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Gliding at Mt <strong>Wallace</strong><br />
Article by: Mark Peterson<br />
Gliders have made an impact at the field with a couple of event this year already. One was just a get<br />
together of glider pilots as the photos elude to with other coming along for a fly or having a look. This was<br />
a impromptu glider<br />
aero-tow in early Jan<br />
and using Facebook<br />
as well the fly in<br />
was great success.<br />
It did not take long<br />
for word of month<br />
helping things along<br />
nicely. With little<br />
warning, Mark and<br />
Annmarie gathered<br />
the BBQ leftovers<br />
in our freezer from past club BBQ’s and managed to make a tidy $120 profit for the day. Better still<br />
we had great feedback and even some positive mentions in one for the local<br />
model magazines. Stay tuned as we have been asked to hold regular glider<br />
events in the future. For those that<br />
couldn’t make it and know there<br />
was little notice the pictures in the<br />
newsletter convey the great time.<br />
We also managed to get the<br />
remaining section of phase 1 of<br />
the watering system installed<br />
and working manually so green<br />
grass is looking a future reality.<br />
However, on a sad note the club<br />
experienced its first attempted<br />
theft at Mt <strong>Wallace</strong> with thieves<br />
cutting our power cables with the view to extract the copper cores. Fortunately, our power cables aren’t<br />
copper so their efforts where in vein but has left us with a repair bill and no power until fixed.<br />
Our Bunnings BBQ fundraiser was effected by the hot weather and our takings this time where a lot<br />
lower than previous occasions but still bought in much needed funds. Thanks to those members who helped<br />
out in the trying conditions and especially Sausage Man Syd who soldiered on thru the heat and finished the<br />
day a shadow of<br />
earlier self.<br />
We will have<br />
other events<br />
coming toward<br />
Mt <strong>Wallace</strong><br />
will see more<br />
activity at the<br />
field so dust off<br />
and prep your<br />
models.<br />
BMMAA Aug 2018<br />
Remember to slip, slop, slap over summer<br />
New pilots boxes are available so give them a go<br />
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