Thank you to the members that turned out for the working bee.  We got a lot done.

• Finally connected travelling irrigator to riser (nearest tanks) and tested. It worked well and correctly shut down after it reached the end of its travel. We think we can cover the full length of the runway in two sections.  Will need to build some kind of reel for the long (and heavy) hose to make more manageable.
• Repaired flattened (by wind) pilot box and affixed more star stakes to prevent reoccurrence
• Pulled off damaged bunting from pilot boxes (to be replaced with chicken wire which will be more resilient)
• Connected bore water to the container (fed by pump attached to middle main tank) so that there is an external tap
• Assessed leaking portaloo (the flush water). Needs more attention.
• A lot  of mowing (runway, pits, near pond)
• Whipper snipping, including around the pumps
• Pulled the muffler (has a big hole in it) off the zero-turn mower to re-fabricate
• Power was also connected to the storage shed and container (a couple of weeks back)
• Enjoyed sausages!
• Syd maidened his new plane successfully.

A fun float-plane day was held again utilising our borrow-pit (from the original field earth works) which kindly fills with water! 

Here are some photos and video of the days fun !

Great turn out for the working bee and  BBQ today. Drizzly and overcast to start but fined up as we went. Third pilot box resurrected (was flattened and broken by storm winds), all mowing/whipper snipping completed, water source (runoff from container) connected to container tank, irrigation pipe dug in from bore to runway,  preparation for 3 risers completed along the runway edge, and portaloos cleaned. The sausages were well earned...   Special thanks to Tom Allen for bringing and operating his excavator for the day.  Beats digging...

Here is a video also of the day, thanks Michael Whelan.