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Mac 2—Marlborough Aero Clubs Hangar Cat - The Boss!

OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE MARLBOROUGH AERO CLUB INC. P.O. Box 73, Blenheim, 7240 Tel: (03) 578 5073 Email: [email protected] www.marlboroughaeroclub.co.nz

THE M.A.C. FLYER

May 2016 Vol. No. 39

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PATRON PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT John Sinclair Craig Anderson Ray Patchett Tel. 578 7110 Tel. 029 890 4910 Tel: 578 7225 HON. TREASURER SECRETARY Geoff van Asch Raylene Wadsworth Tel. 575 7102 Tel. 578 5073

COMMITTEE

Peter Bruce, Andrew Johns, Richard Gorman, Duncan Grigg, Craig Love, Marty Nicoll, Victoria Lewis

CHIEF FLYING INSTRUCTOR CLUB CAPTAINS Sharn Davies Johnny Andrews

Check out our new website – www.jemaviation.co.nz Annual Inspections, ARA / BRA’s, repairs, modifications and rebuilds –

we can handle it all!

Ph. (03) 578 3063 Mob. 021 504 048 Email [email protected]

Hangar 22b, Aviation Heritage Centre Airpark, Omaka Aerodrome, Blenheim, NZ

http://www.jemaviation.co.nz

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What a start to the year the club has had. Business is on the up at the moment and we are trying our best to meet the demands of our students. Rhys left at the start of the year and his replacement Tom is now on board and we are in the process of getting Tom up to speed on microlights. Tom is about to make the move to Blenheim (currently he has been commuting from Nelson on his work days).

Tom Hall—Instructor

Recently we sent a few students solo. Congratulations to Isaac Murphy, Paul Radmall, Dylan Pope and Hadley Buckley. Congratulations also needs to go to Jonothan Large who has in the last few weeks passed his PPL and to Pieter Henn and John Welch who have passed their Advanced Microlight Certificate. We have a few more approaching tests with Andrew Richmond, Ben Morris and Pieter Henn all going for PPL’s and Brian Boult on his way towards his Intermediate Microlight Certificate.

Hadley Buckley - solo Paul Radmall—solo

Isaac Murphy (Solo)

CFI REPORT

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CFI REPORT Cont...

Dylan Pope (solo) Jonothan Large (PPL)

So not only are we busy prepping students for flight tests but we have had a bit of resurgence in our strip flying courses. In January we had Peter Williams who came over from Australia, Mike Clegg (MAC member) and Matthew Gardner and in March Nanni from Belgium. We seem to be getting quite a few enquiries from overseas pilots wanting to include some strip flying in their NZ holidays lately. As you read this Peter Williams is back with us completing some more strip flying and Mike Hannibal also from Australia is completing a course also.

Mike Clegg (Strip flying) Nanni (Strip flying)

The club has had some students come aboard to replace the ones completing their licences. So I would like to officially welcome to the club Thomas Horton, Ruairi Taylor, Cameron Campbell, Simon Kubala, Kerry Hunter and Alice Lammas (Zonta Scholarship winner).

Sharn Davies

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Internet Aviation Last week I had surgery on my upper jaw to deal to an infected tooth causing ongoing grief. I was sitting there with a face swollen up like a football, and surfing the net desperately trying to fill the day without actually doing anything productive. I succeeded quite nicely. Breakfast lunch and dinner have gone by with nothing achieved. Here were the highlights of my day … South Westland Pawnee (FACEBOOK) These amazing pictures popped up on Facebook today of Stu Marshall (Hokitika based out station of Patchett Ag Air 2015) at work in his Piper Pawnee. Great to see Stuie finally out putting his long term dream of becoming an ag pilot into action!! Who can argue with that dream, with the prospect of working in spectacular scenery like that every day!

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT Cont...

RP-4 (GOOGLE) The RP-4 is an experimental homebuilt aircraft being designed for one thing alone – speed. Online forums state this awesome looking machine as having two V8 engine producing 5000hp; two 4 blade carbon fibre contra rotating props running at 4800 rpm using NASA unducted fan technology; main wing with a chord of under 3 inches, and predicted top speed of over 500 mph!! Dream or reality? Whilst it looks very cool, this machine looks like trouble to me …. That 4130 tubing design does look very strong though!

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My Dream Aircraft (TRADEME) Call me what you like, but my dream aircraft is not what most would choose. I like old. I like slow. I like cheap. This one ticks all the boxes, and these photos evoke emotions in me that make me just want to hit the “Buy Now” button right now. Of all the current Trademe aircraft listings, this is the one I would have :-)

Anderson EA-1 Kingfisher ZK-DJH


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Thank god for the internet. It’s cheaper than Avgas, and you can aviate with a fat face !! Don’t forget the AGM is coming up soon. Would be nice to see a good turnout and some new faces. There are a couple of committee spots coming vacant, so would also be great to see some interest in those positions. We are looking at trialing an internet booking system for flight bookings shortly. It has long been a goal of mine to have an online system to make this process simpler and more visible to members from home or on smartphones etc. We will let you know progress in the next month or two. Cheers Craig Anderson


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THE SAFETY SCROLL

This 'Safety Scroll' may not directly apply to your type of aircraft or flying habits - however, I hope it will provide something for you to take away, consider, use to improve awareness, or at least have a chuckle at some other poor buggers' expense. They are not intended to Judge or reach any conclusions of ability or capacity of any person, or aircraft. Innes Bint Checklists Some people are list people. My Mum is one. Lists for everything! In saying that, I can not remember her ever missing my birthday. On the other hand, I know people who never seem to forget anything , ie. each and every last beer they shouted me and just how many I owe them! Some people have an amazing ability to remember a lot of stuff. Stuff, stuff stuff. Our world is becoming full of stuff and checklists are a part of our daily being. They play an important part in the way we manage our brain's very imperfect ability to remember to do all that Stuff...

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Aviation of course is no exception and that stuff has a very direct effect on ones' well being- should we forget to do it. Technology is supposed to make our lives easier right? Yeah right! Somewhere between Wilbur and Orville (and Pearce just before) and nowadays, technology reached a point where someone decided it would be a good idea to incorporate a checklist into aviation to make life for us a little safer. That point in time is generally regarded to be October 30 1935 at the very same place where the Wright Brothers were born- Dayton Ohio. Back in those pre WW2 years, the US Army Air Corps had offered tenders for the designs of various new war machines. Manufacturers vied for the chance to build the next-generation long-range bomber. It wasn't supposed to be much of a competition. In early evaluations, the Boeing Corporation's example- a gleaming aluminum-alloy four engined beast, had trounced the designs of Martin and Douglas. Boeing's plane could carry five times as many bombs as the Army had requested; it could fly faster than previous bombers, and almost twice as far. It was named the Model 299.

THE SAFETY SCROLL Cont…

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THE SAFETY SCROLL Cont...

Boeing was not in good shape and the word on the street was that the Army were going to order between 185 and 220 of the new bombers- It was a mere formality and would save Boeings bacon. To seal the deal, Boeing planned a display flight of their wonder machine. A small crowd of Army brass and manufacturing executives arrived at the airfield and admired the shining four engined machine with its modern lines and innovative systems. Major Ployer 'Pete' Hill, a test pilot for the Army was the Display pilot that day. Major Hill was the Armys chief test pilot and had test flown nearly all of the Armys 60 aircraft types. It was his first flight in the 299. Along side him was the regular 299 evaluation pilot, Lt Donald Putt. Also along for the jolly was Boeings' Chief test pilot Leslie Tower, C. W Benton (a Boeing mechanic) and Henry Igo a Pratt a & Whitney engine Rep. Major Hill

The execs in their suits and fedora hats, stood and watched- No doubt pleased as punch with the impending contract- good for Boeing, good for the Army. After all, war was on the horizon.

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After startup, the bellows of smoke cleared from the four big radials, the Model 299 taxied out onto the runway. It was sleek and impressive, with a hundred-and-three-foot wingspan and four engines jutting out from the wings, rather than the usual two from earlier examples. The plane roared down the tarmac, the tail raised up and the giant bird lifted off smoothly into the crisp morning air. The Model 299 then continued climbing, ever steeper to about 300' where it gracefully stalled, rolled around one wingtip and crashed in a fireball in front of the crowd of top brass. Not a good look.

Putt, Benton, and Igo - although seriously burned - were able to stagger out of the wreckage to the arriving safety crews. Major Hill and Tower were trapped in the wreckage but were rescued by First Lieutenant Giovannoli, who made two trips into the burning aircraft to rescue them. Both men later died of their injuries ( Lt. Giovannoli was awarded the Cheney Medal for his heroism that day, but he died in an aircraft accident before receiving it).

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What had happened??? The Accident investigation revealed that nothing mechanical had gone wrong. The crash had been due to "pilot error," the report said. Substantially more complex than previous aircraft, the new plane required the pilot to attend to the four engines, a retractable landing gear, new wing flaps, electric trim tabs that needed adjustment to maintain control at different airspeeds, and constant-speed propellers whose pitch had to be regulated with hydraulic controls, among other features. While attending to all of this, Hill had forgotten to release the gust lock mechanism on the elevator and rudder controls. The Controls were locked when they took off. The Boeing model 299 was deemed, as a newspaper put it, "too much airplane for one man to fly".

The Army Air Corps declared Douglas 's smaller design the winner. Boeing nearly went bankrupt.


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In the aftermath, the Army Air Corps' came up with an ingeniously simple approach: they created a pilot's checklist, with step-by-step checks for takeoff, flight, landing, and taxiing. Its mere existence indicated how far aeronautics had advanced. In the early years of flight, getting an aircraft into the air might have been nerve-racking, but it was hardly complex. Using a checklist for takeoff would no more have occurred to a pilot than to a driver backing a car out of the garage. But this new plane was too complicated to be left to the memory of any pilot, however expert. Our Pipers, Cessnas are not nearly as complex as the Boeing model 299 but experience shows we all forget- especially when we are under pressure or distraction. Whether you have a space shuttle which requires books of checklists or a Jodel and simply use a pneumonic like TMPFIHC, they are as important as fuel in our tanks. (or not if you haven't used your checklist!) . Checklist discipline is just as important as in our aircraft as it is in more complex types. And what of Boeing and the Model 299? Well... Boeing persevered with their product and kept believing it would be a winner. Despite the hiccup, the Army purchased a few aircraft from Boeing as test planes, and some insiders remained convinced that the aircraft was flyable. With the new checklist in hand, the pilots went on to fly the Model 299 a total of 18 million miles without one accident. The Army ultimately ordered almost thirteen thousand of the aircraft, which it dubbed the B-17. A Seattle newspaperman who had glimpsed the plane called it the "flying fortress," and the name stuck.


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MEMBER PROFILE

John Best is a wonderful character here at the Marlborough Aero Club. John is generally around the airfield most weeks and until recently was regularly out flying in his beloved Titch aircraft which he built over many years. John some time ago provided me with his profile which I have had filed away. I thought it appropriate to bring it out now and share John’s story. Firstly his Profile and then John has kindly written about his Forced Landing experience. In such an unfortunate event it is a great outcome when we still have John here with us to share his story. Raylene

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MEMBER PROFILE Cont...

MEMBER PROFILE – John Best How long have you flown......? I have been an 'aeroclub' hobby pilot since I learnt to fly at Wanganui in1960 and have since had my PPL three times over, only recently reverting to a Recreational Pilot's Licence, and a SAC Advanced Microlight Licence. Favourite flying destination.....? NZ - over the ensuing 55 years I have managed to cover a good part of the country, flying as far north as Kaitaia and as far south as Stewart Is. (Mason's Bay beach), mostly in the Club's Cherokee 180's DEA and EBX. What aircraft do you fly......? Generally I have held type ratings for the Club' fleet of the day (Cessna 152/172, Airtourer, Piper 18A/28/38, Tecnam, Dynamic) and the temporary visiting prototype Airtrainer DGY for aeros, plus of course my own Titch #(69) The most memorable activities in an aircraft....! Of the many Club trips I have done the most memorable were: weekend trip to Auckland International with side trips to the RNZAF

Hobsonville Aeromedical Centre and the AirNZ DC8 & DC10 simulators. overnight trip to the Wairarapa for a strip flying course covering four strips,

the last up the side of a ridge with a concrete bin at the top! weekend mountain flying course based out of Mount Cook including a

circumnavigation of Aorangi at 12000' Have you owned an aeroplane.....? Yes - In retirement I completed the construction of my Taylor JT2 'Titch' which I fly regularly, mostly about Marlborough - sounds and mountain areas, but on occasion have also extended to Ashburton, Timaru, Rangiora and Hastings.

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FORCED LANDING – THE REALITY

The day dawned as a clear Marlborough day – good for a local scenic “tikitour” in my Taylor Titch. Got airborne about 9.30am, cleared the western transit lane and commenced my standard 100kt climb up the Avon Valley to cross into the Awatere. Approaching the Saddle checked ops normal, engine indications in the green, clear skies, view for miles with maybe a bit of westerly drift probably more pronounced in the valley proper. Crossed over and started a cruise descent left hand around Glen Lee to head down the Awatere. Once established at 120kts I observed Andrew in the Fletcher topdressing the northern side of the valley but lower down so decided ease a little more power and do a casual descending left hand turn to be able to parallel and better observe his run. Almost around looking up at Tapi the engine starts to vibrate – Carb heat- Ignition L- R- Both – THUD!!- PROP STOP SOLID - engine seized? Pause of disbelief - then 'John, this is for real so deal with it' !! Already in a glide configuration and on WB 122.80 so “Mayday Mayday Mayday this is Tango Charlie Hotel, total engine failure Awatere Valley attempting a forced landing” Topdressing strip to the left same height but too far away, drifted down valley and selected an area of several paddocks on a plateau, then as it started to unfold on approach chose one that had two buildings at the end which as it turned out was a strip (Oswalds). I was not going to give away too much height on approach, so late with the flap and with the strip not being that obvious, I actually landed a ways in and angled across it to allow a run up a rise if needs be. Successfully down Whew!! Thinking back, somewhere on the approach I had heard a dialogue with the words 'Jetstar and Mayday' so assumed it had been logged. Tried calling 'Awatere Traffic' on 122.80 then 119.10 whilst looking across at the Fletcher but no response, so called 'All Stations' on the emergency 121.50 and I believe it was same Jetstar again who relayed to WB that “TCH was successfully down and single pilot was OK” and WB Twr duly cancelled the emergency with Rescue Centre. (Later I rang them, and subsequently filed the obligatory CAA Occurance Report)


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The real purpose of my contributing this article is that although I didn't need to tick all the boxes in my real forced landing, it needs to be said that the normal training and practice over the years provided me with the core tasks to focus on so that everything was done in a positive constructive way and irrelevancies didn't get in the way. I also realise in retrospect that there was much to be thankful for. Although obviously relieved, after I had shut down, taken the top cowl off to satisfy my curiosity, and reworked the situation, I would have to accept that I could have been a bit rattled as it took me an hour to realise that I had not arranged any recovery. So another “All Stations” on 121.50 got me talking to the copilot of AirNZ Flight 515* who relayed a request for recovery to WB and the Aeroclub which to cut a long story short was handled expediently with the help of Mike at WB Twr and Simon of Marlborough Helicopters and Raylene explaining to Yvonne why I was late for lunch (12.30pm). My special thanks to all. The Titch was recovered a week later with the assistance of Hamish at Duntroon, Graham Murphy with 4WD and Simon of Marlborough Helicopters who airlifted the complete undamaged aircraft back to Omaka. *Subsequent enquiry by Graham through his ANZ contacts enabled me to thank the co-pilot and ascertain that at the time their Airbus A320 was at 36000' somewhere about Nelson Lakes and the radio reception was excellent. All I need now is an understanding wife, a friendly investment manager and a new engine. Cheers, John Best MAC


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FLYING HOURS April 2016

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Heritage Images

SNIPPETS FROM THE PAST

Instructor Captain Noel Chandler

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SNIPPETS FROM THE PAST Cont...

A couple of Photos of Station Omaka, The Garrison

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SNIPPETS FROM THE PAST Cont...

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MEMBERSHIP ANNIVERSARY

MEMBER DATE MEMBER DATE

R Scherp 01-04-65 Stephen Stretch 18-04-13

K Hodson 01-04-66 Piers Throssell 17-04-14

Owen Hughes 01-04-67 Andre Dos Santo 17-04-14

A Graham 14-04-70 Simon Neal 17-04-14

R J Bristed 20-04-72 Stephen McKechie 26-04-14

RA Guard 18-04-73 Jonathon Higgie 01-04-16

B McDougall 19-04-79 Nicky Marchant 11-04-16

S Paul 17-04-86 CM James 16-05-68

W Broadbridge 20-04-89 John Blick 27-05-76

B Greenall 20-04-89 S Reid 21-05-81

A Matthews 20-04-89 Trevor Collins 19-05-83

J McHaffie 18-04-91 John Oswald 19-05-83

R Harris 22-04-93 P Royer 19-05-88

J McIntrye 22-04-93 K Leslie 18-05-89

David Dew 17-04-97 Doug McLean 18-05-89

Mike Nicholls 17-04-97 Gordon Low 16-05-96

G Conroy 22-04-99 T Hamilton 15-05-97

V Rose 18-04-00 Barbara Corbett 21-05-98

M van Asch 18-04-02 Stuart Leslie 21-05-98

Ian Martell 20-04-05 C Reid 25-05-00

Geoff van Asch 20-04-05 D Cairney 22-05-03

Richard Batchelor 19-04-07 W Tantrum 22-05-03

Todd Campbell 19-04-07 Matthew Butt 20-05-04

Richard Gorman 19-04-07 C Hagen 20-05-04

Marty Nicoll 19-04-07 M O'Sullivan 20-05-04

Daniel Wodding 19-04-07 M Clegg 20-05-05

Grahame Fletcher 24-04-08 Nick Fulton 25-05-06

Michael Gray 24-04-08 AS Richmond 24-05-07

David Buick 28-04-08 Rodney Sharpe 24-05-07

Peter Burtonwood 16-04-09 Larry Patterson 22-05-08

Douglas Goodhall 16-04-09 Donald McKenzie 21-05-09

Chris Gorman 16-04-09 Robin Morrison 20-05-10

Philip Walsh 16-04-09 Andrew Crawford 18-05-11

Tony Cacciamani 22-04-10 John Welch 17-05-12

Nick Gorman 22-04-10 Bruce Gibson 16-05-13

Barry Brown 20-04-11 Craig Love 16-05-13

Derek Harding 20-04-11 Philip Seale 16-05-13

K Wilkey 20-04-11 Michal Wells 16-05-13

James Turner 01-04-12 Kerry Hunter 03-05-16

George Elworthy 18-04-13 Thomas Horton 05-05-16

William Prouting 18-04-13 Cameron Campbell 11-05-16

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2016 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

2016 MARLBOROUGH AERO CLUB EVENTS

January

· 31st AHC Fly day

February

· 6th Healthy Bastards Bush Flying Competition

April

· 10th Club Competition and BBQ

May

· 22nd Zonta presentation of the Amelia Earhart Flying Scholarship

· 28th MAC Fly In

June


· 29th AGM 7.30pm Clubhouse

August


September

· 24th Wings Dinner

November

· 11th—12th Alpine Area RNZAC Regionals (Omaka)

· 19th – 20th PITTS Special Competition

· 26th Cocktail Party

December

· 4th Kids Christmas Party

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FLY IN

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Marlborough Aero Club AGM

Wednesday 29th June 2016

7.30pm at the Clubhouse

All members are invited to attend.

It is an opportunity to have your say in the running of our club and hear

what has been achieved in the last year. It is also a chance to catch up with old friends, make new friends, and talk

aviation over a drink and supper.

Look forward to seeing you there.

2016 AGM

Marlborough Aero Club A.G.M.

Wednesday 29th June 2016

7.30pm at the Clubhouse.

All members are welcome.

Nominations of candidates for election shall be delivered to the

Secretary by 5pm, 13 June 2016 (please see the form on page 28).

Notices of Motion to the Flight Office by 5pm, 10th June 2016

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2016 AGM

MARLBOROUGH AERO CLUB INC. 88th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

TO BE HELD WEDNESDAY 29th JUNE 2016

NOMINATION FORM We, the undersigned two members of the Marlborough Aero Club (Inc.) hereby nominate: FULL NAME ............................................................................................................................................ ADDRESS ................................................................................................................................................ FOR THE OFFICE OF ............................................................................................................................. DATED THIS .................................... DAY OF .............................................................................. 2016 Signature ................................................. print …....…....……......................................MEMBER Signature .........................………………. print ………..................................................MEMBER . I hereby consent to accept nomination in accordance with the Rules.

…...............................................SIGNATURE

…...............................................................DATE Nominations of candidates for election shall be delivered to the Secretary by 5pm, 13 of June 2016; with intimation in writing signed by the member nominated that he is willing to serve. Two and not more than two members shall sign nominations. A CV is also required, stating background and reason for standing. ========================================================================

MARLBOROUGH AERO CLUB (INC.) 88th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

TO BE HELD WEDNESDAY 29th JUNE 2016

PROXY VOTING FORM I ........................................................................................ being a financial member of the Marlborough Aero Club Incorporated, hereby appoint ................................................................................... or failing them ........................................................................................ as my proxy vote for me on my behalf at the Annual General Meeting of the Club to be held on the 29th day of June 2016 and at any adjournment thereof.

......................................................SIGNATURE

……..........................................................DATE

No member shall hold more than two proxy votes and such proxies shall be presented to the Chairman of the meeting prior to the commencement of the meeting.

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