Committee of Management

Club Appointments

The Next General Meeting will be Friday 25th September 2009 at the Community Hall on the corner of Todds Road and Ellis Street Lawnton commencing at

7:30 pm

The next working bee will be Sunday 4th October 2009 starting at 8:00AM.

CHRISTMAS DINNER

This great event of the SAAMBR year is to be held on Sunday 6th December
at the Sid Bray field commencing at 12.30PM.

The caterers are the same as we have had on the past two years
and includes:

3 hot roasts
Baked Potato
Gardes salad
2 or 3 other salads

Two Desserts

And the big plus is ---NO WASHING UP

Flying ceases at 11.30am and resumes at 3.00PM for those that want to fly

You can buy tickets from Gordon Grant or at the canteen when it is open

Prices are $20.00 for adults Members and friends
Children $10.00 14 to 17 years of age
Children 13 years and under Free

Committee Notices
We have been advised by the Bray family that under no circumstances should Sid Bray be taken to the local hotel to buy alcohol.
Please treat Sid with courtesy as he is still our landlord!
We have also been advised by the family that our tenure at the Bray Field is secure for some years to come, which is very reassuring, and we thank the Bray family for their confidence in our fitness as tenants.

New Fuel prices

CLUB LOGO COMPETITION
This competition will close on Sep 25th at the next General Meeting. The logo entries will be voted on that night at the meeting. Be there!
Thanks are given to Peter Lugsdon for the donation of the excellent outdoor setting at the field. It has been suggested that we should pave the area under the shadecloth to provide a suitable setting for the setting!

Charity Airshow
It has been suggested that the Charity Airshow be held on Sunday 14th March 2010. This date will be put to the members at the Sept General Meeting.
Peter Lugsden has agreed to take on the position of PRO for the Airshow. Thank you again, Peter!

President's Report
Hi to all Members
Welcome to this month's Airwaves. Firstly I would like to congratulate this year's new Committee members and extend a big thank you to the outgoing members for their time and effort towards the Club.
There seem to be two main issues within the Club at present, the organisation and running of special event days and the issue of Flight Instruction and Wings testing.
Due to inclement weather the previous two "Charity Airshows" have been cancelled or postponed. The present Committee is committed to ensuring the next "Charity Airshow", which is to be held in March, 2010, will proceed rain, hail or shine. (lets hope for sunshine) Other special event days will be looked at. To ensure effective organisation and supervision of the event, we as a club must find it in ourselves to be enthusiastic about these events and become involved.
With regards to the second issue - Flight Instruction and Wings testing. This area is usually staffed by a small number of people and sometimes the demands made upon these people far outweigh the rewards. A review of all listings of Club instructors and other relevant procedures will be carried out by the Committee in the not too distant future. The Committee will also be carrying out a review of the new members pack and welcome any thoughts as to what should be included in these packs. Feedback from recent new members would be appreciated. These members are members who are most effected by the Flight Instruction issues.
Obviously the new airfield will also be high on the to-do list and I wish to thank all those involved in this endeavour for their efforts so far. A big welcome to the members of the Wamuran Flying Club and remember there is no "us" and "them" anymore, it is all "WE" now.
With the increase in size and power of a number of member's aircraft, we need to keep in mind the safety aspects of our sport, in particular aircraft restraints in the pit area. Daryl Thomas, as our newly appointed CFI, will be monitoring this.
I look forward to representing the Club as President and working with everyone over the next twelve months.
Happy Flying!!!!!

Grant Clark
President SAAMBR

MINUTES OF SAAMBR GENERAL MEETING
Held on 28th August at Lawnton Community Hall.

Meeting opened at 7.35pm.

Chairman: P Atkinson.

Apologies: C Parry, E Pond, D Anderson, P Hetherman, R Garcia.

The minutes of the previous meeting having been published in Airwaves it was moved G Webb, sec B Evans that they be accepted. Carried.

Business Arising from the Minutes: Moved by P Tompkins, sec B Evans that the following members' names be forwarded to MAAQ for inclusion in an Instructors Course: A Holloway, G Grant, B Moore, G Clark, A de Brueys, P Benson, G McLucas, S Smith. Carried.

Secretary's Report: A list of the new members, including the ex-WMF members was tabled. Members' records are to be checked for accuracy through a survey to be sent to all members.

Correspondence as per the Correspondence Book.

Treasurer's Report was circulated.

Field maintenance: Road base to be spread at the next working bee. The tractor starter motor has been repaired.

Fuel Report: Plenty of stocks. Prices are to be adjusted to reflect the lower price obtained for oil and nitro.

Heli Report: D Sawyer told of an incident that reflected the importance of pre-flight checking when using buddy boxes - wrong model type selection can cause problems!
Heli Fun Fly is scheduled for Oct 25th.

Airwaves/Library Report: New DVDs on order from Traplet. RCM&E subs has been renewed.

Development Committee Report: The report was read to the meeting. Projected layout plans were tabled for comment, members input was requested.

Moved that the reports be accepted B Evans, sec P Somerfield. Carried.

General Business: Following the Safety Committee review of the heli hovering area it was decided that the limit of flying be moved a further 10 metres away from the clubhouse, to the 40 metre mark, and a permanent line marked there. All flying to take place beyond that line. Max height of hovering to be limited to 6ft. A sign outlining the rules for the hovering area to be erected at the entrance near the clubhouse.

Designs for a new club logo were tabled, members encouraged to submit more designs. Committee to decide when final judging will take place.

B Evans showed a new design for a folding model restraint. Design drawings for Grant Clark's design of restraint are now available from the club library.

Various dates for the postponed Charity Airshow were discussed. It was finally moved by D Hollis, sec J Fagan that the Airshow be held over until March next year and the committee to decide final date. Carried.

Meeting Closed at 8.30pm.

COMMITTEE BYLINES
At the recent committee meeting the following matter were discussed: the list of instructors to be updated to reflect active instructors only. It was suggested that a roster be set up for instructors to share the load.

Details of name badges have been received. We need to decide on the new club logo so that quotes can be obtained for badges and club shirts.

Reminders will be sent out to all members who have so far fasiled to renew their membership.

New fuel prices to be calculated - see notice above.

The Gobson Flying Field Committee had a very successful meeting with the MBRC recently and the Council appreciated the speedy amalgamation of the two clubs. It has been suggested that a flying demo be put on for Councillors on a weekday in November. A club trainer will be made available for Councillors to try…members will be asked to bring suitable models along to show off what we do.

Sunday March 14th 2010 was decided on for the Charity Airshow, this date to be put to the members at the next General Meeting.

Club Bye-Laws and Constitution are to be reviewed and amended ASAP.

First aid kits at the flying field are to be replenished.

Committee position badges to be considered when we purchase name badges.

Library News
Thank you to all members who use the library for returning items promptly - we have few outstanding items at this time.
The new DVDs are proving popular, and the latest version of the famous La Ferte Alais rallies is now available on DVD and will be ordered. The subscription to QEFI magazine is also to be renewed.

Forthcoming Events

See also the SAAMBR 2009 Calender on the noticeboard at the field!