Phoenix
Aero Club is a friendly,
socially based Aero Club previously located at Hoxton
Park Airport (YHOX) in western Sydney, Australia.
Following the closure of Hoxton Park on 15 December
2008, we are now located at Camden
Airport (YSCN),
located 60 km south west of Sydney. Until our new
premises at Camden are completed, we are operating
from
temporary premises in the Reg. Thompson Hut at
Camden, kindly provided by Scouts
Australia - Air Activities Centre.
Telephone
contacts are unchanged + new Mobile No is 0466
456167
Camden
Clubhouse Model Photos - NEW
Phoenix
Aero Club has been teaching pilots to fly since
1977. Whether you want an airline career, or to learn
to fly professionally or as a hobby, Phoenix Aero Club
has experienced instructors, aircraft fleet and facilities
for you.
The
thrill of your first solo flight may be just hours away!!
We
operate a Flying School catering for those
seeking pilot licences and endorsements from ab-initio
to Private and Commercial Pilot Licence level (including
Night VFR). Our Instructors are highly experienced and
as a Club we exist for the benefit of members.
Club Members
can hire aircraft (including overnight
hire) and participate in the many
social events throughout the year, including bi-monthly
fly-aways and proficiency competitions. The clubhouse
provides social and study facilities and offers online
access for CASA examinations.
Are
you concerned with the ever increasing cost of flying? -
We are!!
Phoenix Aero Club is a not-for-profit club and we keep our flying
costs as low as possible. Ground Instruction is FREE and
our aircraft are well
maintained.
Membership
Enquiries welcome.
EVENTS:
2009
Fly-Away Programme - TBA
NEWS:
Hoxton
Park Airport CLOSED on 15 December 2008
At
exactly 1700 hrs EDST, security guards moved onto the runway
and painted "Aerodrome Unserviceable" crosses
on the tarmac.
Early
the next morning, in an extraordinary act of senseless destruction,
bulldozers arrived and commenced furrowing of the runway
surface. We are not aware that the new owners have found
a buyer or alternative use for the airport land.
Bankstown
and Camden are now overloaded. A mid-air collision with
fatal results occurred at the Bankstown 2RN reporting point
on
18 December 2008.
MAJOR
Safety Issue - There is NO North-South Runway available
to GA in the
Sydney Basin
Protest
NOW to your Federal Member
of Parliament
Sydney
Morning Herald articles 4 March 2006:
"Airport
sell-offs labelled a disaster"
"The
developers who strafed the low flyers"
Sydney
Morning Herald Editorial 6 March 2006:
"A
mix-up at the airport"
Australian
article 18 April 2008
