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NOVEMBER 2017 Issue 5 The Newsletter of the UK Section of IFFR The Rotating Beacon Ten members of the e-club of aviation attended the Lausanne Fly-in. Enjoy our reports inside from around UK, Europe and USA Help us make membership to IFFR awesome. What about helping us to make your flying a brilliant experience? Take our survey on page 21. You provide the transport, we provide the refreshments and the sights! In this Issue Letter from the Chairman New members survey Swiss IFFR meeting in Lausanne 30 second up date San Marino Fly-In Diary of events New Listening Squawks My favourite city On the return trip I was in the right seat airfield (EGSJ) with a weather alternate WP Svend with members and guests & had a very thorough briefing from being Norwich (EGSH). at the Swiss meeting in Lausanne. Marius who kindly gave me a written I can promise a very interesting and report on my performance!! Both the enjoyable time in Norfolk. More Italian (San Marino) & French meetings information to follow. We have our (Aix en Provence) were well attended. Christmas lunch coming up at the RAF Unfortunately due to a family matter I Club in London and places were very had to cancel my attendance at Aix quickly filled. My thanks to Diana for all en Provence. In this edition there are of her work in making arrangements. course reports on all of these meetings. I am pleased that Brian & Sabrie are Our local Fly-ins since Chester have progressing well & we send them our been affected by weather but it was best wishes. pleasing to see the Caernarfon visit was I hope to see many of you over the finally able to take place on Tuesday next few months, enjoy your flying and 19th of September, many thanks to be safe. Tony. I do want to see us have planned visits throughout the year (weather permitting). I am pleased that past World President James has offered to be the focal point for organising such events. Any ideas do let him know. “ I am well into organising our weekend A letter from the next year which will be from Thursday David centre, with our top table guests 7th – 10th June 2018 at Norwich. There at the Christmas will be capacity for 70 participants over Chairmanlunch ” the weekend, so please put it in your diary & do let me know if you will be attending. We will be using Seething Peter Jude A lot has been happening since my There have been many events in last letter in the July edition of “The Europe during August & September Rotating Beacon”. which have been so well attended by We had a successful & enjoyable our IFFR UK section, often with us being weekend in Chester despite the the largest group. weather and my thanks to Martin for The Scandinavian meeting was well Contents overseeing everything there. I ended represented with Angus & Alisma up having to drive, as on arrival at the deciding to undertake a very hangar I found G-GCAT with a flat tyre adventurous tour post the meeting Letter from the chairman 2 Caernarfon Flyin 19 on the starboard side. Help from the and ending up in Lausanne four days IFFR Lausanne meeting 4 Membership application form 21 helicopter people next door identified later for the Switzerland meeting. We a major puncture. There is no GA had an excellent time in Lausanne and 30 Second up date 7 My favourite city 22 engineering set up at Humberside so interesting visits some of them testing San Marino Fly-in 8 Diary of events 26 the decision had to be made to drive our stamina for walking! to Hawarden trying to get there by Jashu & I had the pleasure of flying with New Members Profile 12 Fly-in survey 27 lunchtime. Jashu & I arrived just after Mike, Margaret & their son Marius (P1) in Listening Squawks pullout 14 Contact details 28 13:00 in time to have a snack & drink the Aztec. with everyone. Auix -en- Provence 16 Please take our fly-in survey on page 27 www.iffr.org.uk 3 2 The Rotating Beacon NOVEMBER 2017 magnificent views across the lake & Afternoon relaxing Photo Feroz wadia mountains beyond. Smart dress but no ties was the order of the evening. Our guide with some members Photo by Feroz Wadia Saturday morning we travelled up the lake by boat to Charlie Chaplin’s house and museum. We were amazed at how productive he had been making films up till his late 70s (plus 4 wives & 8 children). Films showed he could still do hand stands at 70. He was a perfectionist and genius and would have 50 takes for every sketch that he made. After lunch we made our way to the wine area of Lavaux in a Unesco world heritage site. The hill side was made up of hundreds of terraces. We had to walk up through the vines to the restaurant at the top about 700 feet up. “IFFR Lausanne Trip Switzerland 17th – 20th August 2017 ” read on.. A total of 23 planes arrived at LSGL on-line in 186 Countries. 379 professors Lausanne Airport. The weather for the and 3,200 staff run on a budget of 0.9 weekend was beautiful, hot & sunny. billion euros per year. The arrival afternoon included a A lot of funds come from the EU for guided tour around the old town specific research including the human before returning to the hotel. brain project. Friday morning we visited the university Next was a visit to the Olympic Museum Descent into Lausanne. Photo Brian Harvey of Lausanne, life sciences, which with lots of memorabilia of all past proved to be very interesting. 10,500 games followed by the Gala Dinner students attend plus a further 1.6 million held on the top floor of the building with Please take our fly-in survey on page 27 www.iffr.org.uk 5 4 The Rotating Beacon NOVEMBER 2017 second 30 update Checking your Altimeters Limited panel work How often do you check basic Don’t forget to practise your limited altimeter? It may all look good, and panel from time to time. goes up and down. But should it have The vacuum system is used to drive the a 100 feet error you could end up in gyros in the attitude indicator (artificial trouble if you are close to airways or Horizon) and heading indicator TMAs. (direction indicator). Include in your pre flight checks, a good Losing these instruments in a critical Friends Reunited. Charles and look at your basic altimeter (s), try this: phase of flight can be very annoying. Gregory Guida. Photo by Feroz Wadia 1. Set to Zero feet but on the nearest Mb. Your problem is not the vacuum pump 2. Rotate setting knob and take off 10 failing, but the plastic shear drive, this Mbs, and note reading connects the pump to your engine. It is From what I saw & heard IFFR members designed as a weak point so should the would not be any good as mountain 3. Return to original setting and now pump seize the shear drive will fail and goat herders!! put 10 Mbs on, again note reading the engine will not be damaged. The wine, food & company was The readings should be within 300 So limited panel practice is not just to marvellous and the view outstanding, ft. each side, and within 50ft of each impress your LPC examiner. You should well worth the effort of near heart other. If this is the case your altimeter is be prepared should you lose your attacks…the walk back down was operating correctly. If not, your altimeter plastic! helped by the wine. needs calibrating. But at least you know Article by an error is present. The whole weekend was enjoyed by Tony Erskine all and added to by François Frochaux, who worked tirelessly to keep the programme on track also helping with on-line Custom Forms before we left. Report by Brian Harvey Photos by Feroz Wadia Please take our fly-in survey on page 27 www.iffr.org.uk 7 6 The Rotating Beacon NOVEMBER 2017 He established the first community there. It is a fortified town, and named after its founding Saint. With a population of around 30,000, San Marino has a directly elected Parliament of 60, and two Captains Regent, elected every 6 months. In 2017, for the first time, both Regents are women. President Maria Selva receiving banner from W.P. Svend Photo by Diana Green Davy Steep climb to the first of three forts at the top of Mount Titano. Photo by Diana Green Davy After lunch at the AeroClub , we “San Marino Fly-in travelled by bus to another ancient 1st-4th SEPTEMBER 2017 read on.. fortified town, San Leo, built on an ” imposing cliff face dominating the Marecchia valley. Those who made it to On 1st September, 39 people from 7 This weekend marked the first Fly-in San Marino steeped in history the fortress on the top of the mountain, countries (including Andorra) joined the organised by the Italian Section since Photo by Diana Green Davy (established in the 14th Century) toured Italian IFFR Section to celebrate the 50th 2008, following a tragic accident and both the first floor which had previously Anniversary of their foundation in 1967, the economic difficulties that had been a palace for two powerful in a Fly-in to San Marino, the oldest and virtually wiped out General Aviation. dynastic families and the second The organised programme was full and smallest independent state in the world.