For personal reasons outside aviation, AWAL President Trevor Merton has resigned from the AWAL board. T... |
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| 06 March 2008 - THE LONELY SKY - SEND YOUR PICTURES PLEASE |
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I thought that this picture of Adventure 88 t... |
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| 19 February 2008 - AWAL COMMITTEE MEETING 13 FEB 2008 |
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Warbird News
The AWAL committee met on Feb 13th to discuss a range of issues. One of the first involved a complaint from a municipal council regarding alleged dangerous flying by warbirds at their local airfield. AWAL wrote to the council in an attempt to cool the situation, an action that immediately resulted in some warbird oper... |
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| 14 February 2008 - L39 VH-LCJ |
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Jeff Muller has sent in some photos of newly restored L39 VH-LCJ. What a beautiful machine Jeff, I'm green with envy. We are getting quite a few pictures ... |
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| 11 February 2008 - L-39 VH-KEE ' RED 43 ' |
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Member Phil Frawley ( Frawls ) an old RAAF colleague of mine, has sent in these pictures of aircraft L-39 VH- KEE. I have attached his e... |
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| 11 February 2008 - AN UNUSUAL WARBIRD VH - EXR |
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Member Colin Appleton has kindly responded to my plea for pictures of member's aircraft with pictures of this most unusal warbird. I have attached his email ... |
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| 23 January 2008 - LOU DAKOS CJ6A VH - LUU |
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We received the following email and pictures from Adam Dakos re his father's CJ6A which the family restored. Thanks very much Adam, we ... |
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| 21 January 2008 - COMMITTEE WORK IN PROGRESS |
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The new AWAL committee met on Dec. 6th, 2007. Stephen Dines updated the committee on the continued gradual handover of responsibilities from CASA to AWAL's self administration and progress on assessing the expositions submitted by adventure flight operators. In addition, Stephen is working on a training program which will auth... |
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| 05 December 2007 - AUSTRALIAN WARBIRDS ASSOCIATION AGM 10 Nov 07 |
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In the absence of Trevor Merton, (an urgent family matter held Trevor in Melbourne), Bill Hamilton chaired the AGM. He thanked retiring committee members Dick Sims and Ed Field for their efforts over the previous two years.
Stephen Dines updated us all on the status of self admin. and reported that whilst there had been some delays from ... |
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| 14 November 2007 - NEW BOARD MEMBERS ELECTED AT THE AGM AT COOLANGATTA ON 10NOV07 |
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Damien Kinsey - Board Member
Peter Peter Pring-Shambler , Board Member
Rod Hall - Board Member
Stephen Crocker - Board Member
Tony Mitchell - Board Member
The remainder of the Board and their positions remain unchanged.
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| 29 October 2007 - De Havilland Chipmunk DHC-1 MK 22A VH ZIZ |
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Mike Hannell has sent in a picture of his Chipmunk together with some history.&... |
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| 22 October 2007 - A LAST PLEA FOR HELP |
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I have asked several times if AWAL members could please email me a picture or two of their warbird together with a couple of lines of it's history. As you can see, I have not had very many responses. I happened to bump into an old friend recently who said that he had been reluctant because he felt that he was big naming... |
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| 11 September 2007 - !!!!!!!!!! A D V E N T U R E C O M P L I A N C E !!!!!!!!! |
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Guidance material showing how to comply with the Regulations for the conduct of adventure flights, has been on this web-site now for three months - more than enough time for adventure operators to work out how to get legal.
To demonstrate that they are operating legally, every adventure... |
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| 06 August 2007 - AWAL SAFETY POLICY |
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PLEASE CHECK THE SAFETY SECTION TO VIEW THE AWAL SAFETY POLICY |
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| 04 July 2007 - MESSAGE FROM THE AWAL PRESIDENT |
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Click below to read a message from AWAL president Trevor Merton.
TREVOR'S MESSAGE |
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| 02 July 2007 - ILLEGAL LOW FLYING AND THE LOW LEVEL BEATUP |
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| PLEASE CHECK THE SAFETY PAGE FOR NEW MATERIAL |
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| 02 July 2007 - FLYING SAFETY |
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| Be sure to check the SAFETY PAGE for our latest safety article from Dave Sutton in the USA. Australia or USA, the message is the same and the ground is just as hard. |
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| 29 June 2007 - MATT HENDERSON'S CT4A A19-046 |
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New AWAL member Matt Henderson has sent the following very interesting email plus a great picture of his new pride and joy. Thanks Matt, welcome to AWAL ; t... |
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| 27 June 2007 - OV-10 IN AUSTRALIA FOR THE AWM |
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Thanks to AWAL member Paul Nolte for sending us this email regarding the arrival of an OV-10 into Australia for the Australian War Museum.
Gents,
From a OV-10 Fans web site, I learnt of a Bronco recently arrived into Australia in a container. Checked with Peter Condin, one of the ex-FAC pilots, and John While, the AWM Curator, f... |
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| 26 June 2007 - TED MEEUWSEN'S NANCHANG VH-YUM |
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Another AWAL member, Ted Meeuwsen of South australia, has sent in a lovely photograph of his... |
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| 26 June 2007 - PAUL DUNCAN'S NANCHANG VH-NNB |
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Paul Duncan has sent in a picture of his Nanchang VH-NNB for inclusion on our website together with the following note. Thanks Paul the aircraft... |
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| 31 May 2007 - URGENT - AWAL NOW THE OFFICIAL LIMITED CATEGORY ADMINISTRATOR |
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CASA has now advertised (via its own website and adverts in "The Australian" newspaper) that the exemption that allowed Limited Category aircraft to fly not under the auspices of a self administering body has been withdrawn. The effective date was May 14th, 2007.
That means that if you own a Limited ... |
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| 23 May 2007 - VH-ZRO 'ZERO' |
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VH-ZRO started life as a Canadian-built Harvard Mk4 in 1952. In the late 60's it was purchased by 20th Century Fox and converted to be a "Tora Tora Zek... |
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| 20 May 2007 - CJ6A VH-CJA 'ADVENTURE 88' |
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Re my request for pictures of your aeroplane and it's story, I thought I... |
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| 20 May 2007 - CESSNA A37B WING ATTACH FITTING CRACKS |
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Please click here to view the CASA letter [right click and select 'save-as' ] |
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| 17 May 2007 - SELF ADMINISTRATION MEDIA RELEASE 16 MAY 2007 |
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| Click here to read Vice - President Bill Hamilton's media release . |
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| 17 May 2007 - ADVENTURE FLIGHTS COMPLIANCE NOTICE |
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Subject: adventure compliance notice
Hi everyone - please distribute this message as widely as you are able
NOTICE re ADVENTURE FLIGHTS
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| 30 April 2007 - HOT OFF THE PRESS - LATEST SELF ADMINISTRATION UPDATE |
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Click here to read Stephen Dines latest update |
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| 29 April 2007 - SHARE YOUR STORY - POST PICTURES OF YOUR WARBIRD |
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PLEASE HELP WITH OUR SITE - &... |
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| 08 April 2007 - STEVEN DINES ANSWERS QUESTIONS RELATING TO FUTURE AWAL COSTS |
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Editor:
A lot of people have asked questions about the administration fees for adventure operators. Frequently asked questions are:
“How much will the on-going costs be for an adventure operator?”
“I only fly a few adventure flights each year, so will I have to pay the same as a large operator who is making a business of it?”... |
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| 29 March 2007 - P-39 AIRACOBRA AT SA's CLASSIC JETS FIGHTER MUSEUM |
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The Bell P-39 Airacobra under restoration to static display status at Classic Jets Fighter Museum consists mainly of components from partly restored Airacobra's, to completely rebuilt struc... |
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| 29 March 2007 - UK MANDATORY PERMIT DIRECTIVE ( MPD ) FOR ALL PROVOST AND STRIKEMASTER AIRCRAFT |
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Click here to read the UK MPD |
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| 14 March 2007 - AWAL FUNDING OF LIMITED GATEGORY ADMINISTRATION |
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The following letter was posted on Tues. 13th March to all LIMITED CATEGORY aircraft owners and relates to AWAL funding for the Administration of LIMITED CATEGORY AIRCRAFT.
FUNDING LETTER |
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| 07 March 2007 - Unusual Addition to Sydney Warbird Fleet? |
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| A former Chilean Air Force Extra 300, has found its way into private ownership in Sydney. This aircraft was part of the 'Halcones Aerobatics Squadron' of the 'Fuerza Aerea de Chile' until 2003, when the team re-equipped with Extra 300L mounts. The owner plans to retain the aircraft's Chilean military ... |
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| 01 March 2007 - NIKKI COMES HOME |
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To celebrate their 60th aniversary, Cathay Pacific Airways has puchased a DC3 from the Phillipines and... |
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| 21 February 2007 - AWAL MERCHANDISING |
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Australian Warbirds has a range of items for sale to members and the public.
Proceeds of the sales go towards the support of Australian Warbirds Association Operations. We continue to strive to provide a variety of new products as well as maintaining a supply of the popular items. If you would like ... |
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| 08 February 2007 - FLYING SAFETY |
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Be sure to check our safety page for any new safety related items of interest
Flying Safety is of paramount importance to all of us and to this end members are encouraged to submit any safety information that they think would be of use to other members. The first safety notice for our... |
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