PICS / VIDEOS — South Eastern Model Aircraft Club

31/3 The final stake in the N-S fence. Dino T and Rob B on the job.

31/3 Dino ties the stake to the barbed wire.

31/3 A section of the north boundary fence just past Gate 2 needed new stakes. Rob, Bill, Dino and Geoff completed the work.

31/3 Bill drives in another star picket.

31/3 Dino flies his scratch built Old Timer from Rod’s temporary runway at MX.

31/3 And away it goes goes.

21/3 Fencing crew Bill S, Mario A, Nick C, Rob B, Chris C, Ben F and Adrian B

21/3 Rob and Bill roll out more wire

21/3 Ben applies the tension while Rob, Nick and Bill assist

21/3 Mario and Adrian contemplate the rain and what’s still to do

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21/3 Just like a bought one but $4.5k cheaper

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17/3 Moving the containers with a little help from Glen of MX. Glen has been a great friend to the club from the beginning.

17/3 First container moved !

17/3 Cookhouse container now moved to a staging position ready for a final move once blocks are in place to rest it on

17/3 On to the second container

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17/3 A bit of manoeuvring to get lined up

17/3 Off we go

17/3 Finding the gap

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17/3 Not much left to move now

17/3 Chris and Callum Cripps with Geoff and Dino

14/3 Working Bee Participants

Mark B, Col V, Paul D, Brendon P, Rob M, Len S, John G, Dale L, Simon B, Mario A, Chris C, Bill S, Vince M, David W, and Ben F

Also present but not pictured were Nick C, John A, Col S, Adrian B, Gary C, Ian K, Angelo M and Geoff M

14/3 The empty space around the containers shows just how much was moved. In the background you can see the new location of the material moved

Thanks to all who participated

4/3 New track now complete

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4/3 Civilmech have provided road markers to reduce the prospect of cars driving off and damaging the verges

4/3 Dino, Bill and David clearing the gorse off the north boundary fence to allow repairs and prevent the cows getting in and damaging the runways

4/3 Dino and Bill secure the barbed wire strands to the dozen new star pickets hammered in by David to fix the fire damaged fence

4/3 Nearly done

4/3 Geoff and David looking pleased and feeling like the cows are no longer a threat to the precious runways so long in the making

4/3 The finished product

4/3 The key gate post fell to the grader and will need to be replaced - sorry Ben & Vince !!

4/3 Any suggestions on how to get the remains of the post out ?

SIMON’s SERMON - MAR 2021