​Hello Aviators,

On Tuesday 1 October Graeme Greed is showing us his old ‘office’ – plus we are going to inspect [hopefully] a self-launching glider and lots of interesting ‘other stuff’

We will be meeting at the airport.- 1345 for a 1400 start. If you are running late, just give me a call, as you park, and I will come over to show you where we are.

 Andrew – # 0422 690 390

We are meeting at the 4th hanger along from the Aviation Museum – just be aware of people moving around, and remember to keep the gateways clear of cars.

As we are ‘on’ the airfield there is a requirement to wear your HI-VIZ jacket. Graeme has a supply if you need to borrow one.

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See you next Tuesday

Andrew

Because our original speaker was frantically packing up his house before moving to WA to start the new job - crop spraying - he had to cancel at the last minute.

Sigh!

Fortunately, we had an excellent video from SBS on standby, 'The Airport: Back in the Skies', about how Heathrow Airport recovered its operational mo-jo after the covid hiatus.  The episode we watched dealt with the retraining of airside operations - pilots, air traffic controllers and ground handling. 

Andrew had brought an orange and white striped parachute which was stretched out over the tables for all to inspect.

After the break we had a general discussion about parachutes and watched some amazing videos of parachutists doing barrel rolls just before landing.  If you are interested, you can find most of the videos below and more on YouTube.

We also watched Paratroopers jumping – always a spectacle. One of the segments we watched featured the latest model of the Airborne Soldiers parachute – the T 11 – very square and formidable.

Next month is a field trip to the Benalla airport.  Watch for the details next week.

Andrew McFarlane

Some of the resources used for for Andrew's presentation: 
https://www.dropzone.com/forums/topic/280476-barrell-roll-on-a-canopy/