Too pooped to pop is about how this correspondent feels after what can only be termed as a huge day on the field.

 

Not so much in the number of flights (16 in all) but more the number of people that came through.

 

The day started off innocently enough with the duty crew of John Clayton L2, Mark Thompson L1, Chris Weir AEI, Mike Grady Tuggie and yours truly as Duty Pilot.

 

Early starters were Alan Graham, Tim Williams and Lehi Reeves and that was just the morning starters. Lehi started off the day with Mark Thompson on runway 12, closely followed by Tim Williams under the watchful eye of JC.

 

Tim gave us a very good demonstration of a straight ahead cable break, followed by a downwind takeoff, capped off by a JC special, oh my goodness I’ve run out of height, modified circuit. Nice work Tim.

 

Chris Weir was kept busy with the two AEF’s of the day, with the second one bringing and entourage of around eight family members! So while we are ferrying around all these good folk, one Alex Horvath wanders over for a visit and looking to do his oral tests for B & C Certificates. The numbers are growing.

 

So between, training flights, AEFs and keeping an eye on the hordes outside the pie cart, we get a call from a fellow and his partner who would like to come over for a look. Al picked them up and grabbed the 30 on the way back when Mike McClusky calls in with a mate from Canada who he’d like to take flying as well as new member Andrew Cowley! Keeping track of the numbers? I have 22 so far and that didn’t count the three from the first AEF who had by now departed. Why am I telling you all of this? Because the wind changed and we had to move them all!!!!! It was like a tribal  migration – some in the Ford some in the pie cart, some in the Barina. The rest of us walked up to 24. Thankfully, we didn’t need to cross any runways.

 

Mike McClusky was good enough to step up and take an AEF to take the load off Chris who, by the way had a member friend to fly (that’s 23). So thanks Mike.

 

Eventually they all dissipated and we were able to get back to the business of training and flying in the great conditions.

 

Alan completed a successful check flight, followed by a solo. Andrew Cowley finally got airborne for a training flight and Alex was successful with the oral tests for B and C Certs following several attempts between Mike and myself in amongst all the goings on. Well done Alex.

 

Flight of the day goes to Mike McClusky and his AEF. Well done Mike.

 

 

Housekeeping:

I’m sorry to say that when we arrived this morning, the lock on the container was unlocked and open. As per Brian’s email last week, security is up to all of us and the local criminal element could have had a field day in the container.

Please, please everyone, take the time to check at the end of the day.

 

Thanks everyone for an awesome Caboolture day.

 

That’s it for this week, and with chardy in hand:

 

Safe flying.

 

 

Mick Moloney