The Club will be holding its annual Easter Camp at Raywood, home of the Bendigo Gliding Club. Raywood is 185km north of Melbourne via the Calder Fwy, and about 30km north of Bendigo, being north of the ranges the site receives better weather.
We plan on taking a tug, and a number of gliders depending on attendance.
This is a good opportunity to get in some cross country flying. Depending on the weather, we plan to set daily tasks for group flying/mutual flights in the two seaters.
For those who don’t fly, there are the following attractions in Bendigo:
· Bendigo Mine.
· Golden Dragon Museum
· Bendigo walking tours.
· Art gallery and studios.
· And much more.
Meet time: 10:00am at the BGC club house for;
· Glider allocations
· Daily briefing.
· Tasks.
· Deciding where we’re going to eat for dinner.
Launch: 11:30 onwards, earlier flights are possible.
Aircraft: Club aircraft and Private.
Pilot experience / competency: min. B-certificate (highly recommended to have out-landing training completed)
Event type: Cross country flying.
Environment: Cross Country flying.
Launching: MGC & BGC tugs.
Site information: YRYW - Briefing notes.
Costs:
Camp costs around $80, which covers transport of the tug and gliders.
Airfield usage fee of $15 / day for private gliders.
Meals: Combination of:
· Raywood Hotel.
· Local BBQ.
· The Old Boundary Hotel (Bendigo)
· Brougham Arms Hotel. (Bendigo)
· The Social. (Bendigo)
Nearest shops are in Bendigo 20 min away.
Accommodation:
On site camping available, $15 per night.
There is limited accommodation at Raywood but plenty at Bendigo.
Camp Planning:
We will have a planning meeting for the Raywood Easter Camp on March 25th at 7:30 PM. This will ensure we ate able to get the required assets to and from Raywood and that everyone is on the same page.
The meeting URL: Jitsi Meeting URL
Queries: Please contact Mark Hunt on Mob: 0402 475 485 or mhunt9428@gmail.com
Please use the online registration button to express your interest in the camp and provide your details for planning in the 'MGC Glider Bookings spreadsheet' in the 'Club_Camp_Planning' tab.
We look forward to seeing you at Raywood!
