September – 2011 Sat 10/9 (Improve your flying Bronze and Gold Wings / Maiden flight Day / BBQ brunch-----cancelled due to weather)Sat 17/9 (Electric Pylon Racing + BBQ)Sat 24/9 (Indoor Event 1pm to 5pm, briefing at 1pm) October - 2011 Sat 15/10 (GCAC Scale Fun Fly / Plane, Glider and Heli) + BBQ *postponed to 20/11*TBC Sat 22/10 (Warringah Club fly in and boot sale + Auction / BBQ) November-2011 Sunday 20/11 (In... read more...

The next General Meeting will be held on Saturday 29th October 2011, this meeting is to be conducted at Moss Field following a BBQ at 11am. Regards, Shane. read more...

Dear Members, This Saturday 22/10, the Warringah Radio Control Society will be visiting us for a Fun Fly / Boot Sale / BBQ and Auction of any left of gear you would like to sell The format for the day is Date: 22/10/11 Pits, Startup and flying area setup: 7am to 8:45am Pilot briefing: 8:45 to 9am Flying: 9am to All Day Boot Sale: All Day Auctioneer: From 1pm by Byron Simpson Event Director: GCAC Committee Helpers are req... read more...

On September 17, 2011 the Club held its first organized foamy pylon competition. The weather was ideal with mild conditions and a gentle breeze. The great conditions saw a total of 11 pilots step forward to compete. The format would be 3 rounds to be flown with a max. of 4 flyers in each heat. Flyers could drop their worst heat. Competition was close as the results showed. Equal first place was shared by Daniel Adams and Richard Bull... read more...

Sorry to inform everyone that due to poor weather conditions the planned bronze wing and flight improvement day along with the maiden flights day incorperated into it due for tomorrow 10/09/11 has been cancelled. read more...

Dear Members The Gosford City Aeromodellers Club is committed to providing members with opportunities to learn to fly, gain further skills and attain Bronze and Gold Wings proficiency awards. To promote this goal, the Club will arrange from time to time, Instructors and Gold Wings pilots to discuss and demonstrate requested manouvres and skills to interested members. For instance, many pilots have ongoing difficulties with ta... read more...

After a terrific response for membership renewals the Committee are pleased to advise we are now on the verge of surpassing last year's member numbers. There have been a small number of new full members and some Associate Memberships. At present our Club has 91 financial members. It is anticipated that within the next month we will hit the 100 mark.This is great news and demonstrates the support of members for the longevity... read more...

Members,You may or may not be aware the recently installed control line concrete pad was removed with authorisation from the Committee. The decision to carry out the removal was due to the incorrect location being used which contravened the previous agreed to conditions determined by the members and past and current Committee. The pad was laid 4.4m north and 2.5m west of actual centre of the mown circle outfield.As the request for th... 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 $3. Metal badge is $6. 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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...