Venturers Activity Photos Page 5

Venturers - Activity Photos- page 5

1st Cobargo Airlines now departing - March 2016

Melbourne, Canberra, Hong Kong, Macau, Stockholm and Corfu - all in a days travel for the Cobargo Venturers at the Flight Simulator in Brogo. A big thanks to Rob Kidd for his expertise, guidance and saving us from crashing on many occasions. The simulator is as immersive and realistic as it gets, without the danger of crashing.

It was James's Birthday - Happy Birthday

Flight Deck

Pre-Flight Check

Captain Craig at Melbourne

On the Tarmac

Ready for Take off

Captain Craig - Tractor one day, 747 the next.

Flight Crew

Captain James

Captain James on approach to Hong Kong Airport

Captain James - Landing

Captain Jess

Captain Jess taking off.

Captain Jess heading to Macau.

Captain Jess Landing

Captain India

Captain India taking off from Stockholm

Captain India on approach for landing

Outside the Simulator

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Pushing back from the gate

Taxiing

Taking off From Melbourne

Taking off From Hong Kong

Landing in Stockholm

Landing in Hong Kong

Videos

See the Bega District News Article about the Flight Simulator

Visit to Bega VRA - March 2016

The Venturers attended the Bega branch of the VRA for an evening of education and playing with the "toys". They were told about how the VRA functions in conjunction with other emergency services, as well as how they are funded (mostly fundraising - so please donate to this essential organisation, next time you see them fundraising). The Venturers were given a run-down on how a response to an accident is approached, and how the various tools are used, and then got to practise with the Air Pillow, to raise a car, and the Jaws of life, and Cutters, to remove the doors of a written off car.

Introduction to how the VRA operates

The VRA Shed

Preparing to "rescue someone from a car"

Essential tools

Air pillow for lifting cars.

Lifting a car with the Air pillow, and chocking it up.

Safely cracking a window - before photo

Safely cracking a window - after photo

Using the Jaws of Life

Using the cutters

Using the Jaws of Life

Even the big kids got to play

Bega VRA Facebook page

Dragon Skin - March 2016

Three of the Cobargo venturers attended Dragon Skin, held at Belanglo State Forest. They Joined 2 teams from the Sydney area for 4 days and 3 night of fun, competition and hiking. They had to carry all their food and equipment with them. One team came in at 94 place, the other, aptly named "Not Carringbah", came in at an 4th place. Considering there were just over 200 teams and close to 1000 competitors, this was a fantastic effort.

Meeting at Campbelltown station

Voc 1 - cooking dinner

Entrance to Voc 1

Ensuite - very popular with hikers

Voc 1 - nightime entertainment - Twister

Tug of war for a can of coke.

Fighting for that can of Coke.

Fairy floss

Voc 1 - nightime entertainment - video games

Assorted games at Voc 1

Round the fire

Dancing the night away.

Wally ?

The Team

Horizontal Bungee

Elmo

Fairy Floss

Movies

Lining up to leave Voc 1 in the morning

Walking into stunt site 102

Looking for clues at site 102

Stunt site 103

Muzzle the Dragon at site 103

Target practice - site 103

Miniature medieval weapon

Supervisor ?

Blindfold chariot races

One of the Boots teams

Blowing up a watermelon with rubber bands

Arriving at the closing parade.

Batemans Bay and Moruya

Closing parade

4th place accepting the award

4th place team

Queueing for the buses back to Campbelltown

Dragon skin tattoo.

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Meeting at

Campbelltown

Videos

Tug of war for a can of Coke

Closing

Ceremony

Making Fairy Floss

Exiting

VOC 1

Queue to exit VOC 1

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SES visit- September 2016

Bega SES hosted Cobargo and Merimbula Venturers for an evening. It was a good opportunity to brush up on our knotting skills. The Venturers learnt about how the SES operates, equipment they use and how they conduct rescues.

Knotting skill put to the test

Need some help

Playing with the equipment

The SES shed

Getting into a harness.

Ready for lift off.

Showing us how the professionals do it.

Hanging around

Fearless Leaders turn.

Hanging around.

Venturer in control.

Fearless leader at the top

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Visit to Casuarina - September 2016

Cobargo and Merimbula Venturers visited Casuarina in Bega. They spent the morning with the residents, serving morning tea, and chatting. We were then all entertained by our surprise piano virtouso, Alex from Merimbula Venturers.