August Fly In 2015
Thanks to all who helped over the 2 days. The day was perfect for flying, and fly in they did, and a lot drove in to enjoy a hearty brekkie
Paul starting his tail wheel endorsement on his rebuilt Sky Fox, we think you enjoyed your first flight in your Sky Fox immensely
Aerial view of Angelfield
Member Walter & his trusty Sav are regulars at Angelfield
August fly in saw perfect weather
Eileen & Neville who have been a great help to the club
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JULY BREKKIE FLY IN
Many thanks to the Murgon Rotary for participating in our fly in brekkie. And it was great to see so much enthusiasm with young members who enjoyed a flight in a Savannah by club members Bill and Steve. Also would like to thank Charlie for the donation of a base radio.
Murgon Rotary members checking out Ralph & Deb’s aircraft
Murgon Rotary members enjoyed brekkie and a tour around Angelfield
Charlie & Ellen’s Tiger had no problems getting into Angelfield early
Dave’s nifty little aircraft snuck under the low based cloud for a hearty breakfast
Bill our flying instructor also took some Rotary members for TIF’s as many had never been in a small aircraft
Steve did make it under the cloud early and gave several rides to Rotary members who had a ball
Bruce & Carol from Pacific Haven are regulars to Angelfield
Allan & Des from a little town near Bendigo Vic stopped overnight and had brekkie with Burnett flyers on their way to Cooktown
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Another video of Lake Barambah fly in by Scott Hendry
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The Seaplanes were busy all weekend and fun to watch at Lake Barambah
Camp ovens cooking up a storm
View from the Grumman ‘Mallard’ back to the shores of Lake Barambah
Lake Barambah Fly In-Splash In 2015
Member Ellen scored a ride on the Mallard
Early morning on the shores of Lake Barambah
Several ultralights flew in on Anzac Day but had to wait until Monday to depart due to the windy conditions on Sunday
Mallard on Lake Barambah
Nice to see other Grumman’s fly in on Anzac Day
Bill reciting poetry to many who attended the weekend
3 Buccaneers proudly parked on the edge of Lake Barambah
A good selection of GA planes attended Lake Barambah fly in
Steve directing air traffic safely at Lake Barambah Flyin/Splashin
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This Jodel flew into Angelfield for our May Brekkie
Peter Young flying out of Angelfield after spending a cool Friday night camping
A very crowded OP’s centre, and some very busy members keeping the food up to the stream of visitors that flew in at the May fly in
Skyfox ‘Gazelle’ attended the May fly in brekkie
Another newbie to Angelfield
The May fly in was a ripper of a day. A good variety of aircraft flew in from all directions
Tony King flew his new aircraft into our May fly in for brekkie
Always a good roll up of new planes come into Angelfield
After several circuits at Angelfield Will flew his brand new Zenith back to his own strip for the first time. Thanks Fiona for sharing your photo’s & it’s a credit to Will who has built this lovely aircraft from scratch over the last 4 years
Will with his brand new Zenith, nearly ready for her maiden flight at our Feb fly in
January saw a good variety of planes fly into Angelfield
X-air flew into our January 2015 fly in
Werner & Helena with Mal’s Skyranger who are club members and fly every Saturday in a Cessna 172 out of Redcliffe…will try and organize a lift for both of you from Caboolture this year with one or two of our members to Angelfield
Another great day with a good variety of planes from far and wide.
This Bonanza ‘V’ tail fought the high winds to camp over night, all those who did fly in on Friday had next to perfect landings
Friday night campers were out in force for the Nov fly in, even in high gusty winds. All enjoyed home made pizza served by members, thanks for coming guys & girls
Charles with his distinctive Savannah from Gympie
October weather did not deter flyers at Angelfield
Good to see some Trikes fly in to Angelfield for our Brekkie
October fly in saw several new planes turn up to enjoy the camaraderie that Angelfield is famous for
It was a day for Yaks!
September saw 2 Yaks fly in which was a highlight at the September brekkie
Peter Young who is a regular at Angelfield
New members Charlie & Ellen with their beautiful Grumman Tiger at Sylvan Springs airfield
Charlie & Ellen’s ‘Tiger’ cockpit…any pilots dream!!
Mick’s Drifter had a good haul from Oakey
Board Member Tony King with our oldest pilot Glen Noble, Andre Maertens and Mick Scott
Walter and friend from Gympie are regular visitors. Remember Gympie has a breakfast at their airport first Sunday of the month
This Chipmonk flew in with the Black Tiger Moth
This Tiger Moth was well worth the trip to Angelfield to see
August fly in was another beautiful day with a good number of aircraft attending the Brekkie
Angelfield with Murgon in the background (photo taken SW of the field)
Airborne leaving our July Brekkie Fly In
Another Airborne to visit Angelfield
Mobile camp at Lake Barambah
Glen Noble with his trusty
mobile phone and our Flying Instructor Bill Grieve having a great time at the 2014 BP fly in
An aerial photo of our 2014 BP
fly in
This Buccaneer was also an attraction at the BP fly in
Looking out of the Mallard cockpit
This majestic Grumman
‘Mallard’ was popular at the 2014 BP fly in
Our Marquee at the BP fly in was bulging with people who thoroughly enjoyed the weekend
Ralph with his singing saw and Scotchy Pocket Songbird Saturday night at the BP fly in
Our May fly in was again well attended and a success
This Formula 1 Rocket owned by Nanango local Spider Webb flew in for the first time at the May fly in
Local Ag pilot Tony Pratt and family flew in for our brekkie
Duncan & Catherine’s Piper are regular members at our Brekkie
Bruce & his Texan from Pacific Haven are regular visitors at Angelfield
Savannah from Kilcoy was one of the 13 Savs that flew into the December fly in
Fiona Davis receiving her prize which was delivered by Savannah airfreight
The pizza oven was put to the test and a great success
13 Savannahs flew into Angelfield for the record December fly-in of 42 planes
Steve enjoying taking some of the kids for a buzz around Murgon
This aircraft was a delight to see fly into our December fly-in
Doreen Campos from the Salvo’s receiving several boxes of toys donated by members and fliers for needy kidsNEXT FLY IN AT ANGELFIELD will be Sat 9th August 201
The campfire Friday night is a fun time for all aviation enthusiasts
Member Steve Donald taking a local identity for a spin in his immaculate Savannah at Angelfield
This was a neat fast plane that had a visit to Angelfield in August
Member Mal and his Skyranger at Angelfield
Member Tony Wright and the Rotax powered Jabiru
that he is part owner of
Frequent over nighter Bruce Bradley’s Rv6
Nice to see Angelfield coming alive with aircraft of all makes and models every month
WERNER CELEBRATING HIS BIRTHDAY AND OUR GRAND OPENING WITH ANDRE MAERTENS, HELENA AND SEVERAL OTHER MEMBERS AND VISITORS
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The craters in the North Burnett are interesting to fly over
COME AND SHARE YOUR PASSION WITH PASSIONATE PEOPLE
EAGLES VIEW OF THE BARAMBAH CREEK GORGE IN FLOOD
RALPH, LEE AND DON PUTTING LINING THE CEILING AT THE OP’S CENTRE
Board Member Tony King with our oldest pilot Glen Noble, Andre Maertens and a pilot who flew in with his Drifter
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