THE ROTARY Flyer May 2009
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THE ROTARY Flyer May 2009 THE WORLD BULLETIN O F THE INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF FLYING ROTARIANS World President 2008 – 2010 Feroz Wadia Dunedin President Feroz writes………... Ash Grove Luscombe Secretary Roy Marsden has spent many easier and insert a picture or even better one Isle of Wight months setting up “Member Manager”. This will of yourself beside the aircraft you fly. Pilots UK PO37 6RX greatly simplify the administration of IFFR. seem to remember aircraft better than people! ʻMember Managerʼ makes us each responsible Phone +44 1983 868 440 for updating our personal information. No On a lighter note, by the time you read this [email protected] longer will you have to phone your Section Bulletin Raye and I will have attended the leader to report that your details are incorrect Australian and New Zealand Sections meetings Secretary – Treasurer in the Membership Directory. What will be in Woolongong and Ashburton. In May the Roy Marsden printed in the Directory will be what you see flying season in Europe really gets under way 33 Kurupae Road and can change on the with three Sections hold- Taupo 3330 web. Those not happy ing their spring meet- New Zealand with using the internet can ings. June is Convention Phone +64 7 378-2673 still contact their Section month as usual with a [email protected] leaders and ask them to fantastic Fly-About to make changes on their follow. For the first time Bulletin Editor behalf but only once they the whole ten day pro- Angus Clark have changed the initial gram can be enjoyed Folds Head Close password. using the coaches pro- Folds Head vided. No flying, just Calver Although the system has Fellowship if you want it Hope Valley been operational for that way. My thanks go UK S32 3XJ months only 15% of to Rodney Spokes and members have logged in his team for organising and changed their pass- W-P Nominee Peter More with President Feroz on the Los Ange- what will certainly be a Phone +44 1433 631585 les Fly About. [email protected] words. As Rotarians we great event. give freely of our time and effort to Rotary projects. Now, we are asking you to log to July is usually a quiet time for IFFR so I am off www.membermanager.net/iffr and change to achieve a dream...... to fly around the world Events your given password. That will only take a few in my Bonanza. Should you wish to join our minutes. Roy explains on Page 4 how to do it. group of twelve aircraft contact me. There are For up to date informa- still places for a couple of co-pilots. tion on activities in your Put a picture of yourself on your personal Section and Region visit page. How often do we recollect a name but For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere the www.iffr.org cannot put a face to it? Perhaps more often flying season is here again. Enjoy your fly- we remember people we have met at IFFR ing.........but please change that password meetings but not their names. Let‟s make things TODAY! Peter More nominated as next W-P Current Americas V-P Peter More is the unani- and cinema. mous choice of the Nominating Committee for the position of President Elect to succeed Feroz In 1997, Peter joined Westwood Village Ro- Wadia. The proposal for Peter to hold office tary and served as its President in 2003-2004; 2010-2012 will be put to the Annual General and was selected Club Rotarian of the Year Meeting of the Fellowship in Birmingham in June. 2005-2006. He served as Assistant Governor for District 5280 in 2006-2008. He served IFFR Peter was born in Shanghai, grew up in Hong as Americas SW Section Chair and is currently Kong and completed his high school and Electri- the V-P of IFFR Americas and also Webmaster. cal Engineering degree in California. He began his career building recording studios and served Peter and his wife Shirley have enjoyed IFFR as Chief Engineer for director Francis Ford events in Buenos Aires, San Antonio, Barcelona, Coppola‟s American Zoetrope Studios. Peter Brisbane, Hawaii, Copenhagen, Salt Lake and later joined Altec Lansing as the Director of Los Angeles. Peter and Shirley have three Asia/Pacific Operations. He founded More grown up children, Jeffrey, Melanie and Ian. Peter and wife, Shirley, under the tail of the Arrow. Technologies, Inc. in 1984 specializing in the They live in West Los Angeles near Peter‟s distribution of audio equipment for television Piper Turbo Arrow! The Rotary Flyer — The World Bulletin of the International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians Which badge is the IFFR badge? The answer? They both are. IFFR Members was (and still is) insistent that the Rotary have sometimes enquired why a different badge should not be used in any unapproved badge is often sported by UK members. manner. However on their return home the This is the explanation. Americans lobbied RI and were fortunate enough to have in office a World RI President IFFR was founded in America in 1965 and who strongly supported Rotary Fellowships was brought to the UK the following year. At and who was willing to approve the badge first membership grew slowly, but by the late submitted by the American members. 1970‟s enough meetings were being held for membership to have spread across the whole As might be expected this was modelled on country. Those attending found that they the USAF style (known as “Eagle Wings”) and needed a ready means of recognising other the lower style of badge was approved. Not- IFFR members among the crowd at a flying withstanding the UK‟s “Special Relationship” event and it was decided that a badge (the with the United States the Section has held on upper badge) combining the Rotary emblem to its own badge as being the original but with wings was the most appropriate. As either style is now accepted at IFFR activities many of the membership had gained their around the world. Do wear your badge – flying experience with the Royal Air Force the other Rotarians may comment on it, a Ser- RAF style of wing (sometimes described as geant-at-Arms may try to impose a fine for “Angel Wings”) was adopted. attending a meeting without a Rotary badge, but you can then explain the best kept secret All went without comment until 1984 when in Rotary and do your part in recruiting for several American members of IFFR flew them- the Fellowship. selves across the Atlantic to the RI Convention in Birmingham where the UK Section held a John Ritchie dinner to welcome them. On seeing their (This article was originally published in the UK badges they appreciated their value but Section Bulletin. The Late John Ritchie‟s family challenged their legality as at that time RI gave permission for it to be reproduced.) Birmingham Convention Round Up Rodney Spokes writes …… UK Section members are looking forward to welcoming you to the IFFR events during the RI Convention. On Sunday 21 June 2009 there is a great We have chartered two coaches for the dura- opportunity for IFFR members and guests to tion of the event which means that if weather get together at the start of the convention for prevents flying on any day, we will provide a the IFFR Dinner when Feroz Wadia will wel- coaching alternative. Also, a non-flying coach- come us all to his home country. This is being ing option is available – some husbands and held at the National Motor Cycle Museum wives are splitting the method of transport! In (www.nationalmotorcyclemuseum.co.uk) which addition to aviation museums, some of the is about a mile from the Convention Centre highlights will be York Minster, one of the Chief IFFR Organiser — Rodney Spokes. where the RI events will be taking place. At great cathedrals of the world; the Eden Pro- 7pm we start with an included drinks recep- ject ecological centre; SS Great Britain which tion amongst the classic motorcycle collection in 1843 was the first ship to have a screw Notice of Annual Gen- before a four course dinner. Jacket & tie sug- propeller and an iron hull; Chatsworth House gested for men. We already have 81 booked with Europe‟s finest private art collection; and eral Meeting so if you would like to join us, don‟t delay. the farewell dinner in the Hall of Jesus Col- Wednesday 24 June 2009 Send an e-mail to [email protected] with lege, Cambridge which dates back to the 13.00hrs payment details for £50 per person as soon Norman period. Gallery Hospitality Suites 17- as possible and not later than 7 June 2009. 18 With 62 already booked, this Fly Round will National Exhibition Centre The IFFR Fly Round takes place from Thursday be a fun and unique experience – not to be Birmingham. 25 June until Saturday 4 July 2009 and we missed. For further details send an e-mail to will then spend three nights in each of three Agenda will be posted in a [email protected] with “Subscribe” in the hotels – York, Gloucester and Cambridge. At folder on subject line – but don‟t delay because the each centre we will have a fly out day and a www.membermanager.net/iffr hotel allocation cannot be held much longer. sightseeing day. Page 2 The Rotary Flyer — The World Bulletin of the International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians From Private Pilot to Captain. Former Americas’ V-P Phil Yoder tells of a remarkable career change.