A fantastic afternoon on Sunday 17th August 2025 organised by our Board Member Spencer Ferrier which included a variety of speakers including:

👨‍✈️ Capt. Robert Dicker, former Australian Chairman of the Honourable Company (Australian Region), and for many year Captain with Cathay Pacific our of Hong Kong, before retiring to Australia where he continues flight as a GA Instructor and Drone Operator. He spoke about his life as a professional pilot in his operations outside of Australia, and managing the demands of operations.

👨‍✈️ Group Capt. Peter Norford AM. DSD has flown helicopters and fixed wing operations. He has for many years instructed with the Royal Australian Air Force, particularly connected with military training. Peter is Secretary of the Honourable Company’s Australia Region.

👨‍✈️ Allan Bligh OAM spent his professional life dealing sith sales of nearly all the major GA brands of aircraft, including National Representative of the Pipe Aircraft Company. He has represented Cessna, Beech, Mooney as well as Helicopters, and spoke about issues to consider when thinking about buying and selling, as well as the problems of ownership that you may not be expecting.

👨‍✈️ Dr. Andrew Frukacz (MBBS) Adel, FRANZCP and holds a Graduate Diploma in Adult Psychotherapy. As a practicing Psychiatrist in Bathurst, and also holding a PPL, Andrew spoke about some issues beyond the matters of pilot compliance with aviation medical requirements and how such problems can be encourtered, sometimes without warning.

Erin Bryan, a successful businessman (now retired) spoke on the tasks of acquisition maintenance and operations of his new South African manufactured high performance ‘Sling’ Aircraft

👨‍✈️ Spencer Ferrier, solicitor and Board Member of BAC, also a Member of the Honourable Company discussed two recent air incidents in the Bathurst and mountainour areas and their significant practical and legal outcomes including encounters with the ‘no win, no fee’ plaintiffs’ legal profession