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1)
The next IFFR UK section event is our informal* Fly in to
Wolverhampton
Halfpenny Green (EGBO) on Sunday 18th February 2007.
*Informal means no
hotels to book and no cancellation charges if the
weather prevents you
attending – but if you are thinking of coming,
please let David Morgan know
now, and phone his mobile on the morning
if you are then not
coming.
This event, weather permitting will take place at former R.A.F.
World
War II airfield which is located in beautiful Staffordshire
countryside. The airfield has three good tarmac runways and an AFIS
service. There is a café in the tower building (still in use after
65
years) where we will meet for lunch. Road access is good for
those who
prefer or are forced to drive (for ground based GPS users
the airfield
postcode is DY7 5DY). The plan is to meet up at about 12
noon. Currently,
the landing fee for singles is £10 with reductions
when fuel is uplifted.
Visits to Halfpenny Green Vineyard, which is
very close to the airfield, can
be arranged. Please remember that
the day light hours are short in February!
Contact: David Morgan, e-
mail davidmorgan@
883451 (home), mobile 07786 392393. If you
intend to come please
contact David so that he has some idea of
numbers.
Note the callsign has reverted to the historic `Halfpenny Green
Information'
a) The airfield is PPR. There is a freephone
number for 'booking in'
which is 0808 100 3362. Although David will give ATC
details of
those who have notified him of their attendance it is important
that
all pilots should telephone the airfield for PPR before
departure;
b) David has been informed by ATC that, whilst they will do
their
best to provide us with a designated parking area, they may not be
able to do this on the day for operational reasons. Nevertheless, he
suggests that pilots state that they are 'Flying Rotarians' on first
contact with Halfpenny Green.
2) A request from RIBI
At 4pm on
Saturday 14 April 2007 during the RIBI Conference in
Bournmouth, Rotarians
and their families will endeavour to fly a
thousand kites at the same time
in order to achieve a world record.
The bright blue and yellow kites with
the Rotary logo will make a
stunning sight and we have been asked whether an
IFFR member would be
prepared to fly past and take photographs. Please
contact Rodney
Spokes for further details at iffr@spokes.
3) Membership
Recruitment.
Thanks to RIBI, copies of the recruitment leaflet sent to you
with
the last Bulletin have just been mailed to all Clubs and District
Officers within RIBI. Recent research has indicated that there are
about
1.5 potential members per Club. Thanks to willing members, we
have a great
UK programme this year, please help to ensure additional
aviation interested
Rotarians are able to take advantage of our
Fellowship.
4) Welcome
Rotarians to your local airport
Will you help by publicising the IFFR at your
local airport or flying
club? If so, e-mail me at iffr@spokes.
with IFFR badge and the following text (with ro without your details
as a local contact:
"Are you a Rotarian?
The International Fellowship
of Flying Rotarians organising a
programme of "fly-ins" and events for
Rotarians who are interested in
aviation. If you are a member of a Rotary
Club and would like a copy
of the 2007 programme, please e-mail iffr@spokes.
[Your name] (Rotary Club of [Club]) Telephone [0123 4567890]."
5) Fly
with the World President Elect
IFFR World President Elect, Feroz Wadia has
purchased another Bonanza
which should reach the UK from the USA next month.
As he will have
six seats, he is happy to take IFFR members and Rotarians to
some of
the European meetings (but not to Italy as he expects to be moving
house from Edinburgh to the south of England then). Please contact
him
direct at ferozwadia@hotmail.
6)
Subscription Reminder
If you have not yet paid your 2007 subscription, it
would be
appreciated if you could set up the standing order for £25 –
details
as included in the New Year Bulletin. Please don't forget to include
your name as the reference!
7) Updated details of the
programme
Sunday 18 February 2007. Wolverhampton (better known as Halfpenny
Green). Fly in, lunch and visit to Halfpenny Green Vineyard (No
samples
for pilots or drivers!). Good road access. See details above.
Wednesday
14 March 2007 Visit to the de Havilland Aircraft and
Heritage Centre
incorporating Mosquito Museum, Hatfield. Fly in to
Elstree. Further details
via www.iffr.org.
Easter Sunday 8 April 2007. Fly in to
Bruntingthorpe to visit
the "Vulcan to the Sky" project. Good road access
via Junction 20 of
M1. Further details in first week of March.
Sunday
6 May 2007. Flying Day at Old Warden – Shuttleworth. Fly-in
slots have been
booked and a roped-off area in the Car Park for those
arriving by road. See
further details and booking from at
www.iffr.org.
leave it until then.
May 17-20 2007
German Section, Fly-In to Berlin-Schoenefeld (EDDB),
Includes visit to Rolls
Royce Deutschland aero engine facility and
lunch in the former British
Officers Club. Further details at
www.iffr.org . Anyone who has spare seats
or wants a seat, please
contact iffr@spokes.
currently £67 return including taxes.
Bank Holiday
Sunday 27 May 2007. This year the annual Aero Picnic
organised by the Rotary
Club of Olsztyn, Poland will celebrate the
10th anniversary of the RI
District 2230. There is a special
invitation for IFFR members to attend. See
www.iffr.org for further
details. Our Past World IFFR President, Angus Clark
is considering
attending. As his usual "co-pilot" and IFFR member, Alisma,
will
not be free that weekend he would have two seats available on a cost
share basis (he says three passengers would be a bit tight in the
Robin). His thought is to leave Netherthorpe Friday afternoon,
routing
down to Norfolk to cross directly to Holland. He would then
overnight at the
Airport Hotel at Groningen before going on to Poland
on Saturday. Return
would be on Monday which is the Bank Holiday. All
times are of course
weather dependant. Anyone interested in joining
Angus should contact him on
01433 631585.
June 8-10 2007 Italy Section. "Annual Fly-In", Albenga
(LIMG). See
www.iffr.org for further details. IFFR UK Chairman is flying by
easyJet to Milan Maples and has seats in his hire car – anyone
wanting a
lift, please contact him at iffr@spokes.
June 21-30,
2007 Salt Lake City. USA Post RI Convention Fly-About
comprising a ten-day
exploration of the Pacific Northwest of the USA.
Friday-Sunday 20-22 July
2007 – UK Sections "Weekend of the Year". On
the Friday we fly in to
York/Elvington with over 3,000 metres of
runway and 40 acres of apron where
we visit the Yorkshire Aviation
Museum. Organiser Malcolm Hill and Rodney
Spokes have visited the
Park Hotel which is right in the centre of Historic
York within easy
walking distance of the Jorvik Centre and the National
Railway
Museum – some may find the world class shopping attractive. Further
details of the programme which includes our section AGM are at
www.iffr.org.
possible.
Sunday 5 August 2007. Isle of Wight - Sandown (EGHN)
Informal Fly In
August 16-19, 2007. Scandinavian Section Fly-In to Visby
on the
Island of Gotland.
Sunday 2 September 2007. Informal IFFR Fly
In. We need an organiser
for this event which we would like to be held in
northern England or
southern Scotland. Anyone interested in helping, please
contact
iffr@spokes.
September 7-9, 2007 French Section Fly in to Bordeaux.
Any
information supplied by the IFFR UK Ltd is for provisional
planning purposes
only and it is the responsibility of members and
guests to undertake pre
flight planning and operate within the
privileges of their pilots' licences.
Programme subject to change and
prior booking. Please check latest details
on www.iffr.org.
Bookings may be made by IFFR members who may
normally be accompanied
by their guests.
If you have any information
concerning future events you would like
included in the next "electronic
newsletter", please let me have
details before the end of
February.
Rodney Spokes
Chairman
IFFR (UK) Ltd
The UK Section of
the International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians
E-mail: iffr@spokes.
Telephone: +44 116
270 4710
Mobile: +44 7785 343833
Fax: +44 870 005 2163
Web sites:
-
World: www.iffr.org
- UK: www.iffr.org.
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