18 - Southpoint Sun Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Leamington woman wins $100,000
John Stein sits at the controls of his 1987 Ultralight aircraft. from the Scott Holland collection
Leamington Flying Club and the Ultralight
By C. Scott Holland Not everyone can turn a hobby into a business but back in 1987, John Stein did just that. He was one of four men who resurrected the Leamington Flying Club. The four men owned an ultralight plane and Stein was selling kits to make the planes. His love of flying began in 1969 with a small Aeronica Champ, then a Piper Tripacer and a Cessina 150 before his love of ultralight airplanes started. “I trained on a four-seater Cherokee at the Windsor Flying Club,” he stated. However, after flying an Ultralight, he convinced Edgar Dyck, Neil Klassen and Guy Macher to help him reform the local club. Conventual flying lessons then ran about $3,000 and the costs of planes were at least $40,000 certainly an expensive hobby. But with the ultralight, lessons ran about $600 and the cost for a kit
to build your own was 3upwards of $10,000. In order to teach and charge money, he had to take a commercial rating course at Guelph. In 1987, he had been teaching for one and a half years and had 10 students who were ready to write their Department of Transportation tests so they could acquire their licenses. Stein noted that the Ultralight is slower but only needs 150 feet of runway as compared to 1,000 for a regular airplane. “It’s like a hang-glider with a motor and an enclosed seat area.” Its engine is a modified skidoo motor which uses a five US gallon tank. Fuel consumption is about two gallons per hour and three men can lift an ultralight. Assem-
bling the kit takes about 60 hours. Another benefit was that unlike regular airplanes , “you can make your own repairs and when you do you can add a bit ore time as opposed to a certified ,mechanic checking your craft.” Canada has its own regulations for ultralights and the Ultralight Pilots Association of Canada (UPAC) is a self-governing body that works closely with government to form policies regarding the aircraft. Besides landing on the ground, some models allow landing on snow or water. Despite the plane’s slowness while in flight, Stein conceded that the thrill of fling is very much evident.
TORONTO — Saying “yes” to ENCORE paid off for Tracy Schmidt of Leamington. Tracy matched the last six of seven ENCORE numbers in exact order in the August 15, 2020 LOTTO 6/49 draw to win $100,000. Tracy, a 39-year-old mother of two, discovered her win when she received an email from OLG on her son’s 10th birthday! “I went to my computer and when I saw the prize amount, I thought OMG,” she shared, while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up her cheque. “I screamed for my husband to get down here – he came running down the stairs saying, ‘No way, no way!’” The food service worker plans to pay bills and hopes to travel when possible. “This feels amazing. I’ve been so excited these past few days I feel like I could swing from the rafters,” she joked.
OLG is now accepting in-person prize claims by-appointment only for customers with prizes of $1,000 or more who wish to claim at the OLG Prize Centre. To best protect customers and staff, OLG has put in place appropriate health and safety protocols in accordance with guidelines from public health officials, which include physical distancing measures, the mandatory use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and the
pre-screening of visitors before granting entry. Players should contact the OLG Support Centre at 1-800-387-0098 to discuss available prize claim options or to schedule an appointment. ENCORE offers 22 ways to win and can be played in conjunction with most lottery games for an extra $1. There is an ENCORE draw every day. The winning ticket was purchased on PlayOLG. ca.
Tracy Schmidt of Leamington with her big cheque.
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