WVHGC

MINUTES OF WVHGC MEETING HELD ON SATURDAY THE 29^th May 2010 AT 7:30 PM

PRESENT:   Rob Van Der Klooster, Jeremy Hickson, Ally Jones, Nathan, Anthony Meechan, Maree Van Der Klooster, Zenshi Van Der Klooster, Phillip Campbell, Steve Ware

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE:       N/A 

MINUTES:     Phillip Campbell

1.      APOLOGIES :      Richard Carstairs, Rohan Holtkamp, Gary Hickson, Christine Hickson, Rachelle Guy 

2.      MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING:

1. Minutes of Previous meeting. It was agreed that the Minutes of the previous meeting be accepted.

   Matters Arising:

              i. Site signage and risk assessments.

1. Parks Victoria risk management signs brochure tabled by Anthony Meechan.
2.  Dale Appleton to be contacted for advise, action Phil Campbell.
3. Anthony has contacted emergency services regarding emergency location signage, ongoing.
4. Ben Nevis risk assessment ongoing.

            ii.      T Shirts Have been ordered.

            iii.      Mail Box. Currently being cleared by Phil.

            iv.      Glider Bags. Will is selling canvas glider bags at $200, see Will for details and orders.

             v.      Gordon Weather Station. Has been removed and is now stored at Steve Normans place.

            vi.      Christmas hampers in October. Action Rachelle and Glenn

           vii.      AGM. To be held on the 28^th August 2010 at the Golden Age Hotel Beaufort. Rob Van Der Klooster to chair.

           viii.      Letter to be sent to the BOM re Ben Nevis weather station possible relocation. Action Meeks

             ix.      Parachute Repack. To be held on the 18^th of September 2010. Beaufort High School Gym, to be booked. Action Phil Campbell.

              x.      Windsocks and poles Quotes tabled. Working bee on 26^th June 2010. Materials to be purchased, Action Phil Campbell.

3.      Reports:

President.

Another serious accident involving a club pilot has occurred recently. So far this year we have had 3 airlifts out of reasonably benign sites, due to either low hours or long periods of no flying or both. It is well known that you quickly lose your flying skills if you are not using them. If you haven’t flown for a while, it may pay to get a Check Flight in a controlled atmosphere i.e under the guidance of an instructor, safety officer or even an advanced pilot who will check to see that the little things and big things are not lost in the rush to get back into the air. We need to take more care of each other and a simple question of ‘got a flight plan’ or ‘done your hang check’ could prevent a serious injury or worse. If you are standing on a launch and you see a new pilot or know one that hasn’t flown for a long time, just by asking a simple question or two could stop you later thinking “hell I could have said something”. We can all be ’safety officers’, just simple things like running an eye over the glider while the pilot does his hang check. Look for open zips, dive sticks in place, twist in a hang strap, Tension on, or even a correctly fitting nose nappy.  Point out local Hazards etc. The pilot will appreciate it beyond measure if you happen to pick something up that they have missed in the Pre-Flight. It only takes seconds to do instead of years of regret.

 Fly safe

Meeks

Secretary.

Not in attendance.

Treasurer. There are 62 financial members. Cash at bank $4,550.25. Unpresented cheque for T Shirts $905.00.

Senior Safety Officer.

Not in attendance.

Site Committee.

Chairperson not in attendance.

 4.      Site Maintenance and Development:

1. Windsocks and poles. See matters arising for working bee details.
2. Signage and risk assessments . See matters arising.

 5.      Pilot Development:

             1.   Camping Trip to Langhi Ghiran. 8 people attended. Most flew Saturday and Sunday.

             2.   Club Comps. See club website comps page for details.

             3.    Ride The Spiral Comp. Being run by Will Faulkner on the Melbourne Cup weekend at Mt Beauty.

 6.      General Business:

1. Ben Nevis landing paddock for sale, Anthony is speaking to Westpac as it is a mortgagee sale, unlikely that anything can be done at this late stage. New owners to be approached regarding the possibility of purchasing one of the 6 titles on the property.
2. Safety officers workshop. To be organised with Rohan, action Anthony Meechan.
3. New members. Steve Ware.
4. Dynosaurers Portland fly-in on the 12^th, 13^th and 14^th of June.  See Rob Van Der Klooster for details.
5. Club meeting weekends to be pushed as flying weekends.
6. Working Bee on the 26th June at local sites. Meeks to advise details at later date

 7.      Buy and Sell:

            1.    Will Faulkner. Sting 2, best offer.

            2.     Greg Davidson. 2 Flytec glider bags, Fun 190    $100. Sting 175  $100.

            3.     Phil Campbell. BMW motorcycle $20,000.

            4.      Zenshi Van Der Klooster. A bunch of cats $various.

 8.      Eagle Award:

1. Bruce Atkinson getting to cloudbase on Saturday the weekend before.
2. Tim Leed for getting three hours airtime at Nevis.
3. Tim wins it.

9.      Fruit Bat Award:

1. Gary Hickson, dumping the purple paraglider in the hawthorn bush on Gordon hill, covering it in his own blood getting it off, washing it in the bath then tearing a big hole in it while getting it out of the bath wet and full of water. 5 votes.
2. Will Faulkner for playing with the Red Bull girls in the camp ground, while he was there on his own, hmmm, interesting. 1 vote.
3. Curtis Greenwood for leaving his glider in Mt Beauty when the coastal run was on and having to hire a glider off Rohan. 3 votes.
4. Gary wins it.

10. Guest Speaker:  Radio presentation by Meeks covering Icom IC40s, Tone squelch settings, UHF radio use in the public forum and general requirements under the Act.

11. Meeting Finished: 10:30pm.

12. Next Ordinary WVHGC Meeting: To be held on Saturday the 26^th of June 2010 at the Golden Age Hotel Beaufort.