A friendly reminder to all Members of the need to ensure all VISITORS intending to fly any type of model aircraft at our field MUST SIGN and record their particulars in the VISITORS REGISTER held in the Frequency Board cupboard. This is a requirement of the MAAA, MAS (NSW) and GCAC. This is an essential requirement concerning our responsibilitites under the Public Liability Insurance. The VISITORS REGISTER may need to be produced to... read more...

The guys at Rebel Flying Club have invited us to come along and join in on thier upcoming swap meet. As the flyer says, it will be a great oppertunity to offload some gear and open up some hangar space for something else you may see on the day. read more...

There are a large number of Club metal badges and cloth patches for sale. The cloth patch is 65mm in diametre and metal badge 25mm. The metal badge has a pin clasp on rear. The cloth patch is $6. Metal badge is $3. Payment can be made in person to the Secretary or by forwarding payment to: The Secretary Gosford City Aeromodellers Club PO Box 148 Ourimbah NSW 2258 (Cheque or Money Order should be made out to 'Gosford City Ae... read more...

A terrific role out at the AGM on Wednesday 14th July indicated the strength of the club and the desire for members to move on towards further success and improvements during the next year. A large number of nominees for the positions available on the Committee further highlights the desire and interest of members in the longevity and success of the Club. The results of the voting were: President: John Brennan Vice P... read more...

This works in order of plane to the club, i.e. Byron was first with a plane, Jeremy was second with a plane.... Points are given for cuts-5points, kills-3points, and strikes-1point Also the ladder is worked out by points divided by flights, i.e a pilot with 10 points who has 2 flights up would total 5 ladder points. hence giving their position on the ladder. A strike is given to any plane which contacts another but does not have t... read more...

A reminder that if you have not renewed your membership, you can not fly at the club until your mambership is paid up. This is an MAAA and insurance requirement. read more...

The Niagra Park Youth Centre has once again kindly made available the following days for GCAC Indoor Flying. These dates are current as of 19 May 2010. Please be aware that the GCAC flying previously listed for 5 June has had to be cancelled due to major activities at the centre. Please mark it in your diary. Date Time Courts Remarks 1 Sa... read more...

The first indoor flying event for 2010 was held at the Niagra Park Youth Centre last Saturday afternoon. Ten flyers attended including two members from the Central Coast Club, together with a number of wives and other non flying club members. A great afternoon was had by all with a lot of flying time achieved. Bob B introduced the flyers to indoor slope flying wich was tried by a number of club members. Ian C and Basil H from the Ce... read more...

During the general meeting next week a vote will be taken on the proposed location of new pilots compound which has been trialed at Moss Field for the last few weeks. If anyone wishes to vote on the proposed new location and is unable to attend the meeting please contact Clyde to receive a formal proxy voting form. This form should be completed and returned to the to the presiding officer before the commencement of the general meet... read more...

The next General Meeting will be held on 19 May 2010 at the Ourimbah Lisarow RSL Club at 1930 hours. As there are a number of important issues to discuss, please attend if you can. Clyde read more...

A temporary pilots compound has been erected just forward of the existing pilots compound for a trial period of 2 months. This temporary compound is being trialed in response to some club members expressing to the previous club secretary, that they have been having difficulty landing on the existing mown runway. Detailed discussion between a number of senior instructors and the club safety officer has suggested that the difficulty e... read more...

General Meetings 21 Jan 2010 17 Mar 2010 19 May 2010 Annual General Meeting 14 July 2010 Committee Meetings 18 Feb 2010 17 Mar 2010 12 May 2010 16 June 2010 read more...

The first of the 2010 builders workshops will be held on Fri 5 March ( the first Friday in the month) at the usual venue of my place. Start time will be 1700 to approx 2000. For those who have not attended before and are interested in attending, you will need to bring a model that you are building and be prepared to talk about it to the group. Please contact me if you are interested for details. Covering will be the first topic for d... read more...

On behalf of the committee I would like to wish all members and their families a very happy and safe christmas. We hope santa brings lots of presents Clyde Bromfield . read more...

The GCAC Christmas event will be held on Saturday 12 Dec 09 at the flying field for members, associate members and their families. The event will follow the very successful format established last year, and will consist of an morning flying session, BBQ, trophy presentation, Kriss Kringle and a lolly drop. The club will provide the BBQ facilities and soft drinks, ice and eskys. Members should bring other refreshments if they wish ... read more...

Hi Everyone It's that time again, to enjoy a weekend of flying off water and camping with your mates. Camping facilities: (Shower / Toilet, No 240v power! unless you bring your own generator, or 12v / 240v converter). Location: Lake Wallace, Barton Ave. Turn Left at the showers and follow it around to the shed Open Google Maps and enter the following coordinates: -33.419340, 150.072840 Requirements: 2009 /2010 Financial MAAA me... read more...

The next Indoor Flying event will beheld at the Niagra Park Youth Centre on Sat 21st Nov 2009 . Times will be from 1300 to 1700 hrs with set up time 30 minutes before. Two courts are available. Cost will be $5 annual subscription to the Youth Centre and insurance etc, and $10 for the afternoons flying. Applications for the Youth Centre will be available on the day and must be completed before individual flying commences. Normal f... read more...

It's that time again, with the days getting longer, and slowly getting warmer, it's time to get the seaplanes out for a bit of fun. October 3/4/5 will see a group of GCAC members heading west to Burrendong Dam, near Wellington, for a long weekend of flying and camping. During this time, your likely to see float planes, sea planes, and amphibians taking to the skies. There is also the standard roll off ground aircraft like smaller ele... read more...

The Niagra Park Youth Centre has kindly made available the following days for GCAC Indoor Flying. Please mark it in your diary. Date Time Courts Remarks 1 Sat 4th July 09 1300 to 1700 hrs TBA 2. Sat 1st Aug 09 1300 to 1700 hrs TBA 3. Sat 5th Sept 09 1300 to 1700 hrs TBA 4. Sa... read more...

The Gosford City Aeromodellers Club Members, would like to thank the Community of Central Coast, Newcastle and Sydney for their support and attendance to our Model Airshow on Saturday 9th of May 2009. Both the NRMA Care Flight Team and Gosford City Aeromodellers Club, were over whelmed by the attendance, support and generosity from the public and we hope you enjoyed the model aircraft demonstrations, lolly drops and the aerobat... read more...

Gosford City Aeromodellers Club's Annual Model Air Show, will be held on 9th May 2009 As promised! We have an even bigger show lined up this year!........ From 9AM, everyone is invited to come along, check out the huge display of static aircraft, watch some flying of Large Scale War Birds, Helicopters, Jets, Control Line (Stunt and Combat) and the famous AEROBATIC DISPLAY from a "REAL" PITTS SPECIAL, piloted by Paul Bennet, wil... read more...

The following schedule gives notice of all General Meetings including the Annual General Meeting to be held during 2009. It is proposed that these meetings will be held on a Bi Monthly basis and be held at the Ourimbah RSL Club commencing at 1930 hrs. 18 Feb 2009 General Meeting 15 Apr 2009 General Meeting 15 July 2009 Annual General Meeting 19 August 2009 ... read more...

Gosford City Aeromodellers Club is having a BBQ/Fun Fly combination day on 28th March '09. All members are invited to come along, have some fun and eat up. Also invited is our neighbour club CCMAC from Mannering Park. So here's hoping for some pleasant weather, lots of flying, and very little carnage. Sausage sandwiches on the day will be supplied for GCAC and CCMAC members, however it is BYO aircraft. Look forward to seeing a good ... read more...

An international postal competition will be held using the Vic Smeed 1950 designed Tom Boy. Tom Boy competitions for internal combustion engines are held all over Australia but electric powered Tom Boys are inelligible to compete with them. This competition however allows both IC engined Tom Boys and electric powered Tom Boys to enter. Postal results must be submitted before 15 May 2009. All entries will receive a certificate. An o... read more...

CHRISTMAS PARTY GCAC will be holding it’s annual Christmas Party on Saturday the 13th of December. The day will consist of flying in the morning with a few novice competitions such as spot landing, balloon busting, and might even see if we can’t get a limbo going. This will be followed by a BBQ lunch and then a Secret Santa, where everyone who wishes to participate is asked to bring along a gift to the value of around $10 ... read more...

The next and last indoor indoor flying event for the year will be held at the Niagra Park Youth Centre on the afternoon of 20 Dec 2008. Please note that this date is changed from the original schedual so please correct your calanders. All members are welcome. Flying will be from 1300 to 1700 hrs with set up time 30 minutes before. Two courts ( Courts 1 and 2 ) will be available. Cost will be $5 for the afternoons flying. For t... read more...

There will be a General Meeting on Wednesday the 19th nov at Ourimbah RSL, in the Bellbird room at 7:30pm. Items on the agenda are GCAC annual airshow. All GCAC financial members are invited to attend this includes juniors and assoc members. read more...

The forum has now been given a "Bump" facility. This means that a new contribution to an older thread will automaticely move that thread to the top of the forums page. The new contribution will appear at the bottom of the thread in normal date/time numerical order. If you want to know the latest contribution just look at the top of the forums page. Thanks to Mitch for his ongoing work on the site. John read more...

Gcac has begun clearing a section of the "old strip" after getting the go ahead from State Forests. This will increase landing areas greatly, and since there are now a lot more larger aircraft flying from our field, should see for some more gradual appraoches instead of having to drop them in over the thicket. Anyways here are some pics of the dozer clearing the way. read more...

The next Indoor Flying event will beheld at the Niagra Park Youth Centre on Wednesday 08 Oct 2008. Times will be from 1700 to 2000 hrs with set up time 30 minutes before. Courts 1 and 2 are available. Cost will be $5 for the evenings flying. For those members who have not as yet paid the annual subscription to the Youth Centre and insurance etc, an additional $5 will be required. Applications for the Youth Centre will be availab... read more...

The next indoor flying event will be held at the Niagra Park Youth Centre on Saturday 15 Nov 08. All members are welcome. Flying will be from 1300 to 1700 hrs with set up time 30 minutes before. Two courts are available. Cost will be $5 for the afternoons flying. For those members who have not as yet paid the annual subscription to the Youth Centre and insurance etc, an additional $5 will be required. Applications for the Youth Ce... read more...

The Niagra Park Youth Centre has kindly made available the following days for GCAC Indoor Flying. Please mark it in your diary. Date Time Courts Remarks 1 27 Sep 08 1300 to 1700 hrs 1 & 2 See details below 2. 08 Oct 08 1700 to 2000 hrs 1 & 2 3. 15 Nov 08 1300 to 1700 hrs ... read more...

The next Indoor Flying event will beheld at the Niagra Park Youth Centre on 27 Sep 2008 Times will be from 1300 to 1700 hrs with set up time 30 minutes before. Courts 1 and 2 are available. Cost will be $5 annual subscription to the Youth Centre and insurance etc, and $5 for the afternoons flying. Applications for the Youth Centre will be available on the day and must be completed before individual flying commences. Normal for... read more...

For all Gosford City Aeromodellers Club members, be advised the 2008 Annual General Meeting will be held at the meeting rooms of the Ourimbah-Lisarow RSL Club, Pacific Highway, Ourimbah. The meeting will be started at 7:30PM, and to vote you MUST be a financial member of the 2008/09 year. Memberships will be accepted on the night up to 7:00PM, so if you intend on renewing or joining on the night, please rock up early. regards, ... read more...

At the conclusion of this month (June 2008), the GosfordCityAeroModellers.com server will be changing its internet service provider. This means that some maintenance will be undertaken and may result in some downtime for the site, we will of course attempt to keep the downtime to a minimum however is possible that it may extend to a number of days. We appologise in advance for any inconvenience. read more...

Tom Linwood Central Coast boy with the world in his sights In just over a month’s time Tom Linwood will board a Qantas 747 en route to Landres, France to compete in the World F2D (combat) championships. Tom will arrive in France on the 23rd July, sporting two model boxes, each containing 7 F2D models. He will fly a world cup F2D competition before the actual World Championships. Flying in a world cup competition in Europ... read more...

Hi Everyone The GCAC Committee would like to invite the Maitland, Newcastle Rebel, Central Coast (Lake Munmorah), Wybung Soarers, Valley Radio Flyers (Tacoma), Illawarra and of course the Gosford Club Members, to the Gosford club field for a fly and swap meet. · Bring your un-wanted Treasures and make some extra $$$$$$ · General flying - MAAA Registered Pilots ONLY · Fly your Scale War Birds, Helicopters, Aerobatic, Electr... read more...

There is another Indoor event coming up on the Saturday Arvo........ 24th May 08, please come along and enjoy the evening. There is 2 Full size basketball courts side by side available and the time is from 1pm to 6pm. The Cost of the evening for Flyers is $5 for Youth Club Members and $10 for Non Youth Club members (inc $5 Joining Fee for the youth Club) I have asked Wright Flight Hobbies (West Gosford) to bring some of there ele... read more...

The Gosford City Aeromodellers Club Members, would like to thank the Community of Central Coast, Newcastle and Sydney for their support and attendance to our Model Airshow on Saturday 12th April 2008. The day was a huge success and we are please to announce that we will be having the 2009 event this time next year. The GCAC Airshow 2009 Committee is planning to have an even better and more action packed show next year. Both t... read more...

Hi Everyone After members working up at the field during the last 2 weeks mowing the main strips, whipper snippering the surrounding areas, and after 2 Saturday working bees, 4kg of bacon 48 eggs 60 bread rolls 30 sausages, onions, Coffee and juice…… we have a club field we can all be proud of, with a HUGE new shelter. Today we had some of the members fantastic planes that will be shown during the Airshow and the December rain in 0... read more...

Well, what can I say, the drive out west is well worth the end result. Admittedly as the days went on the wind picked up, but at no time did any of that prevent us from having fun. The only flyers that came along was Paul, Matt, and myself. For Paul and matt in particular this was the first water event they had ventured too and yes, they've also been bitten by the bug, and will be attempting to make it to future float fly's. Although... read more...

There is another Indoor event coming up on the Wednesday Night of 23th April 08, please come along and enjoy the evening. There is 2 Full size basketball courts side by side available and the time is from 6pm to 9pm. The Cost of the evening for Flyers is $5 for Youth Club Members and $10 for Non Youth Club members (inc $5 Joining Fee for the youth Club) I have asked Wright Flight Hobbies (West Gosford) to bring some of there elect... read more...

Hi Everyone The GCAC Committee would like to invite the Maitland, Newcastle Rebel, Central Coast (Lake Munmorah), Wybung Soarers, Valley Radio Flyers (Tacoma), Illawarra and of course the Gosford Club Members, to the Gosford club field for a fly and swap meet. · Bring your un-wanted Treasures and make some extra $$$$$$ · General flying - MAAA Registered Pilots ONLY · Fly your Scale War Birds, Helicopters, Aerobatic, Electr... read more...

Hi Everyone The GCAC Committee would like to advise we are currently starting to organise: We will be conducting workshops to help everyone prepare for the experience's - Slope Soaring Fly. - Float Flying, N/W of Newcastle - Scale Day for GCAC Members Only - Bring a Trainer Day for GCAC Members only Dates: TBA Time': TBA Locations: TBA If you would like further information or help organise any of the above events please ... read more...

Hi Everyone The GCAC Committee would like to advise we are currently starting to organise a Float Fly N/W of Newcastle in Spring 08. We will be conducting workshops through the winter to help everyone prepare for the experience. Date: TBA Time: TBA Location: TBA Further information please contact: Shane goneflying@exemail.com.au read more...

Everybody is welcome to come for a fly off water at Lake Burrendong, about half hour outside of Wellington. It's looking like there will be plenty of water for us, and I can gaurantee you will be impressed with the area we fly from. Once you've been there you will always try to make the events from there on in. Accomodation is either camping on site, or staying in the caravan park cabins. There is a small entry fee into the Lake's pr... read more...

Committee Positions for Coordinating - Gosford City Annual Model Air Show 2008 "The Air show is including the Try and Fly a model aircraft" There will be a meeting for the below committee members, and club members on: Date/Time: Saturday Morning 29/3/08 @ 9am (This Saturday) to discuss about the event. Location: It will be at the Airfield Agenda for Saturday 29/3/08 As the weather is not looking good for the weekend, I would... read more...

Attention Club Members The GCAC Committee would like your input and help with the Try and Fly day. There will be a initial meeting to organise a Try and Fly Committee at the flying field this Saturday at 9am 12/1/08 to start the ball rolling. We will like to call on all members to help in some way. Anyone that would like to help please come along, it’s a great way to make new friends within the club, and it will be a fant... read more...

Gosford City Aeromodellers Club's Annual Model Air Show / Try and Fly day, will be held on 12th April 2008 From 9AM, everyone is invited to come along, check out the huge display of static aircraft, watch some flying, and have a go while you're at it. All the aircraft that are there for trying, are flown by very experienced instructors to help settle the nerves about trashing someones pride and joy. Trainers are of the easiest plane... read more...

Hi Everyone The GCAC Committee would like to invited all the Gosford and Lake Munmorah Club Members and there families, to the Gosford club field for a BBQ, fly and swap meet, BYO snags/meat and drinks The Committee will also be planting a tree at the field (OAK or Christmas Bush) in Dereks Smythes memory. Date: TBA Time: TBA Further information please contact: Shane, goneflying@exemail.com.au read more...

There is another Indoor day coming up on the 5th of jan, please come along and enjoy the day. There is 4 Full size basketball courts side by side available and the time is from 9am to 1pm which will be followed by a GCAC General Club Meeting The Cost of the morning for Flyers is $10 for Youth Club Members and $15 for Non Youth Club members (inc $5 Joining Fee for the youth Club) This Event is a MAAA approved event so MAAA affilate... read more...

Congratulations go out to Ian Drummond, the proud winner of the GCAC Monster Raffle. Ian, from Narara is already familiarising himself with our club, as a new control line flyer. He has constructed a couple of aircraft and is keen to take up the hobby. Hopefully we will be seeing Ian around the pits a little more often once the silly season is over. As a matter of interest, the raffle raised over $500 to contribute to the careflight ... read more...

The Try and Fly set out for this coming weekend (december 8) has been cancelled due to a weather forcast of poor weather sorry for any inconveniences the committee. read more...

Ever wanted to get into flying RC aircraft, just haven't had the oppertunity you need, well here is your chance. Local Businesses, Casey's toys and Hobbies has donated the World Models Super Frontier, and theSanwa VG series 4 channel radio. Centrqal Coast Model Supplies have donted the OS 25 LA engine. Tickets come in at only $2 each and are available at either store or at the field. The lucky winner of this will be drawn at 3 pm du... read more...

Well here we go again, hopefully this time round the weather will be more suitable for us. See the Try and Fly link earlier in the events page from the previous time, to find out more info about what kind of things are involved on the day. This time we will be holding it on a saturday, and we are hoping for a good turn out as all the proceeds are still being donated to Careflight. Up for raffle is a Brand new Plane and Radio Contr... read more...

Unfortunatey this weekends Try and Fly has been postponed, due to the weather being less than favourable. Although the skies are supposed to be clearing by sunday, we still have a very wet field, it was inspected yesterday, and was very soft and puddles everywhere. The committee will be organising an emergency meeting to decide when will be the best time to put the Try and Fly off to. The money for careflight will still be handed ov... read more...

Sunday the 14th of October Proved to be a great day weather wise, however, a small group of GCAC members were helping the club out by assisting the BBQ that we had the opportunity to have at Bunnings West Gosford. Just about everyone who put their name down on the roster still had time for a fly that day as only 1 hour was requested from all helpers, though there were a few who put in a couple of hours due to a limited number of help... read more...

The functionality to be able to add strip reviews has now been put online for all our members. To add a strip review, login, then go to the strip review page and click on add review. The most current strip review will also appear on the home page for a quick reference for members and visitors who are interested in popping up to the field. Be sure to add a strip review soon after visiting the field to keep other members in the know ab... read more...

The indoor flying event held on 11 August, was yet another success from Gosford City Aeromodellers. Although not as many pilots showed up this time (probably still repairing from last time), we still put on a great show and had a great time. A fair few people walking by pulled up for a while to sit back and watch our pilots, while they made thier flying contraptions perform manuevers and just plain look good flying around. As per usu... read more...

November 11, will be celebrated by Gosford City Aeromodellers Club, with our annual Come and Try day. This year, as with last year, it falls on Armistice day and at 11AM there will be a minutes silence to remember. This will be followed with a warbirds fly past of some of the members brilliant wartime aircraft. This year, Gosford City Aeromodellers Club, has decided to assist in supporting the community, and will be donating all proc... read more...

Sunday 21st of October will see us hosting an indoor flying morning at the Central Coast Youth Club, 16 Washington Ave. Niagara Park (directly behind Niagara Park Shopping Centre) from 9am. This is an MAAA approved event and everyone is welcome to come along. Other clubs will be invited to come along and join in on the festivities at this upcoming event. As you can see by the last one held there was a pretty good turn out. How b... read more...

The new site for the club is currently under construction with bits and pieces of functionality being developed along the way. read more...