Programme of Events 2017

Programme of Events 2017 updated 12Mar2018

At 2:00 pm on the second Wednesday of each month there will be a meeting, normally at the YMCA Hawker Centre (was the Hawker Sports and Social Club), Lower Ham Road, Kingston on Thames, Kingston,
KT2 5BH unless indicated otherwise.

There is a well stocked bar, and good inexpensive lunches and snacks are available. We hope members will avail themselves of these. There is plenty of free parking space.

2017 PROGRAMME
Wednesday 11 January	Social gathering with annual quiz - Chris Farara
Wednesday 8 February	F105 Thunderchief - Gp Capt Jock Heron
Wednesday 8 March	Aircrarft I have flown - Simon Hargreaves
Wednesday 12 April	AGM
Wednesday 10 May	Sea Harier, Super Etendard and F-35B - Lt Cdr Ian Sloan
Wednesday 14 June	Summer Barbecue
Wednesday 12 July	48 years in a rotary dryer - Nick Kidd
Wednesday 9 August	Social with video
Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 September	Richmond Road Factory centenary exhibition at the Hawker Centre
Wednesday 13 September	Social with video
Wednesday 27 September	Summer visit - RNAS (Yeolvilton) airside
Wednesday 11 October	UAVs - Lambert Dopping-Hepenstal
Wednesday 8 November	Life with the Red Arrows - Mark Zanker
Wednesday 13 December	Xmas Lunch

Unless stated otherwise, meetings are at the Hawker Centre, Kingston - the old Sports & Social Club - and start at 2.00 pm.
    Lunch and drinks are available beforehand, tea and coffee afterwards, and there is a large, free car park.
    Simon Hargreaves was a RN Sea Harrier pilot, a Dunsfold and F-35B test pilot and deputy CTP at Warton
     Ian Sloan flew with the RN Historic Flight and with the Aeronavale flew the Super Etendard.

    Nick Kidd's background is predominantly rotary wing: 20 years Fleet Air Arm; pilot, instructor, examiner, test pilot, 10 years industry test pilot and chief pilot, 17 years The Queen's Helicopter Flight Chief Training Captain, 140 different types and marks of fixed and rotary wing, 13,000 hours flight time. His presentation of photos and video will cover the technical and operational aspects of those helicopter roles from 1969 to 2017.
    Lambert Dopping-Hepenstal was a Kingston systems engineer and is now Engineering Director, Systems and Strategy at Warton.
   Mark Zanker joined the RAF in 1981, and trained as a fast jet pilot, soon to fly the Harrier GR3. He is now a Captain flying the 747 freighter for Cathay Pacific.