Porirua Air Cadets
Sunday the 26th August saw North City hold their Manzone event again, and No. 41 Squadron were invited back with our flight simulators to try and recruit some additional new cadets. In order to maximise the potential of the expected 20,000 attendees we also collected money for the Child Cancer Foundation, raising some $484 over … Read more
On Sunday 26th of August North City is hosting the Manzone event again – a celebration of all manly pursuits! At this event No. 41 Squadron will again set up our flight simulators, distribute leaflets and be available to answer any questions from prospective new recruits to the unit – both Male and Female! Additionally … Read more
Congratulations go to Jayven Timalea Liifano who won the radio controlled helicopter up for grabs at our recent recruitment drive at North City Shopping Mall. 9yr old Jayven attends Corrina School in Waitangirua, and although he is a little bit young to join the squadron just yet maybe in a couple of years he’ll join … Read more
On Saturday 4th August the Squadron turned out in force to man our flight simulators and hand out flyers to prospective new recruits at North City Shopping Centre. As well as distributing information flyers and answering questions from prospective new recruits (from our target age range 13-15yr olds) and their parents, the cadets manned the … Read more
No. 41 Squadron will be actively recruiting up to 20 new recruit cadets at the start of Term 3 2012. On Monday 13th August any interested potential new recruits can attend a New Recruits Evening at 6.30pm at TS Taupo and join the squadron. On either Saturday 1st or Sunday 2nd September there will be … Read more
Flight Sergeant Kendal Brown writes a report on the recent New Recruits day that occured on Sunday 26th Feb 2012 at the unit:- “After our major recruiting drive at the start of the year, No. 41 Squadron has a day at the unit dedicated solely to introducing the new cadets to the basic aspects of … Read more
OK, so we didn’t make the front page, but on Page 17 of the latest issue of the Kapi-Mana News the Squadron’s recruiting efforts were featured in a photo alongside an article that details Pilot Officer Asbery’s dual challenges:- 1) As recruitment officer, trying to get as many new faces as possible to come along … Read more
Congratulations to Cameron Barnes from Cannons Creek, who was the lucky winner of the Radio Controlled Helicopter prize on offer at the Squadron’s recruitment stall at the Festival of Elements celebration on Waitangi Day in Porirua. At 5yrs old Cameron is a little young to become a cadet at No. 41 Squadron just now, but … Read more
The Squadron’s recent recruitment drive at North City Shopping Centre has been captured in the Porirua City Life newspaper, with a front page photo and a page 3 article that explains the unit is currently recruiting, gives some details of what the Sqadron gets up to and gives the units contact details – hopefully this … Read more
Waitangi Day, Monday 6th February, saw the annual Festival of Elements return to Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua and this year the cadets turned out in force for another recruitment drive! Originally we planned a single flight simulator for the event, based on the space we’d been allocated, but on arrival to setup we were told by the organisers we … Read more