The newsletter of the Sport Aircraft Association (Auckland Chapter) Inc Sport Aviator March 2018 www.saaauckland.org.nz Committee 2017/18 Contents EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2 Committee 2017/18 President: David Wilkinson 3 Presidents Report 021 468 270 Vice President: Gary Briggs 4 From the Editor 09 277 9959 021 168 7206 5 Chapter News Secretary: Keith Weale 9 Westie Weekend Away Fly-In 09 527 8710 027 435 4661 12 Tiger Moth Fly-In - Whitianga Treasurer: Gordon Sanders 13 Mystery Aircraft Quiz 09 534 2464 021 266 0585 14 In the News & On the Web COMMITTEE MEMBERS 15 Upcoming Events Peter Armstrong David Campbell- 09 576 3676 Morrison 021 883 080 09 817 4782 Next Meeting 021 946 078 WHEN: Thursday 29th March 2018 Scott Neill WHERE: Auckland Society of Model 09 826 5655 Engineers Club Rooms 027 479 3280 Peterson Road, Panmure Basin Mt Wellington OPERATIONAL POSITIONS Safety Officer Technical Library SPEAKER: Peter Jackson Norm Bartlett Rob Keith Tiger Moth top dressing. 09 528 0108 09 534 3845 027 611 2153 Tool Library Newsletter Editor Manfred Scherbius Gavin Magill 09 298 0221 07 866 0625 021 0813 6503 027 291 0525 Catering Airspace Users Group Carl Pudney Steve Chilcott 027 430 5303 09 376 3794 021 763 742 TECHNICAL MENTORS Wood & Fabric MiKe Tunnicliffe 09 237 8173 Composites Alistair McLachlan 299 2775 Metal Skin Kevin Paulsen 296 5125 Avionics Liviu Filimon 268 1199 FRONT PAGE John Eaton arrives at Richard Hoods hangar home in Whitianga in his De Havilland DH-83C Fox Moth ZK- AQB. John had flown in for the Annual Tiger Moth fly-in and AGM which was held in Whitianga over the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd of March. SAANZ Auckland Sport Aviator March 2018 3 President’s Report Hi All Hope you are all well and for those travelling to WanaKa have a safe and fun trip. Remember to check the supplements etc for arrival procedure as I am sure you all have. We had a great fly-in at Hawera thanks to Peter and Gloria Nunn, what a fantastic effort. Chapter Member Rob Fry has successfully flown his C180 ZK-FRY after a total rebuild, congratulations it looKs and sounds fantastic. I’m away Thursday night but will leave you in the capable hands of one of our committee members and Peter Jackson is going to speak on topdressing with Tiger moths. My DR107 wing is complete and I have primed it. Final painting won’t happen until I paint the fuselage. Looking forward to moving away from sanding. Fuel tanks next along with painting and balancing the ailerons and then time to start bolting things onto the fuselage for good. Anyway, enjoy the meeting Thanks David SAANZ Auckland Sport Aviator March 2018 4 From the Editor Hi Everyone. liKely start to wind down but hopefully this will also see an increase in time being spent on March has been a the numerous projects underway in the real mixed bag of Chapter. weather and events. The mystery aircraft for February was a Boeing YL-15 or Scout and was provided by Sadly, the SAANZ Keith Weale. Both Steve Stride and Chris SportAvex fly-in at Grove identified the aircraft. Waipukurau had to be cancelled due to the weather forecast being so poor. The forecast turned out to be pretty much spot on with high winds, low cloud and heavy rain moving through the Hawkes Bay region on the Thursday, Friday and only clearing up around midday on the Saturday so the decision to cancel was definitely the right one. Fortunately however, Pete and Gloria Nunn from New Plymouth stepped in to save the day, and at very short notice organised an alternate fly-in at Hawera airfield instead. The weather in Hawera turned out to be brilliant over the weeKend and around forty aircraft attended the fly-in. We were treated to spectacular views of Mt TaranaKi and some The Boeing L-15 Scout or YL-15 was a small, great flying around the local district as well as piston engine liaison aircraft built by Boeing in great food and company. Sincere thanks must very small numbers after World War II. It was go to Pete and Gloria for the amazing effort a short taKe-off and landing aircraft powered they put in to organising the weeKend at such by a 125 hp Lycoming engine. short notice. I have included some photos from the event later in the newsletter. Other flying events that have occurred over the last month included the annual Tiger Moth Club AGM and fly-in at Whitianga and well as the Northern Microlight Club fly-in at Mata near Whangarei. Jon Farmer and Peter Beer tried to get to the Mata fly-in but encountered heavy turbulence on the coast west of Auckland so flagged it away and turned back. Jon has written a good Enjoy the newsletter. update for the newsletter on what happened. The Tiger Moth fly-in at Whiti was popular Cheers with many De Havilland aircraft in attendance. Gavin Living on the airfield, it was amazing to have all these wonderful aircraft fly-in. John Eaton brought his recently restored Fox Moth to Whitianga and Delys and I woke up to find the Fox Moth parKed on our front lawn on the Sunday. (John stayed with our neighbours Richard and Marinka Hood and I offered Richard the use of our front lawn for parKing.) With daylight savings coming to an end over Easter WeeKend, opportunities for flying will SAANZ Auckland Sport Aviator March 2018 5 Chapter News MEMBER NEWS As the number of applicants for the Council did not exceed the number of positions Don Wilkinson available, all applicants were duly appointed. SAANZ Life Membership Nomination Bill Sisley stood down as President this year after twelve years at the helm and Evan By Gavin Magill Wheeler has taken over the role. Bill will Due to the cancellation of the SportAvex fly-in remain on the Council for a further term to and the associated AGM, the opportunity for help with the transition. Life Member nominations did not occur this Alistair McLachlan has also stepped aside this year. One of the nominations to be made this year after twelve years as Technical Vice- year was by DCM who was nominating Don President. Alistair will be sorely missed but we Wilkinson for a SAANZ Life Membership. wish him all the very best. A plaque had been put together for Don and Also stepping aside are Clem Powell and Peter given this was already made, it was decided Kempthorne, both of whom are standing down to present it at the Westie Weekend Away fly- to devote more time to their businesses. In in at Hawera instead. their place David Wilkinson and Peter Nunn Don’s SAANZ Life Membership won’t be have volunteered to serve on the Council. ratified until the AGM at Ashburton in 2019 The Council for 2018 – 2019 is as follows. but he still got to enjoy the presentation of President – Evan Wheeler (Pukekohe) the award at the Saturday night dinner in Vice President – Bruce Cooke (Leamington) Hawera. Congratulations Don on this well- deserved award. Councillor – Bill Sisley (Katikati) Councillor – Bruce Burdekin (Christchurch) Councillor – John King (Auckland) Councillor – Steve Southey (Wellington) Councillor – Pete Nunn (New Plymouth) Councillor – David Wilkinson (Auckland) MEMBER NEWS Chris Wade – First Solo By Gavin Magill Congratulations to Chris Wade on achieving his first solo at Mercer airfield on Thursday 22nd of March. Chris is learning to fly with Jim Lyver at Mercer to gain his Microlight licence, so he can eventually start flying Sonex JQP which he has been a syndicate member of for over five years. Chris called me on the Friday to say he had soloed after about 8 hours in the Foxbat and was very happy. He had wanted to solo while he was still 70 and achieved this with just one SAANZ NEWS week to spare. SAANZ Council for 2018 I am sure everyone will join me in congratulating Chris on his achievement. As By Gavin Magill many can relate, your first solo is an With the cancellation of the SportAvex 2018 achievement that sticks with you forever. fly-in, the SAANZ AGM did not take place this year and as such the appointment of the new Council for the 2018-2019 year had to be undertaken by email notification instead. SAANZ Auckland Sport Aviator March 2018 6 Chapter News PROJECT UPDATE Connected the flying controls and everything moves in the right direction Ken Watters – Vans RV-7 which is a bonus. By Ken Watters It is starting to looK liKe a plane at last. Wings going on and upholstery almost Have also fitted the seat and tried on the complete. aircraft for size. PROJECT UPDATE Very pleased with progress. Pete Walton – Fokker DR-1 By Pete Walton MaKing good progress on the FokKer. Have completed the fuselage fairing metal worK forward of the cockpit. Have also received a new V8 engine for my Titan T.51 from Titan aircraft. Have not yet opened the box as I am awaiting the arrival of the new reduction gearbox from Neil Hintz. With our annual excursion to the US for the Northern Summer, it is unliKely the engine will be fitted to the Titan till we return later this year. SAANZ Auckland Sport Aviator March 2018 7 Chapter News MEMBER UPATE Perhaps we were not quite that far off shore and there was still a bit of turbulence so Turbulence that rule would seem to have merit. By Jon Farmer Rob Trevalis flew up and down the KaiKoura Saturday the 17th Peter Beer and I set off coast a number of times and he reckoned for the annual Mata fly-in, just South of that with an off-shore wind the least Whangarei.