Flight To Cowes And Wonthaggi

Saturday 20 December was a glorious day weather wise. A friend Yik came out with me to Moorabbin for a flight to Cowes (Philip Island) and Wonthaggi. I wanted to recap some VOR intercept work and had invited him to come along for his first flight in Australia.

YIK (IVAN YEONG)

ROYAL VIC AERO CLUB FLIGHT LINE

GETTING READY TO DEPART

We took off in our Warrior VH-BZE on Rwy 17R. Having tuned and identified CWS VOR, I dialed in 159 deg Magnetic on the CDI and tracked for Cowes.

LINING UP 17R

IFR EQUIPPED PA28 WITH GARMIN GNS430

Passing overhead the CWS VOR station 20 minutes later I turned our plane on an outbound track of 072 deg Magnetic to the WON station. WON was only 19 NM away and so soon enough I tuned to its station and made an inbound track of072. Having passed overhead WON station I turned us to 308 deg outbound and headed back to YMMB Moorabbin.

Yik had control of the plane for a while when were on cruise. He felt a little dizzy when we flew towards the WON ground station as the wind over the terrain caused slight turbulence. Other than that he enjoyed the flight.

PHILIP ISLAND

THE COWES GROUND STATION IS SITUATED ADJACENT TO THIS GRAN PRIX BIKE TRACK ON PHILIP ISLAND

LANDING

It was a good day. I got my fix.

Jack's Wedding to Mai

My nephew Jack got married on 6 Dec 2008. Proud parents Lee and Irene were obviously very happy that their youngest son is now married. They can now plan for their big trips overseas next year (China is on the horizon) and a closure to their years of planning for their sons' "coming of age". The Chinese have a belief that one is only an adult when one is married. I am sure the parents will also look forward to another grand child in the making, hopefully this comes sooner than later.

Night Before The Wedding (Mot A Stag's Night!)

Son And Dad

The big day was naturally hectic for the bride and groom. They took it well in their strides, though.

There were lots of activities going on..... sending of gifts to the in-laws, paying respects to the elders, tea ceremonies, , taking wedding pictures and the big wedding dinner.

Bearing Gifts

Bride and Groom

The In-Laws (And Out Laws)

Jack's Family & Extended Family
Front Row: Kevin Lam, Grand Ma, Grand Pa, Cheryl Lam, Kim, Kim's son, Ivan
Back Row: David Lam, Pat Lam, SM, Mom - Irene, Bride, Groom, Dad - CY Lee, Sin, Me, Stewart with Son Mathew, Wife Iris

Tea Ceremony
Wedding Dinner (Grand Parents)

All is well towards the end and the newly weds could now look forward to their honeymoon to Sydney. The Wedding dinner was held at Eastern Palace Chinese Restaurant