GNZ Newsletter March 2023
From the president
Congratulations
AIDAN CARTWRIGHT
MAX CLAXTON
ANDREW SIMMONS
BRETT SLATER
KONSTANTIN MARCHENKO
KEVIN JOHNSON
IAIN ANDERSON
CHARLIE IRVIN
KIERAN CASSIDY
WILL VERLAND
BRETT HUNTER
STEVE WALLACE
Stranger Things
Never seen this before
Proving Grounds
TASK FLYING AND RECOGNITION WITH THE NOVICE GLIDER PILOT IN MIND
Task Pilot
From around the clubs
Instructor Competency Standards
An update from the Ops Team
Membership
Membership Display Panel
Two to go.
It's not too late to sneak in one or two more contests for the year!
Incident Reports
- ground loop after landing on part of airfield with longer grass than in other places, minor damage
- nose wheel on twin jammed against fairing after heavy landing on nosewheel, grass debris inside
- airspace incursion on cross-country flight, transgressed while chasing a thermal, CA005 filed
- gear collapsed on outlanding, towards end of landing roll, glider had jumped a small depression
- airbrakes opened at end of aerotow, pilot admits to rushed pre-flight checks with towplane waiting
- grid rage by angry person after Duty Instructor attempted to rearrange the launch order
- freshly-grazed field chosen for outlanding proved to be very rough due recent removal of stumps
- glider and parachute drop accidentally cleared into same airspace - ATC procedures under review