Well …. yet again, another great weekend flying IMAC at Galatea.
Great weather. Good company. 12 Pilots.
Accommodation at the local lodge ten times better than sleeping in your trailer !!
Galatea continues to be a superb venue for flying IMAC. Very little interuption from Full Size aviation all weekend. A gyro copter did a tiuch and go. Two turkeys from Hamilton showed up on Sunday morning in a light plane, judged some Sportsman (when they should have been flying it !!), ate some burgers, and then they flew home again.
Baldrick you missed a great feed on Saturday night. The owners at the lodge were happy to see us again, but all they wanted to know was where was Baldrick and Ewan ?
Thanks especially to Tony C who made the trip to G-Town on Friday from Tauranga, and mowed the strip for us. Next time Tony, you are not allowed to go home unless you fly, ok ?
This was our last Galatea IMAC until October now. We flew till quite late on Sunday, Monday was a public Holiday. Everyone went home with models in tact, and plenty of fuel burnt.
Managed to find a few photos that had been posted on the Facebook RC Aerobatics page. And some comments too:
What a great event this was, really good. Really had some fun here. It’s a great place to fly, big thanks to the land owner for that, great place to stay, Kohutapu lodge was a real nice experience with the gourmet Hangi (really nice), comfortable cabins and of course the Taniwha bar where a few beers and wines were consumed while talking (b.s.) and having fun. Huge thanks again to Frazer for making this happen and all the other guys who put the effort in. Can’t wait till next time… Aaron Maitland
Kim and Dom with a new 35cc Model
Extra 330LX’s
Mission control !!
Dean Hill from Tauranga with his 55cc Yak
Ricky with his Calmato
John Knox with 120cc Extra. Unlimited boy now !
Aunty …. all the way from Hamilton
Lyndon Perry had to put up with Aunties snoring, driving, complaining, etc
Looks like Stinkies workshop, but actually its Kim’s !
Aaron Maitland – First trip with his family to Galatea. Loved it.
Andrew Stiver must be around here somewhere ?
Derek Whelan
There he is !!
Bogan
Hitomi Maitland by the Hangi Pit. She was very excited !!
Eat your vege’s !
Dinner Time
The Hangi got the thumbs up all round.
Night flying time
One of the best things at the Lodge. The “Taniwha” garden bar. Patio heaters either side. Its toasty and warm. Get a seat early though !!
Kim is pretty excited to be let out for the weekend as you can see.
Kim Clarke welding his header on the BBQ
Ricky in the bunk house. Wouldn’t go to sleep till he had seen the night flying demo
Bit Foggy at 7am
Breakfast Cookup
Stinky was there to build and test fly as many aeroplanes as he could. This was just one of them.
Lyndon getting plenty of Gluten intake in that tasty Burger
The Basic Crew
Everyone at the G-Town !! Almost everyone. John Knox had to get home in time for tea.
Aunty Finlay with Yak that had been let out of the box.
(NZL)