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Cobden Aero Club Inc., Victoria

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24.01.2022 The video shows examples of aircraft turning to line up with the runway for landing. The tri motor has a gentle angle of bank so no problem. The common denominator in all of these incidents is low airspeed, increased angle of bank causing an increased rate of descent, and an exceeded critical angle on the lower wing. Long finals aren't such a bad thing. :-)

20.01.2022 This morning, a delegate from the Cobden aero club had a meeting with the Federal minister for Wannon, Mr Dan Tehan, to discuss general aviation and areas of improvement that would stimulate jobs and growth in the sector. Thank you to Mr Tehan for making himself available to us and coming to our humble club to undertake discussions. Aero clubs across Australia should also take up the opportunity to engage their Federal member and to put forth ideas to make this an improving industry. I invite every pilot to share this post and help spread the word. Dan Tehan MP Michael McCormack MP Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Australia Gordon Rich-Phillips MP

15.01.2022 Returning from Ararat, we were able to get a look at the Salt Creek wind turbine that lost a blade.

14.01.2022 A Glasair III flew into Cobden today. The pilot reported figures of 2500' PM rate of climb at 120-130 knots. He plans on 200 kts. The wing tip extensions which you will see outboard of the ailerons give a 100LB weight increase. The pistons are 10:1 compression ratio giving 340 HP at full power. This thing moves! #GlasairIII #fastplane

14.01.2022 While Peterborough local, Lawson Cumming, is working towards gaining a licenced aircraft maintenance engineer qualification (LAME,) he has acquired a refurbishing project by way of this Monnett Sonerai II taildragger. The engine is a kit build 0 time aerovee 2180cc, 85hp. This aircraft is coming together nicely and I look forward to seeing it flying in our district and beyond in the not too distant future. Good job Lawson.

14.01.2022 Read this in conjunction with the video below. The inside wing of a descending turn has a greater angle of attack(AOA.) So, increased AOA, slipping, tight turns,and dihedral all with a low forward speed can cause an aerodynamic stall of the inside wing. Not want you need close to the ground.

03.01.2022 When HEMS4 Air Ambulance is not available for aeromedical services, there is a backup helicopter to fill in. Tuesday night saw HEMS5 call into Cobden at 10.43PM for a medical transfer. Victoria has a number of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in operation as per the following Wiki: HEMS 1 based at Essendon Airport. HEMS 2 based at La Trobe Valley Airport. HEMS 3 based at Bendigo Airport.... HEMS 4 based at Warrnambool Airport. HEMS 5 is for primary response and specialist medical retrieval based at Essendon Airport. It shouldn’t be too long before the Pick my project helipad is brought into operation.

02.01.2022 While the state has been in lockdown things have been ticking away at Cobden. Today, I was trying to get a photo of a turbo prop Cessna Conquest coming into Cobden but due to timing was unable to. It did land. Meanwhile, powercor are doing their LIDAR scan of power lines and foliage encroachment again and has based a helicopter at Cobden for the interim. CAE oxford had a twin engine training flight do a precautionary inspection before landing and departing promtly for Warrnambool. The little 150 is registered to Nar Nar Goon. A local twin arrived as I departed. Cobden can be a busy little strip. #caeoxford #vhoxm #powercor