Royal Aeronautical Society - New Zealand Division

The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) is a learned society and the professional body for the aviation and aerospace industries offering Professional Membership to those working in aviation and aerospace.

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CPD

(Continuing Professional Development)

On-line ZOOM meetings:
NEXT MEETING:

Thurs 30 August 2018
1000 - 1045 hours

Learn how to

JOIN THE MEETING

A bit more of an Engineering focus this month with:

Simon Tait – Air NZ
From Nothing to Design Change in 60 seconds:

How to get a repair onto an aircraft quickly
[probably best that the CAA tunes-out for this one]

and

Flight Structures Ltd
- TBD speaker

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Key Points:

Briefs open to the entire NZ Aviation Technical Sector: NZDF, CAA, Air NZ, RAeS, AIRBUS, NMIT, DTA etc.

Two presenters, 15 min each (10 min presentation, 2-5 min questions) per session.

Presenters may elect to remain logged-in following the presentations to engage with personnel seeking additional interaction.

The presentations will not be recorded.

All presentations to be open source (UNCLAS).

For further information,
and log-in details

contact our Secretary in 'Contact Us'.

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PAST CPD MEETINGS

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Third 2018 CPD meeting was
Thurs 26 July 2018
1000 - 1045 hours

July's CPD focuses on aspects of both the old and the new:

Brendan Odell (CAA Airworthiness Inspector) will deliver a presentation on
the Management of Aging Aircraft
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Trent Fulcher (Airways NZ Innovation lead) will provide some insight into
the Future of Air Traffic Management

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Second 2018 CPD meeting was
Thurs 21 June 2018
1000 - 1045 hours

Two presentations from key players within the NZ Aviation Technical Space:

Sqn Ldr Paul Wright – RNZAF Officer Commanding Aeronautical Software and Avionic Systems:
Data Contracts and Trouble Shooting complex faults (NZ3618)
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Mr Gaetano Settineri – CAA:
Design and Certification challenges for Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace
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First 2018 CPD meeting was:
Thurs 17 May 2018
1000 - 1045 hours.
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Wg Cdr Graham Streatfield –
NZDF Future Force Development:
Visions of the Future
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Simon Williams - Spidertracks
Director of Product Innovation
Aerial Firefighting Innovations

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For further information,
contact our Secretary in 'Contact Us'.
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PAST NOTICES

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Read our
JEAN BATTEN MEMORIAL LECTURE 2017
delivered by
Brian Lockstone MRAeS, MILT
on 1 September, 2017
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See our fourteen

2017 AWARD WINNERS
and their citations
from our Symposium 2017
Awards Dinner and AGM
held
FRIDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2017
at
JAMES COOK HOTEL WELLINGTON

The subject:
WATCHING OUT FOR YOU

D. Jupp
Secretary, New Zealand Division

J. Macilree
President, New Zealand Division

2017-2018

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SYMPOSIUM 2017
including
AWARDS DINNER and AGM was held

FRIDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2017
at

JAMES COOK HOTEL WELLINGTON

click for
details, brochure and registration form

The subject:

WATCHING OUT FOR YOU

D. Jupp
Secretary, New Zealand Division

J. Macilree
President, New Zealand Division

2017-2018

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ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM 2016

Including the
AWARDS DINNER and AGM
WAS HELD

FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2016
at the
AMORA HOTEL WELLINGTON

The subject:

FRENCH AEROSPACE FOR NEW ZEALAND

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THE ROYAL AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY - SESQUI-CENTENNIAL (150th) ANNIVERSARY

CELEBRATION DINNER OF THE NEW ZEALAND DIVISION

WAS HELD ON

FRIDAY EVENING, 1 APRIL 2016 AT

GOVERNMENT HOUSE, WELLINGTON

BY INVITATION, and hosted by

Their Excellencies, the Governor General,

Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mataparae,

GNZM, QSO, and Lady Janine Mataparae.

Please read the Letter Of Invitation for details:

RAeS LONDON 150th Anniversary celebration information is at the following link:

http://www.aerosociety.com/News/Insight-Blog/3920/The-Royal-Aeronautical-Society-the-next-150-years

All Members are invited to apply to attend using either:

this macro-enabled WORD document in which you may enter your details by keyboard and email,

this Adobe pdf file of the same form to be completed, scanned and emailed

APPLICATIONS ARE TO BE RECEIVED AND PAID FOR BY FRIDAY 15 JANUARY, 2016.

THIS IS A SPECIAL EVENT FOR NZ DIVISION MEMBERS