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
A number of cadets from No. 41 Squadron got to fly from Paraparaumu airport on Saturday the 18th August. Cadet Hawinkels reports on his experience:- “On August the 18th I was one of the lucky 11 to participate in the latest flying event. This was my second time flying, having already flown once before meant … Read more
Sergeant Andie Thompson reports on the recent inbound International Air Cadet Exchange (“IACE”): I recently hosted an IACE exchange cadet through the IACE exchange programme. IACE stands for International Air Cadet Exchange. Cadets from all over the world are selected to tour another country for two weeks. I hosted a young American girl named Danielle … Read more
On Monday 13 August LAC Daniel Robinson and Cadet Sanket Balia were awarded their Shooting Competency Badges.
Below is the course photo for the Junior NCO Course attended by CPL Hohepa Haenga-Sutton and LACs Logan Cane and Daniel Robinson
W/O Kendall Brown’s report on his IACE trip to Belgium From the 15th July to the 3rd August I went on the International Air Cadet Exchange (IACE) programme with the Air Training Corps. I spent 2½ weeks in Belgium, along with another Cadet and Officer from the South Island, as well as Cadets from the … Read more
The Squadron went shooting on Saturday 11 August 2012 at the Royal Tiger Range in Newtown. The top six shots of the day were: – LAC David Drummond 83 – LAC Daniel Robinson 79 – CPL Kadin Fowler 78 – LAC David Drummond 76 – CPL Kadin Fowler 75 – W/O Alex Asbery and CPL … Read more
Cadet Sanket Balia reports on the shoot held on 29 July 2012: On the 29th of July 2012, several cadets turned up at the Royal Tiger Range at Newtown for Shooting. For all of us, this was our second time shooting. As I arrived at the Royal Tiger Range, I got assigned to help out … Read more
The following is the two reports from Squadron Leader Grant te Tau’s on his IACE trip to Canada. Part One: Bonjour, I am just half way though the trip now and the days are long but enjoyable. In the last few days I have been very much the tourist. I went to the Niagara Falls … Read more