Vegreville Flying Club Members Share Their Love of Aviation

from Vegreville News Advertiser - June 14, 2023

by The News Advertiser - Vegreville, AB

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Vegreville Flying Club Members Share Their Love of Aviation

Rosanne Fortier - News Correspondent

Around 1,300 people were able to see 20 aircraft fly in at Vegreville Flying Club, (VFC) Annual Fly-In Breakfast at Vegreville Airport on June 11.

The mission of VFC is to promote aviation and attract new business at Vegreville Airport.

A member of VFC Cameron Breitkreuz who has been a commercial pilot for four years expressed that it is fun to fly a plane for a living. “We have this event so people who love flying aircraft can get together. As well, we wanted to put something on for the community where we could share stories about the aviation world.

The best part about flying a plane is to be able to see a bunch of new cool places. My favorite part about being up in the sky is that it is relaxing. I have done quite a bit of traveling since I got my pilot’s licence. I got to see Alberta and Saskatchewan pretty good.

The most interesting experience I had was when my grandfather who is a pilot as well, taught me how to use a float plane. This plane floats in water so you can take off on any lake and fish or camp over there if you want to. You get to go where no one else can go to. If there is no trail to a lake, you just fly in there.”

VFC is hoping to make Cameron the incoming president so Cameron was assigned the role of saying how the event turned out. “It went really well. It was a lot of fun. Everyone got together to help out and everyone enjoyed it. Children always like this event.”

**Some of the people who helped out with the breakfast.**
(Rosanne Fortier/Photo)

VFC President Ed Lefsrud, who is a hobby pilot, told his own story about pilots. “I have been flying planes for 33 years.

I am a farmer so I use it to do business too. The best part is the people who fly planes. I took a trip to Oskosh, Wisconsin with another pilot for a big aircraft show where around 7,000 people showed up. We got there and two days later, I lost my cellphone and it got returned to me. People involved with aircraft are some of the most honest people around; you can tell your family’s secrets to them or anything else.”