Lilydale Airport’s Christmas Air Show is on at the airport on Sunday 27 November. Last year was a great day out for everyone involved, and there’s every chance this year will be just as good. Mark this in your calendar and be there! Have a look at the flyer below for details.
After the Hobart trip was torpedoed by bad weather, LFC flew to King Island on the Saturday of Melbourne Cup Weekend, then backed it up with lunch trips to Milawa on Monday and Echuca on Tuesday. The Echuca trip gathered five planes and 12 people, who made the trip after deciding Echuca was the safest and most logical destination, given that another low was moving in over the west of the state. Below are Sonya’s pics of the day.
Pioneer 4944 with Russ and Laura on board turn to line-up on 35 ECH.
Dave, Bob, Erika, Doug, Gale and Steve ready for lunch at the Beechworth Bakery in Echuca.
Sqn Ldr Dave Marty on the wing on his chariot Bonanza BIM.
Bonanza BIM, Cardinal DZP and Pioneer 4944 parked at ECH.
The paddocks are looking relatively green in the Murray country. Taken from RCR as it descends to circuit height ECH.
RCR with Graeme Kaufman at the stick makes its way out of the Kilmore Gap.
Doug and Carmel taxi into Echuca in Pipistrel 8657.
Steve, Doug, Laura and Gale under an old Murray River gum.
Gale, Laura and Doug saunter along the old port area at Echuca.
RCR turns at Yan Yean to track for 36R final at LIL.
Our Melbourne Cup weekend fly-away to Hobart ended up being a day trip to King Island due to some hideous weather forecast that would have trapped us in Wynyard for a couple of days. The upside was that the day for crossing to King Island could not have been better! Nineteen people in eight planes had almost perfect conditions for the trip and we had a good feed and got some cheese whilst we were down there. Thanks to Dave Marty for all his work on this. It’s a pity so much of it had to be unstitched at the last minute. Anyway, enjoy Sonya’s pics from the day below.
Russ Grosvenor and David Coillins secure Pioneer 4944 at King Island.
Aireys Inlet from Archer RCR.
Pitch and Hitch about to board RCR for the flight back over Bass Strait.
Dave and Vicki Marty with their Bonanza BIM getting ready to go home.
LFC members mulling around outside the King Island cheese factory.
Cheese!
Coastal with Cape Patton in the foreground and Apollo Bay in the distance.
Cardinal DZP parked with Archers ZZW and RCR at King Island.
Barry Mock’s Jabiru 5122 and Doug and Carmel Fraser’s Pipistrel 8657 on the hard stand.
A couple of pioneers: Steve Daniel’s Pioneer 300 parked next to one of aviation’s great pioneering aeroplanes: a DC3.
LFC is now taking order for high-quality polo shirts embroidered with the LFC logo. Shirts are a Sportec Pique with knitted collar and cuffs with jacquard detail in the cuffs, three-button placket and side seam splits. Platinum colour with the LFC logo over the left breast. Both men’s and women’s styles are available. Only $35 each.
For an extra $10 each, you can also have your name or aircraft registration number on the right breast. Please indicate if you want this on the order form.
Download the attached order form, fill it in and return to Steve Hitchen hitchy@iinet.net.au soonest you can.
CASA’s AvSafety Seminar is on this Thursday night at York on Lilydale. Details in the attached flyer!
All memberships for the coming year are now due. There will be no change to the standard $30 rate for the coming year. You can make payments electronically by transferring them straight into the LFC bank account:
Name: LFS Social Club
BSB: 633-000
Account: 152677076
Please make sure you put your membership number or name in the comments section so we can update your records!
Click on the link below to download a draft copy of a DL flyer created for use at the flying school desk. It is designed to be folded in thirds and handed out to people who inquire about LFC. We welcome your feedback on the content. Please send comments to Steve Hitchen hitchy@iinet.net.au
All members are encouraged to read the meeting notes from the LFC meeting held at Lilydale on 14 August 2016.
We will be celebrating the life of and saying our farewells to Marjy Grosvenor on Monday 15 August 2.15 pm at Federation Chapel at Lilydale Memorial Park. At Marjy’s request, please don’t wear black and in lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Peter Mac. Envelopes for this purpose will be available at the service.
Members of the LFC formation team will also conduct a fly-over tribute.
We couldn’t have asked for a much better day!
Planning a day-trip for the midst of Winter is always a gamble, but on 16 July, LFC did just that, and came up with a pearler of a day. Six aeroplanes departed Lilydale at around 10.30 in bright sunshine, with not even a hint of a zephyr to create any concern at all. Some pilot opted to go coastal to Torquay then inland, whereas others stuck to the coast all the way past the 12 Apostles. One team, Steve and Bill in DZP, opted for a city orbit then over Avalon and direct to Cobden.
The arrival was impressive. Doug Fraser in his Pipistrel Virus beat all others in by a good half-hour, but the other five aeroplanes all arrived in a two-minute window bang on midday. We couldn’t have timed it that well if we’d planned it that way!
Members of Cobden Aero Club were on hand to help shuffle aeroplanes around the parking areas and some even scored a lift into town and the famous Cobden Bakery. Others strolled the 1 km or so. It was still a brilliant day and a good walk never goes astray …
Cobden Aero Club has about 30 members, but good club room facilities, a sealed runway and avgas available. It is possibly one of the most over-looked airports in Victoria’s western district.
The weather for the trip home was fantastic … but forecast to improve.
All-up the day worked remarkably well for something scheduled for July, and we have already extended an invitation to Cobden Aero Club visit Lilydale some time soon.
Have a look at Cobden Aero Club’s Facebook page for a full photo album of the LFC visit.
Aircraft
Bonanza JLF – Louise, Jock and Bronson
Archer ZZW – Mark, Steve and Dennis
Jabiru 5122 – Barry and Silvia
Pipistrel 8657 – Doug
Victa XVV – Lee and Martin
Cardinal DZP – Steve and Bill
