PERMANENT REMOVAL OF AVIATION GAS
FACILITY AT
TAUMARUNUI AIRFIELD
Z
Energy has informed the Taumarunui Aero Club that it intends to remove their
Aviation Gas facility at Taumarunui TM airfield by the end of March 2013.
This
is the only Avgas facility on the airfield.
We
believe that if this happens, not only will the Taumarunui Aero Club and the
owners of private aircraft on the field be seriously affected, but General
Aviation as a whole will be compromised.
For a
large number of aircraft transiting the North Island, N to S and E to W,
Taumarunui Airfield is the only all weather alternate / emergency airfield.The Taumarunui Aero Club hosts many groups with aviation interests all of which use Avgas and require refueling before returning safely to their home bases. These include:
·
The NZ Tiger Moth Club
·
NZ Flying National and Regional
Competitions
·
The Air Safari
·
AOPA and Sportsflying NZ fly-ins
·
Warbirds NZ
·
Cross country training flights from New
Plymouth, Tauranga, Auckland, Palmerston North and Hamilton.
It is
our opinion that should the Avgas facility be removed, safe GA flying through
the Central North Island will be compromised.
We
need your assistance to prevent this from happening by either:
1. Writing
a letter to the CEO of Z Energy, outlining your concerns and any other comments
you may wish to make, or
2. Complete
and sign the attached support document with your comments and return it to us
to forward on.
The
CEO of Z Energy is Mike Bennetts, his address is:
Z Energy, 3 Queens Wharf Wellington, or
P.O.Box 2091, Wellington 6140, or email attention Mike Bennetts at general@z.co.nz .
Kevin Vile
Kevin Vile
President of the Taumarunui Aero Club
President of the Taumarunui Aero Club
KEEP THE AVGAS FUEL FACILITY
AT TAUMARUNUI AIRFIELD
WE THE UNDERSIGNED BELIEVE IT IS IN THE
INTEREST OF ALL GENERAL AVIATION IN NEW ZEALAND TO MAINTAIN AN AVGAS FACILITY
AT TAUMARUNUI (TM) AIRFIELD.
THE TM AIRFIELD IS THE LONGEST PUBLICLY
OWNED ALL WEATHER GRASS STRIP ON THE NORTH ISLAND (1280m), AND IS GEOGRAPHICALLY
SITUATED AT LEAST 25 NAUTICAL MILES FROM ANY OTHER GA AIRFIELD.
IT IS THERFORE AN IMPORTANT ALTERNATIVE
/ EMERGENCY LANDING AREA FOR THE CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND SUITABLE FOR MOST GA
AIRCRAFT AND ALL GA AIRCRAFT WHICH USE AVGAS.
REMOVING THE AVGAS FUEL FACILITY FROM TM
WILL COMPROMISE THE SAFETY OF GENERAL AVIATION FLIGHTS ACROSS THE NORTH ISLAND
OF NEW ZEALAND.
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If that well used, why is Z removing it.
ReplyDeleteCos its not making money.