Advice to all Members and Visitors In view of the current crisis taking hold across Australia, the Board held an extraordinary meeting this morning (in the carpark!) and decided to take the following steps – 1. All Club events are postponed until further notice (including the Flyaway proposed for the end of April). 2. The Clubhouse will not be rented out and no meetings will be held on the premises until further notice. 3. The Clubhouse will be closed to […]
The 80th Birthday of the Bathurst Aero Club prompted Jerry Trevor-Jones to break open the club scrapbooks and compile the history of the club into a book which is now available for purchase. As with his previous books, Jerry has donated the production costs of the book, so all proceeds of sales will go towards […]
A great crowd attended our 2019 Annual Dinner and Awards night on 2nd November 2019 at the Club House. A congratulations to the following members presented with Bathurst Aeroclub Awards on the night: Pilot of the Year – Trevor Hill Flying Achievement Award – Michelle O’Hare and Michael Antolovich Presiden’ts Award – Wayne Fisher for […]
The club would love to share with you an essay by Clarrie Beckingham outlining his experiences as a General Aviation Private Pilot from 1972-98. Many of our members will recognise and remember the stories, people and aircraft Clarrie talks about. Acknowledgement: The review of this section on Weekend Warrior by Mr. Jerry Trevor – Jones […]
After 60 years in the local aviation industry, Jeremy ‘Jerry’ Trevor-Jones has received an Order of Australia Medal [OAM] for his outstanding dedication towards the growth of aviation in Bathurst. Jerry was was humbled, shocked and a bit embarrassed to be included on the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours list, with no idea that such recognition […]
