| WHAT IS
S.F.C.
The objectives of the Club are:
* Encourage and promote the flying of aircraft for the
purpose of sport and recreation and promote safety
and airmanship.
* To provide and maintain a landing area and premises
for housing and maintaining aircraft.
* To provide a facility for a common interest group of
private aircraft owners.
HOW DID
IT START
A group of pilots
and gliding enthusiasts began clearing the area in 1971.
In 1972 the
clearing was extended and the first hangar was built.
The Gold Coast
City Council purchased the land in 1978 as a buffer zone around the sewerage
treatment works.
The land was purchased
by Council with a State Government grant of
40% of the cost. The grant was provided
on the condition that the land was
used for Municipal purposes only, not for commercial purposes.
This resulted in
the signing of our 50 year lease which expires 2037.
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