PROP TALK NORTH SHORE AERO CLUb BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE // june 2021

INSIDE: FLY DC3 TRIP TO WHITIANGA MAYDAY! MAYDAY! MAYDAY! THE CONFEDERATE AIR FORCE PROP TALK CONTENTS JUNE 2021

Prop Talk is a bi-monthly magazine published by North Shore Aero Club. North Shore Views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of NSAC. Directory ...... 3 From The Editor...... 4 Editor: Ian Couper [email protected] Presidents Publication ...... 6 Compiled By: Campbell McIver & Stef Gwilliam fly dc3 trip...... 11 CFI Report...... 14 This Edition’s Contributors: David Saunders, John Punshon, may day mayday Daryl Gillett, Ian Couper, Christine may day! ...... 18 Graham, Rodger Coleclough, Brian Clay. airwomans ...... 22 Managers Memo..... 24 Photo Credits: Front Cover: David Saunders confederate air Rear Cover: Stef Gwilliam force ...... 27 Backgrounds: Chris Opperman, Steve Matheson, Jamie Davis, around the club ....32 Levi Daniel, Stef Gwilliam. Meet The Team...... 34

Front Cover: With just over 80 agm ...... 36 hours on the clock, committee Milestones...... 37 member LLoyd Morris can be justly proud of his beautifully built Vans RV7. Appropriately registered ZK- LDM, Lloyd’s sleek, new RV7 cruises effortlessly at 155 knots.

Rear Cover: Night flying in club Robin TZL Looking west at the sunset, with the city lights below.

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North Shore Directory Phone: 09 426 4273 | 300 Postman Road, Dairy Flat RD4 0794

President: David Saunders 021 115 4696 Vice President: Andrew Crowhurst 021 266 6656 Treasurer: Brent Hempel 021 194 5546 Secretary: Ian Couper (09) 478 6351 Club Captain: David Wilkinson 021 468 270 Patron: Stan Smith 027 477 5475 Committee: Roy Crane 021 340 654 Douglas Kruger 022 545 6968 Lloyd Morris 021 493 360 Stephen Jones 021 737 268 Rodger Coleclough 021 705 859

General Manager (A-Cat & Flight Examiner): John Punshon Office Manager: Lynn Packer

CFI (A-Cat & Flight Examiner): Office Staff: Claudine Allen, Daryl Gillett Abby Burkhardt

B-Cat Instructors: Paul Ryan, Tim Bar Staff: Brian Clay Marshall, Dawson Boles, Chantel Strooh, Rob Graham, Andrew Groundsman: Caleb Hanham Fisher, Jamie Davis NS Helicopter Training: Tim C-Cat Instructors: Ming Zhang, Vroegop, Ryan Diedericks Brendon Frame, Hamish McGill, Pierce Hargreaves, Campbell McIver, Josh McKoy, Brendon Sheehan, Matt Stephens

3 FROM THE EDITOR

IAN in-flight visit to the open door COUPER cockpit was an opportunity not to be missed.

Wow! Awesome, Magical – I Despite the inclement weather, can cross that off my bucket necessitating an early return for list – these were just some some, nine North Shore Airport of the many complimentary based aircraft joined the DC3 at comments overheard on the Whitianga. Club’s Fly DC3 trip to Whitianga last weekend. For those Club spirit and welfare is alive fortunate enough to fly on and well at North Shore and this immaculately presented planning is already underway aircraft it was the experience with the DC3 pre-booked for a of a lifetime. And for those visit to Tauranga next year. aviation buffs the chance of an

4 Image courtesy of Michelle Trevarton 5 PRESIDENTS PUBLICATION

DAVID The Club’s vision to involve SAUNDERS the community more with the airport lead to the very successful Open day that As this is the last Prop Talk we held in March and it is report before the AGM in July, also great to welcome the I thought that it might be a Silverdale ATC no.5 Sqn onto good idea to have a quick look the aerodrome to use the Club’s in the rear-view mirror to see facilities as their new base. where we have come from over the past year and what we have achieved. “Members have staunchly It certainly has been another continued their interesting year with Covid19 training and continuing to disrupt and loom over our lives during 2020/21. flying which is The Club and it’s members great to see.” have handled the lockdowns well and maintained the Work has continued on safety levels required to keep the surveying ,design and us all healthy. Members have planning of the 03/21 runway staunchly continued their widening and currently we training and flying which is are conducting tests on the great to see. strength of the runway surface.

6 Images courtesy of David Saunders The proposed completion of building to the south of the the eastern taxiway to create a Clubhouse has been purchased link from the SE hangars to the from Airlift(Orbit Helicopters) 21 threshold has been put on and this will help resolve the hold by the committee, pending current shortage of teaching further investigations as to space. how to complete the project within the committed budget, The Young Eagles re-started after an unexpected price this year after a year’s break increase by the contractor. The last year due to Covid, and the Aviation Heritage Centre was programme has been well lead given a year’s grace so that the by Nicole Harris and Joe Carter. Black Sheep Wing could get Recently a trip to NZWR to visit re-established and develop the Heli simulator, was very the idea further. Various small well supported by members projects have been undertaken taking the Yeagles to WR. to improve the airport infrastructure including new “It has been great footpaths, fencing, upgrade to see the input of the terminal building and of passionate replacement of the terminal apron surface. Further work members in will be happening here in the organising next few months. It is very and managing pleasing to see that the Great fun events for Barrier passenger traffic is the members to increasing, proving that the enjoy.” airport is appreciated by the community and the carriers. On the social side, it has been The Club lounge was freshened a very busy year again, and up with a new coat of paint despite the odd hiccups caused and new furniture. The small by Covid19, it has been great to see the input of passionate

7 members in organising and Looking forward, we will be managing fun events for the continuing with the runway members to enjoy and I would improvements and the like to thank these people for completion of the eastern their amazing efforts and the taxiway. Hopefully in the events they have run. The club near future we will know the had another very successful outcome of the AA application Wings Dinner in late November which will then determine and GNAR in January. Those what further developments interested in Competitions did the Club can pursue. The well and enjoyed the trips to continuing threat of the urban NZWP and NZWL. The trip to sprawl around the airport NZTG to the Aviator Experience will continue to be with us, was fully subscribed and the but as the Club and airport DC3 club trip to Whitianga continue to develop and build for lunch, was also fully meaningful relationships with booked with 9 club planes and the community and members, instructors flying to NZWT as the committee hopes these well. will help cement the airport’s future. Talking of passionate members, I would like to thank Andrew I sincerely hope that each Crowhurst for the 5 years of and every club member has brilliant service he has given to had a great year at the NSAC the club as Treasurer. Andrew and enjoyed their flying with has done a superb job and the club in whatever stage of initiated some excellent ideas training or field of aviation into the managing of the club’s they are at, and that you have finances, including the Green fulfilled and enjoyed your Book. Thank you Andrew. aspirations.

Happy skies, David Saunders.

8 9 FLY DC3 TRIP TO WHITIANGA

IAN sector in a Club based aircraft COUPER and the other in the DC3.

Conforming fully to airline Accompanied by nine North standards the DC3 on this flight Shore based aircraft a full was crewed entirely by ex or load, 28, of North Shore Aero Club members and their families flew to Whitianga from Ardmore in the immaculately presented DC3 – ZK DAK operated by Fly DC3, . Several members chose the option of flying one

10 Image courtesy of Ian Couper, Levi Daniel & Michelle Trevarton Great Barrier Airlines before joining flying the Dash 8. Prior to taking a short break from he was flying the Boeing 787.

Cabin crew for the trip was a part owner of the aircraft, retired Air New Zealand flight Jessica Cooper accompanied by and cabin crew. In command Christine Tilsley who recently was Captain Jolon Marshall, retired after serving 28 years assisted by First Officer Andrew with Air New Zealand. Cronin who flew the return leg. For those of us fortunate Ironically Jolon was very enough to fly in this beautiful familiar with North Shore aircraft it was a unique and Airport having earlier in his wonderful experience and one career flown Islanders and we hope to repeat next year with the ubiquitous Trislanders for a Club visit to Tauranga.

Image courtesy of Ian Couper, Levi Daniel & Michelle Trevarton 11 12 13 CFI REPORT

DARYL GILLETT The works area is enclosed by temporary fencing and marked with cones. Please exercise It’ll be brief from me this caution within the vicinity of month as I’ve been preoccupied men and equipment operating. with matters external to Also consider your aircrafts the club but, there are a few slipstream when running up eminent topics to mention. the engine, and how it might The first is to note the ongoing affect people and unsecured works on and around the items. A further consequence of airport. The construction of the apron works is that Barrier the final stage of the aero park Air and Fly My Sky aircraft are should have minimal impact on forced to park further south, airport operations, but exercise sometimes on the northern end caution as large machinery may of the club apron. be operating up to the southern fence line which runs parallel All grass areas at the airport to the crosswind runway. The are closed. The grass portion of runway 09 windsock has also runway 09/27 is also closed due been removed until it can be to unsuitable surface condition. re-established once the works It was however just a matter are complete. of days ago when an aircraft needed to be extracted, after Of greater import is the apron becoming stuck taxiing onto resurfacing work immediately the grass. As a result damage south of the Jet A1 fuel pump. was caused to the unpaved

14 Another area of some concern that has come to my attention recently is deficient workload area, but most importantly the management. There are aircraft and its occupants were times during normal flights unscathed – an aircraft landing when workload is high, which on an unusable surface may not we typically learn to cope be as lucky. This is a pertinent with quite effectively (when reminder that to operate safety, operating in the circuit, during checking and complying with take-off, landing etc.). But when NOTAMs is vital. abnormal or unusual internal and/or external factors that “A.N.C. – increase workload arise, how Aviate, well a pilot is able to prioritise (or manage) that workload will Navigate, heavily affect the outcome. Communicate A.N.C. – Aviate, Navigate, (arguably Communicate (arguably the most the most important set of words in aviation), is the important set principle method of workload of words in prioritisation. At its core, it aviation).” is the fundamental concept that maintaining control

15 of the aeroplane is always the most important task. But unfortunately A.N.C. is The annual club South Island easily forgotten, and whilst Trip is scheduled for 28 August I am simplifying this topic to 5 September, and we have considerably, in many ways already reached that maximum it need not be any more number of people (and aircraft) complicated. There are we can safely manage. This is countless examples of accidents a logistical limit too, as often which demonstrate that if the accommodation is difficult, pilot just flew the aeroplane, sometimes impossible, to the flight may not have ended arrange for larger groups. But in tragedy. Always remember please do get in touch with A.N.C. can and should be us if you are keen to attend applied to any situation you are and have not already put your faced with. name forward – we will keep a standby list, as people and “Always remember aircraft are inevitably forced to A.N.C. can and pull out for various reasons. should be applied to any situation Please stay safe everyone. you are faced with.”

16 17 mayday mayday mayday! RODGER part one COLECLOUGH obvious when you see the facts presented on the Tele and in a I’ve been flying now for nearly lot of cases happening to high 30 years and often wondered hour seasoned Professionals how I would react with an Pilots. engine failure. Years ago I met an instructor at Wanaka who told me he had experienced five emergency landings and I remembered thinking at the time he must either be very unlucky or a very bad Pilot.

Right from the beginning of learning to fly I have always watched those Mayday programs on TV and read the crash reports in the Vector I can tell you now it’s not until magazines to try to learn from it happens to you and with the others’ unfortunate mistakes. luxury of time afterwards to revisit the lead to the incident As we know there is never one that you realise the warning cause for an Accident but a signs were right there all along. series of events, which seems so

18 Images courtesy of Rodger Coleclough the Searey in his hanger which is attached to his house and commented later that he could smell petrol inside his house. First dismissal ; The Searey always had a bit of a petrol smell inside the cockpit so thought nothing of it.

“...and with the luxury of time afterwards to revisit the lead to the incident that you realise We had departed NE to WT the weekend before for an the warning early morning breakfast at my signs were friends place. I had calculated right there all my fuel burn with plenty of along.” reserve to get us there and intended to refuel down there for the flight home that afternoon. Unfortunately the wind increased over the day to over 25 knots so decided to flag the return trip over the ranges and return home instead in our Cirrus then come back the following weekend to collect the Searey. Second Warning ; During my First Warning ; My Cirrus co- preflight I noticed a yellow stain owner Richard offered to house on the back of the engine which

19 just so happened to line up with After a water landing at Great the oil filler. I had topped up Mercury and a quick swim I the oil on the previous flight jumped back in and headed so dismissed it as an oil stain. for home. Prior to crossing the Second dismissal. Coromandel Ranges I checked my fuel tank and was surprised Third Warning ; On fuelling to see my tank was showing 20 up I noticed the tank seemed litres. This is when I started to quite low from the previous question what was going on. flight ( tank quantity is done Had I been flying longer than visually only ) but dismissed I thought ! Had I misread the it to uneven ground and then quantity before take off ! added fuel up to 40 litres for a 1.5 hr flight via Great Mercury “After a water landing Island back to NE with 30 mins at Great Mercury and reserve. ( fuel burn 17L per hr ) a quick swim I jumped so plenty on board. back in and headed for home.”

20 On crossing the Coromandel Range I checked my tank again and was alarmed that I now only had 10 litres showing. “Houston we have a problem”

“On crossing the Coromandel Range I checked buy more fuel but it seemed like my tank again miles away. and was alarmed First good decision, abandon that I now flight to NE and change only had 10 course for the nearest Airfield, litres showing. Coromandel about 5 NM Sth “Houston we to perform a precautionary have a problem” landing. My fuel tank was now showing only 5 litres and even I still had at least 45 mins of that was looking like a stretch. flying to get home and only At least I was over the water about 40 mins of fuel left with and the best place to be right no reserve. Not good. I thought now in an Amphibian with about trying to make Waiheke disappearing fuel. At this point I Island where I could land and was 1700 feet and only 3 NM Nth of the Coromandel Airfield.

Then the engine stopped, silence “Oh Shit” is this really happening....

To be contined in the next issue of Prop Talk.

21 AIRWOMANS 2021

CHRISTINE GRAHAM & Saturday saw competitions STEF GWILLIAM completed in the morning just in time before the rain set in. Queens Birthday weekend saw Saturday night’s party theme the New Zealand Association of was 60’s as it was 61 years since Woman in Aviation (NZAWA) the Organisation began in New meet for their anual rally. Club Zealand. members; Christine, Kyra, Stef, Odette, Judith, Lynn, Jacob, Pamela, Sue and Dick traveled down to Motueka to attend.

GUESS WHO? - SIXTIES NIGHT AT TOAD HALL MOTUEKA

SUE COMPETING IN PIONEER TROPHY AT MOTUEKA

Motueka is an excellent location to fly with lots of interesting scenery and other airfields and strips close by. The Motueka Aero Club is very welcoming and

22 Images courtesy of Sue Campbell, Jacob Madacanno-Holland, Brian Haybittle & Christine Graham provides excellent catering and dinner was at Jellyfish in hospitality. Mapua.

Sunday saw bad weather again There were 150 NZAWA and most explored the local members at the event over area by car. The final night the weekend; 90 women, 60 men and 40 new members. Next year’s rally will be in Hawera, over Queen’s Birthday weekend. Join up and come along, there are plenty of competitions and scholarships to compete for!

PRESENTATION DINNER AT JELLYFISH ON MAPUA WHARF

SUE ENROUTE TO HANMER SPRINGS CONTINUING ON AFTER THE RALLY FOR A FEW DAYS OF EXPLORING. 23 MANAGERS MEMO

On the fuel note, the new Jet-A1 JOHN tank should be onsite and up PUNSHON and running in the not too distant future. This is going to Well well well, winter sure has be supplied by GoFuel who are arrived! I thought I’d provide currently meeting our Jet needs a bit more of an update this with a couple of mobile trailers, month on some of the projects as some of you will be familiar occurring around the traps. with.

You’ll have no doubt noticed “Well well well, the work on the apron by the terminal building is winter sure has continuing. In conjunction arrived!” with BP, we are in the process of renewing the majority of that A few people noticed the apron to eradicate the broken somewhat unusual activity of stones, crumbling concrete and a large dump truck driving up general disrepair. The project and down the runway at speed is long overdue and I’m really last week. This was part of the pleased we have finally been strength testing exercise we able to progress it at last, now are conducting on the main that BP have removed the old runway surface to ascertain Jet-A1 fuel tank and installed to what extent the existing a new fuel interceptor on the pavement can be utilised in AVGAS tank, meaning we’ve future runway upgrade work. only got about half the apron The exact process is a bit too left to renew ourselves.

24 Offers to technical for my understanding but basically, they’re measuring Hangar Owners the deflection of the pavement under varying loads, without The club would like to offer breaking it of course! We have hangar owners the option of a similar test being conducted having the grass and weeds later this week (or maybe it was maintained around their hangars conducted last week depending by the Airport Ground Staff. For on when you read this article…). those interested, this service will cost $40 per month. Those Also hopefully by the time interested may email; you read this, a new North [email protected] Shore Airport sign will have been installed on the terminal building. In fact we’re improving signage all round with a couple of ‘ladder boards’ Change in WIP being installed in strategic areas to help drive people to the Pricing right locations. With a growing number of airline passengers, Due to an increase in businesses and general visitors maintenance costs and the around, getting people to where requirement for a new engine in they need to be around the 12 months time, the price of WIP airport is becoming an ever will increase to $139 per hour. increasing challenge that the Further details can be seen in new signage will help with. the January Committee Meeting Minutes. Coming into summer, we will be looking to move gate 9 (the • This will become active as of northern most gate) further the 1st of March 2021. into the airport grounds and • Pre purchase bulk deals will no longer be available for WIP. fence road 9 to make it, and the • The club will honour the existing bulk deals until they have run out or expired. 25 25 businesses it serves, accessible Unfortunately, we still have no without the airside security update on our Airport Authority challenges we currently have. application. The Ministry are This will be a big project that loaded up at the moment with we will chip away at over a few other work and advise us that it months but it will provide some will be after July before they can significant safety advantages turn their attention back to the overall which do need to be application. addressed. Lastly, I will give a sneak “The good news preview of the financials prior is, despite COVID, to the AGM. We have completed we have had the the annual audit and finalised the accounts for the year ending best year we 31 March 2021. The good news have ever had.” is, despite COVID, we have had the best year we have ever had. We have agreed to take over The immense infrastructure the little building next to the work to be done over the next 10 club house currently operated to 20 years can only be achieved by Orbit Helicopters. They if we keep up such strong are moving into the terminal performance so I am very building and we will be pleased with the results overall. utilising the new building for If you read the Green Book, you office and administration space. will already be abreast of the This is something we have been stats, if not, you’ll be able to see working to solve for a while the results when we publish our now with space downstairs annual Financial Report in the in the club house getting very next couple of weeks prior to constricted, especially during the AGM. busy times. That’s all for now, Happy Flying.

26 NORTH SHORE’S CONFEDERATE AIR FORCE

BRIAN CLAY Julep (bourbon based!). The films showed Messerschmitt Who the hell are the Black (Buchons) being chased by Sheep Wing Incorporated? Mustangs and Spitfires at below treetop level. I don’t remember I was first introduced to the too much about the evening Confederate Air Force Inc apart from this and my friend (CAF), based at the time at getting into a fight - probably Harlingen, Texas, about sixty too much Mint Julep. I was years ago when a friend said sold. If I hadn’t been tied up to me, “Look at these crazy with my business I would have bastards” (We Southlanders can packed my bags and headed off be a bit crass). He showed me to the Lone Star State. Where a photo in a magazine of three else could a printer get involved P51 Mustangs flying wingtip in operating Spitfires, P38 to wingtip, their propeller tips Lightnings and B17s. no more than ten feet above the ground – in fog. I thought, “Three P51 these are my kind of guys. Mustangs flying wingtip to About fifteen years later, wingtip, their the Southland Aero Club Inc was visited by two dudes propeller tips dressed in Confederate grey no more than uniforms and armed with ten feet above films (remember them) the ground and some stuff called Mint – in fog.”

Images courtesy of Brian Clay 27 WATER WATER EVERYWHERE (CAF SITE BEFORE DEVELOPMENT).

produce a viable site. This was The Black Sheep Wing 40 years ago and must just Incorporated (the Wing) began about make the Wing the Aero life as a Squadron of the CAF Club’s oldest continuous tenant. in 1978 and qualified as a Wing in 1979. At that time, the Wing I moved to Auckland in the was named the Confederate Air mid-1980’s and one of the Force New Zealand Wing and first people I ran into was a incorporated under the state chap I knew from my time laws of Texas. The Wing was in the Southland Aero Club incorporated in New Zealand Inc who told me he was a in 1981 thus becoming the first Colonel in the CAF (all full international wing of the CAF. members are Colonels). The It was about this time that the origins of the CAF go back to Wing set up shop at North Shore 1957 when Lloyd Nolan and Airfield. The photo shows the four others purchased a P51 conditions the Wing’s members Mustang. Legend has it that, had to deal with in order to on the night before its first

28 flight, someone broke into the the organisation changed its hangar and painted on the tail name to the Commemorative of the Mustang, “Confederate Air Force Inc. approximately Air Force”. The next morning, twenty years ago. on finding the artwork, the five decided that it was a good Initially, the Wing was not idea, but who would be the allowed to include the words leader? As they were all equal “Air Force” and “New Zealand” shareholders in the aircraft in its name and its application they agreed that they would for registration was denied. all be Colonels. So started the The Honourable Jim McLay, tradition. at the time the Minister for Justice and Attorney General, “Legend has it took the matter to Parliament that, on the night and it was necessary for before its first Parliament to pass an Order in Council in order for the words flight, someone to be included in the Wing’s broke into the registered name. The Order hangar and in Council was signed by the painted on the tail Governor General at the time, of the Mustang, David Beattie. “Confederate Air Force”.” The CAF is the largest flying museum of World War II The CAF is organised along aircraft in the world and military lines. For instance, currently has 175 aircraft, 85 branches are called ‘Wings’, wings and 13,000 members. The the President is called the New Zealand Wing was the 16th Wing Leader and the secretary/ and first international wing. treasurer, the Executive Officer. The CAF’s original intention The organisation has a uniform was to have at least one of which was initially Confederate each aircraft flown by the USA grey but changed to khaki when during World War II in flying condition. While that objective

29 PIPER CUB ALOFT OVER AUCKLAND HARBOUR. THE CUB WAS THE FIRST AIRBORNE AIRCRAFT OF THE 16TH WING OF THE CAF AND IS NEARING THE END OF A COMPLETE RESTORATION. was reached, sadly one or two the country each year to allow very rare examples have been people, who normally wouldn’t lost. be involved with the aircraft, to see them up close. Those The CAF played a major part in who are interested are taken the film “The Battle of Britain” for flights. As mentioned, there and holds an air show every are opportunities for people year at which various air battles who do not have an aviation (including the attack on Pearl background to be actively Harbour) are re-enacted. I’m involved in the operation of the told that this is very spectacular CAF’s aircraft. – just like being there. One of the primary objects of the CAF Because of its unique concept, is to allow the public to access the CAF, including the New and enjoy the aircraft. Some of Zealand Wing, grew very the aircraft are flown around quickly. A squadron had been

30 formed in Christchurch where enjoying Saturday night, and a a second Harvard was being house that had been relocated restored by members of the to North Shore Airfield and Wing in the Air New Zealand used as the mess (clubrooms). engineering workshops. One of the workshops contained an engine shop I first joined the Wing in 1988. I certified to rebuild and service wound up running the bar and Pratt and Whitney engines. cooking the meals – breakfast, The Harvard engine would lunch and dinner on Saturdays eventually be built by members and breakfast and lunch on of the Wing which, after that, Sundays. I would sleep on the would have another three to couch on Friday and Saturday rebuild. Not bad for the first ten nights, wending my way home years. However, at the end of on Sunday afternoons. From the second decade, disaster was nothing in 1978 the wing had to strike. grown to own two Harvards, a Beech D18S, a Piper Cub, two To be continued - How the workshops and what came Confederate Air Force New to be known as the Devon Zealand Wing Incorporated hangar, a bunkhouse for those became the Black Sheep Wing who wanted to stay after over Incorporated.

31 around the club A collection of images taken by Ian Couper & Levi Daniel around NZNE

MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT PHOTOS FOR PUBLICATION IN “AROUND THE CLUB”. SEND YOUR PHOTOS TO IAN COUPER AT [email protected] 32 Request to all Members

Your Archives Sub- Committee looks after club historical records. We are currently looking for printed copies of club financial statements (as issued at the AGM) for the following years: 1978, 1979, 1987, 1988, 1996 and 2000. We are also interested in obtaining copies of the President’s Report and Treasurer’s Report to the members for those years. If you have a copy of any of these documents for any of the years mentioned and are happy to donate them to the Archive or allow copies to be made, please contact Sue Campbell at; [email protected] or ph 021 972895 or 09 4145399.

33 MEET THE TEAM Management

John Punshon Daryl Gillett General Manager CFI Ground Staff

Lynn Packer Claudine Allen Abby Burkhardt Caleb Hanham B Cat Instructors

Paul Ryan Tim Marshall Dawson Boles Chantel Strooh

Jamie Davis Rob Graham Andrew Fisher C Cat Instructors

Pierce Hargreaves Brendon Frame Campbell McIver Josh McKoy

Hamish McGill Ming Zhang Brendon Sheehan Matt Stephens

34 NEW MEMBERS North Shore Aero Club extends a warm welcome to our new members: Max Cunningham Mark Aplin Dylan Hunt Eric Kim Daniel Mackey Joshua Hill David Lou Sunny Shah Alex Kim Gerard Kent Ranna Horan Jamie Headland Steve Gill Gilbert Hurrell Roger Han Ben Middlemiss Allely Wilton Oliver Barnfather Antoni Tisot Michael Barnett Caleb Gamman Craig Vause Scarlett Li Max Claxton Mark Mitchell Mitch Sterling Regan Brown Sofia Paul Richardson Findlay Tyack Nunez Kietzmann Bruno Ferguson Josh Camp Jordan Robins Nic Bowler Kurt James Bruce Armitage

Committee meetings All committee meetings start at 7:15pm

Upcoming committee 22nd June 2021 meeting dates: AGM 20th July 2021

DRAFT AND APPROVED COPIES OF ALL MINUTES ARE PUBLISHED ON THE MEMBERS ONLY SECTION OF THE NSAC WEBSITE ; THE DRAFT MINUTES WITHIN 7 DAYS OF THE MEETING AND FINAL MINUTES AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED AT THE NEXT MEETING.

35 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Tuesday 20th July 2021 at 7.30pm at the Clubhouse

Closing Date for:

Nominations for Election of Officers & Committee: 4.00pm, Sunday 4th July 2021

Submissions of Notices of Motion: 4.00pm, Sunday 4th July 2021

Note: Nomination forms enclosed. Nominations must be signed by the nominee, the nominator and a seconder, all of whom must be financial members of the Club. Completed nomination forms and Notices of Motion must be received by the Secretary no later than 4.00pm, Sunday 4th July 2021 to be considered for the forthcoming AGM. Nominations should be mailed to: The Secretary North Shore Aero Club Inc Postman Road, RD4, Albany OR emailed to [email protected] OR submitted personally to a member of the Club office staff or to the Club Secretary in a sealed envelope addressed to the attention of The Secretary. Notices of Motion for consideration at the AGM must be signed by at least five members entitled to vote at the meeting (Clause 23.2 of the Consolidated Constitution and Rules) The Officers and Committee of the Club retire annually but are available for immediate re-election (clauses 13.3 and 14.2 of the Consolidated Constitution and Rules).

Current Office Holders and Committee Members: Patron Stan Smith President David Saunders Committee Roy Crane Vice-President Andrew Crowhurst Committee Rodger Coleclough Secretary Ian Couper Committee Douglas Kruger Treasurer Brent Hempel Committee Lloyd Morris Club Captain David Wilkinson Committee Steve Jones

No later than 10th July 2021 all Club members shall be sent: • A Notice of Meeting and an agenda showing business to be transacted at the meeting, • Copies of nominations received and Notices of Motion for consideration, • Audited financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2021. • Treasurer’s report for year ending 31 March 2021. • Budget for year ending 31 March 2022. • Notice of advance voting procedure • The minutes of the 2020 AGM • Brief profiles of candidates for election at the AGM.

36 Milestones

Rob Meili - PPL 17th April 2021

Giancarlo Bravetti - First Solo 18th April 2021

Jamie Gibson - First Solo 18th April 2021

Magnus Morton - PPL 21st April 2021

37 Andre Sencioles - CPL 23rd April 2021

Tom Tianyang Liu - First Solo 25th April 2021

Jack Taylor - First Solo 27th April 2021

Monty Jones - PPL 3rd May 2021 38 Kai Nowitzke - PPL 12th May 2021

Taine Cooper - First Solo 15th May 2021

Janus Grove - PPL 22nd May 2021

Logan Healy - PPL 11th June 2021

39 NORTH SHORE AERO CLUB Postman Road, Dairy Flat RD4 | Phone: 09 426 4273 | Email: [email protected] 40