January 2016 - NSAC Downloads

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January 2016
North Shore Aero Club
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encouragement from staff and other members. There are many different
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like Pauanui, Raglan or Great Barrier Island for lunch, then this is the
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Daryl Gillett
CFI
And so it is done. Another year has whistled by. And it was a busy one, that’s for sure! Our
members achieved a multitude of different licences, ratings and endorsements which is fantastic to see. The Wings Dinner on the 14th November celebrated our member’s achievements throughout 2015, and the end of 2014. It was a tremendous turn out, a fine group of
people indeed, and everyone seemed to make the most of the
amusement provided by the Faulty Towers actors. There was
some collateral damage suffered though, my apologies to those
affected by my ‘education’ of North Shore Helicopter Training CFI
Roy Crane (this involved a cream pie and a face for those who
haven’t heard…). He was a very good sport to be fair! Well done
to the organisers, it was a seriously entertaining evening. And
congratulations again to all those who achieved their goals with
the club.
Standard Procedures
An ongoing matter of concern that I have is non-compliance with standard or promulgated
procedures. I see it nearly on a daily basis. And although I certainly don’t wish to become a
‘killjoy’, standard or promulgated procedures are designed for a reason, and they are an important aspect of aviation safety. And for that reason I do feel it’s again necessary that I say
my piece.
So what are standard procedures then? Well standard procedures are the ‘normal’ procedures that are defined by Civil Aviation Law. They are detailed in Civil Aviation Rule (CAR)
Part 91 – General Operating and Flight Rules. Specifically they’re: circuit direction, circuit
altitude, circuit joining procedures etc.
Why do we have standard procedures? Well a good way of explaining it is as I have done in
the past – imagine this… You are driving your car, and approaching a roundabout. You look
right to ensure it’s clear to proceed through the roundabout (because as per standard practice cars always turn clockwise around a roundabout in NZ). But as you proceed, you hit a car
from your left-hand side head-on… So how did that happen – it doesn’t make sense does it?
Unless the other car was where it should not have been…
And that is the problem in a nutshell. In my example the car you just hit shouldn’t have been
there! And of course you didn’t expect it to be there either because the other car was not
where it was supposed to be.
This is much like the situation that may arise if aircraft do not follow standard procedures or
those detailed in the NZAIP. Following the promulgated circuit direction is vitally important.
It provides order and efficiency. Standard procedures ensure all aircraft flow and merge appropriately. But if an aircraft decides to fly ‘against the grain’ the order breaks down, and
conflicts are likely. I have personally experienced some of the issues that can occur when
pilots do not follow standard or promulgated
procedures – most of which relate to nearly being
collected by aircraft when entering the circuit
pattern from the non-traffic side due to those
aircraft making a right hand turn immediately
after takeoff.
Remember, the law is very clear regarding this
matter. And it is THE LAW. Compliance with
standard or promulgated procedures is not recommended, it is COMPULSARY. Using the phrase
“non-standard” on the radio does not absolve
anyone from compliance.
Many accidents, some fatal have occurred at least in part due to non-compliance with the
appropriate circuit procedures. As per my example above, on the road there’s a good chance
a collision of this sort would occur at low speed, so only minor injuries might be caused.
However in the case of a mid-air collision the occupants might not be so lucky…
If you are ever unsure, or you would like to discuss this topic further please don’t hesitate to
speak with an instructor at the club – they’ll be only too happy to assist.
Flying NZ Regional Competitions
This year’s northern region competitions were held at
North Shore on the 27th & 28th November. I’m proud to
announce that Team North Shore was awarded ten first
placings, one 2nd place, and one 3rd placing. In addition
we won the right to compete for the coveted Wigram Cup
at the National Competitions in Ashburton next year.
Congratulations team – you did us all proud! And best of
luck for the Nationals next year.
A massive amount of planning and organisation goes into
such an event, and I’d also like to acknowledge everyone who made the event possible, especially those members who invested much of their time and effort – you all did a superb job.
GNAR
The Great Northern Air Race (GNAR) is just around the corner, so please do start thinking
about your entries – the registration form will be available via the website (gnar.co.nz) very
soon. If you’re a student pilot you can still join us – have a chat with your instructor and
make a plan.
Flick either Tim Marshall or me an email, or give us a call if you have any questions about the
Race or require any further information at all.
And lastly – Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all enjoyed a well-deserved break over
the holiday period. And now that summer is fully established, whether you’re on the road,
on the water, or (ideally) in the air, stay safe out there people – be vigilant, maintain situational awareness, and make good decisions.
Daryl
President’s Report
Well members all, there is much to report
this Prop Talk.
First of all, the wonderful evening some
members and their guests enjoyed at this
year’s Wings Dinner. Breaking with the last
few years’ custom of holding the event at the
Clubhouse, it was held in the CBD at the Pullman Hotel. It is fair to say that those that
attended seemed very enthusiastic of the
event.
Like most successful events it was the hard
work and vision of David Saunders and Laurence Pope that made it possible, and they
were of course aided and abetted by Daryl
and Tim Marshall who did most of the nitty
gritty.
We, as you will all now know, hosted the
Northern Regional Flying Competitions. The
NSAC Team did very well individually and the
team won the right to represent the Northern region for the prestigious Wigram Cup at
the up-coming National competitions.
It was heartening to have a few members of
the club attend and lend their support to the
event. Those that helped with officiating
were namely Alistair “Doc” Leggott, Judith
Grant, Chris Lapish, Phil Sutherden, Lester
Dredge and of course last but not least, Kirsty
Coleman and her willing helpers in providing
refreshments in a timely and fruitful manner.
We could not have achieved the event without the expertise of our Instructors, Liz King
and the team from RNZAC. To all of you, a
big thank you, well done.
There are other matters that have to be discussed and some of those are the AeroPark
stage 3 for us all to debate. A members
meeting will be called to appraise the proposal before any decision is made.
Another topic is a new proposed lease document that some hangar owners are not happy with, but not all. The fact of the matter is
that the outcome will have an impact on all
members, not just a small number.
The proposed Lease and a Business plan the
committee put forward for discussion will of
course have an effect on all members, therefore I urge you all to get reading.
The finances of the club are probably better
than they have been for many years and that
is because the committee is fiscally aware
and look forward to ensuring the long-term
viability of the club. There is some criticism
of that approach, as some members do not
want to invest for the future, they want to
spend now and let the future look after itself. I will take this opportunity to stress that
your Treasurer is dedicated in ensuring the
club accounts are kept in a professional manner, the accounts as you will be aware are
audited each year.
The committee have been criticised for acquiring property on our own airfield. The
properties are now owned by you, the members, free of debt.
I believe that is sound sense, as the continuing income gives us more funds to enhance
the infrastructure and make club events
better and put value back to the club as a
whole.
Happy New Year,
The Rambler
Meeting Dates
Committee Meetings
Tuesday 26 January 2016 7.30 pm
Tuesday 23 February 2016 7.30 pm
Tuesday 29 March 2016 7.30 pm
Tuesday 26 April 2016 7.30 pm
Tuesday 24 May 2016 7.30 pm
Tuesday 21 June 2016 7.30 pm
Listening Post Meetings
Sunday 14 April 2016 3 pm
Sunday 26 June 2016 3 pm
Annual General Meeting
Tuesday 26 July 7.30 pm
From the Manager
I’m sure I’m not alone in saying that it seems like 12 days since it was the start of a new year,
not 12 months. How time flies!
Last year has been a big year at the club and so I thought time for a bit of reflection:
TZK – Our second Robin to be overhauled came out
of the workshop in September, free of corrosion and
sporting a fresh new colour scheme to match TZL.
For those of you eagerly anticipating, TZH should be
flying again in mid January having received the same
treatment. TZG will be going in straight after TZH
comes out so by mid year 2016, our Robin fleet will
be looking great. Having bolstered our fleet with
another Robin mid way through the year, we may
wish to consider repainting UWZ in club colours in 2017, but that’s one for the suggestion
bucket at this stage.
Taxiway 9 – Long overdue, taxiway 9 was finally
concreted! This is a major piece of infrastructure improvement for the club with a 6 meter
wide concrete taxiway running all the way from
Gate 9 at the Northern end of the Airport and
connecting directly to the main taxiway by
Flightline. At the same time, the roadway and
taxiway running North South past Stan Smiths
was concreted and linked up with the apron by
Monz to create a ‘ring road’ of taxiway infrastructure at the Northern end. A big thanks to
Joe Smith and Robert van Heiningen who were the masterminds behind the project.
Qualifications & Flying Hours – 2014 was a bumper year for flight tests and 2015 was no
different. The number of qualifications achieved in the last 2 years (2014 & 2015) has been
pretty much double the 2 years prior (2012 & 2013). Flying hours are also substantially up
with us having flown 10-15% more hours in 2015 than 2014. These are just great numbers all
round and it’s a big thanks to the instructing team for helping achieve this. Well done and
let’s keep up the great work.
Regionals – Daryl has already written about the Regionals so I’ll keep it short. NSAC hosted
the Flying NZ Regional Comps in November and put on a great show. Again many thanks to
all involved especially our CFI, Daryl Gillett and Kirsty Coleman who worked her socks off on
behalf of the club. Great show, thanks guys (and gals)!
Wings Dinner – Again, the event has been covered before
but I want to take the opportunity to thank David Saunders
and Laurence Pope for organising a first class event this
year. I don’t know if I’ve heard such positive feedback and
enthusiasm from members.
Other Events – As always, the South Island Trip and Great
Northern Air Race proved ever popular. Remember, aircraft get booked up quickly so now is the time to reserve
an aircraft if you would like to participate in one of the clubs aircraft. If you’ve never taken
part in one of these events and are wondering what all the fuss is about, chirp up next time
you’re at the club and I’d be only too happy to give you a first hand account of these terrific
events. I still maintain that the first ever club South Island Trip I went on was the best
‘holiday’ I’ve ever had.
So, enough with the reflection and on with looking to the future…
The clubs finances continue to improve year on year and the club is in the strongest position
it has been in many years, certainly in the 13 years I’ve been around anyway! This of course
means that we have the ability to reinvest in the facilities and improve the club for the benefit of the members, which leads me nicely onto my next point.
Looking forward to 2016, we are nothing if not rich in opportunities for improving the facilities on the aerodrome. Many improvements have been suggested, run up areas at each end
of the field, all weather grass runways, improved drainage on 09/27, AWIB, more taxiways,
widening the concrete on 03/21, upgrade the bar, new aircraft, etc. All, or certainly most of
these things are big ticket items and although finances are in good order, we can’t do everything and certainly not all at once. It would be helpful to get some feedback from those that
use the aerodrome as to what they would like to see done to improve the facilities. Give me
a call, email or pop in and have a chat about whatever you think would be useful so we can
get the ideas back to the committee and the wider membership and hopefully begin work on
some projects that have real desire behind them.
Anyway, that’s enough from me this month.
A very happy new year to everyone and I look forward to seeing you around.
John Punshon
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From the Archives Committee
24 July 1963
Present:
Jack Greville
Sel Goldsworthy
Ted Robinson
Peter Hutton
Peter Rushton Reg Mardle
Murray Houston
Business: General, but more specific in election of officers and to discuss the projected public
meeting at Mr Hutton’s residence to be held at 7.30pm on Monday 29th July.
Moved Peter Hutton, seconded Peter Rushton: that Murray Houston be appointed Treasurer
of the Club. There being no further nominations, Mr Houston was duly elected and accepted
the position.
Moved Peter Rushton, seconded Sel Goldsworthy: that the committee of the NSAC consist of
the following members: The President, The Secretary, The Treasurer, and Ted Robinson, Peter Rushton, and Sel Goldsworthy – carried.
Moved Peter Hutton, seconded Ted Robinson: that George Richardson be appointed Chief
Flying Instructor – carried.
Moved Jack Greville, seconded Sel Goldsworthy: that nominations be recorded for the position of Vice Presidents:- The following nominations were recorded:
The Mayor of Takapuna
Gerry Lyon of Lyon Motors.
The Mayor of East Coast Bays.
Manager of ANZ Bank Takapuna.
Chairman of Waitemata County Council
It was resolved that each of the people be approached and asked to accept.
The Committee resolved that:
Mr Hislop be approached and asked to accept the position as Hon. Auditor to the Club.
Mr R.H. Greville be approached and asked to accept the position as Legal Advisor to the Club.
Moved Jack Greville, seconded Murray Houston: that the Membership fee for the NSAC be
£5.0.0 per annum (June→June) – carried.
Moved Ted Robinson, seconded Sel Goldsworthy: that the Associate Membership fee for the
NSAC be £3.00 per annum – carried.
Jack Greville reported that he had been approached by the Auckland Star to give details as to
the new “North Shore Aero Club”. The committee resolved that any statement should be
prepared by the committee or by a member acting on the committee’s behalf and should be
a written statement, so as to avoid any errors or misunderstandings, or any statements which
may be misconstrued or distorted when appearing in the press.
Reports were received from Murray Houston, Peter Hutton, Jack Greville and Peter Rushton
relating to a suitable area for an aerodrome in the Albany – Dairy Flat area on
“Postmans”[sic] Road. After lengthy discussion it was agreed that the area in question, although very boggy was quite suitable as regards length, direction and approach. However
much negotiation would be needed in order to buy or lease the land, and further work of a
substantial nature would be required for draining and levelling the ground, before it could
become useable.
The next meeting would be held at Mr Hutton’s residence at 7.30pm on 29th July 1963. This
meeting to be advertised in the papers with the purpose of recruiting new members.
Meeting closed at 10.30pm.
Minutes of a Public Meeting called by Committee to Incorporate N.S.A.C. 29
July 1963 (abridged)
Present: President: J. Greville, Secretary: P. Hutton, Treasurer: M. Houston, Committee: Ted
Robinson, Peter Rushton, and Sel Goldsworthy.
Twenty five others including the following who either possessed pilot’s licences or had some
flying experience: Frank Warnock, Ken McKinnon, Rod Miller, Bryce Ellis, Jack Blakely, Trevor
Dunn. The Hon. Mr King MP for Waitemata was also present and accepted the position of
Vice President.
Apologies: Peter Mulgrew, Ray Keane
Correspondence: The Secretary read letters received by the President relating to the application by the NSAC for use of Whenuapai: moved by J Greville, seconded by P Rushton that the
correspondence be received – carried.
Business: The Hon Norman King MP reported that he was waiting on reports from (a) the CAA
and (b) the RNZAF for the use by NSAC of Whenuapai. He suggested that Whenuapai be used
only for an interim period, and that it was a little early to rush the CAA. He exhorted that we
should go ahead in the meantime in search for other suitable land.
Mr Jock Blakely suggested the possibility of using float planes from the Mechanics bay area,
but after lengthy discussion this proposition did not meet the general approval of those present.
Moved Jock Blakely, seconded Bryce Ellis: that a representative of the Gliding Club be approached with a view towards combining our efforts and finances in the use of a suitable
piece of ground for flying.
After further discussion on the incorporation of the Club a vote of confidence in the NSAC
Committee was put by Frank Warnock and seconded by Peter Rushton and carried unanimously.
Mr Hunt, Frank Warnock and the Hon N. King all spoke at length regarding the procedure and
advisability of incorporating the NSAC. The outcome of this discussion was summed up in the
following motion.
Mr Barale(?) moved and Mr Blakely seconded that: “The Committee move toward incorporating the society and compose rules for the NSAC, and report back progress to the next
meeting for officially incorporating the Club – carried.
Moved Mr Hunt, seconded Frank Warnock: that the Committee investigate more fully the
question of a site and report back next meeting – carried.
Meeting closed at 10.30pm.
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Welcome to our new members!
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Wings Dinner 2015
Well firstly I should begin by saying what a fantastic night this was! A huge thank you to Laurence Pope and David Saunders for organising this, I know it took a lot of planning. Also, a
massive thank you to all those members who attended, we had almost 100 people there, and
it was great to get to socialise off the airfield!
The entertainment for the night was a Fawtly Towers trio, with 3 people acting as Cybil, Basil
and Manuel. If you have never seen the TV show, it is worth a watch! They spent the evening
mixing and mingling, and also performing skits.
During the evening awards were of course given out for all of those people who have made
an achievement throughout the year, it has been a very busy year at the Club and there were
many achievements handed out. The competition awards were also given out, and the two
Young Eagles, Liam and Matthew, did extremely well at this, as did Christoph and David Saunders. A massive congratulations to all of those people!
Upcoming Events
PPL Ground Course
18 January 2016 (2 weeks)
PPL Night Class - Air Law
26 January 2016
Great Northern Air Race
30 January - 1 February 2016
Tim’s Training Titbits
NSAC and Air BP Great Northern Air Race 2016
Only 6 weeks to go until we embark upon another mighty GNAR…..Yepeeeeee !!!!
On Saturday 30th January at 1100 hours a fleet of approx. 20
aircraft will launch on the start of the annual Great Northern
Air Race. Traditionally started from North Shore Aero Club, the
air race event has been running for the past 20+ years. This
year the race will consist of multiple leg flights flown over three
days during Auckland Anniversary weekend in January. The legs
are flown between airfields that are separated by various turning and photograph points and cover approximately 180 nautical miles each.
The format is just like previous years, and again costumes and themes are encouraged, with
great prizes for those who can bring the most interesting and extravagant teams to the
event.
There are two classes for pilots to enter: RACING and CRUISING.
RACING consists of the pilot nominating the aircraft’s maximum continuous power and true
airspeed, and then endeavouring to fly the route in the fastest time possible, while still accurately navigating and getting the required photographs of the turning points to maximise
their score.
CRUISING consists of the pilot nominating 75% power and the flight time for each leg, and
then flies the most accurate course from start to finish incorporating the turning and photograph points en-route aiming to cross the finish line with an elapsed time matching the flightplanned time.
Crews may be made up in any format, but those trying to race single-handed have quite a
challenge.
For example in the Cessna 172 or Piper Cherokee types the crews usually consist of three
people. A pilot, a navigator/right hand side observer/photographer and usually the rear seat
occupant acts as a scribe/left hand side photographer. This does not mean that only one pilot
may fly in the race, but only one pilot may be Pilot in Command per leg. If you have two or
three pilots on board they may alternate roles and duties throughout the race. Also for those
who wish to have a more experienced pilot along-side or who do not hold a current pilot
licence, having an instructor along as the Pilot in Command is an option. In both classes aircraft are racing against themselves and the clock effectively, so there is no advantage in having a fast aircraft.
Prizes are awarded in each class for each of the six legs as well as overall winners based over
all four legs. Additional prizes are also awarded based on the fastest aircraft overall, sportsmanship and sponsorship prizes. A formal prize giving is traditionally held at the North Shore
Aero Club in mid to late February to announce the winners.
It would be great to have you all along, so put a team together and book an aircraft. Entry
forms are available at www.gnar.co.nz or at reception.
See you there
Tim Marshall
Race Director
Poet’s Corner
I stand at a crossroads of infinite branches,
Consider the outcome of so many chances.
To make a mistake or to realise my dream
In this fog the paths may not be what they seem.
I close my eyes and draw in a breath:
Will I walk toward my future or imminent death?
The wind whispers, " choose," the sky warns me wait,
I recoil in fear of unknown fate
But the road from whence I came is gone, and,
I have no choice but to walk on and on.
Safety
Currently the CAA is in the process of forming the legislation that requires all operators to
implement a Safety Management System (or SMS for short) into their organisations. The
legislation will be incorporated into the CAR’s under a new part, Part 100 Safety and Compliance Management as well as the additional Advisory Circular, AC100-1 – Safety Management.
The Safety Management System is based on ICAO’s SMS framework and is designed to help
move organisations into a culture that promotes managing safety-related risk within all aspects of their operations. Most organisations already have a lot of the aspects of the Safety
Management System in place and require only minor changes to be compliant.
So what does this all mean?
North Shore’s SMS is currently being developed and in some areas, slowly being implemented into the day to day running of the organisation. We are hoping to have it completed in
2016.
As part of the new SMS, a new Occurrence form has been created. This form combines 3
previous reporting forms that were used at NSAC and can be used for any one of the following:
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Hazards – Something that has the potential to have a negative, harmful consequence.
This could be anything found in and around the club house, airfield or even observations of unsafe areas in the skies.
Occurrences – An incident or an event that has happened that is deemed to be unsafe in nature. Again, this could be in and around the airfield or somewhere in the
skies.
Quality Improvement – These are any areas where a deficit in the quality of NSAC’s
procedures, practices or methodology may have been discovered.
If you do observe or are involved in any of the above, it is really important that you let us
know about it. In order to help maintain the high safety standard of North Shore, it is important that we are informed of any areas that may require improvement or any areas where
there may be safety concerns. If we don’t know about it, we cannot try to fix or minimise the
problem for the next person. The only way the club is able to maintain its high safety performance or even ideally improve it, is through this reporting.
So even if it is you who has had a bad day
and caused hangar rash on one of the aircraft, or maybe been a little heavy handed
during your pre-flight, have no fear! Your
report of the occurrence is still a necessity.
NSAC prides itself in its Just Culture. This is a
culture where there is no fear of punishment for the delivery of bad news but only
encouragement as it will ultimately help aid
in the safety of others. Mistakes do happen
and lessons are sometimes learnt the hard
way. It is far more important that we know
about it than let the problem slip away unnoticed – possibly causing an even larger
problem for the next person.
So if you do require one of our reporting
forms, please get one from reception or ask
for one to be emailed to you by one of our
staff.
Young Eagles
Donations to the NSAC Young Eagles.
As noted in recent social media, two of the
current Young Eagles have performed exCurrent Club Secretary Ian Couper has very
tremely well and achieved success at the club
generously donated his Cessna 152 ZK- SSG
and at the regional competitions. Through
to the NSAC Young Eagles. On Saturday 7th
this success, 15yr old Liam Sutherland will be
November several Young Eagles and club
representing the NSAC at the Nationals in
members moved the aircraft to Club PresiAshburton early next year. An amazing
dent Joe Smith’s hangar. The Young Eagles
achievement considering Liam had not flown
will sell the aircraft shortly, with the proceeds
an aircraft before joining the programme at
to go to furthering the Young Eagles flying
the beginning of 2015.
aspirations. It is proposed that a trust fund be
set up to accept the donation and the income Part of this success was due to the very gengenerated will provide a new source of reve- erous donation by Laurence Pope, club memnue for the Young Eagles programme. Huge
ber and C-Cat instructor, of $5000 of aircraft
thanks to Tony Payne and Alan McKenzie for hire time and his instructor time free of
their help, Alan Hull, for loan of his trailer and charge. With this donation, the Club was
Joe Smith for the use of his hangar. Great
club spirit.
able to offer the Young Eagles 50 hours of
flying @ $75/hour. Ten Young Eagles took up
this offer and the results speak for themselves.
ongoing funds for the Young Eagles programme. The programme is designed to help
bring new young members into the club and
lets the Young Eagles realise that an aviation
career/pastime is possible.
If any club member would like to donate to
the trust fund, all contributions will be gladly David Saunders
accepted. The trust fund is a way of providing
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