South Australalian Pilots show the Baton Around their State

 

Thursday 9^th of April - Catherine Conway and Lucianne van Gelder flew with the Baton from Stonefield in Adelaides North West to Aldinga in a Glider. 

AWPA SA/NT President Barbara Parish, Lucianne van Gelder & Catherine Conway

 

On Saturday 11^th   Sheryllee Verstappen and Lucianne van Gelder  flew the Baton in an Evector Sportstar from Aldinga to the stunning  private air strip at Ante Chamber Bay, on Kangaroo Island

 

Lucianne and Sherylee get ready to depart Aldinga for KI

 

 

 

Ante Chamber Bay airstrip at KI, includes runway roaming sheep

Sunday 12^th Mary Trowbridge then flew the Baton from Aldinga to Rowland flat airstrip for the Barossa air show where the Baton was shared amongst AWPA SA branch members and on show for many a crowd photo opportunity.

 

 

Mary Trowbridge collects the Baton in Aldinga for her flight to the Barossa Airshow

 

 

Mary hands the Baton to Rachel who will fly it after the airshow to Parafield

 

 

AWPA SA/NT Members with the Baton at the Barossa Airshow

 

 

Rachel Loye and her instructor, then flew the Baton to Parafield in a C172

 
Rachel and her instructor preparing to fly to Parafield
 

'Clear right, Clear Centre, Clear Left'

Rachel doing her visual checks with the help of the Baton

Monday 13^th:  Barbara Parish and Beverley Roediger flew their C172 to Naracoorte and then onto Mount Gambier to hand over to the Victorian girls Faye Warren, Sioghan Murphey and Caroline Chamberlian who flew from Mt Gambier to Portland.

 

The SA Team hands over to Victorian team

 

Faye Warren and Barbara Parish

Faye and her ladies in Pink then flew the Baton onto Portland, Victoria

 

The Pink lady Pilots - Faye, Caroline and Sioghan