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Rebel Flying Club History:
The 'Rebel Flying Club Inc. was conceived in late 1989 in a hotel in Metford when two current members, in the sops of schooners of black, mourned the lack of interest by existing local Clubs in sailplanes flying from their fields.
The birth of the Club took place some months later, when in March 1990, the eight original members, Tom Tobin, Darren Kinchington, Brian Kirkwood, Kim Scully, Kevin Ross, Chad Mez, Jack Merrick and Julius Varga met and formulated a name, basic constitution and future proposed direction for the Club.
The Club officially came of age when operations commenced on or, about the 1st July, 1990 and-by the end of twelve months had grown from the original eight members to a membership of about 20. This growth has continued over the years with current membership at about seventy members.
Whilst the original concept was to form a sailplane (glider), club for the Newcastle area, this soon turned to all aspects of radio controlled flying. Original members proved to be very talented and competitive right from the start as the very first visit to another club's fun fly day resulted in Rebel members taking out 1st 2nd and 3rd placing's. Understandably, the host club was not impressed, however the new Rebels were ecstatic. Similar success has continued-through the years and the Club can still boast a number of very talented members.
Of the eight members the club began with, four of those members are still current members, of the other four members. Two have passed away & two have taken on other interests.
Rebel Flying Club:Location: Ash Island, Hexham, Newcastle, Australia. Directions: To the right is a map to show you where our flying field is located. To get to our flying field you have to cross a bridge over to Ash Island, which is approx. 100m East (heading towards Newcastle) of the Mcdonalds turn off. Follow this road around to the right. Continue to the end, turn left, then continue down this road for approx. 300 to 400m and you will See our field on the right hand side. Club Rules: Download and read our rules. Meetings: Club meetings are held upstairs, at the Hexham Bowling Club on the second Friday of the month. To get to the Hexham Bowling Club pass the turn off to Ash island and continue along Maitland road (West) towards Maitland . The club is located 2 minutes past the turn off to Ash island. Disciplines: We currently have 73 members on the books, with varying interests in aeromodelling ranging from Free Flight, Old-timer, Gliding, Electric (growing exponentially), Scale and Sport Models. So far there has been no interest in Control Line Flying but we can provide an area if the need arises. Visitors to the Hunter region: I would recommend visitors to our club and the Hunter to look at Information Hunter and Hunter Tourism, for some information about our area. |
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Flying Information:
The Rebel Flying Club has qualified flying instructors, to teach new & potential members, how to fly their models without doing damage to their pride and joy (models that is). We also have 3 inspectors, to certify models over 7 kilograms (Kg's) for flight.
Flying times.
As of the 1st of July 2002 the following times came into force and must be strictly adhered to, or we risk having more restricted operating times imposed on us, or the total loss of the field to power models. The new times are as follows:
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Fridays: - 10 Am - 3 Pm
- Wednesdays: - 9 Am - 3 Pm
- Saturday & Sundays- 8-30 Am - 4-30 Pm
The above times are for Internal Combustion (IC) Models only. Gliders and Electric Models have no time restriction and may fly at any time during day light hours.
There is one final restriction. The field is closed to all IC models on the 3rd Sunday of each month. Find out why. This is not negotiable, and if you do fly on this Sunday. You will be expelled from the club, and we will loose our flying field. The table below details the dates of the 3rd Sunday of each month.
Kooragang Wetlands Rehabilitation Project Calendar. 
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January --th |
July 20th |
February --th |
August 17th |
March --th |
September 21st |
April 20th |
October 19th |
May 18th |
November 16th |
June 15th |
December NONE |
Club Membership / Fees.
Below is our membership application form and the club rules. I have made a version of the membership form. This PDF form can be opened or downloaded and filled out on your computer saving you the time of having to fill out the application form by pen. You will notice that there is a series of red boxes. Just click in each box and fill out the relevant details. Skip any that do not pertain to your application. You will also notice a series of check boxes on the right hand column. Select the correct membership type and affiliation. The check mark will move to your selection and no other will be selected. Also there is a drop box to select the year of registration.
- PDF application form.
- E-PDF application form. Fill it out on the computer, then print it out, sign it and send it. It is that easy!
- Club Rules.
2008 fees are as follows:
NSWFFS:
Senior:- $, Junior:- $
Visit NSWFFS.
MASNSW:
Senior:- $, Pensioner:- $, Junior:- $
There is a reduction to the MASNSW fees, if you wish to have the MASNSW newsletter sent to you by E-mail.
Email Senior:- $, Pensioner:- $, Junior:- $
Visit MASNSW.
Plus a once off fee of $5.00 for new members.
Current gliding weather report for the Newcastle region.
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