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  • Convention & AGM 2025

    Sunraysia (Wentworth & Mildura)

    16th - 18th May 2025

    More details soon.

     

  • Australian International Airshow

    Avalon

    25th - 30th March 2025

    The association will call for aircraft to exhibit and volunteers to staff the display soon.

  • Victorian End of Year Lunch

    The Drome Café,Tocumwal

    1st December 2024

    Anyone who can find their way to Tocumwal on the 1st December is invited to an Airtourer end-of-year lunch at the Drome Café. Mike Fisher has booked a table, and if you'd like to attend, please contact Mike (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) to lock in a seat at the table!!

Currently VH-COI

 Originally Serial Number 145 and built as a 115 by Victa, it was exported to NZ and registered as ZK-CZP. While originally thought to be a 115 there are some indications that it may have been a 100, i.e. the venturi as seen in this NZ photo.

ZK-CZP in New Zealand

After an accident in NZ it returned to the factory, which was now AESL, where it was rebuilt to Super 150 standard. Imported into Australia by Peter Coy it gained Australian registration VH-COI. Purchased in 1985 by the current owner.

old 537 COI red wedding

 Photo above: Taken at West Wyalong, NSW on the Sunday of the President's Fly-in 1986. The President was Sonny Rankin on the left of the photo. The owners had been married the day before in Sydney and a flight to the President's' Fly-in was the first stage of the Honeymoon. On taxiing in, the bride donned her veil and as the prop stopped the champagne cork popped!

 

537 COI Mt Cooroy
Above: COI with Mt Cooroy, Queensland, in the background.