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FEBRUARY WING SPAN
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MAAA EXECUTIVE
president’s report
The MAAA’s focus for 2017 is to grow
our sport through new memberships
as well as nurturing and supporting
our long-serving, dedicated members.
We want to give our members the best
possible flying experience and continue
to create a strong sense of community
and camaraderie around the sport.
With this goal in mind, we are currently
embarking on a membership drive
titled “Towards 11,000”. Membership
has remained steady for the past few years, new members
joining have equalled those who do not renew. If nothing else,
there are two issues that we want to concentrate on; both these
issues are linked to membership.
1. Members must be able to continue flying at fields which
present safe and friendly flying facilities.
Members today and in the past have worked hard to provide
model flying environments that are safe, enjoyable and provide
facilities for all disciplines of aeromodelling. Members young
and old generally intermingle and share their advice and
experience- age is no barrier. I remember many years ago seeing
my (then) young son sitting at the club and discussing the past
aeromodelling and wartime aviation experience with one of
our eighty-year-old members- the age between the two meant
nothing. There is an enormous amount of knowledge within our
clubs, members may not agree on all occasions but all are in it
for the challenges and thrills the hobby/sport presents. Through
association with the MAAA, members are provided with many
exciting opportunities including the opportunity to compete
intrastate, interstate and overseas. Many of us nowadays
prefer social flying to competition, however no matter what is
preferred, the clubs provide the opportunities so that you can
soar.
Australian flying fields are equal and in many cases better than
those enjoyed by our modelling counterparts overseas. All this
has been achieved through the hard work of past and present
members.
President:
Neil Tank
President:
Mr Neil Tank
Vice President:
Mr Carl Bizon
Secretary:
Mr Kevin Dodd
Treasurer:
Mr Brian Dowie
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