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Flying days for 2022

 NEXT FLYING DAY FOR WAVERLEY FOR 2022
TUESDAY 12 JULY

​NEXT FLYING DAY FOR Frankston FOR 2022
THURSDAY 14 JULY

NEXT FLYING DAY FOR BORONIA FOR 2022
FRIDAY 15 JULY

NEXT FLYING DAY FOR DONVALE (Mullum Mullum) FOR 2022
WEDNESDAY 6 July


​Use this link TO BOOK IN
​ Link here 

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The John Bird MEMORIAL Trophy
​Held on 24 June at Waverley

John Bird's brother Laurie presents the Cup to Peter Cossins
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Second and Third place prizes to Lew Rodman and Ron Van Bemmel thanks to Colin Smith
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Some other photos on the day.
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​Here is THE list of flying days for 2022. HOWEVER, AS ALWAYS, DATES MAY CHANGE.

Note that there is no flying at Donvale on 20 July. The AGM is at Waverley that day.
Boronia Sept 2nd has been moved to Sept 6th due to venue bookings.
27 June and 26 September at Frankston are no longer available due to venue bookings..
​Earlier indication that Boronia was on 19 July was a typo - it is actually 29 July.
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Ian Jemmeson's MudBug flying at Waverley 15 June 2022
Built from the long discontinued Steven's Aeromodel kit.

Video is here: 
https://youtu.be/GA0gxKSVWj4
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Andrew Halstead's Arado234-ish twin EDF flying at Boronia 10 June 2022
7mm motors, 31mm drone props and Greg Egan 3D printed shrouds.
​Radio is from a C17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=R15tEqghODI
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Santos-Dumont Demoiselle Maiden at Mullum Mullum Stadium.
​PIlot and constructor Ron Hickman. VIDEO Greg Egan. 25 May2022

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The video shows an impressive first flight.
​Video link here:
​​https://youtu.be/qvR8B9BwuDA

Low cost 1S LiPo capacity tester and Storage discharger thread on RCGroups.
As demonstrated by John Julian at Waverley on March 8

https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?4084835-Simple-small-1S-tester-and-discharger

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Alan Sherwood's amazing R100 DIRIGIBLE flying at waverley on 8 march

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Greg's BLOG ON HIS KMART $10 GLIDER CONVERSION

​www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?4047737-KMart-LIDL-Clone-Electric-Conversion-Rudder-Elevator
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RULES FOR ACCESS TO WAVERLEY

The link below summarises the conditions under which you may enter the Waverley Stadium
http://www.waverleybasketball.com/_section/_edit/_424/_attachments/March%20update%202022.pdf
Note that the Emergency Exit Door on the West end wall which has normally been used by Indoor Aviation for access is available again.

RULES FOR ACCESS TO FRANKSTON AND BORONIA

See this link for the Frankston rules.
https://fdba.com.au/covid-19/
See this link for the Boronia rules.
https://lightcomet-assets-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/jbs/a6545a11-1565-428f-bccc-941ff38375e6.pdf​

ACCESS TO DONVALE (MULLUM MULLUM STADIUM) 

​You must book in individually, preferably in advance using the booking portal for the court space.
​  Link here
  • All you need to do is enter your details and pay the $5 when prompted. Staff will check off your name on the system when you arrive. 
  • Only if you are having trouble booking online, should come on the day and pay $5 at the counter.This is discouraged as it makes it hard to manage the Covid restrictions on total numbers.​ You will also need to fill out a register of attendance at the front desk and pay with a card, as the stadium is a cashless facility at the moment.
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Normal start time at all venues is 9:00am. 
Flying can normally continue till 12:00 at minimum and 12:30 at most times but it may depend on other bookings for the day and Covid-safe cleaning requirements.

​Waverley is normally planned to be on the 2nd Tue, 3rd Wed and Last Fri of the month.
Frankston is normally the 2nd Thursday and last Monday with some Fridays.
Boronia is normally the 1st Friday and 3rd Tue.
Donvale is normally every Wednesday.

Note that there may be variation to spread days as evenly as possible and accommodate basketball bookings.
 
Venue addresses                                                           
                                                                                       
Waverley Basketball Stadium
Cnr. Batesford Rd & Power Ave. Chadstone/Ashwood 3148. 
     
IA Contact                              Ian Jemmeson 9572 0070    
                                                                                                                                                                          
Knox Basketball Stadium
7 Park Crescent, Boronia, 3155. 
Enter car park in Park Crescent.
                                                                                       
IA Contact                              Lew Rodman 9887 1060
 
 Donvale (Mullum Mullum) Basketball Stadium
31 Springvale Rd, Donvale VIC 3111
     
IA Contact                              Laurie Clark ‭0415 867 240    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Frankston Basketball Stadium
90 Bardia Ave, Seaford VIC 3196​
                                                                                       
IA Contact                              Graham Plaskett 0412 137 296
 

Maps of the locations of all 4 are here.

PLEASE NOTE
                          
1) Bookings may come up for Fridays all day, from schools that need all the courts for competitions. Any such priority bookings are not known at the start of the year but as soon as advance notice is received any alteration to the timetable will be notified on this web site if there is a clash.
2) On hot days in summer, the stadium management may be obligated to have the air conditioning on during the day to keep the venue cool for competitions. It cannot be turned off to accommodate indoor flying.

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2021 Annual General Meeting

THE AGM WAS HELD BY ZOOM MEETING ON TUESDAY 31 AUGUST AT 7PM
Committee for 2021/2022 elected at the AGM 31 August 2021

President - John Julian
Vice President - Lew Rodman
Secretary - Ian Jemmeson
Treasurer - Laurie Clark
Committee Member - Don Bladier
Committee Member - Bruce Gillard
Committee Member - Graham Plaskett
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​President's and Secretary's Reports from the AGM
Download here 
presidents_report_2021.pdf
File Size: 93 kb
File Type: pdf
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ia_sec_report_agm21.pdf
File Size: 82 kb
File Type: pdf
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AUSTRALIAN MEN'S SHED ASSOCIATION 
'SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP' INDOOR AVIATION

 

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Indoor Flying Venues :
Waverley Basketball Stadium.
Knox Basketball Stadium

Donvale (Mullum Mullum) Basketball Stadium
Frankston Basketball Stadium


Flying days and times:
See above
Special thanks to Mike Bullock (General Manager) and Shane Palmer (Stadium Manager) of Waverley Basketball Association for providing this community service to Australian Men's Shed Asociation in the development of the first AMSA Indoor Aviation flying venue in Australia.

Click here for a Map

INDOOR AVIATION: WEATHER-PROOF FLYING. 
PREDICTABLE 24/7 PERFECT FLYING CONDITIONS, ALWAYS. 

PUT IN YOUR DIARY AND BE CERTAIN YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FLY.

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Membership is $30 per year which includes the AMSA Insurance. 
In addition, there is a charge of $2 on the day when you fly to cover costs. The exception is at Donvale where fees are $5/day.
Non-members may fly as guests for no more than 3 sessions on payment of $5 each day and are covered by the AMSA insurance on those days.

Contacts

For all enquiries please email the Hon Secretary, ianjem@bigpond.com or phone 9572 0070.

If you wish to join the 'Indoor Aviation special interest group', please come along to a flying day and introduce yourself or if you prefer contact the Hon Secretary by email or phone using the details above.

Who are we?

The Australian Men's Shed Association - special interest group- Indoor Aviation 
Melbourne Victoria Australia. 
Indoor Aviation is a 'special interest group'- approved and insured* under Australian Men's Shed Association.
http://www.mensshed.org/  Membership is open to all.
* Insurance coverage is for Indoor flying only at AMSA Indoor Aviation venues.

Basics

All persons wishing to fly must sign in and out on the 'attendance register' to be covered by AMSA insurance. 
Non-marking soft sole shoes must be worn at all times on the courts.
No combustion fuel powered aircraft are permitted to fly at any Indoor Aviation venues.

In order to ensure safe flying in the 'shared' indoor space together with fragile free flight aircraft, all remote controlled aircraft will normally use 2.4 GHz equipment and single LiPo cells of not more than 350mAh capacity. This restriction also applies to helicopters and other rotor-craft. 

Reasonable exceptions to this rule (for example the use of Infra Red and alternative legal radio frequencies or 2 cell LiPos) are at the absolute discretion of the Officer in Charge on the day and the onus is on the flyer to show that the use of such equipment will cause no potential damage to the flying environment and that any possible control conflicts are properly managed. More details here: Rules and Protocols 

  • Site last updated: 29 June 2022.  Website managed by John Julian
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