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Cleaning, Tinkering, Flying A couple of weeks ago, airfield owner Grahame Onus and manager Carl Holden asked for a hand to drag out the Auster and giving her a wash. I took the chance to record a piece of history. Peter Foster, advised by Errol and Muttly, worked on his Saphire. Joe brought the new fuel trailer out. [...] A Significant Milestone Sarah Webster achieved her first solo status on Saturday, a significant milestone indeed. Sarah was the recipient of an RAA GYFTS scholarship last year. Sarah managed to achieve this while learning to drive and doing year twelve of the HSC. Congratulations Sarah, from everyone at SRFC. Your persistence, determination and good natured attitude are an [...] This Year: I Will Learn to Fly How do I learn to fly? One step at a time. The first step is to take a Trial Instruction Flight – a TIF. You ring the club booking number, 0425 251 939, arrange a time on a training day, usually Saturday or Sunday, come out to the Oaks airfield and an instructor will give [...] Member News Welcome new member, Michael Quigg. Michael is another convert from the world of GA, via a few hours in Jabirus. He was so impressed with his TIF in the Foxbat and his instructor, he joined the club on the spot. In other news, Joe Newham and Mark Dawson have been working on the new fuel [...] Helping Hand Ian “Muttly” Fletcher has been working on his Zenith 601 for quite some time now. He asked Darryl and myself (Jamie) to come down to Dapto to help put the wings on for tests. Muttly was concerned about the wings being level. Apparently some of the drilling took place when he was living in a [...] Fly Neighbourly Carl Holden, our airfield manager, is anxious to improve relations with our neighbours. There’s some broken fences to be mended. On a nearby property relatives were visiting, one working at Williamstown. Carl took the chance to collar instructor Darryl into taking him up. Didn’t require much persuasion. In other news, Carol Richards has sent a [...] Airfield Doings Fifteen year old Angus Ashbrook was shouted a TIF by relative David Cotterill. Dave says Angus has a lot of aviation genes from his wife’s side. Greg took 81 and Peter Sackett up for a test flight. A few bugs to be ironed out, but definitely on the road ahead. Peter had a lot of [...] Night of the Ians It was Ians’ night for awards on Saturday, 10th December 2011. Ian Salmon was awarded student of the year, Ian Young for longest flight and Ian Fletcher fellowship award. Many thanks must go to Dave and particularly Ruth for hosting this year’s party. Thanks to Rosemary for the photos. Wedderburn SAAA Christmas BBQ Mark Dawson took the opportunity to participate in the SAAA Christmas BBQ on Sunday. Barefoot Bowls Photos