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Mercury Bay Flyer November 2019 Editor: Wally Pendray
021 907 782 email: [email protected]
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Flying Activity:
Is this a UFO Heading our way?
October has been another windy month in Whitianga, as well as most of NZ, it seems. About average
rainfall has kept the grass growing well and the airfield is looking good after
the recent mowing.
We expected a few more fly in aircraft for Tuia 250 celebrations 18-20 October but the windy weather obviously kept many away. We were fortunate to have fine weather in spite of the wind so those who came in for the celebration had good views of the event and ships in Mercury Bay.
I had the opportunity to fly south to
Wellington, between the very active
fronts, pushing 30 knots of headwind! Not too turbulent and I got a top view
of the overnight snow which had fallen
on the Ruahine Ranges as I made my first
refuel stop at Waipukurau and enjoyed
meeting CFI Ross Macdonald who
dropped me off at the Best Pie Shop. Continuing on to Martinborough
enabled me to utilise the day well before landing in Wellington as the
wind began to decay late in the day. Tuia 250 Fleet at anchor Wharekaho
Good grass and great mowing shows the airfield in top condition
Coromandel Coastal is hard to beat
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Douglas Rowe popped in, from Cairns, and enjoyed becoming
recurrent in the RV12 while here, becoming another new member
in the process.
Departure Lounge Cafe
Closed until further Notice ….
Notices from committee:
Hangarage 12 T hangars & 6 large hangars plans have been lodged with
the TCDC for consent so expect construction to commence in
November. Whoopee!
New Taxiway signs have been placed to assist with entry into the
refuelling / apron area. A is now closest to the Clubhouse and B is further out
by the hangars to the east. C is the furthest away from the Clubhouse, but the
first one when leaving the landing runway 22.
C should only be used for entry to the hangars associated with this taxiway as
soft ground off this entry, towards the Clubhouse, could cause aircraft to get bogged.
Douglas Rowe enjoying getting recurrent in MBA
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New fill has been placed along the northwest edge of the 04 runway
up to the intersection with 16/34. This will form a new taxiway once it
has been compacted, allowing more convenient access to the 22
runway without disrupting aircraft flow by backtracking on the runway.
TCDC District Plan Variation 2 has been published.
https://www.tcdc.govt.nz/dpv2
MBA flew 13.4 hours in October. Good to see it flying while the
weather has been reasonable between the weather bombs that passed
our way in windy October.
Mercury Bay Aero Club is now on Facebook so check out the recent happenings.....and future events!
Flight Club Ball Room
Nicole from Coromandel Weddings can be
contacted via phone (020 41847420), or via her webpage
www.coromandelweddings.co.nz
New Members
New member Douglas Rowe & Corinna Maier have joined our Club so say hi when next you see them
out on the ‘drome.
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Flying Events This is a good list of the must do s this flying season
http://www.aviationnews.co.nz/other/calendar/
http://www.flyingnz.co.nz/
Sport Aviation Association Black Sands Fly in
Raglan 9 & 10 November
Turangi Aero Club Flyin
BBQ lunch $15 17 November
Contact: [email protected]
All welcome
Wellington Aero Club is celebrating 90 years of Clubbing
at Wellington during Saturday 30 November 2019….
Thames Wings and Wheels
Saturday, 25 January 2020, 9:00 -1500
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Whitianga Aviation Events
Our BBQ following the OZrunways presentation went down well with a group of around 30 making good use of
The outdoor deck area.
Next function on the list is Christmas get together planned for
7 December so put it on your list to be here or be square!
Other Stuff Reading the Aviation Trader recently gave me reason To believe we can all fly a bit longer than I envisaged……
American Airlines shows how its done……
_____.wmv
Short Landings can be very short
https://www.facebook.com/Aeromodelosrc/videos/1462229644010713/?t=9
Spectacular Flypast
https://www.facebook.com/BBCSussex/videos/10153589106038384/?t=6
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Mercury Bay Model Club
A selection of engines has become available if anyone should
be in the market for these. Contact Anne Lee 09 533 7314
Gary has recently been out
braving the winds although not
many others were braving the
elements too.
Joy Wing V 1.0
https://youtu.be/X6hJCQNxVzs
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The MBAC website allows you to view the pictures within the newsletter in larger
sizes if you are not receiving them on your tablet. Remember to check your browser
view if you are unable to download the newsletter on your tablet.
Daylight saving is now here! Get ready to fly..>!!!!
Please Support Our Sponsors:
Whitianga Waterways – www.whitiangawaterways.co.nz
Avsure Insurance – www.avsure.co.nz
Hart & Associates Ltd – Chartered Accounts – www.hartal.co.nz
Stop Press
https://www.trademe.co.nz/property/residential-property-for-sale/auction-
2362121970.htm?rsqid=7ba60d809bc9405ab4bd20456f899c63-001
House for sale on the Whitianga Airpark
New Headgear and shirts now available from Tony Turner
027-314-1826
Sizes available
T Shirts $35 – (2XL, XL, L, M) Caps $20
Suspect the Ducati regulator on your Rotax?
I put together a test rig where you can plug your regulator in and see at a glance if it is working properly. Bring your regulator
along to hangar B5 and I can do it in a jiff.
Cheers Martin 022 659 2742
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An aviator or a yachtsman? What an exciting journey
and it started right here from NZ .
OZ Runways seminar in the Clubhouse 26
October was well attended by both AOPA and
MBAC members with Ellen Franklin, from OZ Runways, certainly having
all the answers to this App in both Android and Apple formats, explaining
the different abilities of this very useful product.
Such a great improvement over those paper products, but they still have limitations on their use
too!
Ask anyone who has had a screen failure when airborne at a critical moment!
See AC91-20 https://www.aviation.govt.nz/rules/advisory-circulars/show/AC91-20
Current VNC charts now available from the AIP shop
Happy Spring Season
This
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A QWIK QUIZZ
Flights entering controlled airspace - Advisory Circular AC 91-
Standard Phraseology
Now which Volume do we find the Distress calls format in the NZAIP?
Yes, ENR 1-15 Vol 1 & 4 for VFR pilots
Now what about Aerodrome Operations? Where is this information located? (Aerodrome Traffic Circuit)
ercury Bay Student Aviation Trust
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RV12 Project Log