geather, Author at Hunter Recreational Flying Club Inc.

Grafton Flyin

Here is a good weekend fly away. Grafton Aero Club Event

We are working on this event as an easy fly-away for HRFC Members for Sunday, 20 June. http://graftonaeroclub.com/wings-and-wheels We are looking at an early departure from YCNK to take advantage of Coffs Tower being inactive on Sunday mornings until 0935 EST. With an early departure the flight can be coastal from Old Bar to Woolgoolga

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Jabiru Airworthiness Directive

2 Comments / General / Geoff Eather

Jabiru Owners, See attached Airworthiness Directive from CASA http://services.casa.gov.au/airworth/airwd/ADfiles/UNDER/JABIRU/JABIRU-004.pdf?utm_source=Swift%20Digital&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Airworthiness%20Directives

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Kookaburra

Trips Away / Geoff Eather

Initial Kookaburra photos Photo Gallery

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The HRFC “Kookaburra” Trip Departs Cessnock Today 27th Apr.

3 Comments / Trips Away / Bob Finch

A group of HRFC Member’s in four aircraft has departed Cessnock at a little after 9am this morning to re trace the ill fated 1929 flight of the Westland Widgeon “Kookaburra” that made a forced landing in the Tanami Desert resulting in the loss of both onboard. The history of the original flight makes interesting

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Kookaburra Flight Reenactment- can you help?

General / Don Ramsay

Five aircraft will be flying out of YCNK on Tuesday morning, 27 April heading to the forced landing site of the ill-fated Kookaburra. Over 10 days, they will be following the same route as taken by the Kookaburra via Broken Hill, Marree, Alice Springs. ***If any HRFC member could lend the group collapsible Jerry cans

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