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President: Upcoming events
Kevin Botherway (Hawkes Bay) – 0275570470 Mar, NDC #408, Thermal H (2 Metre Glider)
Secretary/Treasurer: Mar, NDC #409, F3K Tasks B,D,G,H (total raw scores)
David James (PN) – 06 3543452, 0273390007 Mar, NDC #410, ALES 200 Class M (Scoring per 3.13.7)
Committee: Mar, NDC #411, ALES Radian Class P
Aneil Patel (Auckland), Dave Griffin (Christchurch), Joe Mar 8th - 11th, International F5J - Milang, Australia.
Wurts (Hawkes Bay), John Shaw (Timaru), Allan Knox Apr, NDC #412, Thermal J (2,4,6,8,10)
(Christchurch), Peter Williams (Paraparaumu) & Rex Apr NDC #413, ALES Radian Class P
Ashwell (Marlborough) Apr, NDC #414, FAI F5J, 4 Rnds (Total Raw Scores)
Soaring SIG email: Apr, 13th - 14th, NI F3K Rnd 1 NI Series - Black Bridge,
soaring@mfnz.org Hawkes Bay
News & info at: ...................................................... May, NDC #415, Thermal D (F500)
http://www.modelflyingnz.org/sigs/soaring.html May, NDC #416, Class R, eRES 2M
Facebook: May, NDC #417, ALES 123 Class N
NZ Soaring SIG & NZ R/C Soaring. May, NDC #418, NZ F5K CLASS Q, 4 Rnds, Tasks A, B,
Postal address: C & E (Total Raw Scores)
41 Chippendale Crescent, Palmerston North. 4412 May, 4th - 5th NI F3B Rnd 2 NI Series - Black Bridge,
Hawkes Bay
From your Soaring SIG May, 24th - 26th NI Aerotow Aorangi Road, Hawkes Bay.
Please note our new email address above and a new Jun, NDC #419, ALES 200 Class M (Scoring per 3.13.7)
contact number for David. There is a lot of flying on the Jun, NDC #420, F3K Tasks B,D,G,H (total raw scores)
Soaring calendar so please mark your personal calendars Jun, NDC #421, ALES Radian Class P
with “your” events. Jun, 1st & 2nd NI F3K Rnd 2 NI Series - Hawkes Bay
Jun, 21st - 23rd NI Aerotow Aorangi Rd, Hawkes Bay.
Check out: Jul, NDC #422, Thermal H (2 Metre Glider)
https://www.mfnz.org/members-pilots/special-interest-groups/soaring/ Jul, NDC #423, Thermal A (Open)
and make sure you have the latest NZ Soaring rulebook Jul, NDC #424, FAI F5J, 4 Rnds (Total Raw Scores)
and Soaring calendar. The latest calendar revision as at Jul, NDC Event #425, ALES 123 Class N
Jan 24 is dated 13/12/2023. Also see the events listed on Jul, 6th & 7th NI F3B Round 3 NI Series - Black Bridge,
the MFNZ Google calendar at: Hawkes Bay
https://www.mfnz.org/members-pilots/mfnz-events/ Jul, 19th <> 21st NI Aerotow Matamata.
Aug, NDC #426, Class R, eRES 2M
An on-line Soaring AGM will be on Tuesday 26th March at Aug, NDC #427, X5J Unlimited Class O
7.30pm. Please email soaring@mfnz.org requesting a Aug, NDC #428, NZ F5K CLASS Q, 4 Rnds, Tasks A, B,
link to the meeting. C & E (Total Raw Scores)
Aug, NDC #429, Thermal D (F500)
F3K APO in Japan. Aug 16th - 18th NI Aerotow Aorangi Rd, Hawkes Bay.
The F3K APO has been announced for Japan 2024 in Aug 31st & 1st NI Electric FAI F5J - Black Bridge,
September this is an event for any NZ pilot to come and Hawkes Bay
enjoy the fun. Here is the Bulletin1 for the APO!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dqe9DcSGTg7V_GoO-MnxFi6fAYJxV83n/view?usp=drive_link
2024_F3K_APO_Japan_Bulletin_1.pdf

Soaring @ the 76th National Champs
With a great forecast for the week ahead. Many guys
started making their way down to Carterton before the
New Year as the first day of competition was F3J on the
1st of January 2024! We had a nice field sorted for the
week with a large circle mowed which made it a great pits
and setup area.

It was a huge welcome to Andrew and Ellsie Meyer from
Australia who have enjoyed coming to our NZ Nats before
because of the huge number of events we manage to jam
into a week.
Our Soaring Nats field for the week.
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