The open day was held recently - by all reports it was a great success.

Here is a thank you from President Ray:

The Bush Hangar Dance was held on the 13th of November.

A great time was had by all.
Dancing was held in Ray and Bill’s hangar and the ‘cafe’ was in Lyndall and Allen’s hangar. Aircraft were housed in other members’ hangars. Our ‘new’ toilets worked beautifully and even looked nice! The ‘grounds’ were mowed for days beforehand and the place looked like a resort. Thanks to all the hard working SRA members who earned this great success.

Check the photos in the Photo Gallery.

Achievements since the AGM on 18th June this year

Each of these is a bit like the manual that says “Remove the engine and place it on the bench”

• Website - update commenced, link to NSW Maritime live webcam on Lake Eucumbene, current activities on homepage
• Landing Fees - honesty box obtained and erected on the outside wall at eastern end of temporary clubhouse
• Council – allowed club use of council mower, positive support for our activities and events, two members represented club at SRSC community consultation about strategic plan
• Grants – member sent to training seminar in Sydney, applications made and research done  - looks promising
• Strip - pasture improved with dry climate seed, mowing +++
• Taxiways – planting, weed management and mowing ++
• Toilets – multiple working bees, nearly completed
• Community Involvement and support - Christmas carols, new church, golf club, scouts, Chamber of Commerce, school
• Broadband  - two members met with Countrytell, the government NFP company rolling out high speed wireless broadband
• Fundraising – four members ran lucrative sausage sizzle fund raiser at Cooma Woolworths
• Monthly BBQs have continued with improved profits
• Several events have been held at the field by UFO
• Ongoing day to day management

 Near Future Plans

• Alpine eagles scholarship for a young person to undertake flight training
• Get toilets approved or get a grant for new ones – looks promising
• Lay tie down cables
• Get a grant and build a new clubhouse
• Reactivate the flying school

The inaugural SRA Air Rally was held on the 1st of May. Read the report and see the pictures here.

Mitch Boyle, a young member of our club, went solo at 15 years of age. Looking through an aviation magazine, he spotted an article on the Fly Away To Heaven charity -raising funds for an orphanage in East Timor - and decided it was something he could do to help those less fortunate.
At our AGM, he gave a presentation on his experiences flying around our country. See the map of his trip and read his question and answer session here.