NHGC Meeting Minutes November 2022
Date 1/12/2022, Thursday
Location: Bar Beach Bowlo
Start 7:30pm
Present: Kieran Black, Craig Hand, Harry Daniels, Courtney Street, Craig Flanagan, Ian Ladyman, Ward Gunn, Ken Harris, Joel, Mark Kenny, Gary Herman.
Apologies: None
Last Minutes: 1st and 2nded – forgot to do
Flying – So much flying don’t know where to begin! Coastal Seabreeze’s have kicked in for sure!
Incidents – Ward tried top landing at Merewether in ~22kn and got nailed by rotor close to the ground. No injuries just his pride.
Cameron overshot his landing at Merewether and nosed into the bushes just past the sandstone wall. Again no damage just a bit embarrassed.
Business
Secretary Position - Club needs someone to be our new Secretary. Not a big job if you don’t want it to be. Minimum requirement is doing the minutes at the club meeting.
The bushes at Dixon Park are getting excessively high. Sufficient enough to be noticed when top landing in a floater and getting dangerous for anyone trying to land a topless. The lower launch is also getting overgrown making it very rotorous walking up to the edge. John Boy used to deal with Council and Landcare. Craig to ask John Boy if he still wants to take on this role. If not we will be looking for someone in the club who is good at dealing with bureaucrats.
Winch update – Most of the lease agreements have been signed (we have signed ours). It will probably take another couple of weeks. Once all clubs have signed then NSWHPA can place an order for the winches. It will take a few months for them to be manufactured. Anticipate late Summer early Autumn we will offer members to attend training courses, most likely at Dubbo and later at Denman.
Club Gliders – the committee decided the club should purchase some 2nd hand floater gliders to loan out to club novices who have just left the school. This way they can keep flying straight after the school whilst looking to purchase their own glider. The club purchased a Fun 1 190 off Prudence (previously JOD’s glider) for $1000. Rod Moore donated what appears to be a Malibu (or predecessor to it), and James Crago donated a Malibu 188 (fixed up by Jamie). The Malibu 188 is already allocated to young Ethan (Hunter Bombout landowner). Rules around how the gliders are to be loaned need to be drawn up by the committee. More gliders are wanted as well as apron harnesses. Anyone with a floater glider which you no longer fly please contact Jamie (0428280135).
Club Xmas Party – to be held at Kieran Black’s house this year, 45 Baroonba st Whitebridge. Saturday 10th December. BYO booze, nibblies supplied. Time TBA.
Glenrock NP survey – NP want input for their proposed plans in a survey they recently put out. We encourage all members to do the survey to put fourth our interests as pilots. Survey can be found here….
https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/parks-reserves-and-protected-areas/park-management/community-engagement/glenrock-state-conservation-area/glenrock-state-conservation-area-draft-plan
Treasurer’s report
Main account $17713.36
Second account $555.35
PayPal $1,195.76
Total $19,464.47
Recent – refund 3 pilots for Barraba Big Toe, $750
Meeting end ~9pm.
