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Hood User Group (HUG) Annual General Meeting – 15th March 2010 – 7:00PM at the Aero Club. Here is a chance to come along and make a difference to the running/outcomes of our aerodrome. Over the last 12 months, the HUG has been working with the Council to make improvements to our aerodrome. The aerodrome is owned by the people of Masterton District and managed by the Masterton District Council. While some things take longer than we would like to happen, the HUG have managed to improve conditions in a number of areas – come along to the AGM and find out what has happened over the last 12 months, what is in the pipeline, and how you can have an input into some of these decisions – all folk interested in the well-being and future direction of Hood are welcome to come along to the AGM – see you there.
Hood to be connected to town sewer and water systems – The growing value of Hood Aerodrome has been underlined with the decision made by Masterton District Council this week to immediately begin work to hook it up to the town’s sewer and water networks. Mayor Garry Daniell said Masterton had benefitted ‘tremendously’ from the new air service and events at Hood and the time was right to include water and sewer upgrades for the aerodrome in the Council’s already busy work programme.
“We’ve got the airport out there and a hope for more flights and destinations, we’ve got regular events bringing people and money to the economy so it’s time we gave the aerodrome and its users a connection to the infrastructure networks the rest of the town already enjoys,” Mr Daniell said. “There is also a real necessity to enable the current buildings to have water for potential fire fighting and sprinkler application beyond the domestic use of water and sewer,” Mr Daniell said.
Vintage and commercial aircraft are stored in hangars at the aerodrome and these needed to be better protected. Good water supply and hydrants would afford better protection than what was there now, he added.
One of the latest additions to The Vintage Aviators’ fleet of WWI aircraft; the Albatros DVa.
The OSRC’s P40 finishes a flight as the sun starts to set.
