Subject: INTERNATIONAL GLIDING CONVENTION IN NEW ZEALAND
John Roake, President of Gliding New Zealand has asked me put their
convention program on these pages so Australians are aware that the
convention is being staged at the James Cook Hotel, Wellington on June 1, 2,
3. (Best rooms $NZ100. Per night) He further adds that all Australian are
welcome and that anyone interested should contact John at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
GLIDING NEW ZEALAND CONVENTION AND
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
2002 PROGRAM
SATURDAY - JUNE 1, 2002
09:00 -- 11:00 am Operations (instructors) meeting - (Adrian
Cable)
10:00 -- 12:00 am Contest Pilot�s Meeting (Roger Sparks)
12:00 -- 1:00 pm Lunch
1:15 -- 3.00 pm John Coutts (Flies in from London) �The way
ahead for competitions�
3.20 -- 4.00 pm Augie Auer, TV weather presenter, talks about
soaring weather in New Zealand and his weather related aviation history.
4:00 -- 4:45 pm Spinal protection and pilot aging - Dr. John
Welch
4:45 -- 5:30 pm Sidney Salek - �Simulated Gliding- What�s
available and how to best use computers for education and training of glider
pilots.�
7.30 pm Cocktail party - Speaker - Tony Christensen - the
legless pilot and New Zealand�s leading motivational speaker - one of only
three Kiwis to ever be invited to address the prestigious American Million
Dollar Round Table.
SUNDAY - JUNE 2, 2002
09:00 -- 10:00 am �Towing - the way ahead�. Ultralight
aircraft? Purpose built? Auto-engined Pawnee? Giovanni Nusatrini (from
Italy) speaks for the Ultralights. David Sharples (Flies in from Brisbane)
to talk about his Australian Auto Tug project.
10:15 -- 12:00 pm �Airspace - where we are at - where we are
going and where we want to be.� Debate chaired by president of Australia�s
Airsports Federation and former Gliding Federation of Australia president,
Henk Meertons. (Flies in from Sydney) Speakers from Airways Corporation and
CAA.
12:00 -- 12:30 pm Making competition administration simpler at all
levels. Live demonstrations - Bill Walker and Roy Edwards
12:30 -- 1:30 pm Lunch
1:45 -- 3:00 pm �Mountain and Wave flying - Techniques, tips
and avoiding terror.� Gavin Wills, director of Glide Omarama.
3:15 -- 3:45 pm �Getting public exposure for your club� - Steve
Tollestrup GNZ�s newly appointed public relations officer.
3.45 -- 4.45 pm News release on the two new sailplanes under
design and construction in New Zealand.
6:30 -- 7:30 pm Pre-Dinner drinks
7:30 pm Annual Dinner and Presentation of Awards.
Einar Enevoldson �On the High Altitude record attempts he
will be making in New Zealand -June/July /August.� (Flies in from Los
Angeles)
MONDAY, JUNE 03, 2002
8:30 -- 10:00 pm GNZ Engineer�s annual meeting
8.30 -- 10.00 am Guest speaker � yet to be announced.
10:30 -- 12.30 pm Gliding New Zealand - 52nd Annual General
Meeting
(The program could be subject to last minute changes)
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