ROCKHAMPTON AERO CLUB
"Wings Night"
Friday 12th November 2004
Fifty Five members and guests attended our second 'Wings Night' in our new club house. Once again a very successful night organised by Dave Tempest. .
Congratulations to all of the achievers and winners on the night.
Lyn Dwyer cleaned up on the competition awards this year. Congratulations Lyn!!!
Eric Gill was awarded a well earned "Pilot of the Year".
EVENT |
WINNER |
Round 1 |
Chris Bailey |
| Round 2 |
James Fleming |
Round 3 |
Lyn Dwyer |
Round 4 |
Chris Bailey |
Round 5 |
Lyn Dwyer |
Round 6 |
Lyn Dwyer |
Round 7 |
Travis Whiting & Josef Büeler |
Night Comp. |
Michael Keating |
Balloon Burst |
Lyn Dwyer |
Flour Bomb |
Lyn Dwyer |
Spot Landing |
Lyn Dwyer |
Overall |
Lyn Dwyer |
Pilot of the Year |
Eric Gill |
OTHER AWARDS |
RECIPIENT |
First Solo |
Shannen Clein |
Ian MacGibbon |
|
Calum Goodwin |
|
GFPT |
Josef Büeler |
Ross McCamley |
|
PPL |
Ken Burmeister |
NVMC |
Eric Gill |
Neil Richardson |
|
James May |
|
C.M.I.R |
Dave Tempest |
Scroll to the bottom for photos of the night.
This year as our guest speaker we were very lucky to have Bill Bristow, the founder of 'Angel Flight' Australia. Bill explained how Angel Flight became a reality in Australia after seeing a similar successful operation in the US. There are now over 850 pilots, 650 Earth Angels and 750 health professionals registered as volunteers. 450 missions had been completed in an 18 month period since its inception.
Angel Flight was created to meet
the needs of those most wanting the speed and comfort of aircraft travel and
those least able to afford it. Angel Flight Australia is a new charity that
co-ordinates non-emergency flights for financially and medically needy people.
All flights are free and may involve patients or compassionate carers travelling
to or from medical facilities anywhere in Australia. To find out more about
Angel flight visit their website at www.angelflight.org.au
Our thanks once again go to The Rockhampton Grammar School band and Barry Saunders who provided wonderful entertainment on the night.
Photos supplied by Dave Barnes.
Home Wings Night