Update JOTA/JOTI 2013

Our Group Scouter has over this past weekend installed and tested IRC (Internet Relay Chat) and "TeamSpeak" (suggested programs from JOTI site). During testing of the software he had contact with other Scout/Guide users of the software in Netherlands, India, UK and Alaska.

Our Flights (Patrols) may try using these programs during this JOTA/JOTI event.

JOTA/JOTI 2013

Our Flight Leaders at a meeting of their Court-of-Honour have confirmed that their Flights will participate in this years Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) / Jamboree On The Internet (JOTI) Worldwide event.  This will be the third year that the Group (now call a Squadron) has participated.

Each Flight Leader has their own HamSphere call-sign and the HamSphere software emulates a virtual Ham Radio however is based on Internet connectivity.

The Flight Leaders and their Flights members will try to talk to other Scout Groups in South Africa as well as around the World who may also be using the HamSphere software.

Being Internet based, this activity is considered as been JOTI related.

Special  QSL  (Confirmation of Contact) cards have been prepared for this event.

 

The Flight Leaders and the members are looking forward to contacting you or you contacting them.

Our call signs are 44HS250 (Spitfire) ; 44HS277 (Mirage) ; 44HS278 (Tomcat) and 44HS279 (Sabre).

Scouts visit Rand Airport Air Show

It was an enjoyable day for some of the Harmelia Gardens Air Scouts as they could see various aircraft in action at the Rand Airport Airshow.

Aerobatic displays were done by both the Silver Falcons Air Force Squadron and the Harvards.

During the airshow a Mustang took to the sky and the pilot put the aircraft through a very impressive warbird display of action.

There were also various aircraft on “static” display.

Thanks to those who attended.

"Meal on Wheels" event

Harmelia Gardens Scout Group held a "Meal on Wheels" event on Saturday 7th September in the neighbourhood of our Scout Hall.

Patrols hiked from base to base and were given the next required ingredient for the meal after completing a base activity. There were a total of 8 bases.

The wheels were a garden wheel-barrow, the meal was a "chicken potjie" and cooking medium was a lit fire.

The evening closed with a campfire.

The event was enjoyed by all and special thanks to all who participated. Also to the parents who attended and had the opportunity of tasting a meal.

Preparation was done on Friday night.

Mirage Flight earn 4th Place in District Boot Hike

Congratulations to Mirage Flight for earning 4th Place in the North Rand District Boot Hike.

The Boot Hike took place at Tswaing Meteorite Crater located about 40km northwest of Pretoria. It is a 1 946ha conservation area that is home to a meteorite impact crate and surrounding wetland.

On 20 July 2013, this area was overrun by Aliens known as skitters. Scattered groups of humans banded together to fight a guerrilla war against the invaders, but the fight has not gone well.

A command ship had crashed and Scout Patrols / Flights from various Scout Groups from the North Rand Scout District were asked to investigate the crashed ship and retrieve vital information that could aid Earth in defeating the alien invaders.

Tswaing Crater, Soshanguve, Pretoria. Photo courtesy Paul Jacobson

Well done to Mirage Flight.

NOTAM : Do you remember this event ?

Today marks the date on which Apollo 11 was launched into space carrying Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins for man's first lunar landing.
Above graphics courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NASA_Armstrong_1969_scout.png

For more detail regarding the Apollo program please view detail on following website.
http://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/topics/apollo/as11/a11sum.htm

NOTAM : Forth Coming Air Show

NOTAM detail

An Air Show celebrating "40 years of Aviation Passion" by the South African Air Force will be held at the Air Force Base Zwartkops on 11 May 2013.

Please see advert below for more details.