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Tony Banfield - Alouette 'Winter Talk' - Wednesday 10th March

A date for your diary as this evening will be well worth attending if you possibly can.

On Wednesday 10th March 2010, starting at 8pm, Tony Banfield will be coming along to give us one of his interesting and amusing talks.

He has a very sound and varied aviation background as the following “ potted history ” clearly indicates:-

• Born 1938, Joined RAF in 1956.  Trained in Canada . First posting as co pilot on Valiants then command in Strategic Recce role. 
• CFS course then QFI on Gnats , then Flt Commander on Jet provosts
• Onto Victor tankers as sqn QFI and Pilot Leader (214 Sqn). 
• Back to flying training as standards Sqn Commander at Linton on Ouse. 
• ETPS course followed by Senior pilot on the heavy test sqn at Boscombe Down. 
• CO of the BBMF. 
• Left RAF and was a FI at Cranfield flying Slingsby Fireflies and Grumman Cougars. 
• Airline pilot with 3 airlines (they kept going bust!) - flew B737-300 and 400, Focker 100, MD83 and Airbus 320. 
• Back to flying training with Cabair at Cranfield. 
• London Guildhall university as aviation lecturer also running small flt sim and MCC course. 
• Retired but did some consultancy for Flt Safety International. 
• Total about 15000 hrs on about 130 types .

Kim will be providing light snacks on the evening and a cover charge of £2 per head will be made for this.

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Self Service Fuel Facility

The self service fuel facility at Biggin Hill is now available for use. Please note that fuel drawn is 4p cheaper than if the bowser crew fill up our aircraft, so please familiarise yourselves with the procedures and use it.

The "credit cards" for fuel have been attached to the individual aircraft keys - PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THEM
You must use the card attached to the respective aircraft keys - they are not interchangeable. Details of how to use the credit cards in the fueling facility are attached to the booking out sheets - DO NOT REMOVE THEM A copy of this information has been laminated and placed in each aircraft for use at the pumps. NB MAKE A NOTE OF THE "PIN NUMBER" when booking out the aircraft as you will need to enter this at the pump. When you draw fuel - get a receipt - and place it in the folder when booking the aircraft back in. For full details of how to approach the pumps, where to park and how to use the grounding wire and pumps themselves go to www.bigginhillairport.com/selfrefuel.pdf, a copy of this document can also be found in the club house.

A gentle reminder - Call for taxi clearance to the self service facility before moving off.

If you have any difficulty you can also call the Fuel Office on the Ground frequency or by phoning 01959 - 578526

Alouette's 50th Anniversary Celebration - August 15th 2009

What an evening! We are pleased to report that our 50th Celebration was a great success with many members, old and new, and their families attending what turned out to be a fantastic evening. To read the full report click here, words and pictures courtesy of Bruno and Lydia Bruniges.

Memories of Alouette

To read Tony Rees interesting and amusing account of the 'early years' at Alouette click here

Payment of Flying Accounts by

This new facility allows you to pay for your flying with a credit or debit card as well, of course, as using PayPal itself. Follow this link to the payments page or click the Accounts button on the left hand menu bar.

Le Touquet Fly-away report - click here to find out more