Seven aeroplanes from Lilydale carrying 14 people made the trip down to Bunurong Field at Inverloch last Sunday 27 January for a BBQ fly-in. It seemed others had the same idea, and around 30 aeroplanes and about 60 people showed up for a snag, hamburger and some very nice home-baked cakery. Bunurong is good, wide […]
Headsets for Sale! Three used headsets from a deceased estate suitable for right-seat or back-seat passengers are up for grabs. See the attached pic. The units are: 1 x Flightcom Model 4DX (no case) 1 x David Clark H10-80 (soft case) 1 x Altronics C9070 (soft case) Order left to right in picture. They have […]
LFC’s fly-away to Rawnsley Park in the Flinders Ranges was a majestic trip punctuated by a few challenges along the way. Six aeroplanes left Lilydale and Moorabbin to converge halfway at Wentworth for lunch on the Saturday for a refuel of both aircraft and crew. The Sunraysia Aero Club were happy for us to use […]
The Australian International Airshow needs you! Volunteers are needed for ground ops at Avalon in March. If you want to see the show from the best (and probably busiest) seat in the house, get your name to airshow operations now!
Lilydale Airport’s night of nights is on again! The 2018 Winter Dinner is on the night of Saturday 7 July, and we’re back in the warmth of the fire at Fergusson Winery. This is a fantastic evening when all the characters you generally meet around the airport come together in one spot and talk about […]
Sometimes the place, the people and the weather all combine to make for a fantastic fly-away, and this was certainly the case on the LFC March long weekend trip to Merimbula. The Sapphire Coast turned on its best weather, and regardless of whether the route chosen was direct over the range or coastal via Mallacoota, […]
Lilydale Flying Club is moving its Facebook presence to The Clubhouse. This is a new group for LFC members that allows any member to post and update the page. Eventually, the old group won’t be used anymore. So if you follow LFC on Facebook, get yourself over to The Clubhouse by following the link below. […]
Members of the Airside Ground Operations (AGO) team from the Australian International Airshow visited LFC on 10 September to conduct a marshaling seminar in preparation for the upcoming Lilydale Air Show scheduled for 26 November. Check out the marshaling style of some LFC members below. If you want to join the team for the air […]
Despite a forecast that was decidedly Wagnerian, the LFC Marlo Day Trip on Saturday 2 September was a great success with all planes doing it relatively easy on the way there, and only marginally harder on the way home. Nine planes and 21 people made the trip down, with Baron ITL and C172RG NAY leaving […]
The August Lilydale Flying Club BBQ was transferred from Sunday 13 to Saturday 12 in order to co-incide with a visit from a new Generation 6 Cirrus SR22. Cirrus Melbourne’s Charles Gunter flew the plane up from Moorabbin and gave LFC members the chance to have a look over this very sophisticated big single. It […]
