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THE ROTARY Flyer - World Bulletin INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF FLYING ROTARIANS WORLD PRESIDENT SECRETARY-TREASURER BULLETIN EDITOR BRIAN SOUTER ROY MARSDEN ROSS EWING 5 Baxter Way 33 Kurupae Road 8 Haddon Lane Karori Harewood Wellington 6012 Taupo 3330 Christchurch 8051 New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand Phone: +64 4 476-7910 Phone: +64 7 378-2673 Phone: +64 3 360-2400 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] From the International President GREETINGS to all. at least one prospective member What a wonderful introduction or IFFR member to attend their to my new role as President first fly-in or fly-about and share to be able to participate in what we all enjoy in the year the Scandinavian fly-about in ahead. Like most beers, there are June. Thank you, Bo, and all no bad fly-ins but some may be your helpers and to my flying better than others. chauffeur for the occasion, Talking of fly-about’s, it was Audun Johnsen – they are really pleasing to me – as it was such wonderful memories that no doubt to Bo Johnsson – to Jeannette and I can savor in the see the dynamics of the decision Brian Souter of New Zealand (right) takes over from his predecessor, Angus Clark. years to come. We really enjoyed making process to postpone the meeting many wonderful people flight from Fagernes to Sindal the delay enabled some to enjoy on our first visit to Scandinavia. for a day. My thanks to Alan tramping the hills behind our Fellowship is the reason we all Grady from Australia, Angus Storefjell Hotel. originally joined IFFR. It is not Clark and others for the time Jeannette and I are looking often that one gets involved in and effort they put in to develop forward to our next fly-ins at the derailment of railway rolling a coherent policy for fly-abouts Hokitika, New Zealand (March stock, but, that is another story. when the weather may impinge 2007) and Bundaberg, Queensland, I would like to think that all our on our plans. It worked well, Australia (April 2007). Bundaberg membership is able to encourage and for a number of our party should be interesting for its JANUARY 2007 www.iffr.org 1 THE ROTARY Flyer - World Bulletin INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF FLYING ROTARIANS souvenir possibilities. It is the home of Bundaberg rum, which New Members will interest those of “splice the NEW Members of IFFR since the France, Moses Aryee and Victoria of main brace” persuasion, and it Copenhagen post-R.I. fly-around Ghana, Erich Burghardt and Barbara is also the home of the JABIRU are: Robert Nafie of California, Chris of Germany, Michael Cwik and engine and Very Light Sport Waterburty of California, Garret of Belgium, Patrick Crawford and Dokter Jr of California, Tony Niewyk Maria of Illinois, Ellison Smith and aircraft factory. of Indiana, Paul Radley and Suzanne Elizabeth of South Carolina, Steven These fly-ins highlight the fact of NZ, Ron Miller and Tricia of NZ, Goad of California, Mary Ann Kline of the Northern Hemisphere is far Linda Keutmann of Florida, Georges Florida, Kelly Townsend and Rick of from our home, but as a precursor Coste and Carinne of France, Johan Florida, Henry Neth of North Virginia, to the Copenhagen Convention Bergeudd of Sweden, Messaoud Keith Klinner and Debbie of South we attended the German/Austrian Tebache and Hendel of Belgium, Dakota, Frank Hardiman and Rabab Sven Persson of Sweden, Atul Dev of UK, Nick Taylor and Carol of UK, “drive-in” at Saarlouis. There of India, Folke Pehrsson and Cristina John Dethnel and Jenny of UK, Chris were a lot more cars than aircraft of Sweden, Leif von Gersdorff and Whittet of Wisconsin, Peter Sundlof but the weather did not detract Vibeke of Denmark, Ristjaako Valta of Sweden, Kenneth Synnersten and from our very warm welcome of Finland, S.K. Sikder of Bangladesh, Eva of Sweden, Magnus Lestander and our enjoyment of a most M.Abdus Sattar and Sharmin of and Asa of Sweden, and Viljo Levela interesting programme which Bangladesh, Risbourg Arnaud of and Raija of Finland. included visiting part of the Villaroy and Boch museum and plant, and the coal mine head. On Countries of IFFR Members this visit we enjoyed the company Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, British West Indies, Canada, Columbia, Denmark, Eire, England, of Wolfgang Kapferer the out Finland, France, Germany, India, Japan, New Zealand, Northern Island, Norway, going President and met Gerhard Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Wrede, the incoming President Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, U.S.A., Wales, West Africa, and the West Indies. of the German/Austrian Section and his wife Margot. It is a real pleasure to meet all these people Coming Events in 2007 and I am sure that you will hear 23-25 March, New Zealand Section, Hokitika. this story being repeated as we 30 March-1 April, Americas SW Section, Tucson, Arizona. continue to enjoy the fellowship April, Australian Section, Bundaberg, Queensland. of all Flying Rotarians. 17-23 April, Americas SE Section, Lakeland, Florida. We arrived in England the day 17-20 May, German Section, Berlin. prior to the UK Annual General 8-10 June, Italy Section, Albenga (LIMG). Meeting before lunch at the 21-30 June, 21-30 Salt Lake City, USA, Post R.I. Convention.* historic Biggin Hill airfield 20-22 July, UK Section, Fly-In and General Meeting. where we enjoyed the company 23-29 July, Americas N.Central Section, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. of members of the UK Section. 16-19 August, Scandinavian Section, Visby-Island of Gotland. Take the time, make the time 7-9 September, French Section AGM in Bordeaux. and visit the IFFR websites 4-6 October, Americas NE Section, Fly-In to AGM, Hartford. and choose where you would like to make new friends, * Salt Lake R.I. Convention enjoy the company of like- Following the Salt Lake City convention of Rotary International, minded Rotarians and renew old there will be a ten-day “exploration” of the Northwest of USA up to friendships. Washington State. With many a kind wish, For further information on this event, including aircraft availability, please go to the IFFR Website at www.iffr.org and/or contact: Brian J Souter Beverly Fogle – Northwest Section IFFR – ph 001 360-695-5512; email World President 2006-2008 bevfogle@pacifier.com 2 www.iffr.org JANUARY 2007 Post R.I. Convention Air-Tour 2006 – Scandinavia John Ritchie (abridged) Organised by the Scandinavian Section of IFFR following this year’s R.I. Convention at Copenhagen and Malmo, was attended by incoming President Brian Souter (New Zealand) who led a party of around 60 members and their guests from around the world. There were Kiwis and Aussies, Americans, Belgians, Frenchmen, Germans, the inevitable Brits glad to escape their island, and of course our genial hosts from Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway. THE Tour began at Roskilde Airport in Denmark with a safety valleys filled with cloud with visibility down to a few yards. briefing from Bo Johnsson, organiser of the event. To reduce Due to fly on to Northern Denmark that day, we spent our time pressure on the less experienced members, all pilots – even for looking at charts and attending regularly briefing meetings that those qualified to fly IFR – were required to agree that flights only repeated the gloomy weather reports. More happily, Bo should be under VFR conditions. With 20 aircraft taking part, Johnsson negotiated for us to stay a further night and by Tuesday ranging from Charles Strasser’s Seneca to a PA28-160, this morning signs of improving weather enabled us to return to the precaution proved its value later in the tour. airfield for an afternoon departure southwards. This involved The first flight was from Roskilde to a delightful Club airfield flying close to the Oslo TMA, and on calling in on R/T the pilots – Vastervik – on the east coast of Sweden where the “get-together were each told in turn “Remain clear of Controlled Airspace”. party” took the form of a trip on a train operated by a local Clearly unaccustomed to handling so many light aircraft on railway preservation society. similar routes in quick succession, the pitch of the controller’s On Friday morning, the party flew the short distance to voice rose in turn, although she had everyone on radar. By Barkaby, a delightful rural airfield nesting between the major contrast the Military Controller whose consent we needed to Stockholm international airports of Arlanda and Bromma. This cross his airfield before re-entering Sweden was perfectly relaxed involved a complex approach path at 1,000 feet AMSL over the and we were soon running down the coast VMC at FL 065 above mass of small islands that characterise the coastline. To ease broken cloud. Then it was across to Sindal, the northernmost matters, the faster planes left first followed in groups by those airfield in Denmark. less swift. After a club lunch the coach was waiting to take us There, we were taken to see the unusual sight of sea waves on a museum trip. breaking at right-angles to one another. The North Sea meets It was then by coach to board the Silja Serenade a virtual the Baltic Sea at the tip of the land, bringing with it silt that floating Grand Hotel that plies the Baltic between Stockholm every decade adds several inches to the coast. That evening, and Helsinki in Finland. With 48 hours free from flying, even the tour ended with the usual farewell dinner – another fine the most dedicated pilot took the opportunity of duty-free drinks repast that added to our waistlines – and mercifully free from for refreshment while we glided swiftly and silently across into speeches other than those from the new World President, Brian, another time zone.