The Patrician
September 2012
The Victoria Flying Club ~ Aviation Excellence Since 1946
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Monthly Newsletter of The Victoria Flying Club
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The Victoria Flying Club
September 2012
Celebrating Over 65 Years of Aviation Excellence
In this issue:
“To promote flying and aviation in general, and to teach and train persons in the art and science of flying and navigating and operating all manner of heavier-than-air aircraft.�
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VFC Strategic Framework
5 Let the Good Times Roll Catch the Fly-Out Bug ~Eleanor Eastick
(Victoria Flying Club Incorporation Bylaws, 1946)
Board of Directors
7 Lights, Camera, Action ~ Ramona Reynolds 9 2012 Power Scholarship Cadets
President......................................Lloyd Toope Vice President.........................Don Devenney Secretary.............................Colin Williamson Directors.........................................Sean Steele Steve Demy Sam Roland Dave Gustafson Cal Mjolsness General Manager........................Gerry Mants Chief Flying Instructor.........Graham Palmer
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Victoria Flying Club News Mountain Groundschool
VFC and Social Media
September 22 0900 - 1300 at VFC Instructor: Simon Dennis Cost: $75
In addition to the popular Victoria Flying Club group on Facebook, we have now added an official page. Get connected with event updates, polls, photos, contests, and lots of great information.
Commercial Groundschool Suggested start dates are October 12 and November 16. Please call the office 250-656-2833 to register for your preferred date. The number of people registered will determine the actual start date.
www.facebook.com/VictoriaFlyingClub We are also on Twitter! Ask a question, share information, and join the conversation.
Under Construction! Construction on the installation of new underground fuel tanks at the Victoria Flying Club will commence in early September. We appreciate everyone’s patience over the coming months while we are under construction for the new system.
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Welcome UVic Students Each year we are pleased to welcome the students of the Diploma in Business Administration - Aviation Option to the Victoria Flying Club. Many of these students, in addition to receiving valuable business training and skills, will simultaneously work towards completing a Commercial Pilot’s License, with the goal of pursuing a career in the aviation industry. We are happy to have these students on board. Some of them are already flying with us, and we look forward to meeting additional students and they get settled and begin their flight training. www.uvcs.uvic.ca/aspnet/Program/ Detail/?code=BUSADMAVDIPL
Open House Saturday September 15 11am -3pm If you know someone who is thinking about a career in aviation, or someone who is interested in aviation as a recreational activity, bring them our next Open House. There is always someone on hand to offer a tour, answer questions, or go up for a flight.
Cover Photo: Courtesy of Jessica Glover, Dakota Cafe Manager www.timeandagaincreations.com/
Victoria Flying Club Summer Hours Continue! 8am to 8pm
8am to 5pm Stat Holidays Aviation Excellence Since 1946
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VFC Strategic Framework We live in a world of easily-accessible online maps and GPS on cell phones. We like to know where we’re going. This holds true for well-run organizations, and The Victoria Flying Club is no exception. Our board members and management have worked hard to build a Strategic Framework document, which will help each of us understand and put into context the decisions and policies of the club, and those which will guide VFC into the coming years.
This is a volunteer organization. One or two volunteers, can get this process started, but we have no chance of getting it right - and for that matter we shouldn’t try. Anyone who wants to take this strategy and propose improvements is enthusiastically encouraged to do so. The board of directors will take any and all suggestions and work to weave fresh ideas into the fabric of our ways. One way to contribute is to submit carefully prepared text to the board for review. But any input, in any form, on any aspect, submitted by anyone is welcome. In its current form this docoument is just a seed, and in any form is just the latest version of a living collection of ideas. If we get it right, we’ll end up with a guide that is useful to our club - one that embodies our particular culture and reflects the talents and diversity we have in our membership.
Included here is the Foreword of the document, and a link to the full text which can be found on the club website. Please take a few moments to read over this document, and share your feedback at info@flyvfc. com. Foreword
For the full Strategic Framework document, please visit: http://www.flyvfc.com/about_vfc/index. php?id=17&press=1&draw_column=1:3:2
At the time of writing, there is no documented strategy to guide the Victoria Flying Club. There hasn’t been one in recent memory, and there may never have been one. Perhaps someone will dig a dusty teypewritten relic out of a drawer - who knows. Regardless, we are working from a clean sheet on this strategy. That allows us some latitude, and it presents an associated challenge. Many people have read strategy documents produced by various businesses and organizations. Our club, while not unlike other clubs, has unique charactereistics. We are not a business, in a typical profit-making sense. But we have many characteristics of a business. We are not a government (that’s for sure) but as we collect money and distribute services to our members, we have some things in common with a government. We are not a charity, but we hold donations that have been granted. We are not a social club, but many of our members derive their value primarily from the social aspect of our club. So it’s quite possible that our strategy document may not be quite like your favourite version used in other organizations. And because of that, you may initially have trouble identifying with it. The solution for that is discussion, refinement and contribution.
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“As a boy, because I was born and raised in Ohio, about 60 miles north of Dayton, the legends of the Wrights have been in my memories as long as I can remember.” ~Neil Armstrong 3
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First Solos Brad Decker Instructor: Kale Haley
Craig Fredrickson Instructor: Alex Dicosola
Kyle Seguin Instructor: Colin Brown * Photo Missing: Nadia Scott to appear next month
“Without disruption of air traffic, these fearless, forthright, indomitable and courageous individuals did venture into the wild blue yonder in flying machines. Furthermore, these skilful ndividuals did safely land said flying machines at Victoria International Airport, incurring no ignificant damage to self or machine, thus completing first solo flights.� Congratulations from the Victoria Flying Club Aviation Excellence Since 1946
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Let the Good Times Roll! Catch the Fly-Out Bug... The Club flyouts are being rethought, reorganized and renewed.
By: Eleanor Eastick
3917’ paved runway. There is a golf club with a great restaurant and patio near the button of 06 where flyouters can relax, eat heartily, plane-spot and enjoy the spectacular scenery.
Got a PPL and don’t know what to do with it? Working on a CPL and need to build hours? Tired of stooging around over the city, flying over your house, taking your friends to local south? The all new and improved flyouts are for you. Get out of the circuit; get out of the square rut!
Here’s an even better deal; VFC will give a $20 per hour discount on the rental rate for the flyout. This translates to a free lunch with the money you’ll save. Does it get any better? And for participating member/owners, there will be a break on fuel.
C’mon all you pilots; I know you’re out there. I see your names in the Pat when you graduate. Now you’ve got a licence, what are you doing with it? It cost a bundle to get it, now’s the time to max it out.
Call Dispatch and book your plane. In order to cash in on this fabulous fun, you must have taken the Club’s Mountain Course. There’s a lot to know about mountain flying, especially in super hot weather, so you must be approved by Graham or Marcel. Contact either of them at grahamp@flyvfc.com or marcelpoland@flyvfc.com.
Here’s what to do – sign up for a club flyout. Bring friends or family and fly with your peers. Meet fellow club members. Go places with a bunch of other recreational pilots. All alone, you might find a new airport daunting, but on a flyout, you will get all the information you need ahead of time and have all your questions answered.
For full details, email flyoutbug@gmail.com. Don’t miss this all-fun day.
When you get to the destination, you can hangar-fly with other pilots, have a good meal in a place you wouldn’t have found on your own and discuss plans for the flight home. See what there is to see, check it out; new faces, new places. Future plans are for fall and winter flyouts depending on weather and interest.
Labour Day Flyout to Pemberton Yeah, Labour Day is kind of the official end of summer (phooey) but we can always hope for an Indian summer – heaven knows we deserve one after such a long, cold, wet lousy year for the first six months. So, here’s the deal. Pemberton (CYPS) is the destination for the Celebration of Summer Flyout. It’s a beautiful airport in a wide valley, 670’ ASL, with a September 2012
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Introducing the return of Fly-Outs at the VFC! Labour Day - Monday, September 3rd Open to ALL aviation enthusiasts!
Chilliwack (CYCW) and Pemberton (CYPS) The CYYJ-CYCW-CYPS-CYYJ loop is 272NM, so roughly 3 hours of air time. 0800 - breakfast brieÞng at VFC 0930 - wheels up 1015 - Chilliwack (optional) " coffee & pie 1115 - wheels up 1230 - Pemberton " lunch at golf-club 1430 - wheels up 1600 - arrival back at VFC 1700 - dinner at local pub (optional)
Passengers are welcome to come along! Seats are limited. Email us below to reserve yours. Club Pilots are eligible to rent at a $20/hr discount! Team up with other members to further reduce costs. Private Owners may purchase fuel at cost: $1.58/L! Take passengers for the company and cost sharing. Contact flyoutbug@gmail.com for details and/or to sign up to receive upcoming monthly Fly-Out invitations. Get out of the circuit!
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Lights, Camera, Action By: Ramona Reynolds, aka The Red Boot Lady
I remember that day. You know the day where you finally catch a glimpse of that person you always wanted to be when you grew up? In Gloria Steinem’s book: “Revolution from Within” she describes an exercise where she had visualized her future self – her “optimal self ”. She asked the questions: “What does she look like?” “How does she carry herself?” “How does she feel?” As I read the passage I imagined an older version of myself walking down the street in front of the office I worked in at the time. She felt wise, strong, and caring. She held clarity that I couldn’t relate to at that time. She was so completely present that it startled me. More startling, however, was that she was wearing red boots. I call her the “Red Boot Lady”.
When he suggested that I go out entirely on my own I tried to bat the baby blues to get him to come out for a quick spin, just to make sure I was okay, but he would have none of it. I was on my own - from start to finish. A-LONE. All by myself - except for God, the angels, guides, dead relatives, ancestors, forgotten fighter pilots, Amelia Earhart, and anyone else I could think of to call in. I secretly sent a friend a text from the bathroom to pray for me. “Please call in the big guns.”
I read that book when I was 20. I have been waiting for her to show up ever since.
FYI, it’s nothing like driving a car. When a car has engine failure it doesn’t fall from the sky. Thank God there’s a checklist. As I went through my checklist I prayed. I prayed for a sign – a Big One.
I nervously got in the plane and pep-talked myself: “Okay, you’ve done this a hundred times… well, maybe twenty, twenty-five times. You’ll be fine. This is like driving a car.”
Flash forward 20ish (I’m not going to commit here) years, now I see that the Red Boot Lady is fully empowered in her life. When I tune into her these days she’s a little bit different than I had imagined when I was 20. She can play with the boys and the girls. Her family is content. Her relationships are authentic. She laughs a lot and has a nice quiet calm about her. She is my “go-to” place. When I settle into her body everything seems so clear. There is such confidence behind that smile that I am always reassured. I usually imagine her calm presence as she is walking to her plane or her confidence while flying it.
As I prayed, I looked at the Blackberry that I had seat belted in next to me (my “timepiece”) and whispered: “Okay Boys (that’s what I call my people on the Other Side), I need a sign here so if we are good-to-go when I look back down at my Blackberry, I’m looking for the little red light.” I looked down and saw: nothing. I waited for that little red light. I genie-blinked and wiggled my nose like Samantha but still nothing. I looked back up and instead Dave was standing at my window in his red jacket: “Ramona, the aircraft is still tied down.” Small detail.
I don’t get to fly as much as I would like to. My days are long and fast. I’m always “on the fly”. It has taken me forever to attain my private pilot’s license. On that day, I had just started accumulating some of the required solo hours. Until that day, my instructor, Dave, had been coming up with me to fly a couple of circuits, then we would come back into the Flying Club and I would go back up and do more circuits on my own.
“You should add that to your checklist”, I heard him say as he walked away. At least I got my sign. After ensuring the Cessna was no longer earthbound by tie-downs, I was bravely on my way. Without Dave sitting next to me I had all of the privileges of a fullfledged pilot. In aviation “privilege” really means: “responsibility and liability”. If I completely screwed up I had no back up – someone swiped my security blanket.
But on that day Dave took my training wheels off all the way.
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But on that day, the Red Boot Lady was flying that plane. She was all Lights, Camera, Action. I love her ease in an airplane. If she notices the turbulence it’s something she thinks about after she has already ridden it. She calls her plane “Sugar” because she loves it and it does exactly what she wants it to. She doesn’t swear every time she lands like I do. If she over flares, she just adds a little power and glides onto the mains like she meant to do that. She can park right on the line. On that day, on her way back into the Club another member was heading out and asked what it was like out there. “Beautiful”, she answered. I would write about the eagle and the rainbow but I am pretty sure no one would believe me, although there may have also been an eagle and a rainbow involved on that day, and it was still my real life.
Ramona Reynolds writes about flying, life, and her hunt for the perfect pair of red boots at:
The Red Boot Lady thanked Dave for the terrific day and as she unlocked her car door she caught a glimpse of herself in the window. There we stood. I looked at her and she looked back at me with a smile and a warm afterglow. It was then that I realized that she’s been here all along.
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2012 Power Scholarship Cadets The Victoria Flying Club was pleased to once again host a terrific group of Power Scholarship Cadets over the summer. These bright and hard-working young people, after taking a national exam, writing an essay, and presenting themselves to a panel, were awarded the opportunity to earn their Private Pilot’s License over the course of seven weeks of intense training beginning in July.
Each year the instructors and staff at VFC are impressed by the cadets, and their ability to focus, train, study, and accomplish their goals in a short span of time. The summer program culminated with a graduation ceremony at CFB Comox in August. This year’s group of graduates bid a fond farewell to their time at VFC by serenading ZMK with their Topgun inspired rendition of “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling.”
The cadets have put in many long days of groundschool and flying with their instructors, as well as some long evenings of studying at Albert Head where they were based for the summer. The group was comprised of teens from across the province, and from the Northern Territories as well. Numbering thirteen, this year’s group of cadets was the largest in attendance at VFC in recent years.
The Victoria Flying Club offers a hearty congratulations to each of this year’s cadets on a job well done. We have enjoyed teaching you, flying with you, and getting to know you this summer, and we wish you all the best in your future endeavours. May the lessons you have learned this summer serve you well, both on the ground and in the cockpit.
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Private Pilot Groundschool Monday and Wednesday 1900-2200 Victoria Flying Club Classroom * No groundschool Sept 3, Oct 8
DATE TOPIC INSTRUCTOR
Sept 05 Meteorology Simon Dennis 10 Meteorology Simon Dennis 12 Meteorology Simon Dennis 17 Meteorology Simon Dennis 19 Meteorology Simon Dennis 24 Flight Operations Kale Haley 26 Flight Operations Kale Haley Oct 01 Navigation Dirk Pritchard 03 Navigation Dirk Pritchard 10 Navigation Dirk Pritchard 15 ATC Jason Stewart 17 Review Colin Brown 22 Aerodynamics/Theory of Flight Kale Haley 24 CARS/Licensing Requirements Kristen Ursel 29 CARS/Licensing Requirements Kristen Ursel 31 Airframes and Engines Tyler Bishop Nov 05 Systems and Flight Instruments Tyler Bishop 07 Human Factors & Pilot Decision Making Alex Dicosola 14 Radio and Electronic Theory Dirk Pritchard 19 Meteorology Simon Dennis 21 Meteorology Simon Dennis 26 Meteorology Simon Dennis 28 Meteorology Simon Dennis Dec 03 Meteorology Simon Dennis 05 Meteorology Simon Dennis
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Photo of the Month
Congratulations and thank-you to Kevin Stokes for this winning photo of Lake Louise, taken while flying along the VFR route to Springbank Airport in Calgary. A taste of things to come in the winter months ahead! Keep your camera in your flight bag and send your best photos (one entry per month) to thepatrician@shaw.ca. Enter up to 12 times each year to win!
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Achievements
New Members Calem Brassard Brittany Mayo Michael Grossman Allan Crawford Ron Gorodetsky Terry Johnston Sean Dale Jade Simms Fallon Lindsay Jordan Griffith Shae Bird Nicholas Lange Lee Boychuk David Peter Warren Christopher Dimoff Kai Mountfort Alethia Forsberg Matthew Parsons Kyle McFarlane Tanvir Gill Michael Koldewee
Cadet Graduates
Brad Decker
PPL Written
Craig Fredrickson Nadia Scott PPL Written Test
PPL Flight Test PPL License
Rob Smith
Ethan Budgen
Garnet Shamess
Jackson Calvert
Meredith Ball
Elizabeth Campbell
Aaron Gage-Cole
Tse Ning Cheung
Mitchell Snyder
Deborah Clarke
Kyla Trinczek
Paul Heim
PPL Written Test
Carmen Kiltz
Kyla Trinczek
Allison Lee
CPL Flight Test
Rebecca Lumley
Kevin Stokes
Glenn Snook
RPP License
Ryan Wallace
Ryan Mackereth
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september Mystery Aircraft
Can you identify the aircraft shown Above? Email: thepatrician@shaw.ca AUGUST Mystery Identified
Italian Air Force Aeritalia G-222RM ~Wayne Clifton
From Tim: This month it’s the Aeritalia (Fiat) G222. It is a medium miltary transport and first flew in 1970. Engines are GE T-64s except Libya got R-R Tynes in theirs because of US imbargo. Also the USAF operated some as the C-27 Spartan.
The mystery aircraft is a C-27 Spartan but this one has a lovely paint job and is associated with the Italian air force. The c-27 is also the little brother to the C-130 Hercules. ~ Paul Heim Nice work guys! Not an easy one this month.
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Victoria Flying Club
CHARTER SERVICE
TRAVEL BETWEEN VICTORIA AND BOUNDARY BAY NO FERRIES NO WAITING BE THERE IN 30 MINUTES
The Victoria Flying Club offers charter flights between Victoria and Boundary Bay.
MAXIMUM BAGGAGE: Maximum baggage weight - 20 lbs ONLY.
FLIGHT TIMES: Morning flights depart Victoria at 7am and 8 am and depart Boundary Bay at 7:30am and 8:30am. Evening flights depart Victoria at 5pm and 6pm and depart Boundary Bay at 5:30pm and 6:30pm. All flights are conducted weather permitting. If you have 2 or more passengers, we can schedule a flight to fit your need.
WEIGHT: Our flights generally can accommodate 3 passengers of average weight, with baggage as noted above. However, there are weight limitations on our aircraft. If you are larger than average, please inform us. This may limit the number of passengers on a flight.
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REQUEST A FLIGHT: If you wish to fly with a friend – email us to schedule your own flight! Email us at tedk@flyvfc.com or call 250-474-0213 FLIGHTS MAY BE RESCHEDULED OR CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE PILOT’S DISCRETION. We accept credit cards, interact or cheques.
THANK YOU!
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YPW Airport Paving Project
3. At some point during the project Taxiway Bravo will be repaired and a culvert dug under it for drainage.
This project is planned to start on Monday, August 20 and run for 2 months.
4. Parking on the grass may not be available.
The general contractor is BA Blacktop and there are several local subcontractors. The project managment company is SNC Lavalin and they will have a consultant on site for the duration of the project.
5. There will be an airside escort on site from noon to midnight to direct all traffic (ground and arrivals and departures). 6. The contractors will be using the gate between the Clubhouse and the old Oceanview hangar for access and are responsible for security - you may be asked for ID if you plan on driving a vehicle in to the hangars.
There are several implications for general aviation pilots. 1. Work will be in progress Monday to Saturday from noon to 5:30 p.m. but the airport will be open during these hours. The plan is to split the apron in half so that one half of taxiway Alpha and the ramp will be available during this time.
7. All changes to usual airport procedures will be announced via NOTAMs. It is suggested you check these before planning any arrivals or departures.
2. The airport will be closed Monday to Saturday from 5:30 p.m. to midnight. This is to allow work to proceed within 75 feet of the runway. The only exception will be for Pasco's 7:15 p.m. incoming flight and any emergency flights.
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VFC SMILE CARDS
The Victoria Flying Club is excited to partner with Thrifty Foods in their very suc-
cessful Smile Card Program. Pick up your smile card today at the VFC office, and 5% of your grocery purchase will go towards creating scholarships and awards for VFC members. Thank-you Thrifty Foods!
To date, the Victoria Flying Club has received over $12,000 from the Thrifty Foods Smile Card program. These funds have been appreciated by all members of the club. Thank-you Thrifty Foods! September 2012
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