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North Shore Aero ClubNorth Shore Aero Club
February 2012
Training services North Shore Aero Club is more than just a club. We are a leading flight training organization catering for training of private pilots and commercial pilots, and issuing a range of ratings includ-ing; multi engine rating, instrument rating, aerobatic rating, night rating, aircraft type ratings and conversions. We also handle foreign pilot license validations and provide a range of ground courses for licenses and ratings. Want to learn to fly? If you’re considering flight training, North Shore Aero Club in Auckland, is the perfect place to start. Students receive top level training as well as help and encouragement from staff and other members alike. There are many and frequent social occassions and club trips to exciting desti-nations. If you like the idea of flying your partner, family or friends to an exciting destination like Pauanui, Raglan or Great Barrier Island for lunch, then this is the place to start. Book a trial flight now. PPL theory block courses Block courses are available at North Shore for both Aeroplane and Helicopter PPL theory. You can find more information on our website. A career in aviation If you’re considering a career in aviation, you will be following in the footsteps of many very suc-cessful and experienced commercial pilots who have trained at North Shore Aero Club. Our club North Shore Aero Club owns and operates the North Shore Airfield from which our operations are based. North Shore Airfield is in the Hibiscus Coast district, twenty minutes north of the Auckland CBD. We have excellent facilities for training. We run regular club competitions and compete very successfully at regional and national levels. North Shore Aero Club has an excel-lent reputation for training, safety, and competition success.
North Shore Aero Club
HOURS OF OPERATIONThe club is open for flying 7 days per week from 8.00am until dark
and after dark for n ight flying on trequest.Office hours are 8.00am to 5.30pm.
We are closed on Christmas day and New Year’s Day only.The bar is open from 5.00pm friday through to Sunday.
February 2012PROP TALK
Patron Allan Roberts 09 473 9183
President Alan Hull 09 426 4886
Vice President Joe Smith 027 252 5216
Treasurer Margaret Smith 09 445 6468
Secretary Ian Couper 09 478 6351
Club Captain Tim Marshall 021 794 129
Committee John Eaton 09 420 3331
John Punshon 09 426 4273
Candice Gillett 09 426 4273
Trevor Dance 0274 896 988
David Saunders 09 638 7784
CFI Daryl Gillet 09 426 4273
Instructors (Full time) Tim Hawkes
B-Cat Instructors (Part time) Allan Roberts Dawson Boles
Alistair Blake Tim Marshall
Candice Gillett Judith Grant
John Punshon Stan Smith
C-Cat Instructors (Part time) Michal Topolsky
NS Helicopter Instructors Roy Crane Steve Clarke
Ed Sellar Riaan van Wyk
Flight Office Staff Lynn Packer Candice Gillet
Safety Coordinator Tim Marshall
Bar Manager David Stent
Bar Staff Brian Clay Angela McLaggan
Groundsman Dom Gundry
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Dary l G i l l e t t you r CF I
It’s been great to see plenty of club members out and about around the club over the last month or so. The weather is finally starting to shape-up into a summer like normal; despite the La Nina conditions playing havoc this year. And as it’s taken a turn for the better, the grass areas have finally dried out. Yes I did just say that! So, the grass runway on the eastern side of runway 03/21 is now open. Due to unsuitable surface conditions the other grass runways remain closed for now though – but we hope to have this sorted fairly quickly.
New Taxiway
It’s been a long time coming – the concrete taxiway runway 03 project is now complete! Without the time, money and effort of a group of club members there is no way this project would have come to fruition. All members should extent a huge thank you to the people who made this happen.With the new taxiway though comes some operational issues that need to be addressed and pilots must be aware of these. The main issue is one of its proximity to the runway. As it stood, due to the small distance between the new taxiway and the edge of the grass runway, there was a potential for landing aircraft to conflict with taxiing aircraft (depending on the position of the two aircraft and their wingspans of course). To rectify this issue we have made a small portion of the grass runway narrower.To further reduce potential separation issues, the new taxiway should be used as the late grass taxiway was. Pilots should complete all pre-takeoff checks at the holding position adjacent the club house, then when ready to depart line-up via the new taxiway. Check out Tim’s Safety article for the goss on further operational details.
FOD
While on the subject of safety matters, there was an interesting article published in the January / February issue of Vector. The topic?
FOD – Foreign Object Debris.
FOD as they say is a fairly well known term, but is it something we all think about while pre-flighting an aircraft? In many cases I would say not. But it is always a critical safety issue. No aircraft is exempt from FOD contamination. A few years ago, a student was conducting a pre-flight inspection on a Piper Cherokee online at NSAC. During the pre-flight inspection the student de-latched and lifted the engine cowlings to inspect the engine and check the oil level. Everything seemed to be in order, although a 1 liter container holding engine oil was found laying inside the lower engine cowling.If the container had have been left, what might have happened? Well it probably would have just fallen out. But, it could have caught fire causing a much more serious situation especially if the aircraft was airborne at the time.
So it really does pay to perform a meticulous pre-flight every time you go flying. Think outside the box. Inspect places where small objects might fall into. In and around control column and rudder pedal linkages and around control cables are a good place to start – remember these bits are fairly critical!!! GNAR 2012
13 teams competed this year, comprising of a very enthusiastic bunch keen to get involved. The weather pretty much played along too, although strong winds did make things a little interesting for parts of the race.It was great to see everyone enjoying themselves again this year, and I wish to extend a very sincere thank you to all who helped make the GNAR happen. Thank you as well to our sponsors for this years race, many of whom continually support the GNAR year after year.
Tim Hawkes
All things must come to an end as they say… Tim is leaving us in early March to take up a position at Eagle Airways. Tim has been instructing at the club for over 5 years now – since October 2006, and has become an integral part of the instructing team in that time.
Well done Tim and I wish you all the best for your employment with Eagle Airways. I’m sure the instructing experience and knowledge you have gained while here at North Shore, as well as your good camaraderie will be missed by many.Although losing experienced instructors is always tough, it does allow fresh blood to step up to the plate and make their mark on the aero club as others did before them. So expect to see a few, maybe not so unfamiliar faces around the club a little bit more often later this summer.
Flying NZ Nationals Championships
The National championships are now just around the corner; all of the best competition pilots from around the country will be arriving at North Shore to compete next week. As such North Shore will be a hive of activity during the week of the 20th to the 26th February. NSAC has been preparing for this event for quite some months now, and you will have all noticed changes around the club and aerodrome. From giving the club house a new lick of paint and renovating the kitchen, to expeditiously completing the new concrete taxiway to runway 03 – club members and committee members alike have made a huge effort to complete the required work. Great to
see and good work! Hopefully, you will all have received my letter detailing the planned activities that week. In a nutshell though, the aerodrome will be busiest from Wednesday 22nd February to midday Saturday 26th. It would be best to keep any planned operations to a minimum during that period. Competition aircraft may have priority at times and the aerodrome will also be closed for very short periods while formation flying activities are conducted. As per my email, please give me a yell if you need any further info.
This year is also New Zealand’s turn to host the Trans Tasman Wings Trophy – an international event in which the best competitors from both sides of the ditch, compete against each other in a few select competitions. The Australian team arrives during the week of our competitions and the Wings Trophy competitions are held on Saturday morning. It certainly will be one to watch!Now, most importantly, NSAC has a fine team representing us at the Nationals this year. Good luck from me to all of our competitors – practice hard and do us proud!
Daryl
Line-up of Moths on the Microlight and Vintage Aircraft Fly-in( photo Jill Guillemin)
Alan Hu l l c l ub p res iden t
Happy new year to all members, we are off to a good start for 2012 with lots of trial flights taking place and a steady flow of new members joining the club, 13 in January With an improvement in the weather the club has been quite busy with few free spaces for bookings during good flying days. This compares with most of the North Island and the top of the South Island were hit with double the average amount of rain during December making the last month of 2011 a “washout” for flying.. I would like to welcome all new members to the club we hope to see you in the bar and at our social events. Tim Marshall club captain has much planned for the coming year. Welcome back John & Patty light from Maine, USA, back for three months and regular visitors to the club. John immediately jumped-in to help with the taxiway flax clearance, thanks John. Christmas Eve the premises were broken into again and a small amount of cash stolen, the damage caused was far greater than the value of cash. Please keep an eye out for suspicious activity and report to the office or use any of the phone numbers listed for committee members in Prop Talk. Christmas Day saw 13 aircraft take to the sky for the traditional Christmas day fly over of Auckland, with the finishing touch of champagne breakfast in the lounge. It was probably the best flying day of the whole period. A great day was had with the gyrocopter day in January with good weather and numerous flights taken by club members and visitors, this was certainly a different experience for me. Thank you to the folk from Tauranga who flew the 6 machines to NE. Those of you who have been to the club lately will notice a lot of activity on the field and in the club. The 03 taxiway has been completed with a continuous pour starting at 5.30 am on January 20. The guys worked hard for a completion at around midday. Thank you to all who have worked tirelessly on this, John Eaton,
Tony Payne, Joe Smith. The final touches were completed February 4, 5, with the edges being filled and leveled thank you to Geoff Sheehan, Matt Hull, Joe Smith, Brett Pearce, Des Barry, and a big thank you to our neighbors Selwyn and Julie Winters who generously helped with their excavator and truck. Tea and refreshments attended to by Teresa Hull. The kitchen refurbishment is underway in what started out as a short term tidy up. It became apparent very quickly that it needed to be done thoroughly and properly, this has entailed gutting the whole area. We have also made provision for a shower off the toilet area which will be finished later. The kitchen should be finished by Feb 15. The outside of the building has been cleaned, thanks to Craig Moss of Chemwash. It has now a fresh coat of paint with a new colour scheme and new signage, yet to be complete. A refurbishment of the deck rails is also planned. The Air Race was also a great success with excellent weather for this event, more details about that from the club captain. Thanks to Daryl for so much of the organizational work. Another of our instructors Tim Hawkes is joining Eagle, well done Tim we shall miss you. Also congratulations to Tim and Alana for their impending marriage. Tim’s last day is March 3. Richard Bateman is getting on well at Air Nelson and is flatting with Matt Hull in New Plymouth. Saturday February 11 fly-in at North Shore was well attended, thanks to Trevor Dance for the work he has put in, both Microlight and Antique aircraft attended, see the full article in this issue. The BBQ was so successful, we had to rush out and get more food, people were coming back for seconds, the food vendor kept us going with other snacks and drinks throughout the day and contributed a share of their takings to the club. I had the opportunity to take flights in both the Dragon and Microlight aircraft on the day which was wonderful, overall a great success.
I get quite a few queries about the printed version of Prop Talk and why they had not received one. Please inform the office if youwant a printed one. The week of the 20 February is the start of the Nationals event at North Shore. We need volunteers to look after these visitors to the club and various functions around the club. If you would like to be part of this please contact Steve Jones [email protected] or 021 737 268. There will be numerous visiting pilots from Australia for the Trans Tasman part of this event so please make our Australian friends welcome. There is a formal dinner to end this event at Snowplanet on the Saturday night @ $70 ph. You do not have to be a competitor to enjoy this all are welcome. I have just had the pleasure of meeting a lady
pilot from America who is on an extensive around the world trip, she has just landed at North Shore in her Mooney N220TC. This Aircraft has a range of 12 hours. The trip is a fund raising trip for sufferers of Motor Neurone disease, and if you have not heard of it, it is a very debilitating disease, there is no known cure. My mother had it, one loses physical function but retains full mental capacity. I wish her good fortune with her trip, her name is Carole Anne if you meet her on your travels. Another example of pilots helping people is Angel Flight, this where pilots can get directly involved with flying sick people for treatment, a worthy cause which reflects well on aviation – see the item from Lance Weller who is championing this work himself.
Alan Hull
Sa fe ty Tim Marsha l l
Do you enjoy going to the movies?
Well one of the things I love most about trips to the cinema is that wonderful smell of freshly cooked popcorn, and I simply can’t resist grabbing a popcorn combo and a choc top.
Now a few years ago I was licking away at my choc top. Without warning the ice cream dislodged completely from the cone and fell square into the middle of my box of popcorn.
A lucky save!
So not wanting to waste the ice cream I started scooping away at it with bits of popcorn, and do my delight I discovered one of the best taste sensations I have ever experienced. So now you will always find me layering my ice cream in popcorn – yummmmm!!!
I guess you could say that although popcorn and ice cream might not be a natural combination they actually go together pretty well.
Now you could say the same thing about GA fixed wing aircraft, microlights and helicopter, especially with the different speeds that some craft can operate at. But with a bit of thought and planning, we also are able to work together pretty well.
Every now and then we do see some problems start to develop, so here are some points to remember...
The AIP NZ NZNE Aerodrome Information states “Parallel take-off and landing operations for RWY 03/21 or RWY 09/27 are prohibited. This still applies if helicopters are not using the marked runway vector. Helicopters should sequence in with other aircraft as appropriate.”
So at no time should a fixed wing craft be flying parallel with a helicopter on final.
One thing fixed wing aircraft need to keep in mind is the rotor wash that a hovering helicopter can produce. If a Helicopter is hovering close to the runway threshold, and there is a crosswind blowing their rotor wash towards the runway, be careful of what that wash might do to you as you are leveling off and commencing your flare to land.
If you do fly into the wash the aircraft will probably roll abruptly, and smart application of power will be required to commence a go around.
Sometimes we see aircraft flying wide or deep circuits due to there being slower aircraft in front of them. If we have 3 or 4 aircraft in the circuit all doing this, the end result can be very
long final approach.
When I was learning to fly I was always taught to try to fly a circuit pattern that will allow you to reach the runway in the unlikely event of an engine problem, and I try to instill the same attitude in my own students. Flying an extended downwind leg followed by a 3 mile final does not fulfill this criteria.
If you think back to when you learnt how to fly ‘straight and level’, you would have learnt ‘slow straight and level’ so why not apply the lesson learnt and slow down a little while on the downwind leg, creating the space needed.
New Taxiway and Holding Positions
As many of you would have noticed we have a shiny new taxi way allowing you taxi from the club house to Runway 03 (it runs parallel to 03/21 and replaces the grass taxiway we used to have).
One of the things you will notice is that the taxiway runs fairly close to Runway 03/21, and with this in mind there are some operational considerations to keep in mind…
Firstly we will need to limit the wingspan of aircraft using the taxiway to 12m.
To make it a little easier to figure out where you are, and where you are going, we have numbered the holding points (HP’s) around the airfield and we are in the process of putting up new HP signs, that are a little more consistent
with the signs used at larger airports.
The HP’s are labeled with a letter and number. HP’s for Runway 03 are labeled ‘A’, Runway 09 are labeled ‘B’ and Runway 21 are labeled ‘C’. The greater the number, the further away the HP is from the club house. So this makes the HP in front of the clubhouse ‘A1’ with ‘A2’ along the new taxiway and ‘A3’ on the taxiway on the eastern side of 03 (see the diagram)
When 03 is in use taxi to HP ‘A1’ and complete your pre-take off checks. Once ready taxi to HP ‘A2’, check for traffic, make your radio call and then line up on 03.
If there is an aircraft on short final, wait for them to land before moving beyond ‘A1’ just to ensure you don’t distract the pilot on short final and to give plenty of clearance.
The same technique should be applied at HP ‘C1’ and ‘C2’ when using Runway 21.
As we get used to using the new taxiway, we may need to introduce other procedures, so we will keep you informed.
Hopefully with a little cooperation and thought we will all get on along as well as popcorn and ice cream
Cheers
Tim MarshallSafety Officer
compe t i t i on co rne r
RNZAC Nationals and Trans-Tasman Wings Trophy CompetitionsNorth Shore Airfield
23-25 February
As most of you will be aware, our club is hosting the RNZAC (Flying NZ) national competitions and the Trans-Tasman wings trophy competitions later this month. For those who do not know exactly what this is all about, here is my attempt at explaining it all.
RNZAC Nationals:
The competitors are those that have won competitions in their regional competitions and each team is effectively a club team, rather than a regional team.There are five RNZAC regions in New Zealand and there will be around 80 competitors competing in 21 competitions. The clubs competing are:
North ShoreAviation SportsTaurangaWaikatoTaumaranuiNew PlymouthHawkes BayHaweraWanganuiKapitiMarlboroughNelsonCanterburyMid CanterburySouth CanteburySouthland
The results of four of the competitions are combined to obtain the winner of the prestigious Wigram Cup. The team from the Northern Region this year is from Aviation Sports.
Trans-Tasman Wings Trophy:There are four competitions and a team of six from Australia has registered to compete. The
New Zealand team will be selected from the winners of the appropriate RNZAC nationals and thus will not be known until the Friday evening.The competitions flown will be:• Forced landings• Precision circuits• Formation 3 ship• Sportsman aerobaticsAs this is a Trans-Tasman competition, it is traditional for a formal opening ceremony to be held on the morning of the competition (Saturday). It is usual to have a significant dignitary to speak and this year will be no different, so come along and show your support.
Young Eagles
Winners of RNZAC scholarships are invited to attend the Nationals, are taken under the wing of RNZAC for a series of activities and have a comp. of their own, the Nola Pickard Trophy. The winner of this receives the trophy and a further scholarship.
We would like to invite members to join us at the evening events and to support the team during the day. Also, we need a good number of volunteers to assist over the period. We have a job for anyone that can offer their time.
• Volunteers, please contact Stephen Jones, our volunteer co-ordinator on:[email protected] or 021 737 268.
• To book for any of the evening functions, contact Deena Hellesoe on: [email protected] or 021 521 006
Lester Dredge
Tuesday and Wednesday 21-22 Feb
Arrivals and practice.
Thursday 23 Feb Formation, Wildcard and Aerobatic comps.
Casual BBQ at the club in the evening.
Friday 24 Feb Majority of RNZAC comps.
Spit roast dinner at the club in the evening
Saturday 25 Feb Tran-Tasman Comps Presentation Dinner at Snow Planet.
This year’s Great Northern Air Race was held over the 3 days of Auckland Anniversary weekend. Unfortunately the event coincided with the Tauranga Airshow and Sport Avex so the field was a little depleted….their loss though as the race fleet had a ball! So thirteen entries and three committee aircraft it was to be!
Time for the first briefing. We had lots of Pirates, the Terrorists, Luke and Daisy Duke, a MASH Medical Unit and Team KoK to name just a few. Rocket blew the whistle and everyone began to settle down. Not known
for their punctuality the American Indians arrived late and tried to sneak into the wigwam undetected…but with that headgear it was never gonna happen. Their Tomahawk has very few “horses’ so no doubt that’s why they were really late! I’m sure the penalty book was
opened at that point….and there were plenty of additions during the race!
The first start is always a nervous time for many. But none so nervous as 777 Captain and chief pirate Cosmo Mead who had lost the keys to ZK-MAS. So while the rest of the fleet was sitting at the holding point overheating their engines, (ask Doug Burrell about that has he is a bone fide expert of engine overheating now) the pirate was unpacking the C182. After much deliberation and consternation he found the keys…in his jocks…can’t have been comfortable.
So late as usual we were away…fastest first for the first leg which took the fleet initially north then down the west coast, overhead Glenbrook, across to Mangatarata with the finish overhead Gordonton before joining for NZHN. Our own Steven Perreau was waiting in the
control tower at NZHN watching the aircraft cross the line on the SSR screens, ably assisted by Mary and the helpful Airways staff…thanks ladies.
After a magnificent packed lunch prepared
Aircraft lineup
The briefing
T h e G r e a t N o r t h e r n A i r R a c e
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by the Waikato Aero Club we were in to the second briefing with a leg taking the fleet south to Raurimu and then Ketetahi Hot Springs on the slopes of Mount Tongariro with a finish overhead Turangi then onto NZAP for the night. From the radio chatter there appeared to be a bit of turbulence around the higher ground and Alister Blake in Team KoK’s RV tried to put a hole in Stephen Jones’ canopy…with his head! Interestingly a number of teams forgot the radio protocol for the finish frustrating Mr Perreau as he attempted to get the
finishing times so more penalties….
The Taupo Aeroclub opened the bar while race director Daryl Gillet and myself tried to make sense of the official results spreadsheet to enable the provisional results to be announced. Meanwhile chief organizer Candice Gillet was getting the busses organized to take everyone to their accommodation. Plenty of stories started to come out, as the beer was consumed including Hairball’s attempt to find a waypoint. He had Rocket and a Sofia from the UN on board so surely there were enough eyes to find Mt Tongariro. Can’t blame Sofia though as it was her first trip to New Zealand.
Saturday night in Taupo started at the Irish Bar where the intricacies of RV engine cooling were discussed at length amongst other important subjects like how cute the Irish and Scottish bartenders were. A good meal was had and surprisingly for an Air Race some good sense was displayed by most having a relatively early night.
Sunday dawned a tad windy from the South West making the departure interesting on Runway 17. The course would take us North initially, around NZRO’s control zone, South to Galatea and then
overhead NZWK for the finish. The Start team made their way out to the intersection for the departure sequence where there was now a pretty significant crosswind component….in fact all of it was crosswind…and there was a lot of it too! The Tomahawks were first to go with the Indians and the Dukes fighting their way down the runway trying to keep straight but not having much success. Then Rob and Paula in the Birddog showed us all how its done by lining up off centre and taking off into wind as much as possible…mind you the “dog” is airborne in about 30 metres with a wind like that anyway. Everyone got away OK but some need to work on their crosswind technique….ailerons into wind isn’t it?
Committee aircraft ZK-VAX with Admiral Joe Smith in charge rolled after the last race aircraft and aborted their takeoff due to a strange vibration in the canopy of the Robin 500. After a taking the canopy off it was found that the starboard runner for the canopy was loose and was causing the problem. As usual ZK-DFU had the tools and there was a bit of local engineering knowledge available so we managed to tighten it up and get them on their way…not before all of us getting covered in grease.
The Whakatane Aeroclub put on a great BBQ lunch in a brand new private hangar which was great as the sun had come out and it was getting hot! Everyone had a good lunch and then the briefing started for Leg 4. This time we were offshore to White Island, overhead the Rena wreck off NZTG, into a valley just north of Waihi, Slipper Island off NZUN and then Great Mercury Island with a finish overhead NZWT.
Starting flag
The Pirates team
The start went smoothly with all the aircraft lined up on the runway…quite a sight. David King had been training his wife-to-be Esther in the intricacies of the start flag protocol. Unfortunately she was still practicing her moves when the Indians in Race 13 pulled up. Not the only time Doug was confused over the weekend!
The weather was stunning and the views magnificent. In the Start-ship Cardinal we took a more direct route to the Rena then onto NZWT. As we passed over the Rena we could see the race fleet stretched out below us so obviously no one had any trouble finding it…except maybe Hairball who seemed to have trouble finding most things.
Landing at NZWT was a bit easier although ZK-DXI Race 6 seemed to get a bit confused with the arrival procedures but never fear…up stepped Mr Perreau, our wannabe Air Traffic Controller, who soon barked out the appropriate instructions after which all problems were solved!
At the Mercury Bay Aero Club bar there were more stories of dents in the ceilings of aircraft as the keen easterly made flying in the lee of the hills a bumpy prospect. The results were tabulated and guess what?…still no mention of the Indians in Race 13! What were they doing wrong? Big Chief Doug was at a loss to explain his continual failure…however at this stage the Race committee had to come clean…For some reason the spreadsheet had a couple of formulas that wouldn’t work and that related only to Race 13…cheer up Doug….you’re doing OK! Once again the Waikato team and the Whenuapai guys were doing well in
the cruising class. It will be an interesting battle between them when we get the photos back and finalise the results. The Mercury Bay members rallied together and helped us all to our accommodation including Bill Beard’s loan of his car to the Admiral who
ferried people backwards and forwards.
We met up at the Mercury Bay Club for drinks and dinner and as usual the Pirates were leading the charge. Everyone had a great time except maybe the bar tender who normally got to go home somewhat earlier. Eventually the last of the party animals
was ushered out the door down the road to a nightclub…from here what goes-on-tour stays-on-tour nudge-nudge wink-wink but ask Candice if you want any further information cause I’m sure she remembers everything!
A late start on Monday had been arranged by the Race Committee due to the knowledge that everyone would be out having a good time the night before. The briefing went as usual apart from the mysterious theft of the Pirate’s Flag. No one owned up to the crime so Rocket decided to penalize everyone…which is a bit odd because that’s like penalizing no one! The fleet
The Indians
Team Kok
departed in an orderly fashion on the last leg home although there was something extra in the cockpit of the RV7 and Team Kok which was briefly waved at the start team…hmmm.
The Start-ship Cardinal climbed out and set course for home having boldly gone where no one bothered to go before and was soon above a group of aircraft heading towards Ponui Island. On the radio we could hear Race 1, 2 and 3 being Comanche, RV7 and Cougar all close to each other and making sure there was enough room at the turn points. The route took them to One Tree Hill then back up to Kawau Island so we passed over them again just off Browns Bay and it was a sight to see…all three aircraft dead even forming a straight line across. The 2 twins were trying to squeeze the RV but Team Kok was having none of it!
We continued on to NZNE for the finish in anticipation of who would come out on top. It was Team Kok and the RV with the wily old Blakey doing the navigation first over the line with the Comanche only a minute behind…
maybe Hairball got lost again? Team Kok landed and proudly parked the RV in front of the clubhouse with the spoils…the Pirate’s Flag!! Everyone else made it to NE except the guys in ZK-MLC who had developed an alternator problem at NZWT so headed home for repairs.
Everyone met up in the clubhouse for the final debrief and a few spot prizes. A great deal of thanks went to the organizing committee and in particular Air BP, all of the sponsors of the legs, Daryl Gillet as race director, and the rest of the race committee.
The GNAR 2012 edition was a great success with everyone having a great time and enjoying fun, safe flying. Bring on 2013 and if you haven’t already, book an aircraft now. Students (with instructors) through to ATPLs are all welcome. And let’s get a few more teams from other clubs involved. We look forward to launching 30 aircraft in 15 minutes next year!
Michael Bach
Tim Marsha l l c l ub cap ta in
Hi Everyone,
Well, I guess that is the silly season over and done with. I hope you all had a very merry Christmas and the new year started with a hiss and a roar.
I am sure many of you have been praying for fair weather, but to no avail. This must be the wettest I have ever seen the airfield at this time of year. On a more positive note, the grass has started to dry and we have managed to open the eastern side of the grass on runway 03/21.
At long last we now have a concrete taxiway running from the clubhouse to the 03 threshold. This will definitely ease congestion on busy 03 days and a big thank you must go to all those who donated time, money and energy to the project.
To compliment the new taxiway, new holding position signs are being created, so have a good read of the safety article as it includes details on any changes to general operations.
You will also notice the clubhouse is being spruced up with a coat of paint and the kitchen is in the process of a complete renovation with the installation of a commercial kitchen.
On the 23rd to the 25th of February North Shore Aero Club will be hosting the Flying NZ, National Aero Club Competitions. Aero Clubs from all over New Zealand will be embarking on a Pilgrimage to NSAC with their teams competing in all manner of competitions.
The organization of the event is progressing well, but we still do need a team of volunteers to help with all manner of things, leading up to, and most importantly during the event. So if you would like to put your volunteer hat on please contact Stephen Jones on 021 737 268 or [email protected]
We have a talented team competing on our behalf, so if you are in the neighbourhood during the nationals, please come along and cheer on our team.
And ‘Team’ it’s time to get practicing again so give me a call so we can get you polished again
Looking forward to March, we have a whole host of fun activities planned...
Brian Langley Aerobatic Competition – Saturday 03rd March
Well this was initially planned for the 15th of January, but with the airfield being so wet, and the weather so unpredictable, it was postponed to March.
So what will be happening…well all sorts of amazing aerobatic from all over NZ will be descending for a day of friendly competition, so come along for some spectacular sights, and if you are an aerobatic pilots, why not give it a go.
Pilots and Introductory Evening – Thursday 08rd March
Our next pilot’s night will is planned for March 8th. I am still waiting for confirmation from our guest speaker, so I will give you more details in the next issue of the Club Captains newsletter.
The bar will open at 1700 with the guest speaker taking the floor at 1900, please let us know if you are coming as finger food will be served and we need to make sure we have enough on hand.
Okiwi Station – Great Barrier Island – Motu Café Brunch – Sunday March 11th Well, we tried to to this on Feb 12, but the weather didn’t play fair, so we will try again on March 11.
Grab an Aircraft (and an instructor if you need one) and join us for a yummy brunch trip to the famous Motu Café near Okiwi Station on Great Barrier Island.
A briefing will be conducted here at the club at 1000 for a 1100 departure, looking to return early afternoon.
Let us know if you are coming.
Keri Keri Lunch Trip – Sunday 18th March
The Marsden Estate Winery is always a yummy place for lunch, so on Sunday the 18th we will
enjoy a nice scenic flight up the coast and through the Bay of Islands, stopping in a Keri Keri for lunch. So once again grab an Aircraft (and an instructor if you need one) and join us for the day
Briefing at 1000 departing by 1100, should be back at North Shore by 1600
Let us know if you are coming.
Warbirds over Wanaka – Easter Weekend – April 6th – 9th
Have you any plans for Easter yet?
Well there are a few of us wanting to head down to Wanaka, so if you want to join us for
an amazing air show, let me know
2012 South Island Trip – August 25th to September 02nd
Well, it may be a fair way off in the future, but we thought we would get the dates locked in so you can start to book aircraft and plan to get some holiday time booked. The route is still to be confirmed, but it will include all the exciting stopovers we usually enjoy and some new ones.
Well, that it from me this issue
Cheers
Tim MarshallClub Captain
We invite you to our Friday Night Buffet Dinner at the Club
Rooms. Guest Speaker will be Alistair Blake who will present
the story of his 2006 adventure with Joe and Flora Lloyd to
try and circumnavigate the world in a C421B, making a docu-
mentary and raising funds for Starship Hospital
North Shore Aero Club
Nationals 2012
Friday Evening Buffet Dinner
24 Feb 18:30
The World from 19,000 feet
Alistair Blake
Please Book via the Flying NZ web site, or at the club office. Bookings close Friday 17 February
One of the conditions of the club’s aerobatic training organisation to operate under CAA Part 141 is that a Quality Assurance (QA) programme is established.It is desirable that all NSAC operations are carried out in accordance with this Part 141 certificate as it raises the standard to which the club functions.
Conditions for operating under Part 141 are laid out in the NSAC Training and Assess-ment Manual which states in section 5.2 that the QA programme must be able to ensure that:
“a/ It continues to meet the aims of its safety policy, and improve its efficiency and services to customers
b/ Problems or potential problems are de-tected and corrected, and the corrections are monitored for effectiveness, and
c/ The Company continues to comply with the requirements of its Part 141 certificate.”
This QA programme has been in place since the approval was obtained on 3 August 2011 and as required per the Manual, the Quality Assurance Manager (QAM) performed the first Internal Audit on 25 November resulting in an Internal Audit Report.There were only a few minor items found in the Audit, one of these being the lack of Quality Improvement Forms (QIF’s) submit-ted.
Section 5.2.03 states:
“Quality Improvement Forms (QIFs, see Ap-pendix 1, page 8) are to be administered as a part of NSAC’s organisational management system. QIFs may arise as a result of meet-ings, audits, reports or pertinent observa-tions by staff and/or clients.
The purpose of QIFs is to keep a record of any quality problems or concerns; to record the corrective action taken and enable it to be monitored; and to form the basis of a regular review of NSAC’s procedures, meth-odology, structure or practices, for faults which may require preventive action. Quality Improvement Forms may be raised by any staff member at any time they consider this action necessary. The forms are to be used to action and record decisions taken in quality matters arising from meetings and internal audits. A flow chart showing the processing of quality improvement forms is shown at para 5.2.06. The QA Manager is to monitor the processing of any QIFs raised. to ensure their completion and filing in a timely manner.”
We believe that we have a very good, ef-ficient and safely operated club and training organisation, but it is hard to imagine that it is so perfect that there are no concerns at all, however minor, about efficiency, proce-dures, practices or safety.Staff and club members, especially those participating in aerobatic and other train-ing, are therefore encouraged to express any concerns or point out opportunities to improve the clubs procedures and practices by raising a QIF. This will also be a lot more effective than complaining about such issues in the bar.
QIF’s can be found in the forms holder hanging on the wall in the reception area. Completed forms are to be handed to the secretary for filing and notification of the QAM.
Your cooperation will be much appreciated and will contribute to raise the club’s level of safety, quality and efficiency.
Rudolf StruyckQuality Assurance Manager
QUALITYIMPROVEMENT
FORMS
“ Improving lives one flight at a time”
Flying an Angel Fl ight NZ mission and helping someone while you f ly may be among the most sat isfying f ly ing you have done.
Pi lots Wanted Angel Flight NZ needs “Angel’s in Cockpits”
Angel Flight NZ starts in March 2012, in Northland, flying missions to and from Kaitaia, Kerikeri and Whangarei to North Shore Airfield. Landing fees are waived at NZWR & NZNE for Angel Flights. Missions will also expand into other parts of NZ as Volunteer pilots and eligible passengers become available.
Pilots need to have 250 hours PIC, have current BFR and Medical and be willing to donate their time and their aircraft.
Contact Lance Weller on 09 434 3271 / 0278 934587
email: [email protected].
m i l e s t o n e s
CONGRATULATIONS!
Rato Gordon
First Solo First Solo
John Scott
First Solo First Solo
Cassandra Pearce
Kirsty Coleman
Bar Person Required For one night per week plus on call for other shifts.$18.00 per hour. Club Managers licence would be an advantage but the club will provide the opportunity to obtain this.Must be responsible and trustworthy. Opening hours are 4-30, 5-00pm. Closing de-pends on patronage and events
A lone golf cart sits on the ramp at dawn; the day starts slowly and methodically by laying out the cones for the fly-in. The sky looks promising to the East, but to the South, a wall of grey cloud reaches nearly to the ground. The phone starts ringing “what’s the weather like at North Shore?” “Perfect” I say, “except to the south... where are you?” “Hamilton” comes the response “100 foot cloud base here, we will not be leaving yet”, several phone calls later, it looks like everything south of the airfield is cut-off by ominous wall of grey. The ATC arrive and start setting up the tables and cordons. Then another call “cloud base 200 foot and rising, we are leaving very soon”, “take care” I say. More phone calls as people check the weather at the field, some have decided conditions are below their personal minimums, good call.
As North Shore disappears under a grey blanket, we get messages that some aircraft have taken refuge at Paul Hopper’s strip in Silverdale to wait it out. Just then, the sound of an engine breaks the conversation as a small black spec appears and grows to a classic curved approach with a perfect short field landing; the Sportcruiser has arrived and Anton’s usual smiley face was welcomed with a friendly handshake. As the grey lifts, more tiny specs appear and the radio chatter takes over. The flurry of activity, grows until the rain arrives from the West, it all goes quiet again. Time for a bacon and egg sandwich.
The ATC take refuge under the wing of the Flight Design CTLS and we have a cup of tea wondering if the weather has scared everyone away. Then as if someone threw a switch, the sun comes out and like a swarm of flies, the buzz of engines appear from all directions.
Tigers and Pioneers, Tecnams and helicopters all call joining. Our own Robins took to the air with a full day of training flights and the first flights for the Dragon took to the air flown by Andrew Schooler. It was not long before the ATC team became fluent at handling the aircraft, checking the correct handholds for each aircraft type with the owners, before guiding them expertly to fill the ramp. Soon aircraft were diverted to the second and then the third overflow areas; it was going to be a busy day.
Microlight and Vintage Fly-in11 February 2012
ATC team sheltering from the rain
Photographs by Trevor Dance and Jill Guillemin
Soon a stream of Tiger Moths took off, accompanied by Stan’s immaculate Fox Moth, a rare sight anywhere. Meanwhile volunteers on the ground kept things moving, Des Barry working tirelessly shuttling passengers all day between the Microlights and the Vintage operation run by Gilly Smith. Whilst at the grill Alan Hull was testing a flambé version of cooking burgers and was shown the “way we do a Braai in Safafrica” by Rob Baird. With Teresa Hull, Sarah, Alice and Noelle Dance giving a hand, lunch was quickly served, with Alan having to make a run to the shops to get more as the crowd grew. Darryl Gillett and yours truly worked the radio and waved our arms about directing aircraft and Brian Millet was here, there and everywhere at the same time. Clinton
Millard manned the follow-me bike and despite all the entertainment, normal operations carried on with Joe and Margaret Smith keeping the back office running, Tim Hawkes, John Punshon and Tim Marshall running a busy day’s training and Candice Gillett running the front office smoothly despite extraordinary requests from all quarters – thanks guys for “keeping the wheels on”.
As the day rolled on, all manner of interesting and different aircraft arrived, more Tiger Moths, Peter Fahey’s Isaacs Fury roared in, Lars Fellman’s shark-teeth Rotorway 162f, Nowell Izard’s very rare Wittman Tailwind, a Piper Cub copy built by Otamatea High School Students, Challenger, Pulsar XP, Cirrus and Sirrus, and
many more Tecnams and Pioneers all made a showing. These, together with a few of North Shore’s our own collection, including Dave Simpson’s Harmon Rocket, Jersey Seipel’s ULBI Klassik and Steve Subritzky’s Percival Provost, made for an interesting show. We even had Neville Hay’s microscopic Cri Cri MC-15 arrive in it’s portable “hangar” and take a flight. Later in the day Oskar Stielau brought in his bright yellow MT03 Gyrocopter over for a flight or two, but Daryl declined the invitation, we will keep trying… The Dragon, Fox Moth and Tigers were busy all day with great photos taken both of and from these aircraft.
Andrew Schooler flinals 21 in the Dragon
With generous offers from all directions, our ATC volunteers Lewis Peart and Ben Mawhinney plus their commander Vikram Subramaniam went in Gary Mitchell’s Dakota Hawk. Charmelda Precious was flown by Alan Jowsey in the modified Bantam, Nathan Graves and Jack Reid got flights with Lester Dredge in his Cessna 150, Thomas Stiven and Patrick Lovelock were taken up in the Fox Moth by Stan Smith, Timothy Northover flew in the
Tiger Moth with Bruce Lynch and Grant Christian and Jayden Thatcher were taken by Harvey Lockie in the speedy DynAero. All the ATC volunteers, except Zac who had to leave early, got a flight, or in one case two flights – thanks a million guys, this is what makes a great event !
As the day drew to a close and the aircraft departed, the flying weather improved into one of those great smooth-air evenings that make for great flying, the Pitts appeared overhead and flew around a bit, then John Humphries, decided to pull out the Nanchang and do some aeros, Rob Baird who just happened to be across the table from John, jumped
at the opportunity and was soon upside-down over the east coast, pulling Gs and generally having a ball. As the evening drew to a close, it was great to see the friendly atmosphere in the clubhouse as those who had worked so hard, had a deserved rest. Thanks a million to everyone who helped out - another great day at NSAC.
RegardsTrevor Dance
The Fury
Daryl and Anton
John Verleun and Sophie Goodall
Harvey Lockie takes another ATC enthousiast
The BBQ was well attended
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Designed by Tom, built by Dick with hardware from the local hardware shop and flown exuberantly close to the ground by Harry without a single flying lesson, the Gyrocopters of the past have had an unenviable reputation for killing people.
Whilst some excellent machines have been built by individuals who take flying seriously, the low cost and lack of regulation in many countries has allowed people to get into aircraft which should not be in the air and into situations beyond their ability to control. Add to this, the inherent instability of some designs, the lack of aviation quality parts, build quality and lack of formal training and you wonder how anyone has ever survived these death traps. So why start an article with such doom and gloom ?, well because there is now a new class of Gyrocopter which is entirely different - different design, different build and different training.
CAP 643: BCAR Section T (UK) sets out the whys and wherefores of these design considerations. Take this safe design criteria and build these as certified aircraft in Germany and then teach people to fly them with professional flying instruction - you have a very safe flying device which out-performs many other forms of aircraft.
It is with this in mind that we held our Fly-a-gyro day at North Shore and invited Tony Unwin of Gyrate http://www.gyrate.co.nz and his team to NSAC. This allowed us the opportunity to take a cost-share flight in a Gyrocopter to get the feel of these new aircraft and in particular their safety characteristics,
for example you can land one in the length of a tennis court and with a small headwind, at almost stationary ground speed.
Tony brought with him the new Calidus, a fully enclosed design that looks like a jet fighter canopy with a rotor on top. The day was a great success with many rides taken, including our own John Punshon and President Alan Hull who commented “I can see why people like these, but I prefer my Cherokee”. We stopped for lunch and Tony gave a presentation which was well-attended and very informative on the history of Gyrocopters.
We would like to say a big thank-you to Tony Unwin, Hub Hall, Phil Hooker, Bruce Watson, Mike O’Rourke and David Church for bringing their aircraft up from Tauranga to let us fly – Many thanks guys !
Trevor Dance
F ly a Gyro day15 January 2012
Trevor Dance and Tony Unwin
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Alan Hull gives it a try
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John Punshon takes a flight A whole new thrill for Abbas
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PaintingIs your aircraft starting to look a bit worse for wear? We can carryout touch ups – no job too big or too small, experienced painter on-site.
Scheduled MaintenanceDo you have any outstanding maintenance? If your fixed wing or rotary wing aircraft is not being utilised over the winter period, now would be a good time to get anyoutstanding maintenance completed. Contact us to obtain a price.
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Think that you can’t afford it? Come in and discuss your individual requirements. Deferred payment plan* or finance option* maybe available.
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NEW MEMBERS
We welcome the following new members to our club*:
We look forward to seeing you at the club at one of our social occa-sions!* subject to approval at the next committee meeting
Garth FalconerWayne FrostMalcolm PikeLee Joseph FurgesonSebastian ZiemkeSandy MacFarlaneBenjamin JulianRich David GallowayMark Lee Dorrington
Augustin TroubleNikolai WeekesEric G.KimJordon GreigSamuel HutchinsonBlake HaywardDonald Fisher
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with acting on behalf of and for the benefit of the Club (and it’s member-ship) as a whole. As such, the Committee is not the place to be pursuing agendas that preferentially benefit only part of the Club’s membership. Finally, I would encourage you again to come out and participate in the events and activities that Renata and the social committee have organ-ised for you – they are a great way to not only go flying but also to meet some of your other members – after all, that’s what being a member of the North Shore Aero Club is all about isn’t it? I look forward to seeing you around the club. Cheers Iain
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1 The so-called’Q-code’ was developed about 100 years ago to allow the use of short letter groups to convey messages in morse. Despite their antiquity some of these are still in current ICAO R/T use. What do these letter groups mean?a QDRb QFEc QSYd QFUe QUJ
2 For what purpose are vortex genera-tors used on aircraft? a to reduce the strength of the wing tip vorticesb to reduce the stalling speedc to generate electrical power from the airfl owd to increase the aircraft’s signal as seen by
ground radar
3 To be absolutely certain that the magnetos on a piston engine aircraft are not live, which of these actions should a pilot take?a rotate the ignition key and ensure it is in the
off positionb switch the battery master to offc pull the mixture control to the off positiond remove the ignition key completely out of the
switch
4 When one’s eyes are not specifi cally focused on some particular object, they have a natural tendency to focus ...a at infi nityb about 1,000 to 1,500 meters aheadc about 1 to 2 meters aheadd on the tip of one’s nose
5 If you commence a radio transmis-sion and suddenly realise you haven’t switched to the correct frequency, which of the following words should you use to indicate to the listening ATSU that they should ignore the message you’ve just transmitted?a correction
b disregardc sorryd ignore
6 What is the approved way of trans-mitting on R/T the time of ten min-utes to ten in the morning?a niner fi ftyb ten to ten Alpha Mikec Fife zerod Zero niner fi fe zero
7 The way in which the moon almost exactly obscures the sun during a solar eclipse proves that they both subtend (i.e. occupy) the same angle in the sky. What is the aproximate size of that angle?a 0.5 degreeb 1.0 degreec 2.5 degreed 4.0 degree
AV I ATO R S E L F T E S TA selection of brain teasers by James Allan, published by ‘Pilot’, Britain’s most widely read GA magazine. With kind permission of the author and Pilot magazine.www.pilotweb.aero
Check your answers here:
1 a magnetic bearing from a station b atmospheric pressure at airfi eld elevation c free-call another frequency (offi cially no longer
standard, but stil often heard) d magnetic bearing of the runway in use e true bearing to a station 2 b They are small plates that jut above the wing
surface; these create small vortices which help prevent airfl ow separating from the wing and/or control surfaces. Benefi ts include lower stall speed and improved effectiveness of control surfaces at low airspeeds
3 None of these. It is simply not possible for a pilot to be absolutely certain the magnetos are not live, so caution must be exercised at all times
4 c 5 b
6 either c or d is correct. Normally only the minutes are required (as in c) but the hour should be included if there is any possibility of confusion
7 a (sun approx. 0.52 deg, moon approx. 0.54 deg)When close to the horizon, rising or setting, the moon and the sun often appear to be much larger, but this is due to the atmospheric refraction
CGR 10.00
DOQ 0.87
DXI 22.70
JCV 11.60
KAT 22.90
SSG 14.60
TZG 54.60
TZH 29.90
TZK 34.00
TZL 8.80
UWZ 5.60
WKU 24.70
Flying hours forDECEMBER
Total aircraft hours:
December 2011: 249.61December 2010: 274.21
(Aircraft with zero hrs flown in
this month are not listed)
CGR 28.90
DOQ 1.58
DXI 38.90
JCV 14.40
KAT 43.80
SSG 36.90
TZG 51.50
TZH 44.90
TZK 47.60
TZL 24.20
UWZ 14.70
WKU 47.20
Flying hours forJANUARY
Total aircraft hours:
January 2012: 404.39January 2011: 450.97
proptalkThe full colour issue of Proptalk in .pdf format will be put online at the NSAC web site and a link emailed each month to all members with an email address registered at the club. With the size of proptalk increasing with more pictures, some members have been unhap-py about receiving such large emails – this way you can read Proptalk on your computer without it clogging up you email or being rejected by your ISP if the file is too big.
If you wish to receive a printed copy as well, please contact the office.
Members who do not have a registered email address will continue to receive printed cop-ies.Proptalk needs stories, photographs, cartoons etc. each month. If you have anything you would like to share with the other club members this way, please email it in .pdf, .jpg or .doc format to the editor, Trevor Dance at [email protected] phone 0274 896 988
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