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SCHOFIELDS FLYING CLUB LIMITED
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60 Birch Street, Bankstown Airport POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 200, Georges Hall, NSW 2198 AUSTRALIA FAX: +61 2 9707 1045 PHONE: +61 2 9709 8488 EMAIL: mail@schofields-flying-club.com.au |
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ANGEL FLIGHT: Schofields Flying Club is now the Mission Base for Angel Flight Australia. This means that the Schoies Clubhouse will become the meeting point for Mission Pilots, Earth Angels, patients and carers for the majority of flight to and from the Sydney region. More...
WINGS OVER ILLAWARRA: The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) will be holding its annual Wings Over Illawarra air show on Sunday, 28 February at Wollongong airport.
 Lockheed Constellation VH-EAG will appear at 'Wings over Illawarra' on Sunday, 28 February HARS has invited Schoies members to fly-in to the event. Those who fly-in will not have to pay the entrance fees to the show. More...
JANUARY DUTY PILOT DRAW: The Volunteer Duty Pilot Monthly Draw for January ($50 free flying) goes to John Rochford and Tim Hildebrandt. The Club appreciates the efforts our tireless band of volunteers generously give in helping their Club and this is one small way of saying thank you!
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: Our Annual General Meeting will be held at the Clubhouse at 7:30pm on Monday, April 12. Come along to hear and discuss reports on how your Club is progressing and to vote for your new Committee. Please join us if you can. For those members interested in nominating for election to the new Committee and to have a say in running your Club, you can download a Nomination Pack (164kB pdf). Closing date for nominations is 9:00am on Monday, 8 March 2010.
NEXT CLUB COMPETITION: Our next flying competition will be our regular competition at Warnervale on Sunday, 7 March. Our last competition was a Brekkie Special at Bankstown on Sunday, 31 January. Overall winner was David Jaffray with 123 points, second John Carswell with 116 points and third Justin McCoy with 115 points. Justin also won the glide approach with 71 points and Colin Bruce the Blind Circuit with 101 points. More...
AIRCRAFT WASHING DAY: It's that time of year again! In order to keep our aircraft in top shape we need to give them an occasional wash, polish and vacuum. So on Saturday, 6 February 2010 come between 9:30am to 4:00pm and give us a hand to give the fleet a general clean up - there'll be a complementary barbecue lunch as well! More...
NEW MEMBERS: Welcome to December/January new members Barry Goldman, Anthony Sadler, Abdul Aadir Shaikh, Nicholas Mather, Dennis Bergot, Kelly Hulme, Brian Olson, Timothy Biason, Nathan Clift, Lisa Sanson,
Adam Krawczyk, David Griss, Terrence Danne, Said Trad, Matthew Irla, John Smolders, Kunal Yeolo, Gad Mwangi, John Dedes, Luis Heredia Sanchez, Danial Martin, Steven Reh, Nicholas Pech, Thomas England, Adriel DaCosta, Daniel Sonnante and Joey McCoy. Additional New Members for January: Ronald Graham, Alexander MacInnes, Perry Valeontis, George Raby, Toby Wright and Anu Pam Chhibber.THEORY TRAINING: In 2010 we will be offering a wide range of pilot aviation theory courses. There will be a course for everyone regardless of your stage of flying. Schoies makes the theory component of flying easy. For budding student pilots, here is your opportunity to get the very best tuition available in Australia - the Schoies BAK. For private and commercial pilots preparing to undertake training for an instrument rating qualification you can choose the Private IFR Rating or the Command Instrument Rating theory courses. More... JANUARY NEWSLETTER: The January 2010 edition of the Club Newsletter is now On-Line. You can also download a printable version (304kB pdf). Closing date for contributions for the February Newsletter was Friday, 29 January. More... ON-LINE BOOKING SYSTEM: We've put the finishing touches on our new on-line booking system! The old steam-driven, manual booking sheet is now a thing of the past and our new system is fully operational. Members are invited to contact the Club for login and operating instructions. More... AEROPLANE DATA ON LINE: Now available on the Aircraft Fleet and Downloads pages are Weight & Balance, Aeroplane Loading, and Take-Off & Landing data for most of our aircraft. Checklists are available for some of the fleet as well. Loading & Performance details for our Cessna fleet and Checklists for the entire fleet will be available shortly. Pilots should confirm the data before flight by referring to the Pilot's Operating Handbook and the Approved Flight Manual for the particular aircraft. NEW MEMBER APPLICATIONS: Prospective new members of the Club can download a Membership Application Form (44kB pdf) here. Note that it is still necessary for new members to attend the Club in person with photo identification before applications can be processed. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! The Club is once again in need of volunteer help. A couple of our duty pilot teams are in need of a few extra helping hands to cover their scheduled weekends. If the teams are full this means half a day about once every two months for each person involved. Are you willing to pitch in and offer your help? Please call Vivianne or Suzanne at the Club on 9709 8488 and have a chat to see what the volunteer duty pilot work is all about. Read Why be a Duty Pilot? by Peter Blackbourn. SCHOFIELDS FLYING CLUB is the premier Flying Club at Sydney's Bankstown Airport. In association with our training facility, the Sydney Flight College, we offer all levels of training and private aircraft hire in a friendly Club atmosphere. Advanced training includes commercial pilot licence, multi-engine endorsement, command and private instrument rating, instructor rating, and aerobatic and formation approval. Ground training courses provided by TAFE theory teachers in our well-equipped facilities. 
CONDITIONS OF FLYING CLUB AIRCRAFT: Members are reminded that it is a requirement of the Club that you present your logbook, pilot's licence and medical certificate to the Duty Pilot or staff member for confirmation of currency prior to undertaking a flight. More details on our Aircraft Rates page. CANCELLATION FEE: Our instructors are facing a recurring problem with late cancellations or late arrivals by students for lessons. Please remember that our instructors work on a casual basis and, if they don't fly, they don't get paid. So, if you cancel, your instructor will lose income for that lesson. If you keep on doing it, the instructor will impose a late cancellation fee of $50 and the office will send you an invoice. You will have to pay the fee before you fly again so, unless you have a very good reason, think twice before cancelling a lesson at short notice. EXTENDED BOOKINGS: Members wishing to hire aircraft for periods greater than one week will be required to pay 75% of the expected cost in advance of hire. LATE DEPARTURES & ARRIVALS: Flights departing or returning after 5pm should be booked only after prior arrangement with a staff member, instructor or committee member regarding out of hours operating procedures. |
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