Wellington Aero Club and Airport
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History Hangar
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- Wellington Aero Club brought 2 Waco aircraft during the 1930s. Buying aircraft from the USA was a controversial decision at the time and most previous purchased aircraft had been British made. The Waco was chosen because it was particularly suitable to be used as an air ambulance and much more suitable than the Puss Moth previously used by the aero club....
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Net Carbon Zero
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- We are delighted to announce that Wellington Aero Club is now a certified Zero Carbon Business Operation in partnership with Ekos.
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🟠 Flying at WAC during Covid-19 — Orange
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- To continue our duty of care in flight operations and all activities run by the Wellington Aero Club, we are observing the Covid-19 ‘traffic light’ system as developed by the New Zealand Government and as outlined by the CAA.
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History Hanger
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- New Zealanders have taken flying granted for a long time.
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Flying from WAC during Covid-19
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- To continue our duty of care in flight operations and all activities run by the Wellington Aero Club, we are observing the Covid-19 ‘traffic light’ system as outlined by the New Zealand Government and as outlined by the CAA.
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Flying at WAC during Covid-19
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- To continue our duty of care in flight operations and all activities run by the Wellington Aero Club, we are observing the Covid-19 ‘traffic light’ system as outlined by the New Zealand Government and as outlined by the CAA.
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Vaccination flight to Tairāwhiti
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- A number of Wellington Aero Club members and six light aircraft were recently involved in an initiative to increase vaccination rates around Tairāwhiti (the East Cape area) north of Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa—Gisborne The idea, conceived by aero club member Mahanga Muru and former member Chris Hoffman, involved flying into some of the more isolated areas of Aotearoa–New Zealand.
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Cook Strait regional flying competition
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- The Flying NZ Cook Strait regional flying competitions took place, 5-7 November, at Wanganui Airport.
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WAC at Covid-19 Alert-Level 2
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- It’s with some relief to find ourselves (and most of the country) back in the New Zealand Government’s Covid-19 Alert Level 2.
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Hastings Dawn Raid — Fly-In Report
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- The view from PA-38 ZK-WAC as we passed just to the North of Masteron, en-route to Hastings, with PA-28 ZK-KAT in the distance. Photo: Ady Foot...
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Congratulations!
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- Rodney Maas appointed as President for Flying NZ...
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Service to aviation and hard-work pay off
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- Andrew Sims, our fearless Chief Flight Instructor, needs no introduction.
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Facebook Giveaway - Terms and Conditions
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- Terms and conditions for Wellington Aero Club Facebook giveaway, starting 7pm 15/03/2018, ending 12pm 30/03/2018.
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Club Newsletter - Jan 2018
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- January 2018 - WAC Newsletter Hello Members! Happy New Year to one and all! DEALS DEALS DEALS!!! Deal #1 - FREE use of the Sim in Feb!As many of you will already know WAC have a fully certified IFR simulator, operated under Part 141.
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Regional Comps in Hastings
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- Every year Flying NZ hold regional competitions around the country.
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2017 President's Report
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- Unsurprisingly, weather and flying hours go hand in hand, and with the weather that we have experienced over the last 12 months it’s no wonder that the last year has been a challenging one.
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Strip Flying
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- Flying into Port Gore Some of our members have been taking advantage of the great weather in Wellington over the last month, check out the footage of some circuits at Port Gore in the Marlborough Sounds! If you're keen to try this out talk to one of our instructors to arrange a flight! The photos below are courtesy of Rodney Maas....
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Update from your Exec
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- Summer is officially here and it's off to a great start! Unfortunately the spring weather was not kind to us, but that's all in the past, so here's hoping the summer weather we have been treated to over the last few days sticks around and gives us some beautiful flying days.
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Cook Strait Competition Results
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- Huge congratulations and thank you to all of our members who competed and attended the recent Cook Strait Regional Aero Club competitions.
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Outsmarting the weather
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- Rochelle Fleming, instructor and forecaster joined us on Wednesday night to share some of her knowledge of weather and flying out of Wellington. Rochelle is moving to Taranaki with her family, after being involved with the Club for about 15 years. We wish you all the best Rochelle!...
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Aero Club Competitions
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- Good afternoon members, I thought I would write a short spiel to help demystify what Aero Club competitions are all about, as well as educate myself as I have never been involved in them either.
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President's Patter
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- Spring is here, and while the daffodils have come to the party, it seems the weather hasn't! It's no surprise really as spring is notorious for its changeable weather.
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Windsock Nov/Dec
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- The Windsock for Nov/Dec 12 is available here: Windsock Nov-Dec 12 Happy reading!
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Jack Geden – First Solo!
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- Congratulations to our latest club member to go solo. Not only a great achievement for any aspiring pilot but even more so when you do it on your 16th birthday! Well done Jack, the whole club is very proud of your commitment to flying!
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Windsock – Sept-Oct
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- The latest edition of the Windsock is available here: Windsock Sept-Oct 12 Happy reading!
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‘A’ Cat Instructor
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- We now have an ‘A’ Cat instructor at the club with our CFI Marc Brogan gaining his rating. Congratulations Marc!
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WAC AGM – Thursday 26 July
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- The 83rd Annual General Meeting of the Wellington Aero Club will be held on Thursday 26 July. The meeting will be held in the Matairangi meeting room, upstairs in the ASB Sports Centre, 72 Kemp Street, Kilbirnie.
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Aerobatics in june!
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- Marc is available every Saturday & Sunday during June for aerobatics in either the Nanchang or a C152 Aerobat. View the familiar sights of the Wairarapa upside down for something different! Call or email the club to put your name down.
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MBG – the newest addition to the WAC fleet
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- Some very exciting news, the club now has a Piper PA28-161 Warrior in it’s fleet – ZK-MBG! It arrived on Friday evening (20th Jan) from Palmerston North. Come down and have a look at it. It should be online by the beginning of Feb, so as soon as it’s available make a booking to start your rating or for a familiarisation flight (or two).
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Congratulations to our newest PPLs!
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- Congratulations to Greg Bishop, Phil Seamark and Gilles Vieyres who all passed their PPL Flight Tests over the last week! Well done!
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