A Thank You to Members

Last Sunday's FunFlight was a unique experience for all of us at Peninsula Aero Club.  This story of little William is at the core of why we all got so involved.  It was sent to us by William's mother Joanne.

"Our family would like to send an enormous thanks to everyone involved last Sunday.  We had the most fantastic day and our Heartkid William had a huge smile on his face the whole day.  We have a large family of four sons and required two planes to get to Tyabb. 

 

William enjoying the day at Tyabb

Our pilots Tom and Bruce were lovely and the boys thought they were fantastic.  The food, activities and air show were all fantastic and the gentleman who brought the icy poles over to the petting farm was a lifesaver in the hot weather.  All the volunteers worked so hard and kept smiles on their faces all day. 

 

William drawing on the third day after heart surgery

William has had two major heart operations and many other procedures for a complex heart condition he was born with.  He will also have further open heart surgeries as he grows  -  which he is just starting to become aware of and although he does not want to go back into hospital, days like FunFlight are a fantastic way for him to forget about it and just enjoy a great day out.  Thank you FunFlight and Peninsula Aero Club".

 

First Solo

  • Julian Rafferty
  • Bruce Stephens
  • Chris Hack
  • Matt Caballero Biggs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pilot Certificate

  • James Kosenko

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GFPT

  • Julian Rafferty
  • John Coggins
  • Alan Yeong
  • Ryan Gifford
  • Jason Page
  • Tim Smith
  • Ken De Vos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private Pilot

  • Ken De Vos
  • Tom Baker
  • Paul Nunn

 

 

 

 

 

     

       

         

           

             

            Other Awards

            • Bale Belokozovski - RA-Aus Instructor Rating
            • Glen Cappellani - Tailwheel
            • Ellie Tesselaar - Tailwheel
            • Dierk Meyerheinrich - Tailwheel
            • Chris Holt - Tailwheel
            • Joe English - NVFR
            • David Race - Gr3 Instructor Rating