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Newsletter: March 2006  (Note: all external links open in a new window)

Next Meeting: Tuesday 4 April 2006, 7:30 pm  @ The Valley Club, 10 Daly St, Lower Hutt (MAP).

Minutes:  February meeting

Banff Mountain Film Festival
The NZ Alpine club is hosting the Banff Mountain Film Festival again on
30 April and 2 May
Proszacur won Best Film on Mountain Sports, and is about a 79 year
old Polish paraglider pilot.  This will be showing at the Tuesday screening
on 2 May.  Tickets will be available from Bivouac, Mountain Designs, and
Mainly Tramping from the 7th April.

Paekakariki Weather Station
The weather station is currently out of action - as the solar panel has been stolen! : (
Second hand one are available on TradeMe. The club will need to discuss replacement options at the next meeting....

Paekakariki Life Style Block
2.3 hectares of land above the Lookout is for sale through Harcourts

Mangaroa Valley
The Upper Hutt City Council has DECLINED the proposed the subdivision in the Mangaroa Valley.  The club made a submission on the proposal neither supporting nor opposing it.  Information about the Council's decision.

Heliport at Wharekauhau
A heliport is proposed to be constructed at Wharekauhau (near Ocean Beach).  The club made a  submission to the CAA on the proposal. Information (PDF) about the proposal on the CAA website.

TEXT ALERTS
Have you registered to receive text alerts when club members go out flying?  Check your current "alert" status at the bottom of the registration page!

Club web site
We're in the process of developing a new club web site to go at http://whgpc.wellington.net.nz
Proposed content pages are:
  • home
  • newsletters
  • membership lists (password protected)
  • flying sites (password protected)  (Site guide - online verssion and PDF version for downloading)
  • weather comments/links
  • references/links
  • learn to fly
Do people want anything else? 

Attitudes, Airmanship and Accidents
The CAA ran and excellent seminar on "Attitudes, Airmanship and
Accidents" at the Wellington Aero Club on Wednesday 15 March.
Four club members attended and Kris won a full sheet of air maps for sitting on the right seat!

Sportsperson of the Year
The club will be mailed the nomination form in mid-April.  It will also be available for downloading from
the website - www.sportwellington.org.nz.  We should consider making some nominations.

FOR SALE
Enterprise Wings RAGE 157 in good condition
For more info phone Ian Bowie 027 2891863 or 5651512

WEB SITES - GENERAL
NZ Topo Online Go to "Select a Map" and click on NZ Mainland Only NZMG
DOC GIS maps
Angelo D´Arrigo has recently died in a plane accident.   Known also as the "Condor Man" he flew over
Everest in a hang glider in 2004
Westpac Rescue Helicopter appeal
Looping Australian weather charts

HANG GLIDING WEB SITES
Oz Report

PARAGLIDING WEB SITES
Bright 321 Comp: Feb 2007
Bright 2006 results
Flight of the Year competition - see 3 March entry


Email Kris at whgpceditor@backup.net.nz with any news you may have!

Once you have tasted flight, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned forever skyward, for there you have been, and there you long to return" Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)