Temora Aviation Flying Weekend - August 2006

The Temora Aviation Museum Flying Weekend held in August 06 was deemed to be the 'best ever'. Record crowds were on hand to witness some spectacular displays by RAAF 77 SQDN F18 Hornets under perfect blue skies. The Museums usual line up of jet and piston warbirds also looked terrific. Skyfuel was on hand with two tankers to serve Jet A-1+ FSII. Temora's flying weekends are a must see for any aviation enthusiast and you can find more at www.aviationmuseum.com.au. Skyfuel would like to thank Brian Pendlebury who volunteered his time to assist with the refuelling effort.

"Another Team Member joins the Squad"

Congratulations to Kym and Clive Memmott ( Shift Operations manager ) Skyfuel on the birth of their first child Noah Memmott, Feb 06. Clive was seen recently purchasing a Wallaby jersey for his new son - a sign of things to come!

Right:: Future'Wallaby' Noah Memmott joins the world Feb 06. Congratulations to Mum and Dad , Kym and Clive Memmott

Skyfuel now at Taree
In December Skyfuel became the Shell Jet fuel distributor at Taree NSW. We have been lucky to retain the services of Paul Weaver who has been refuelling at Taree for the past ten years. Paul prides himself on his customer service and 24 hour availability. If you need jet fuel on the NSW mid coast please drop in and see Paul. His number is 0407 290 925 and he is available 24/7. One hour notice is usually required and a small call out fee may be applied after business hours – check with Paul for details.

Right: Service with a smile at Taree - Paul on the job

Another successful Fire Season
Skyfuel has been operating a fleet of tankers in the ACT, NSW, Victoria and Tasmania this year. As the season winds down we would like to thank our prime customers, The NSW Rural Fire Service, National Parks, HeliAust and Sydney Helicopters for their ongoing support. We would also like to thank our staff and contractors for another incident free year.

Clockwise from top right:

Another first - awaiting the ferry to Tasmania

Oh the rain! - the freightliner was parked up for a while this year!

On standby at Cessnock - ready to go!

Up close and personal - Rocky about to get serious

With 'Rocky' the Skycrane at Gosford

Skyfuel awarded Fire Contracts 2005/2006
 Skyfuel has been selected as the official fuel supplier to the Skycrane and Bell 212’s being imported this season for the NSW RFS. Our freightliner semi trailer will be supporting the Skycrane in conjunction with Sydney Helicopters at Granville. Our rigid tankers will be supporting the Wildcat B212’s (pictured) located at Bankstown, Canberra and Hobart in conjunction with HeliAust. Look out for our team at the next bushfire! 

Right: HeliAust/Wildcat B212 hovering at Bankstown


Another successful Bathurst under our belts
 Early October saw the running of the annual V8 Supercar 1000 at Mt Panorama. Again, Skyfuel was contracted to supply helicopter refuelling as well as supply the racing fuel for the supporting historic category. A great weekend was had by all and the pilots appreciated the rain shelter (and coffees) provided by the Skyfuel campervan.

Right: Glenn Seton goes for pole!

Media Helicopters of HeliAir did a great job getting the shots
Rob and Greg get a rare break at Mt Panorama
WPS EC130 at rest on the fuel pad
Skyfuel refuels VP Day – Canberra
 In August we travelled to Canberra to refuel the Victory in the Pacific Celebration organized by thr RAAF. A multitude of historic and current warbirds and helicopters took turns flying formation circuits around Lake Burley Griffin, in front of a veteran packed display line. A truly spectacular site for us and all involved – imagine a formation consisting of a P40 (lead a/c), Spitfire, Mustang, Meteor and an F18 blasting overhead at 500 ft. Hard to beat and probably never to be repeated. – you just had to be there!

Rob looks for the keys to the display Hornet!
The famous P51 of the RAAF Museum gets to ‘Go well Go Shell’
Rob MacPherson and Rob Mangan check out the Caribou at VP Day 2005
Skyfuel Launches new website - 20 July 2005
 Today Syfuel launched their first website. We have all the company information you need to know - about us and what we do and how to get a Australian-Wide Carnet Card. Our gallery is a collection of photos that we have collected over the years. We will continue to add to it so keep a look out for new photos.
Skyfuel visits Temora Aviation Museum - 2005
Skyfuel recently supported the Temora Avaition Museum. We have some great photos from the visit - see our gallery under 'Warbirds'.

 


Skyfuel Australia Pty Ltd
PO Box 6 The Oaks NSW 2570
Telephone: 02 4657 1255 Fax: 02 4657 2142
Email: skyfuel@ozemail.com.au