So what exactly do the Tuesday volunteers do for the day – apart from drinking coffee and eating TimBits? On a bright summer’s day they make the most of the weather and carry out many and varied tasks. The flowers in the picnic area are watered, the books in the Library are catalogued and tour groups are guided around the Museum and regaled with stories from the past. Museum structures are repaired and logos repainted. This week the aircraft in the hangar were rearranged so that the engine can be fitted to one of the Sopwith Pups.
Another group got water tanks and boots and brushes organized and spent the warm afternoon scrubbing the Firecat. Winter in the coastal rainforest, where the Museum is located, guarantees that moss will take hold. So a Scrub the Cat day was planned. Water tanks and pumps (thanks Langley Airport), long-handled brushes, safety ladders and a keen group of volunteers soon had the offending flora removed and the aircraft back in fine shape.
Al and Brent put muscle into removing unwanted flora from the Firecat.
What about looking after the junior jet pilots of the future? Yes, one of our experienced volunteers rebuilt the mechanism and structure to get the future generation of pilots enthused about the future of a flying career!
Thanks, Ray, for making the next generation of pilots happy!