"The Caboolture Aero Club Committee is composed of dedicated volunteers who work tirelessly to enhance both the facilities and social aspects of the club. In addition, a committed group of volunteers is responsible for maintaining the airfield, as well as assisting with website design, email communication, and database management."

Executive

President

Paul Strike

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I am honored to work with the club committee. During my 40years as an aviation professional, I have been fortunate to have worked all over the world in the military, airlines, gliding, RA and GA, including being a LAME and licensed pilot in 3 countries.   With my equally experienced and passionate aviatrix wife, we have both worked hard to obtain the qualifications we have and decided to cut the shackles of 4 decades of working “for the man”, trading FIFO and years of night-shift with QANTASLINK for a lifestyle job doing what we love which is sharing the passion of aviation.   People have helped us in the past and now we consider ourselves privileged to be in a position to “pay it forward” and help others.

Vice President

Gordon Robinson

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Treasurer

Acting Treasurer: Rod Manning

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Retired Accountant and Business Consultant
PPL in 1980
RAAus Cert + RAAus Senior Instructor
Gliding Qualifications + Gliding Instructor

Aircraft:
Previously owned a Seamax Amphibious aircraft

Currently own a Diamond SuperDimona TC100 Motorglider
Own a share in an RV6A

Immediate Past President

Peter Coburn

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Secretary

Acting Secetary: Gordon Robinson

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Committee

Jordan Westerhuis

Jordan Westerhuis

I have been involved in and attended various aviation activities at Caboolture since I was a young fledgling aviator. Having first attended the Air Spectacular in '99 as an 8 year old my mind was made and I wanted to be a pilot. Flying training ensued as a teenager at the airfield firstly with the Caboolture Gliding Club where I did my First Solo in a Blanik and then later completing my Commercial License with Avalon Air Services. My career to date has now led me to the left seat of a Boeing 737 in a professional capacity and now wish to give back to the airfield and its members which has given so much to me. I have witnessed the club and airfield change over the years and am passionate about seeing it continue to be home to such a unique and diverse collection of aviators and aircraft alike.

 

Through an opportunity to fly vintage aircraft in the family business, Brisbane Biplanes, it has enabled me to become more involved in this scene and would like to see more social events conducted at the field like the times old. We have been big supporters of the Museums CWPM, TAVAS and more recently AAHC with an annual fly in event raising funds for the Beaufort restoration. I believe that the Caboolture Aeroclub needs the enthusiasm and passion of a younger aviator to help continue its success into the future.

Pearce Bowman

Paul Strike

Education - Business Experience

Civil Engineer (UQ), M. Eng. Sc. (Geotech), MBA (Hons).

First job 1969 - Cadet Eng./Airports Eng. Class 1 - Dept. of Civil Aviation

48 years in business – senior management in engineering, mining & energy generation businesses.

17 years in Canada, 3 yrs. in Victoria, 12 yrs. South Australia, remainder in NSW/Qld. - short periods in Indonesia and Ghana, Africa

Last fulltime role as CEO/Exec Chair. (12 years).
Retired from full-time business in 2018.
Non-Executive Director until Dec. 2024.
Aviation Experience
Private pilot’s license 1973 (RQAC)
Canadian private pilot license 1980 - 1992
Current Ratings - CIR & PIR SEA
Owner- 1975 Cessna Cardinal RG in Canada – 6 years
Current owner Cirrus SR22 – 9 years
AngelFlight pilot
Hangar owner - Caboolture airfield
Regular attendee at air shows & aviation museums including EAA airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin USA - three occasions.
Other Interests
Member of the Triumph Sports Owners Association (30 years) and Corvettes Down Under car clubs.
Coordinator, Mac’s Bridge Committee – Car & Airplane Festival – July each year
Member of Management Committee of Caboolture Aero Club.
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Philip Watkins

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Jeffery Stephan

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Mark Kyle