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We'll be representing the club at WOW this weekend. If you are attending come by to say hi!

If you have a few hours to spare we'd love some volunteers to help man our booth as well as we've had a couple of cancellations. As a thank you, you'll get free access to the event for the day and a place to sleep for the night. Please contact Liz at the Club for details

See you this weekend!

Join us in congratulating Justin Smith and Conor Souness on their respective successful PPL flight tests.

They have both been at flight school for a few weeks are were unable to complete their flight test with us due to the recent restrictions. Congrats guys, we are very proud of you!

Tony's Weekend Weather

What meteorologists call a blocking high will be hanging around the Chatham Islands area this weekend and holding back a low in the Tasman Sea (a bit like a bouncer keeping you out of a bar!).

However, a moist subtropical east to northeast flow between those systems will deliver some showers and areas of morning low cloud to the far north and the east coasts of both islands and, on Sunday, a front associated with the low will be muscling its way towards central NZ and is likely to bring some rain to Buller, Nelson and possibly Taranaki, by the end of the day. Convective showers, and possibly the odd thunderstorm, are likely to pop up in some inland areas both days. Northeasterlies tend to be kind to the Kāpiti area and we’re likely to have 2 good days, with winds mainly northerly 10-15kts. Afternoon showers may develop in Tararuas in the afternoons and while a few spots might reach coastal areas they shouldn’t be a problem.

Over the hill at Wings Over Wairarapa the weather should also be pretty good, apart from a low risk of a shower or two in the afternoons, more-so Sunday. Expect the wind to favour 06 all weekend.