Latest Updates
- Proposal to Update the Association's Constitution.
- April 2020 Newsletter is now available for download
- Winter Lunch cancelled due to COVID-19. Next event is the President's Fly-in.
- A rare opportunity to acquire the best of both worlds, an IFR Airtourer with all the extras to make it the ideal aerobatic aircraft.
Who Are We
The Airtourer Association is a group of enthusiasts for the Australian designed Airtourer Aircraft. A related but separate organisation is the Airtourer Co-operative which owns the intellectual property of the Airtourer design and is responsible for ongoing airworthiness. The Airtourer Co-operative has the support of the Airtourer Association and is included in the web site. Please explore our site and share our enthusiasm for a great little aeroplane.
Proposed Updates to the Association's Constitution
The current constitution has served the association well, however the underlying legislation was updated in 2009 and the committee believes it is appropriate to update the constitution to align with the current Act. The draft of the proposed constitution is based on the model rules which form part of the regulations. This ensures that it complies with the Act. Nevertheless, some changes are proposed by the committee to better serve the association's requirements. These changes all comply with the Act and are highlighted in red in the draft.
President's Fly-in at Echuca 16-18 October 2020
Taking advantage of daylight saving and hopefully stable weather a little latter in the year we have moved the event from the traditional September. The Echuca Aero Club will be our hosts for the weekend, including their famous Sunday roast lunch.
A programme will be posted closer to the event. Keep an eye on the website.
The Airtourer Association Convention for 2020 got underway on Friday 20th March in spite of increasing restrictions due to the Covid-19 virus. Updates on the activities will be posted here over the weekend, the following photos are from Friday at Parkes Aerodrome.
The Arrivals
The Airtourers, (and a couple of ring-ins), safely tied down as the setting sun throws a long shadow of the photographer.
The weather is very different from our last, unplanned, visit a year ago when five Airtourers diverted into Parkes on their way to Orange due to thunderstorms.
Did you know that apart from the Association Committee we also have an Events Committee?
This is a group of members who organise the events held during the year which is actually the main purpose of the Association as distinct from the Co-Op. Currently there are four members of this group being Mike Fisher, John Day, Gerry Pels and Andrew Clement. Until recently Neils Jensen was also part of group and now would be an appropriate time to thank him for many years of time and effort putting together some great trips away and particularly the innumerable times he took on the possibly less than desirable task of driving the bus that ferried us all to and from airports, meals and even a lap of Mt Panorama. A big thanks from all of the Membership.
