing us e d by aircraft ne e d to h ave pas s e d a FRTO e xam or be unde r th e s upe rvis ion of

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Th e RAANZ Training Manual is unde rgoing re vie w and update . You can find th e m anual on raanz.org.nz unde r th e h e ading Training Manual.

From th e Pre s ide nt Ian SinclairIt is w onde rful to be publis h ing a m agazine th at h as s uch a large num be r of contributions from m e m be rs about th e ir adve nture s . I am grate ful to e ve ryone w h o ch os e to s h are th e ir e xpe rie nce . Th e ne xt m agazine is jus t around th e corne r s o if you a h ave a s tory to te ll and you w ould lik e to s h are it ple as e s e nd it in. If you are a k e e n ph otograph e r th e n ph otos are alw ays w e lcom e . Do you guys th at fly fas te r m ach ine s e ve ry go anyw h e re th at is w orth w riting about? H ave n't s e e n too m any s torie s about h ot s h ips late ly. Te lls us h ow m uch fun you are h aving.

406 Locator Be aconsCAA h as a NPRM out th at propos e s a rule to m ak e 406 MH Z Em e rge ncy Locator Be acons m andatory for all aircraft and s pe cifically for m icroligh ts th at trave l m ore th an 10nm from tak e off. Curre ntly m icroligh ts are not re q uire d to carry an ELT. In th e propos al th e be acons us e d m ay be pe rs onal type s w orn by th e pilot rath e r th an type s fitte d to th e aircraft. Th e s afe ty and s pe e d of as s is tance prom is e d by 406 be acons s h ould m e an a cons ide rable im prove m e nt in SAR accuracy and e fficie ncy of as s is tance de live re d s h ould th e w ors t h appe n.RAANZ e ncourage s all pilots to us e appropriate s afe ty e q uipm e nt and th e re is no doubt th at m any pilots w ill ch oos e to purch as e 406 be acons w h e th e r it is law or not. Th e price of th e s e units w ill drop cons ide rably ove r tim e e s pe cially for th e pe rs onal be acons w h ich w ill be us e d by m illions of pe ople in e ve ry day life .Th e e xe cutive is going to forw ard a s ubm is s ion th at re q ue s ts th at th e 10nm be e xte nde d out to 50nm and th at aircraft trave lling in groups m ay provide th e ir ow n fligh t follow ing. Th e purpos e of th is s ubm is s ion is to le ave a ch oice for low pe rform ance m ach ine s .Th e argum e nt to ch ange th e curre nt m icroligh t e xe m ption to m andatory is bas e d on th e pre m is e th at m icroligh ts are now fas te r th an be fore and are unde rtak ing longe r cros s country fligh ts and it w ill only be a m atte r of tim e be fore a m icroligh t aircraft is involve d in a SAR ope ration. To date no SAR ope rations h ave involve d a m icroligh t aircraft.

IA Re s ource CD and IA s e m inarsAnton h as produce d a CD for IA's th at puts us e ful inform ation in one re s ource . H e h as de m ons trate d th is to th e e xe cutive and w ill be introducing it to IA's in th e upcom ing s e m inars . I am re ally im pre s s e d by th e re s ult h e h as ach ie ve d and I am s ure th at IA's w ill find th is to be of ge nuine us e . Se e th e follow ing article for m ore inform ation.

RAANZ National FlyinA big th ank s to th e te am at th e CRAC in Rangiora. Th e w e ath e r on th e w e e k e nd w as actually be tte r th an e xpe cte d and th e re w as a lot of flying done . Se e ph otos e ls e w h e re and on th e back cove r.

RAANZ AGM Not long to go now until th e AGM. H ave you th ough t about be com ing involve d in th e National Exe cutive . If you are an active pilot and h ave h ad s om e e xpe rie nce h e lping to run your local club or oth e r s im ilar club th e n you s h ould th ink about th is . If you are inte re s te d and w ould lik e to find out m ore contact one of th e e xe cutive and th e y w ill h appily ans w e r your q ue s tions . Th e re is a lis t of contact de tails on page 3 and als o on th e w e bs ite

RNZ AC Confe re nceI w as as k e d to atte nd th e re ce nt RNZ AC confe re nce and talk to th e de le gate s about m icroligh ts . I us e d th e tim e to outline th e broad h is tory of m icroligh ting and th e m ach ine s w e fly. It w as us e ful to be able to put a point of vie w to anoth e r branch of aviation and th e y w e re ve ry re ce ptive .

Upcom ing IA Se m inarsIt h as tak e n s om e tim e but I finally put toge th e r an Ins pe ction Auth ority (IA) re s ource . Th is is h e avily bas e d on FAA AC43-13.1b ACCEPTABLE METH ODS, TECH NIQUES, AND PRACTICESçAIRCRAFT INSPECTION AND REPAIR.

Th is is com pile d on a CD in w e bpage form at, it is furth e r brok e n dow n into ch apte rs or w e b page s for e ach s e ction, e .g. fabric, w oode n s tructure s , m e tal e tc. Th e re is a h uge am ount of inform ation in th is proje ct and s h ould h e lp IA’s to m ak e m ore q ualifie d de cis ions and advis e . It w ill als o h e lp any pilot or ow ne r in th e m ainte nance of th e ir ow n aircraft.

W e are planning a s e rie s of 4 s e m inars tw o in th e South Is land and tw o in th e North Is land, th e s e w ill be to pre s e nt and e xplain h ow to us e th e re s ource and to apply it to s om e s am ple aircraft. W e w ill is s ue all IA’s a copy fre e of ch arge and to any oth e r pilot on re q ue s t, s o ple as e put th e date s be low in your cale ndar and do your up m os t to m ak e it to one ne are s t you.

Rangiora 29 July, Mos s burn 30 July, Fie lding TBA, H am ilton TBA. Le tte rs w ill be s e nt to IA's

Corros ion.Corros ion is a fact of life w ith anyth ing m ade from m e tal or m e tal alloys . Aircraft are ce rtainly not e xe m pt from th is proble m . Corros ion can m anife s t its e lf in m any form s and it can be caus e d or pre cipitate d by m any m e ans but it is alw ays a ch e m ical or e le ctroch e m ical re action w h ich conve rts th e m e tal back to a m e tallic com pound.Mos t m e tals on an aircraft are e th e r an alloy of s te e l or alum inium ; th e s e are m ade up of various m e tals adde d to a bas e m e tal (iron or alum inium ). Th e alloying e le m e nts form grains w ith in th e m e tal w h ich w h e n e xpos e d to w ate r or oth e r e le ctrolyte s caus e s m all e le ctric curre nts to flow th rough th e m e tal. It is th is action w h ich conve rts th e m e tal into a com pound, w e s e e it as corros ion.Micro-organis m s s uch as fungi and bacte ria grow ing on th e s urface s of an aircraft can h old w ate r and s o pre cipitate th e corros ion proce s s ; th e y can als o re le as e acids w h ich can als o h e lp w ith th e corros ion proce s s .Exh aus t gas e s als o contain m any s alts w h ich w h e n com bine d w ith w ate r w ill form e le ctrolyte s capable of s tarting corros ion.Once corros ion h as s tarte d th e s alts form e d w ill attract m ois ture w h ich w ill h e lp th e corros ion to continue .Th e various type s of corros ion are as follow s :Ge ne ral s urface corros ion is th e m os t com m on form of corros ion and is th e ge ne ral dulling and th e n rough e ning and fros ting of th e s urface .Pitting corros ion is ve ry de s tructive and is s e e n m os tly on anodis e d alum inium com pone nts but can occur I any m e tal. It appe ars as a pow de ry dus t ove r th e affe cte d are as w h ich can form dam age com ple te ly out of proportion to its s urface appe arance .Conce ntration ce ll corros ion or cre vice corros ion can occur in m e tal joins and lap joins . Th e re are s e ve ral type s of conce ntration ce ll but th e ge ne ral proce s s s tarte d w h e n w ate r is trappe d in th e joint, th is can le ad to oxyge n de privation in th e joint s o caus ing a pote ntial diffe re nce w h ich can caus e th e joint to corrode from th e ins ide out.Active pas s ive ce lls occur w h e n th e re is a pas s ive film cove ring th e m e tal (e .g. anodis ing) s alts on th e s urface s tart th e corros ion and th e n once th e s urface h as be e n brok e n th e m e tal be ne ath form part of th e ce ll.Filiform corros ion is anoth e r type of conce ntration ce ll w h ich form s be low an organic laye r (e .g. paint) it is ch aracte ris e d by w orm lik e trails w h ich ne ve r cros s on s te e l but do on alum inium w h ich m ak e s th e dam age de e pe r. Filiform corros ion occurs w h e n th e h um idity is be tw e e n 78% -9 0% and th e s urface is s ligh tly acidic.Inte rgranular corros ion is an attack on th e grain boundarie s w ith in th e m e tal.Exfoliation corros ion is an advance d form of inte rgranular corros ion and s h ow s its e lf by lifting of th e s urface grains .Galvanic corros ion occurs w h e n dis s im ilar m e tals m ak e contact in th e pre s e nce of an e le ctrolyte ; it can be

re cognis e d by a build up of corros ion at th e joint.Stre s s corros ion crack ing involve s cons tant cyclic s tre s s acting in conjunction w ith a dam aging ch e m ical e nvironm e nt. Th e s tre s s in th e m e tal m aybe from m anufacture , or from s om e fitting or fixing lik e a rive t or bolt.Fatigue corros ion involve s cyclic s tre s s and a corros ive e nvironm e nt. Th e s tre s s s tarts th e corros ion w h ich w e ak e ns th e m e tal allow ing crack s to form and s o furth e r pre cipitating th e corros ion. Th e affe cte d part can h ave its s tre ngth re duce d dram atically.Fre tting corros ion, w e ar corros ion or friction corros ion can occur at th e inte rface of tw o s urface s w h ich are not s uppos e d to rub on e ach oth e r. Th is can be caus e d by vibrations w h ich w e ar off th e prote ctive laye r and th e n m ak e fine particle s w h ich are in turn attack e d by oxyge n from th e air. Th e form e d oxide s can form abras ive s ubs tance s w h ich h e lp to w e ak e n and s tre s s th e affe cte d are a.

It can be s e e n th at by k e e ping your aircraft cle an and dry corros ion can be re duce d. Surface prote ction ne e ds to be m aintaine d and any appare nt corros ion tre ate d appropriate ly be fore pe rm ane nt dam age occurs . Exh aus t trails s h ould be w as h e d of and any dirt or m ud re m ove d as s oon as pos s ible . Batte ry com partm e nts ne e d to be ch e ck e d and cle ane d if th e re is any s ign of corros ion on th e le ads . A bak ing s oda s olution can be us e d to ne utraliz e any acid s pille d th is w ill als o ne e d to be w as h e d aw ay w ith fre s h w ate r.

W h e n re m oving corros ion th e re are s e ve ral do’s and don’ts w h ich m us t be adh e re d to.Do not m ix cle aning ge ar w ith diffe re nt type s of m e tal as th e y w ill contam inate th e s urface caus ing corros ion to re turn m ore q uick ly.Alum inium :Ste e l w ool, e m e ry cloth , s te e l w ire brus h e s (e xce pt s tainle s s s te e l brus h ) coppe r alloy brus h e s , rotary w ire brus h e s or s e ve re abras ive m ate rials s h ould not be us e d on any alum inium s urface .Only us e alum inium oxide pape r on alum inium 150 grit or fine r, finis h w ith 400 grit. Stainle s s w ool and pum ice pow de r can als o be us e d. Th e re are oth e r acidic products w h ich can be us e d to re m ove corros ion but th e y m us t be us e d prope rly and re m ove d prope rly w h e n finis h e d. Furth e r inform ation can be acce s s e d from AC43-13.1B. W h e n th e s urface h as h ad all th e corros ion re m ove d it is to be cle ane d and h ave a conve rs ion coating (Alodine or s im ilar) applie d im m e diate ly and a prim e r applie d once dry. Ste e l:H igh s tre ngth s te e l ne e ds to be tre ate d w ith care ; us e m ild abras ive m ats cloth s and pape rs s uch as fine grit alum inium oxide m e tallic w ool or fine buffing com pounds .Do not us e pow e r tools due to th e pos s ibility of ove rh e ating and s couring th at m ay occur and s o w e ak e n th e part.Do not us e ch e m icals e s pe cially ph os ph oric acid on h igh s tre ngth s te e l as it can caus e h ydroge n e m brittle m e nt, it w ould th e n ne e d to be re h e at tre ate d.Ste e l s urface s are h igh ly re active afte r cle aning and ne e d to be prim e d w ith in one h our.

It is als o inte re s ting to note th at th e re are tw o bas ic type s of plating s ys te m s , th os e th at h ave a far gre ate r re s is tance to corros ion th an th e part th e y cove r, e .g. ch rom e and nick e l, and th os e w h ich offe r a s acrificial laye r e .g. cadm ium and z inc.W h e n th e s urface of ch rom e is brok e n th e affe cte d part w ill no longe r be prote cte d and w ill ne e d s om e form of tre atm e nt w h e re as cadm ium and z inc s acrifice th e m s e lve s be fore th e m ain part, th e y s till offe r prote ction afte r th e plating h as be e n com prom is e d. For th is re as on bolts w h ich look m otle y s h ould not be w ork e d on, only th e ligh te s t cle an is re q uire d, if th e y are totally corrode d th e n th e y are to be re place d.

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