Subjects:
- Going trans-ocean in a light sport airplane. Norfolk Island and return journey by Iain A. Anderson.
- Aerodynamic wind tunnel test of Anavia helicopter, by Thomas Philips.
WHERE: Air New Zealand Building, 185 Fanshawe Street, Victoria Park North, Auckland CBD.
– 6pm entry for 6:30pm start.
WHAT:
Thomas will be presenting his final-year engineering project as well as outlining the tasks he has been involved in with during his internship at ANAVIA.
Iain will be presenting on his recent flight to and from Norfolk Island, in particular on February 24th 2025 Iain flew a single engine Tecnam Sierra to Norfolk Island from Kerikeri; a trip that involved a year of preparation and planning. This included ferry tank fitting, getting permission to use satellite phone as an alternative to HF radio, new registration decals, survival gear purchase, international VFR flight planning, some testing and coming to terms with the Customs and Biosecurity requirements. Iain’s trip to Norfolk went well despite some bad weather. After a full day on the ground Iain flew back, talked to an airliner and buzzed by the Three Kings Islands. Iain’s talk will take you through the adventure describing what went well, and what didn’t and what might perhaps come next.
WHERE: Air New Zealand Building, 185 Fanshawe Street, Victoria Park North, Auckland CBD.
– 6pm entry for 6:30pm start
Thomas Phillips is a former Mechanical Engineering Student at Auckland University who is currently undergoing an internship at ANAVIA in Switzerland.
Iain A. Anderson is a Principal Investigator with the Auckland Bioengineering Institute’s Biomimetics Lab, at the University of Auckland (www.biomimeticslab.com ) and a co-founder of StretchSense Ltd.; a company that produces hand motion capture gloves for VR. His hobbies include underwater photography and flying: both power and gliding.
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