The Patrician Victoria Flying Club
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Wings Banquet details and photos
February 2011
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The Patrician Monthly newsletter of the Victoria Flying Club
February 2011
The Victoria Flying Club est. 1946
In this issue: 3 Annual General Meeting Details
“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)
4 2010 Income Tax Forms
7 Wings Banquet—Story and Photos
Board of Directors
14 Whatever Happened To…? Cameron Law and Tracy Biddle
President………………………………….….Lloyd Toope Vice President…………………………..Colin Dormuth Treasurer……………………………………….Ellen Wood Secretary……………………………………….Rob Shemilt Directors………………………………………..Sean Steele Colin Williamson Don Devenney Steve Demy General Manager………………………….Gerry Mants Chief Flying Instructor……………..Graham Palmer
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Tax Time!
NOTICE
On page 4 and 5 of this issue, you’ll find the Victoria Flying Club 2010 Income Tax Procedure form. If you are wanting to claim your flight training, please fill in your information and drop the form off at the VFC office no later than February 15th.
Victoria Flying Club
Annual General Meeting
PLEASE NOTE: In order to claim your Pilot Private License training for the previous tax year, you must be enrolled in Commercial Pilot training.
VFC on Twitter The Victoria Flying Club has recently joined Twitter. For those unfamiliar, Twitter is a social media website which allows an individual or organization to post short, timely updates. You can receive Twitter updates, called Tweets, by choosing to follow the persons or organizations of interest to you.
Mark Your Calendars! Details on Pg. 3
VFC will use Twitter to keep our members informed and up to date on all the latest happenings around the club. You can join us on Twitter, by searching for @FlyVFC on twitter.com. Or, click on the link below.
Correction In last month’s issue, Sam Roland’s email address was reported incorrectly. If you want to chat with Sam regarding aerobatic flying, you can reach him at: samuel.roland@gmail.com. My apologies Sam! Colin Williamson is also someone you’ll want to talk to, if you are interested in aerobatics. Please contact Colin at: ckconsul@telus.net.
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Notice of the
Annual General Meeting of the
Victoria Flying Club March 3rd, 2011 6:00 - wine and cheese 7:00 - meeting meeting to take place in the vFc member’s lounge nominated by two other Sustaining or Life Members. Nomination forms are available from the office, or at the meeting. There may also be nominations from the floor at the time of the meeting.
The AGM is a great opportunity to meet and chat with other members of the Victoria Flying Club. All members are welcome and encouraged to attend the evening, although voting privileges are extended only to Sustaining Members.
Why
If you have been a member in good standing of the Victoria Flying Club for 24 consecutive months, you are eligible to become a Sustaining Member. Sustaining and Life members will have voting privileges at the AGM. Sustaining and Life members are also eligible to be nominated for Director positions with the Board. Directors are
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get in involved with the Board of Directors? It’s a great way to give back to the aviation community, specifically the supportive community at the Victoria Flying Club. Be involved in the decision-making process and help shape the direction of the club for years to come. If you have any questions about becoming a club Director, please contact VFC Manager Gerry Mants at 250-656-2833.
Please print, fill out, and return the following two pages to the Victoria Flying Club office by February 15th. Victoria Flying Club 2010 Income Tax Procedure Please Note: Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) has recently been requiring proof of enrollment in the Commercial Pilot Program before allowing a deduction for the hours under the Private Pilot Licence. A letter from the Club confirming enrollment in the CPL is available to students actively pursuing a CPL (i.e, a Category 1 Medical, enrollment in Commercial Ground school, working towards a Night Rating or actively completing the dual requirements of the CPL). Members are reminded that all deductions taken are the responsibility of the person claiming the deduction on their tax return. Instructions: Complete all areas of this form. There is no need to complete the form if you reached the maximum hours per course in 2009. Mail/fax/or drop off this form to Dispatch. Allowable deductions:
As outlined by Revenue Canada Taxation 875 Heron Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L8
Licence or Endorsement: Private Pilot Licence Commercial Pilot Licence Instructor’s Rating Night Rating
Allowable Tuition Fees (Please read carefully): Private Pilot Course Any number of dual flying hours. Solo hours to the extent that dual and solo hours do not exceed a total of forty-five hours. Revenue Canada has been requiring proof of enrollment in the Commercial Pilot Licence program prior to allowing a deduction for the PPL. (See above) Commercial Pilot Course Any number of dual flying hours and solo hours to the extent that dual and solo hours do not exceed a total of sixty-five hours (Commercial Licence).
NO CREDIT MAY BE TAKEN FOR TIME BUILDING OR HOURS IN EXCESS OF THE TRANSPORT CANADA MINIMUMS. Private Pilot Course Only Ground school Jan 1 to December 31, 2010
$250.00
$___________
________hours dual Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2010 ________hours solo Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2010 ________hours dual and solo claimed in 2009 and earlier re private licence ________TOTAL CLAIM in hours (CANNOT EXCEED 45 HOURS)
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Commercial Pilot Course Ground school Jan 1 to December 31, 2010
$495.00
$___________
Ground school Retread
$ 50.00
$___________
________hours dual Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2010 ________hours solo Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2010 ________hours dual and solo claimed in 2009 and earlier re commercial licence ________TOTAL CLAIM in hours (CANNOT EXCEED 65 HOURS)
Other Ratings Rating:______________________ Hours: Dual____________ Solo___________
To Be Completed By The Student I, _________________________ certify that: I intend to work in the occupation of _______________________and that I was enrolled in the course entitled ______________________in order to furnish me with skills in that occupation OR I am qualified as a ___________________________ and that I was enrolled in the course entitled ___________________________ in order to improve my skills in that occupation. My hours claimed for 2010, when combined with hours claimed in 2009 and earlier does not exceed the maximums outlined of 45 hours for private and 65 hours for commercial course. __________________________ Signature of Student
____________________________ Date
Do you wish your tax form mailed or picked up?______________________________ Tax Forms received by Victoria Flying Club prior to February 1, 2011 will be completed by February 28, 2011.
For Office Use Only Date received ____________________ Course _____________________________ Hours:
_____________
Dual $_________________
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Solo
Ground Briefing: _____________ Ground school:
$_________________
Dual $_________________ $_________________
Total Hours Claimed: ____________Private _____________
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Date
Monday and Wednesday Evenings 1900—2200 Topic Instructor
Feb 02
Review (Written Exam Seminar)
John McConnichie
07
Review
Brad Fraser
09
Airframes and Engines
Dave Kupchenko
14
Aerodynamics, Theory of Flight, Licencing Req.
Yasuhiro Koide
16
Systems and Flight Instruments
Dave Kupchenko
21
Canadian Aviation Regulations
Dave Kupchenko
23
Canadian Aviation Regulations
Dave Kupchenko
28
Meteorology
Simon Dennis
Mar 02
Meteorology
Simon Dennis
07
Meteorology
Simon Dennis
09
Meteorology
Simon Dennis
14
Meteorology
Simon Dennis
16
Meteorology
Simon Dennis
21
Human Factors and Pilot Decision Making
Brad Fraser
23
Flight Operations
Yasuhiro Koide
28
Flight Operations
Yasuhiro Koide
30
Navigation
Jeff Lightheart
Apr 04
Navigation
Jeff Lightheart
06
Navigation
Jeff Lightheart
11
Radio and Electronic Theory
Dave Kupchenko
13
Review (Witten Exam Seminar)
John McConnichie
18
Review
Brad Fraser
To sign up for Groundschool, or to purchase your Groundschool Kit, please contact the Victoria Flying Club Office at 250-656-2833. Commercial Groundschool: If you are interested in Commercial Groundschool, please contact the VFC office, and we will put you on the list for an upcoming class.
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On Friday January 21st, a crowd of over 100 Victoria Flying Club pilots, family members, and friends gathered at the Wardroom to celebrate the achievements of 2010. The annual Wings Banquet is a long-standing tradition, which recognizes the incredible achievement of completing a Private Pilot’s Licence, thereby earning the right to proudly wear the wings that signify entry into the elite portion of the population who can call themselves pilots. It was an evening of great food, good conversation, and celebration. A large number of Private Pilots were awarded their wings. Certificates for Recreational Pilot Permits, Commercial Pilot Licences, and Instructor Ratings were also presented , along with several flight training awards. Thanks to all who attended and helped make this a memorable evening!
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The complete list of 2010 Wings and Awards Recipients is on the following page. Congratulations to everyone on their achievements. The Victoria Flying Club is extremely proud of all of you!
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and award winners Private Pilot Licence Milos Petrovic James Jarvis Jon Starodub Hirofumi Kamei Richard Carter Frank Van Gyn Michael Oliver Jordan Byng Julie Williams Gabriel Knight Ken Wodlinger Corinna Templeton Jatinder Parmar Ashley Knightley Brady Tucker Matthew Cumming Ryan Smith Abbas Mohammadi David Yates Cherry Lozupone Emil Edwards Jocelyn Belley Michael Burns Gwen Hill
Commerical Pilot Licence Sumit Sharma Rahul Rathee Keegan Rink Nick Oakley John Verbeeten Loren Brajovic Tyler Bishop Vikas Sahrawat Rory Nield Jonathan Wilson Darren Larose Graeme Wellburn Gary McCoey
Andrew Harton Tim McClelland Kurtis Rumenovich Peter Massicotte Aneil Mashiana David Barr Gareth Bosley Edgar Gallant Benjamin George Atilla Hamari Ryan Langrana Matthew Lee Andew Moore Felix Serban Dominic Liu Recreational Pilot Permit Milos Petrovic Riley Bennett
Class IV Instructor Rating Allen Jacob Kristen Ursel Sean Brenton Dirk Pritchard
Top Flight Test Peter Massicotte Top Written Exam David Arrowsmith Top Pilot Award David Arrowsmith Betty Wadsworth Flying Award Gwen Hill Butler Flying Award Jeff Bujas Michael Cooper Slipper Award Matthew Cumming Brian Smedley Award Jatinder Parmar Thrifty Foods Bursary Awards Jon Starodub Morgan Scott
The
Victoria Flying Club is very excited to partner with Thrifty Foods in their successful Smile Card program. Pick up your smile card today at the VFC office, and 5% of your grocery purchases will go towards creating scholarships and awards for VFC members.
Thank-you to Thrifty Foods for their support!
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To Identify the aircraft above, please email: thepatrician@shaw.ca
Last Month’s Mystery
This is the Pilatus PC-6. Made by the same Swiss company that makes the familiar PC-12 turbo-exec, it has phenominal STOL capabilities. The huge door opening and turbine engine makes it a favourite with free-fall clubs. This one was on ferry to Europe with a large fuel tank in the cabin.
Thanks once again to Tim Martin for finding this pretty little aircraft for us. And thanks for the bang-on guesses: Colin Waldie, Daryl Thanks for your time Chris, and for chatting with us about life in the North, and Williamson, your work atDan Buffalo Airways. Williams, Marie Woodruff, We wish you all the best in the coming year, and we look forward to following your career on Ice Pilots! Bill Davidson, Martin Pepper, Kurt and Eric Alisch, and Shawn Carlow.
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New Members
Christie Hall, BPA design & communication
Morgan Belton
Communications Consultant Digital and Print Media
Dave McKinnon
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Adam Kerr Kevin Galbraith
big business thinking for small business
Michelle Lafontaine Mark Robinson Kale Haley
Achievements
Sunday, May 1 (rain date May 15), Pitt Meadows, BC (CYPK): 99s Poker Run. Rescheduled from Fall of 2010. Open to all pilots Everyone welcome. Abbotsford, Boundary Bay, Chilliwack, Delta Airpark, Langley, Squamish, Victoria, Pitt Meadows Lots of fun & prizes Funds raised go towards aviation scholarships & projects. For more information: www.bccoast99s.com, or call Raeleen at 604-837-4148.
First Solo Clint Zhang Naoyuki Takai PPL Written Dave Arrowsmith PPL Flight Test Takeshi Shimodaira PPL Licence Colin Clucas
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Images courtesy of: Allen Lynch
Clint Zhang Instructor: Brad Fraser
Naoyuki Takai Instructor: Yasuhiro Koide
“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 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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This month’s winning photo from Colin Williamson: “I thought I’d try a slight variant on the theme for ‘photo of the month.’ This is my 6 year old grand daughter, Marie, after her first flight—that grin says it all! She was the ‘co-pilot’ in PFW this past summer. She now wants to be a pilot when she grows up!”
YOUR PHOTO HERE!
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Each month in the Patrician, you have the opportunity to win prizes from the pilot shop. Submit one aviation photo per month for your chance to win. Each photo submitted through the year is entered in a draw for a $100 Victoria Flying Club gift certificate at the end of the year. If you submit a photo each month, that gives you twelve chances to win! Submit your monthly photo by the 20th of each month to: thepatrician@shaw.ca
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As people come and go at VFC, it’s always nice to keep up with old friends, colleagues, and flying buddies. Eleanor Eastick submitted this update on two former VFC pilots and instructors: Cameron Law, and Tracy Biddle. Both Cam and Tracy trained at VFC and were popular instructors in the early 90s. Cam also taught aerobatics, and it was said that IDS was never on the ground during that time! Before taking her instructor’s rating, Tracy won the 1993 Webster Trophy, and as her prize from Air Canada, she and Cam made a round the world tour, taking four weeks off from their duties at the Club. It was a great loss to VFC when they left in 1995, ATPL in hand, to begin their careers as airline pilots. Tracy departed for Pickle Lake while Cam headed for Sioux Lookout. Both were very quickly
taken on by Air Nova (now Jazz) and based in Halifax where Cam, after flying the Dash-8, transferred to the BAE 146 in order to get jet time. Tracy continued as Dash-8 captain. Both were still in Halifax when the 911 crisis took place and the runways and taxiways were crammed with aircraft ordered out of the sky. Several years later, Cam made a company change and began flying for WestJet while Tracy moved into the RJ for Jazz and both transferred their base to Calgary. Came became a 737 captain and in 2010, Tracy also joined WestJet as a first officer. What a success story! Cam and Tracy had the opportunity to fly together recently (photo below). The last time they flew together was in HDP in February 1995.
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