May 2014 Official Publication of the http://www.royalaeroclubwa.com.au Royal Aero Club of Western Australia (Inc.) Australia $4.00 (Inc. GST) ISSN 1833-6116 www.royalaeroclubwa.com.au May 2014 1 9 7 7 1 8 3 3 6 1 1 6 0 2 Contacts Patron His Excellency Malcolm McCusker AC CVO QC Main Office & Operations: Governor Of Western Australia 41 Eagle Drive, Jandakot Airport, JANDAKOT, W.A. 6164 Committee Phones: 08 9417 0000 Andrew Eldridge Fax: 08 9417 0040 President: Email: [email protected] 0438 220 703 or 08 9221 4336 Web: www.royalaeroclubwa.com.au [email protected] Flickr: Royal Aero Club WA Twitter: www.twitter.com/royalaeroclubwa Mitchell Wells Facebook: www.facebook.com/royalaeroclubwa Vice President: 0400 700 824 Murrayfield Operations: [email protected] Lakes Road, NAMBEELUP, W.A., 6210 Steve Wilson Phone: 08 9581 6222 Treasurer: Fax: 08 9583 3922 0407 772 324 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Racwa Team Members: Craig Hensley Contact Us Contact General Manager: David Currey Club Captain: Club Secretary: David Currey 0439 528 733 CFI (VFR) / Chief Pilot: Trevor Jones [email protected] CFI (IFR) Wayne Clemesha CFI (IT) / Murrayfield: John Douglas Jim Jenkins Chief Engineer: Glen Caple Director: Operations Manager: Rick Ennis 0414 345 196 OIC Murrayfield: Grant Webb [email protected] Tarmac Topics: Linda Maule Publisher: The Royal Aero Club of Director Western Australia (Inc.) 0411 480 909 19 537 624 305 [email protected] Editor: [email protected] Publishing / Advertising Manager: Rod Garnaut Shelley Cruden Director: Ph. 0423 892 084 0411 700 336 [email protected] [email protected] Printer: Mike Severn (Success Print) Ph. 9279 3214 Martin Jones [email protected] Director: 0407 033 737 [email protected] Rachel George: Deadlines Director: The deadline for receiving articles and photos for the following 0418 957 225 month's edition is the 17th of each month. 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Reproduction of material What's On? 4 published in this magazine is permitted after approval has been obtained from Around The Club 5 the Publisher of Tarmac Topics, and on the condition the article/photo source is acknowledged. Club Captain's Corner 8 Achievers 15 Cover Photo: Avro Anson performing at the recent Wings over Wanaka On a Lighter Note 14 airshow in New Zealand. Photo: Keith Linkbeck 2 May 2014 Tarmac Topics From the GM's Desk The onset of winter can create a challenge to pilots. Hours • AMSA (AusSAR) demonstrated of meticulous planning can be dashed by a frontal system howy the managed to trace an cancelling all flying. However, winter also produces some of aircraft that had had a forced the best flying conditions of the year. Crisp, stable air with landing – by using the pilot’s News perfect visibility is a pilot’s best friend – make the most of these iPhone. Initially faced with ideal conditions. The Bureau of Meteorology predictions are a0 20 square mile search area, they narrowed this generally very accurate and pilots can plan days in advance. If down to a 24 square mile box by tracking the iPhone’s in doubt, phone your instructor or the Operations Team prior communication with cellular masts. Moral of the to leaving home. story – leave your mobile phone on! The syllabus can be modified to accommodate adverse • AMSA also pleaded with owners of the old 121.5 MHz weather. Our instructors are magicians who will tweak your beacons to hand them to a battery disposal company training schedule so that you can always progress towards and NOT to throw them away. They have experienced your goal. Flying might not be an option, but you will receive many emergency transmissions that emanated from a brief that would have been delivered at a future date. It is the local rubbish tip! amazing the number of good flying hours that can be found • Air Services (ASA) are investing over $1 billion in at Jandakot during a perceived period of bad weather. The the next five years to catch up with years of under- important message is to liaise closely with your instructor at investment. Australia is the first continent to have all times. coast-to-coast ATS-B coverage. The recent annual conference of the Royal Federation of Aero • The world growth in aviation is 5.1%. In SE Asia, the Clubs of Australia revealed that clubs throughout Australia growth is 7.0%. are experiencing a decline in flying hours. It is up to us to look • ASA is working on measures to reduce the congestion at new ways to promote aviation at the same time as ensuring at Perth, Brisbane and Sydney Airports. They have our cost structure is in line with our forecast hours. introduced the Metron system to hold aircraft on the Congratulations to John Ridgway on being awarded a ground, instead of holding in the air. Federation Award, and Werner Buhlmann on being awarded We were privileged to listen to Dr Arthur Pape’s tenacious 20 the Jack Fahey Award for services to aviation. Taylor Sebbritt- year battle with the then DCA and CASA regarding colour vision Pettitt received an Air Services scholarship to help him achieve defectiveness (CVD) of pilots. His internationally recognised his goal of obtaining a CPL. research has placed Australia at the forefront of CVD research The conference was opened by the Victorian Minister for in aviation. Aviation who outlined the contribution that aviation was After the conference, the focus shifted to the Australian Light making to the Victorian economy. The largest Boeing facility Aircraft Championships. Read the Club Captain’s report for full outside the USA is in Melbourne, adding $800 million to the details. Well done Rod Garnaut on your achievement! Victorian GDP. The new Eurofighter’s tail is assembled close I look forward to meeting many members at the forthcoming to Moorabbin airport, adding several hundred million dollars night competitions. These are a lot of fun, especially as a night to the Victorian economy. The message was very clear – rating is not required. investment in aviation does benefit the state. Wouldn’t it be PLEASE can all members promote the Open Day on Sunday fortuitous if the WA government adopted a similar outlook! 25th May to your friends, family and colleagues. We need your Presentations by CASA, Air Services, ATSB, SAR and a number support to make this event successful. Each of you received a of other organisations were very informative. Highlights are: copy of the flyer by email recently. Please consider printing it • CASA will shortly be allowing DAMEs to issue class 2 and posting it at your place of work, to promote this important medicals, provided the applicant’s health falls with event. It is common for persons to agree to go to a function but a predetermined range then to cancel at the last moment. I urge every member to go • CASA medical section (AvMed) has a shortage of that extra step and bring someone to the event. doctors so there could be further delays if your David Currey, General Manager medical results have to be assessed by AvMed. Don’t leave your medical renewal until the last moment. • CASA have analysed the main reasons why students fail flight tests and have found that actual flying skills are not the problem – “soft skills” such as maintaining situational awareness, navigation, recognition and management of errors are the key Come along to the factors that result in the test having to be repeated. CASA will be requiring training schools to focus more Racwa Open Day on these factors. • New regulations to be introduced in September have Sunday May 25 been changed to make it easier for small flying clubs to deliver training. This is a very welcome move. www.royalaeroclubwa.com.au May 2014 3 Coming Events Club Diary May 1 YPJT Night Comp #1 2 Old Fliers Group (April meeting) 3 BAK (part time) course starts 3 Instructor Rating course starts 5 Certificate IV in Aviation course starts 7 AFR Competition ends 10 Learn to Fly Seminar 11 YMUL Comp - HMAS Murrayfield 12 BAK (full time) course starts 16-18 Advanced Pilot Seminars 20 Aviation Workshop Evening - with John Douglas OAM and AvPlan Beta-tester Mark Warren 25 Racwa Open Day, Jandakot 25 YPJT Comp - Flapless Glide Approach 25 Junior Hawks Rally Day 28 CPL - Aerodynamics course starts What's On? What's 30 Old Fliers Group 30 Formation Friday 30 Industry Presentation June 2 IREX course starts 4 CPL - Meteorology course starts 5 Night Comp #2 7 Bomber Command - Commerative Flight 8 YMUL Comp - Instrumentless Circuit 13 CPL - Navigation course starts 14 Learn