August 2016 - The Patrician

THE PATRICIAN August 2016

The Victoria Flying Club ~ Aviation Excellence Since 1946

Oshkosh, Cadets, and more!

THE PATRICIAN August 2016

Monthly Newsletter of The Victoria Flying Club - Aviation Excellence Since 1946

“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.”

(Victoria Flying Club Incorporation Bylaws, 1946)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Ramona Reynolds president@flyvfc.com VICE PRESIDENT Howard Peng SECRETARY Colin Williamson TREASURER Vernon Fischer DIRECTORS Steve Demy Rob Shemilt Rolf Hopkinson John Litherland GENERAL MANAGER Gerry Mants CHIEF FLYING Graham Palmer INSTRUCTOR 1852 Canso Road Sidney, BC V8L 5V5 www.flyvfc.com info@flyvfc.com Phone: 250-656-2833

In This Issue

2 News Around the Club

6 Love is in the Air

7 Angel Flight - A Labour of Love

9 VFC Celebrates 70 Years!

Alumni Profile: Captain Ave Pyne

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First Solos and Member Achievements

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PrepAir Tower Talk Contributed by Simon Dennis

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Elgin Penner and the Holy Grail - Oshkosh 2016!

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Fly-Out Bug

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Ground School Schedule

Editor: Katy Earl flyvfcmarketing@gmail.com

Front cover photo credit: Elgin Penner, at Oshkosh 2016. The aircraft is a C-5 Galaxy.

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VFC News

News Around the Club This past July has seen both happy and sad news. The aviation world lost a great pilot, Bruce Evans, in a crash at the Cold Lake Air Show. Although based in Calgary, he was well known in many parts of Canada. His friendship and dedication to aviation will be missed.

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Victoria and outlying areas were treated to a rare sight on July 14th - the Hawaii Mars cruising around, on its way to the Oshkosh Air Show. After many long years of service as a waterbomber, Coulson's Mars is on sale for $3 million.

FormFest will take place on August 27th - planespotters, keep your eyes peeled for some amazing shots!

Commercial Pilot Ground School Victoria Flying Club Sep 16 - Oct 16

Our friends at Victoria Air Maintenance put on a fantastic fundraiser for the Catalina Preservation Society on July 16th, complete with vintage aircraft, attire, music, swing dance lessons, dancing, and more! We look forward to the next one!

Image 1: The Coulson's Martin Mars made a rare flight around Victoria and Vancouver Island region on July 14th (Image credit: Tony Fletcher) Image 2: We grieve the loss of Bruce Evans, who passed away in a crash on July 17th Aviation Excellence Since 1946

Image 3: Victoria Air Maintenance holds successful fundraiser gala for the Catalina Preservation Society Image 4: The Swing Dance Association teaches attendees at the fundraiser how to cut a rug, swing style Image 5, 6: Striking a pose at the fundraiser 2

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News / Events The current round of Private Pilot Ground School started on July 20th and will run until October. If you missed Mountain Ground School in July, you can get in on the next one on August 21st! During September and October, Commercial Pilot Ground School will take place. Call Dispatch early to get your seats!

trouble like a kid should. Naomi still has another surgery ahead of her at some point in the future, to repair the hernia created from the transplant. Her family would like to thank everyone who helped make it possible for them to stay together in Edmonton for the six months they were there and the continued travels back and forth."

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Last spring, the April and May Patricians reported on the dire situation that the Carlow family was facing with their baby girl Naomi, who desperately needed a liver transplant. The Victoria Flying Club members were happy to help out with fundraising BBQs and more. On July 1, 2016, Naomi, brother Sebastian, Mom Meredith, and Dad Curtis dropped by the Club and shared how they were doing:

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"On July 6, 2015, Naomi got her new liver from family friend who lives in Edmonton (they took a piece from a living donor).

After a rocky start and a few weeks in the Paediatric ICU (Stollery Children’s Hospital, Edmonton), Naomi started getting better and her colour changed back to normal from dark yellow. In mid August, she was discharged from the hospital and became an out patient living at the Ronald McDonald house in Edmonton.

On October 6, 2015, she left Edmonton for the long trip back to Vancouver Island. Once home she met up with the BC transplant team at BC Children’s Hospital, starting out at one trip a week, eventually getting to one trip every three months. She continues to improve and has started walking, playing and getting into

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AIRCRAFT RENTAL DISCOUNT HOURS Monday to Friday, 1700–0930 $10/hr rental discount, or 0.2 simulator time credit per hour of flight (approximate value $20) Saturday and Sunday, 1700–0930 $15/hr rental discount, or 0.3 simulator time credit per hour of flight aproximate value $30)

Image 1: Flight Instructor Jessica at the BCAM Open House Image 2: Little Ellie's favorite airplane at the BCAM Open House?

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Image 3: Canada Day greetings - the Carlows drop by Image 4: Little Naomi, in pilot jacket, well on the mend Image 5: There are brand new reclining sofas in our lobby! www.flyvfc.com

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News / Events Victorian aviation saw another win with the unveiling of the BC Aviation Hall of Fame at the BC Aviation Museum's Open House. The Victoria Flying Club was pleased to support this event, providing discounted flights and having a table for visitors to learn how they can learn to fly.

NEWS / EVENTS AUG 2

BBQ with COPA Flight 6

AUG 10

Snowbirds fly for C.H.I.L.D in Nanaimo

AUG 12 - 14

Abbotsford Air Show

AUG 13

VRCMS Largest Little Airshow

AUG 19

American Aviation Day

AUG 20

Oliver Fly-In

AUG 21

Mountain Ground School

AUG 27

FormFest

SEP 5

Star Trek: The Starfleet Academy Experience in Ottawa finishes

SEP 6

COPA Flight 6 social and meeting

SEP 10 - 11

Annual Hood River Fly-In

SEP 16 OCT 16

CPL Ground School

The Club and members are excited about the super comfortable new recliners in the lobby! Come and take a load off with friends while watching the planes go by!

We are running a photo + story competition - fly during our discounted hours for a chance to win an IMAX family pass to see "Living in the Age Airplanes!" Details below.

As the season heats up, don't forget to book your flights, aircraft, and lounge rental early on. These reservations can be made by calling Dispatch.

VFC CHARTER SERVICE - BE THERE IN MINUTES! The Victoria Flying Club operates a charter service to a variety of destinations the lower BC area. VFC Charter offers inexpensive, timely, and direct transportation to places not serviced by other commercial carriers.

The charter service is an on-demand operation (no set schedules) and is operational in day VFR conditions. Please contact us for more information on destinations and costs.

Is your aviation related event not listed?

Let us know at news@flyvfc.com.

For more information or to book a flight Email: tedk@flyvfc.com Call: 1-778-350-3213

VFC smile cards

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 $17,235 from the Thrifty Foods Smile Card program.

These funds have been appreciated by all members of the club. Thank you Thrifty Foods!

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Love is in the Air!

On June 25th, 2016, VFC Vice President Howard Peng and CPL student Crystal Sommer tied the knot at the seaplane dock (CAP5) with VFC plane FSTY in the background! Howard proposed to Crystal right after her first solo. Congratulations Howard and Crystal from your VFC family!

We love hearing about VFC members! Share your story with us on social media or email us at flyvfcmarketing@gmail.com, for the opportunity to have your story shared in The Patrician!

CPL graduate Elissa Boyd and Chris McGee met in Victoria in 2011 at a party while he was on a one year work visa from England. Their wedding was on August 2nd, 2014 in Salmon Arm, BC at the Prestige Harbourfront Hotel. It was aviation themed, with charts for place settings and decor.

It was a beautiful evening filled with laughter, dancing, celebration and of course, love!

The white airplane in the background is VFC's BMO, and the other is owned by a friend and is a Piper Super Cruiser.

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Angel Flight - A Labour of Love Submitted by Katy Earl, Editor Jeff Morris, CEO and President of Angel Flight, has been a familiar face at the Victoria Flying Club for many years. In conversation with him during VFC's Open House in May, I was moved by how he uses his entrepreneurial abilities and flying expertise to benefit so many in our BC community. The story of his inspiring use of aviation for the good of many follows.

Jeff initiated Angel Flight in April 2002 out of a desire to help children and adults better cope with the challenging situations that illnesses such as cancer bring, such as getting to medical appointments from long distances.

As a Registered Charity, Angel Flight provides free air transportation to ambulatory cancer (and other) patients requiring treatment at clinics and hospitals in Vancouver, Victoria, and other places within the lower region of Western British Columbia. Started

by Jeff Morris, who was a Cathay Pacific Flight Engineer for 22 years, the number of passengers Angel Flight has flown since its inauguration amounts to 1,585.

"We are getting close to 15 years of running, and once in a while I hear about the progress of past passengers.

One boy, now a young man, conquered his cancer and recently contacted me

to let me know he had just passed his law exam! But sometimes people don't always make it. Still, sharing the experience of flying in a small aircraft with people whose health situation is in question... when they are up there, for a short time, they are no longer cancer patients. They are just people experiencing the wonder of flight."

Jeff showed a picture of an older gentleman with a huge smile on his face, green aviation headset on, in a Cessna on his way to the cancer clinic.

Jeff shared, "I always remember what he said on one of these trips: 'The only positive thing about having cancer is flying with Angel Flight!'"

backup plan for transportation in the event that the weather is too poor to safely fly. Safety must come first! On flight mornings, I get up very early, call Kamloops, check out what the weather is doing in all the areas we pass through, check the forecast, and make the decision whether to go or not. In all cases, we always avoid 'press-on-itis.'

If the weather is in any way looking like it will give us problems, I call the passenger so that they will be on time for their alternative transportation. We fully support the safety and timeliness of all of our clients."

Angel Flight has proven to be a practical service for the BC community.

"In our first year, we flew 26 people to their medical appointments, and in 2003 it doubled to 52. We peaked in 2011 at 225 passengers," says Jeff.

Angel Flight's current list of volunteer pilots amounts to 26 throughout the region of Western British Columbia.

"We would love to welcome more volunteer pilots to our network. There are some requirements: the pilot must have a minimum of 300 hours of pilotin-command gained in a timely manner and must be motivated."

Jeff brought out his graphs and spreadsheets which meticulously document the progress of the nonprofit organization and the network of people he maintains to keep Angel Flight going. "Not one person has been late for or missed an appointment. We are an option, but not a solution. We insist that potential passengers have a

Angel Flight is grateful for the support it has received from many sources, such as Nav Canada, Transport Canada, the Lt. Gov., the Vancouver Airport Authority, Island Blue Print, and many others. "We recently had approval from Nav Canada to have a call sign assigned especially for us, which means that ATC know who we are when we fly in or

Images: Jeff with the Lt. Gov., a patron of Angel Flight. Young boy off to the BC Children's Hospital, happy to be in an airplane! AF pilot and VFC Director Vern Fischer with client August 2016

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Feature Article Women in Aviation out. This speeds up our clearances, which not only gets our passengers where they need to be faster, but also saves on our operating costs. They have also waived all fees for us.

The Vancouver Airport Authority has also been wonderful, also waiving fees and providing designated parking. The Victoria Flying Club too has been a long-time supporter, providing aircraft and even office space."

Would you like to become a volunteer pilot or otherwise support Angel Flight? Or are you curious about entrepreneurship within the aviation industry? Contact Jeff at angel@angelflight.ca or 250 818 0288 to find out more.

Images: Amory, from sickness to health. In the right-side picture, Amory had recently completed his law exam

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The only entrance requirements are successful completion of Grade 12, the desire for a career in aviation, and the motivation to complete an intensive business program.

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“The person that was the biggest inspiration for me, going through the Cadet Program, was Captain Sandra Pinard (nee Dalley), who set very high standards. Consistently trying to achieve those standards developed a very strong work ethic, as well as a high level motivation and dedication. Without that, I wouldn’t have been able to persist towards the goals I was striving for.”

The Victoria Flying Club is pleased to host 14 Air Cadets on scholarship to earn their Private Pilot Licence within six weeks!

So many in the Cadet program have gone on to careers in aviation. Captain Ave Pyne is both a Cadet and Victoria Flying Club graduate, and his taken him to an exciting career flying the Snowbirds with the Canadian Forces. His story is below. - Editor By: Capt Cheryl Major, Public Affairs Officer, Regional Cadet Support Unit (Pacific)

Ave also learned how to teach during his time with the Cadet Program, which served him well in becoming a senior instructor with the Canadian Forces Flying Training School.

There’s no expectation for air cadets to join the military when they finish the Cadet Program but for some, it’s a dream come true.

“I gained my love of instruction as an air cadet. I developed a sense of satisfaction through developing the credibility to be an instructor in the Cadet Program that I have taken forward with me. The skills I learned as a teenager are 100 per cent relevant to teaching flying.”

Captain Ave Pyne, Snowbird 2 and the Training Officer for 431 Squadron, knew he wanted to be a pilot for as long as he can remember. Coming from a family of travelers with a father in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), some of his earliest memories include running through airports gazing at the planes on the ramp. He first thought about being a Snowbird in the 90s when he visited 431 Squadron in Moose Jaw with his dad.

In 1998, Ave’s first aviation dream came true when he attended the Glider Scholarship Course at 19 Wing in Comox, BC.

“Looking at the memorabilia drew my attention and made start to think about just what kind of impact the Snowbirds can have on Canadians.”

“Glider was the best course I did in air cadets. Gliding is the basics of aviation at the purest level and the structure of the program teaches teamwork. Getting my glider wings is a close second to getting my Canadian Forces wings in terms of pride and accomplishment for me.”

Dreams set in motion, Ave joined 676 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron (RCACS) in Sidney, BC at the age of 13 with intentions of becoming a pilot through the scholarship programs. Little did he know that the Cadet Program would set the bar for achievement for the rest of his life.

Ave continued to earn a private pilot’s license through another scholarship in 1999 and in 2001 he joined the CAF as a pilot. His choice to pursue helicopters during training was even influenced by one of the Cadet Instructor Cadre (CIC) Officers he had met as a cadet in Comox.

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hard, teach his mind to prioritize and allow himself to dream big.

“If I had listened to my guidance counsellor at school, I wouldn’t be here; don’t let anyone else tell you how you can achieve your dreams.”

As a Sea King pilot at 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron, Ave found time to give back to the Cadet Program at 676 RCACS. He volunteered with the band and even played during the squadron’s 50th Anniversary celebrations.

Now, as a Snowbird, Ave continues giving back to youth across Canada, inspiring other young pilots to strive for their dreams.

“The Snowbirds allow us to demonstrate the teamwork, professionalism, service and esprit de corps of the Canadian Forces but we also inspire future generations to reach for their goals. People see us do what seems impossible and it becomes possible.”

“My experience as a CIC Officer definitely made me a better instructor, and having the opportunity to stay involved in the program, and be in uniform, kept me on the path towards becoming a pilot with the Canadian Forces.”

His advice for cadets and other youth starting on the path to success includes focusing on teamwork and making the most of the friendships forged in the program.

Very few CAF pilots get to wear the red flight suit; getting there is a long process of patience, failure, critical selfdevelopment and constant improvement. Both pilots agree that they would not be where they are now if they had not been cadets.

“Keep in touch with the people you meet in the Cadet Program,” says Ave, “The friendships you make while you are young will maintain and become your network as an adult; people who are motivated as youth tend to become driven, professional and successful in life.”

The Snowbirds will spend this summer flying across North America impressing audiences with more than 50 different formations and manoeuvres during each 35 minute show.

They will perform for hundreds of thousands of people, sign thousands of autographs and even pose for the occasional selfie.

Captain Greg Hume-Powell, Snowbird 6, first dreamed of becoming a pilot at the age of five, when he saw the Snowbirds perform at the Abbotsford Airshow. He also joined the Cadet Program, with 103 Thunderbird RCACS in North Vancouver, because of the flying opportunities.

Although Ave and Greg are real-life superheroes to many Canadians now, they will always stay grounded by remembering the fun, friendships and experiences you can’t get anywhere else that occurred on the path from air cadet to aerobat.

He credits his first ground school instructor, Captain James Hollis, with making the academics of aviation fun, and for teaching him the patience to use an E6B Flight Computer, a version of which he still uses today with the Tudor. In fact, he credits the Cadet Program and CIC Officers with giving him direction, motivation, and the skills he needed to study

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Greg’s path to becoming a Snowbird was less direct, he first joined the CAF as a CIC Officer and spent his spare time in college taking cadets on familiarization flights and teaching ground school with 243 Ogopogo RCACS. He joined the CAF as a pilot in 2003, eventually flying Sea Kings with 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron and becoming a senior instructor with CFFTS and is about to begin his first summer as a Snowbird.

Story and below image from http://www.cadets.ca/. Inset image from Ramona Reynolds. Opposite image: From Flickr, D. Rooney

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Member Achievements

First Solos and Member Achievements

Adel Boussenane Instructor: Silvia Zilker

Ron Steeper Instructor: Graham Palmer

Jodi Cheung Instructor: Laura Van Buskirk

Kent Reyes Instructor: Eugene Nehring

Neil Bennett Instructor: Dave Yates

Victoria Wong Instructor: Dave Yates

Jennifer Tan Instructor: Iain Wallis

Rachael Muncaster Instructor: Dave Yates

Catherine Ng Instructor: Brady Tucker

“Without disruption of air traffic, these fearless, forthright, indomitable and courageous individuals did venture into the wild blue yonder in flying machines. Furthermore, these skillful individuals did safely land said flying machines at Victoria International Airport, incurring no significant damage to self or machine, thus completing first solo flights.�

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Member Achievements Women in Aviation

Madeline Williams Instructor: Laura Van Buskirk

Maria Korovnikov Instructor: Jessica Rabideau

Caitlyn Lam Instructor: Silvia Zilker

Larissa Chiu Instructor: Silvia Zilker

Daniel Unger Instructor: Michael Bahrey

Derek MacPherson Instructor: Michael Bahrey

New Members Albena Ivanova Annice Li Benjamin Roth Brendan Siska Caitlyn Lam Catherine Ng Chris Duncan Cody Jadresko Curtis Dunsmuir Daniel Unger Derek MacPherson Jacine Jadresko Jacob Greensill James Day Jennifer Tan Jodi Cheung

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John Williams Larissa Chiu Lotus Kapoor Luke Rainier-Pope Madeline Williams Maria Korovnikov Matthew Hart Michal Kantoch Mike Humble Narissa Taylor Ole Jorgensen Rachael Muncaster Robert Watson Stephen Winter Victoria Welte Victoria Wong

First Solo Adel Boussenane Angelica Spence Brandon Hay Catherine Ng Caitlyn Lam Daniel Unger Derek MacPherson Jennifer Tan Jodi Cheung Kent Reyes Larissa Chiu Maria Korovnikov Madeline Williams Marissa Taylor Neil Bennett Rachael Muncaster 12

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Victoria Welte Instructor: Jessica Rabideau

Narissa Taylor Instructor: Brett Stevens

Angelica Spence Instructor: Sean Tyrrell

Brandon Hay Instructor: Dave Yates

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TOWER TALK August 2016 Seeing as it is the middle of our beautiful and busy summer flying season, for this month’s Tower Talk I feel it timely to revisit the following list, originally presented this spring at PrepAIR YYJ 2016 - Nav Canada’s annual YYJ pilot refresher seminar and the inspiration for this column. It is a communal collection of controllers' opinions when I called upon all of us YYJ ATCs to list common and priority issues we see arising on an ongoing basis in our complex airspace. Since then, many of the items we have seen progress on, but many we still see occur on a consistent basis. We realize that it is a constant and ever-evolving work in progress, but I know many pilots appreciate knowing what they can do better at. And remember, this is a two-way street. Don’t hesitate to contact me and I can relay any message to all of our controllers pertaining to what you would like to see us work on. We want to keep improving and learning just as you do. So please take the time to review and make a concerted effort to apply the following list to your flying so that we can all make YYJ a safer, more orderly and expeditious airspace. Our sincere thanks from all of us in the tower, especially for your patience and understanding during this demanding time of year. Take care and fly safe.

- Simon Dennis, YYJ ATC and former VFC instructor

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Review the boundaries of YYJ Class C and Class D airspace.

Review the VFR arrival and departure procedures reference the CFS, VTA and the simplified card provided in your handout package.

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Review the mandatory procedures in the CFS for obtaining a VFR squawk code to enter or depart YYJ Tower and YYJ Terminal airspace.

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Give all pertinent flight information to Clearance Delivery (type, ident, destination/local direction, altitude request, ATIS identifier).

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If runway 27 is active, and taxiway Whiskey (TODA 5,700’) is acceptable as an intersection departure, advise ground of this when requesting taxi.

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While taxiing to hold short, approach the hold short line slowly and deliberately. You do not have brake lights.

Though only hold short read-backs are required of VFR pilots, practice good airmanship through readbacks of other pertinent information.

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If you have completed your run-up on a nonmaneouvering area, give way to faster, commercial aircraft also taxiing for departure.

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Before calling for takeoff, scan the approach corridor of your departure runway. Only call ready if there is no evident traffic conflict.

Only turn the transponder from STBY to ALT (Mode C) when lining up on the departure runway.

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If, during any phase of flight or ground operation, ATC instructs you to REMAIN THIS FREQUENCY, do not switch to another frequency until instructed to do so (regardless of what a standardized procedure may dictate).

Ensure that when flying within and around CYA 118 (NW practice area), you are monitoring the appropriate air-to-air frequency.

When cleared for a touch-and-go, do not delay more than necessary on the runway.

Request and receive approval from ATC for a long landing.

When exiting a runway, only stop when the entire aircraft is across the hold short line.

After exiting the runway, and unless instructed to remain on tower frequency, call ground for taxi instructions as soon as possible, before commencing any non-mandatory post landing checks.

If you are unfamiliar, say so. If you need clarification, ask. Remember, we are all human.

If you are unsatisfied with the service you have received, if we can help further in any way, we want to hear from you.

AND FINALLY, DON’T FORGET: YYJ is a unique, diverse and complex picture. Realize this, be as prepared as you can be, and you will discover new abilities and confidence that will translate to wherever flying may take you.

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Elgin Penner and the holy grail:

Oshkosh 2016!

Submitted by Elgin Penner It had been one year in the planning. July 27-30th were to be the best four days of the year! You may have guessed by now where I went, but if asked, dear readers let me tell you that there is only ONE place to be the last week of July! EAA AirVenture 2016, Oshkosh Wisconsin.

This was my third time going. I had been there in 2011, 2015, and now in 2016. That being said, this was the first time I flew in.

Most of you will already know these facts, but for our readers who are maybe not familiar with the EAA, here are a few facts: EAA is the largest airshow of its kind in the world and has upwards of 500,000 people attending.

From this 500,000, this year it was estimated that between 10 - 12,000 aircraft flew in and parked or camped on the grounds.

It is important to note that during the week of AirVenture, this airspace is the busiest in the world, and the tower is also the busiest control tower in the world. No one talks on the radio as you approach, and you acknowledge your initial contact with approach control by rocking your wings. You maintain a following distance of one mile spacing, and you may be landing with 2 other planes on the same runway.

You are given a "dot" of a specific colour by Tower Control to land on or just after. The EAA could not function without the help of thousands of volunteers, and if you ever fly in, don't forget to wave and thank them for their time, directing you on the ground or in the air.

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THE VOYAGE July 27, 0600. My eye opened. Slowly. My other eye followed suit. Slowly. Why am I waking up so early? I'm tired! I want to sleep longer! But then it dawned on me... (pun intended), WE ARE GOING TO OSHKOSH!!! I jumped out of bed, ran to the shower, had some breakfast, drove out to the airfield, and we were off! I don't think my smile left my face the whole day!

We rented a Piper PA-28-161 from Harv's Air in Steinbach, Manitoba. I had 3 passengers with me: my Dad, and another Father/Son combo that we had known all our lives. Luggage was loaded, NOTAMs read, Squawk code filed, ForeFlight weather revisited, run up done and we were off! The day was already starting to be hot by the time we departed at 0730. I climbed to my cruising altitude of 7,500' AGL and flew direct to KDLH (Duluth Intl.) to clear customs and get fuel.

Just over two and a half hours later we arrived at KDLH. Wx was overcast and a thunderstorm was forming. We cleared customs, and stopped at Monaco Air, which is a very nice FBO. They refueled the plane, we had some cookies, I checked the WX, and we were once again off. By the time we were 20 minutes into my flight, I was already having to descend to maintain VFR. And then the rain started. For the next 40 minutes, we were intermittently in rain and flying in MFVR conditions. The METARs and TAFs I had read did not predict it to be THIS bad. However a short time later the

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clouds disappeared and the rain stopped and the sky was at a 10,000 overcast ceiling.

We arrived at the town of RIPON, and flew along the tracks towards FISKE where we were directed to fly 090 degrees for a landing on 36L. I was cleared to land just after the "Yellow Dot." You know you did a good landing when the Co-Owner texts you and tells you, "Well done! I watched you land, it looked good!" That was a good start to my four days there, and it only got better!

ALASKA AIRLINES 'MAIDEN' FLIGHT I am very supportive of the organization "Women in Aviation" and love to take every opportunity to support women reaching their dreams of being a pilot. For me, coming from a very conservative traditional Mennonite background, I am overjoyed and filled with pride to know women who continue every day to reach their dreams, not letting anyone hold them back in their aviation goals. So in reference of that, this year was extra special. Boeing had its 100 year anniversary, and Alaska Airlines (AA owns more than 150 Boeing 737s) flew their newest Boeing addition, the 737-900ER, in to KOSH. Outward appearances have not changed much. They have redesigned winglets, LED landing lights, greater range etc... I am not sure of all the new updates, but I hear they are nice. Now it gets better - this Boeing 737-900ER was flown in from Seattle, Washington, but it also had a special payload! The Captain and First Officers on this flight were all female. The Flight Attendants were female. As well, the cabin was filled with female employees from Alaska Airlines, Boeing, and Virgin America, including female students from Raisbeck Aviation High School in Tukwila, Washington. Now if that is not inspiring, I don't know what is.

To be continued in the September Patrician!

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COPA Quadrant

FLY-OUT BUG

The COPA Flight 6 Board consists of:

COPA FLight 6

Flight Captain (President): Rob Shemilt Co-Captain (Vice President): Allan Rempel Navigator (Treasurer): Art Reitsma

Approximately 24 members and guests attended the July COPA Flight 6 meeting to hear a presentation by Dr. Allan Rempel on the differences between U.S. and Canadian airspace.

Next Fly-Out / Fly-In: Oliver Airport, August 20th Contact flyoutbug@gmail.com for more information

Allan started his presentation by pointing out that half of the world's pilot population, approximately 600,000 pilots, reside in the United States. America is great for flying, and the GA (General Aviation) world revolves around the US. For those pilots flying across the border, the AOPA/ COPA Guide to Cross Border Flying is a great guide to understanding the different rules.

Allan listed some basic rule differences, such as differences with the (PPL) private pilot licence, classes of airspace, along with joining the circuit, flight plan requirements, right down to VFR charts.

Many thanks to Allan for his presentation! Stay tuned for other upcoming topics related to owners and pilots of General Aviation.

The August COPA Flight 6 meeting will be a BBQ at the VFC lounge on Tuesday August 2nd from 6:00 PM on.

Hamburgers, hot dogs, and refreshments will be provided

by COPA Flight 6 for members and guests.

Images: Photos taken by Jim Allen August 2016

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Classes Monday and Wednesday from 19:00 - 22:00

DATE May 9th May l Jth

VFC Ground School INSTRUCTOR

TOPIC Canadian Aviation Regulations & Licencing

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Canadian Aviation Regulations & Licencing Ground School Schedule May 16th Aerodynamics & Theory of Flight

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May 18th 2016 Private Airframes & Engines Summer Pilot Schedule May 23rd May 25th 30th

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Classes Wednesday from 19:00 to 22:00 SystemsMonday & Flightand Instruments

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Human TOPICFactors & Pilot Decision Making

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Systems & Flight Instruments

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Human Factors & Pilot Decision Making Meteorology

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Navigation

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ATC LABOUR DAY - NO CLASS

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Review Flight Operations I

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