"Wings Night"
Friday 11th November 2005
Sixty Five members and guests attended 'Wings Night' in our club house. Once again a very successful night . Dave Tempest was not able to attend this year due to commitments with Air Services Australia but organised everything before his departure from Rockhampton.
Congratulations to all of the achievers and winners on the night.
The big winner was Yarron van de Want who won the Impact Kitchens Flying Scholarship of $1500.00. Congratulations Yarron!!!
Luke Winslade was awarded a well earned "Pilot of the Year".
EVENT |
WINNER |
Round 1 |
Dave Tempest |
| Round 2 |
Travis Whiting |
Round 3 |
Joelene Buntain |
Round 4 |
Geoff Smith |
Round 5 |
Eric Gill |
Round 6 |
Jeff Hoskins |
Round 7 |
Dave Tempest |
Night Comp. |
Brendan Rossow |
Lyn Warner |
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Jeff Hoskins |
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Balloon Burst |
Gary Galloway |
Flour Bomb |
Lyn Warner |
Spot Landing |
Luke Winslade |
Overall |
Luke Winslade |
Overall Student Winner |
Luke Winslade |
Pilot of the Year |
Luke Winslade |
OTHER AWARDS |
RECIPIENT |
First Solo |
Joelene Buntain |
Keiran Cassidy |
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Luke Winslade |
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Alex Smith |
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Andrew Holmes |
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Ben O'Reagan |
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Travis Whiting |
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Tim Davey |
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Nick Barnes |
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Philip Howkins |
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Daniel Acton |
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Alex Randles |
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Amanda Nunn |
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GFPT |
Ian MacGibbon |
Shannon Clein |
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Nick Keating |
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Luke Winslade |
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Joelene Buntain |
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Alex Smith |
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Nick Barnes |
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PPL |
Ian MacGibbon |
Ben Titley |
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NVFR |
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CIR-ME |
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Scroll to the bottom for photos of the night.
The highlight of the night was the awarding of the 2005 Rockhampton Aero Club / Impact Kitchens & Bathrooms Flying Scholarship to the value of $1500.00. Russell Wallace presented the prize to the succsessful student Yarrron van de Want. Yarron was not aware that he was the winner and had to be convinced by his father Frank to attend the evening. Congratulations Yarron!! We hope you enjoy many hours of flying with the Club and now look forward to seeing you at next years flying competitions.
Our guest speaker was retired Senator David MacGibbon who spoke about his experiences as a pilot and then in more depth about how lucky he was to be invited to witness the lauch of the Space Shuttle 'Discovery'. David had a lot of great photos taken of the launch and explained a little about the technical side of the shuttle.
A special guest on the night was Marg Davies, President of the RFACA, who travelled up especially for the evening to present the 2005 Federations Annual Award for services to the Aero Club industry. Our president Graham Dooley was presented the award after being nominated ny members and staff of the Club. Certainly a special award as only 89 have been awarded by RFACA over many years. Congratulations Graham!!
The final official part of the eveneing was the announcment that the Committee had approached Graeme Acton to become Patron of the Rockhampton Aero Club. A position that he willingly accepted. The Club's constitution has always allowed for the appointment but no person has ever been considered for the position. Graeme Acton is not only a strong supporter of the Club and has been for many years but is also one of most important clients. The Committee thanks Graeme for being our Patron and look forward to a long and successful telationship.
One other highlight of the evening
was the presentation of two videos put together by Michael and Nick Keating.
The first was a collage of photos and music featuring members of the Aero
Club. The second was a series of shots taken at Rockhampton Airport and flying
in the local area.
Well done Michael and Nick, your efforts certainly capped off a great night.
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Photos supplied by Scott MacMillan of MGS Photography, Eric Gill and Neil Richardson.
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