Get Involved!

FunFlight as a concept revolves around the involvement of local community to provide the infrastructure needed to successfully run a FunFlight event as well as individual volunteers to provide the actual FunFlight.

Organisations 

FunFlight 2008 aims to provide events in all of Australia's major cities as well as New Zealand and even South Africa. To do this, we need local organisations such as Aeroclubs, Lions, Rotary and others to take ownership of a local event to make it happen. FunFlight will provide all of the support needed to point these organisations in the right direction and take care of things like national media, sponsorship etc but ultimately we need your commitment to get each event off the ground.

The FunFlight 2007 event involved the Royal Victorian Aero Club and the Peninsula Aero Club. At Royal Vic the event commenced with aircraft arriving from around Australia and participants driving in from around the state. They organised items such as parking marshalling, a briefing room and accessories, tables and chairs and room for participants to register and then meet their pilots, liaison with Moorabbin Tower and the like.

After their flight around Port Phillip Bay, the 50-odd aircraft arrived at Tyabb airfield, home of Peninsula Aero Club. The PAC had organised everything required for an afternoon of entertainment for the kids, their families and the pilots. Everything from Unicom and ground marshalling, lunch for 200, static aircraft display, local dog club, an animal farm, jumping castles and a Pip Borman aerobatic display were put on by the club.

From last years event, hopefully you can see the type of organisations and commitment required to pull off a local event. Whilst Aero Clubs have obvious advantages, collaborations with outside organisations should also be successful.

So, what do we want from you? If you represent an organisation able and willing to assist with a FunFlight event in your part of the world then please click here to register your interest. FunFlight will endeavour to work with you and other interested organisations in your region to decide upon the general format of your FunFlight '08 event and then provide you with support whilst you work towards putting on your day.

Some examples of a day which might be successful could be:

Adelaide:

Flights from Parafield or further afield to Kangaroo Island followed by a bus trip to the beach to see the seals.

Sydney:

Congregate at Hoxton Park or Camden (or anywhere) for a flight up Victor 1 before returning for lunch/entertainment.

Perth:

Flights from Perth to say Bunbury followed by....?!

 

Brisbane.....Hobart.....Auckland......Christchurch.......... Johannesburg............ we leave it to your imagination to see what can be achieved.

Individuals

If you are able to contribute to FunFlight by volunteering your time, service or aircraft - please get involved! We are always on the lookout for both volunteers as well as groups who could benefit from a FunFlight.

If you have a suggestion for a FunFlight location, are involved with or know of an organisation that would be interested in organising a FunFlight event for their members or would just like to know more about FunFlight, just enter your details in our contact form or write to FunFlight in Melbourne.

FunFlight
29 Tyrone Street
South Yarra
Victoria 3141

(03) 9626 4244 or 0438 267467