Porirua Air Cadets
PLTOFF Chris Asbery Report by Sgt Robinson:- On the 24 March, 41 Squadron had their Term 1 Superclash exercise, a night of flight vs flight challenges. First period, the cadet participated in a large-scale game of petanque followed by a game of Musical Fetch (without the music). All the cadets present participated and had a really good time … Read more
A number of cadets joined Pilot Officer Asbery to deploy and man the Squadron’s flight simulators at Te Rauperaha Arena in Porirua as part of the Festival of Elements celebration for Waitangi Day in order to complete the recruiting drive for the Squadron. Over the day the flight sims were kept busy with a constant … Read more
On Saturday 1st Feb as part of its recruitment drive, No. 41 Squadron deployed their flight simulators to North City mall in Porirua to give prospective new cadets a taste of flying. Of course any keen pilots who were between 13 and 15yrs old or Yr9+ at college were offered the opportunity to join the … Read more
Exercise Kiwi marks the end of year for No. 41 Squadron and is the only non-educationally focused and purely fun camp of the year. This year fellow ATC units from Wellington, Lower Hutt, Kapiti, Palmerston North and Sea Cadets from Porirua and Levin were all invited along too. A total of some 120 cadets and … Read more
On Saturday the 7th December, the end of year Tri-Corps ‘Final Parade’ took place at Ngatitoa Domain Hall. Here the cadets from No. 41 (City of Porirua) Squadron Air Training Corps, TS Taupo Sea Cadets and the City of Porirua Cadet Corps Unit gathered to parade in front of a number of VIP guest, including … Read more
On Sat 26th October and Sat 23rd Of Novemeber No. 41 Sqn attended the school fairs for recruiting at Paremata and Plimmerton Schools, taking along our flight simulators to raise some funds for the schools, give away a Radio Controlled Helicopter and talk to Yr 8 pupils to see if they would be keen to … Read more
At 6.30pm on Monday 24th June No. 41 Squadron will be holding a ‘New Recruits Night’ for all prospective new cadets and their parents. For any 13-15yr olds who would like to know more about the opportunities becoming an Air Cadet offers (including flying planes, helicopters and gliders plus shooting) come along to the TS … Read more
On the 12th April a group of No. 41 Sqn cadets and officers packed their rucsacs for the weekend and stayed at TS Taupo for the night, where we completed a kit check and a few other admin tasks. The following morning was misty and wet as we left TS Taupo in a variety of … Read more
Once again the 25th of April marked ANZAC Day and the Squadron turned out in force to mark the day at 4 parades around Porirua. Up early and at Porirua RSA by 5.20am, the 6am dawn parade was well attended and thankfully dry. The tri unit honour guard, complete with rifles, did a sterling job … Read more
Over the weekend of the 12th to 14th of April, a large proportion of the Squadron shipped over to Fernside in the Wairarapa for Basic Bushcraft. Here the Cadets set up camp and undertook a variety of bushcraft skill and outdoor survival training. Topics covered included safe river crossing, fire lighting and fire safety. Pictured: … Read more