Royal Aeronautical Society - New Zealand Division

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CPD

(Continuing Professional Development)

On-line ZOOM meetings the
last Thursday each month Feb-Nov and Thurs 20 Dec 2018, 1600-1700.

NEXT MEETING:

Thurs 29 November 2018
1000 - 1100 hours

Learn how to

JOIN THE MEETING

Thanks to our speakers this month:

Sqn Ldr Dean Bishop, RNZAF, on T56 turboprop 2^nd stage compressor wheel risk mgmt plan.
First time use by NZDF of the civil EASA risk acceptance criteria for Part 25 aircraft.

and

Charlie Morris of CAA speaks on the recent ASTM F37 conference in the US.
F37 is the consensus standard for Light Sport Aircraft, a rapidly growing GA area in NZ

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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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Sixth 2018 CPD meeting was

Thurs 25 October 2018
1000 - 1100 hours

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Chris Calvert (ex-RNZAF) on disposal of a retired naval vessel.
His knowledge will benefit those of us at the creation end.

and

Des Ashton as incoming Chair on his vision for the RAeS NZ Division.
His background is A4 Pilot and Engineer to Civil aircraft maintenance, Dep Dir Acquisitions MoD.
Also time for questions / suggestions on how RAeS can continue to flourish in NZ.

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Fifth 2018 CPD meeting was

Thurs 27 September 2018

1000 - 1100 hours

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An Engineering focus this month from:

Rowan Jamieson (RNZAF) who will give us a 10-15 min brief on the .
RNZAF Anechoic (Shielded) Chamber and work on Portable Electronic Device testing :
and
James Pointon (DTA) who is going to share his research on:
UAS integration within New Zealand controlled airspace.

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Fourth 2018 CPD meeting was

Thurs 30 August 2018

1000 - 1045 hours

A bit more of an engineering focus this month:

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
Murray McGregor - Flight Structures
Fatigue monitoring of the Agricultural 750 XL

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Third 2018 CPD meeting was
Thurs 26 July 2018
1000 - 1100 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