The Patrician, March 2021

The Patrician MARCH 2021

The Victoria Flying Club ~ Aviation Excellence Since 1946

Women of Aviation

Stories from some of the amazing women pilots among you in the Victoria Flying Club!

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HANGAR SPACE Contact Marcel at the Club to see if a hangar spot is a good spot for your plane and to get on the waitlist.

“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)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Colin Williamson

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News around the Club

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General Manager's Article

TREASURER Iain Barnes

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Ramona Reynolds, Alumni Profile

DIRECTORS John Ainsworth Tony Allan Adam Johnston Graham Palmer

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Hilary Harris, Alumni Profile

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Member Showcase: Lindsay Harmsworth

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Member Achievements & First Solos

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Member Showcase: Jessica James

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Ground School Schedule

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Thanks for the Share

VICE PRESIDENT Don Devenney SECRETARY Jennifer Zadorozniak

GENERAL MANAGER Greg Matte CHIEF FLYING Mike Schlievert INSTRUCTOR

CONTACT 1852 Canso Road Sidney, BC V8L 5V5

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P: 250-656-2833 F: 250-655-0910

PARKING AVAILABLE Editor: Kelly J. Clark vfcpatrician@gmail.com The Patrician accepts unsolicited submissions.

This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, with prior permission of the publisher or author. The opinions expressed are strictly those of the authors.

If you’re interested in prime paved parking spaces for your aircraft, there are spots available!

Secure, pull-in/pull-out, easy access.

Please call Dispatch to arrange a spot, or get on the waitlist for hangar spaces at 250-656-2833

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PHOTO CREDITS Front cover photo credits: Hilary Harris.

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News Around the Club

On March 8, 1910, Raymonde de Laroche became the first women to earn a pilot's licence in the world! On March 8-14, we celebrate this and all of the achievements of women in aviation with International Women of Aviation week. As such, this month's Patrician is dedicated to the women of the VFC! This issue features four articles about women, including pilots, instructors, and the first female president of the VFC.

2021 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM has been scheduled!

Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 13th. The Zoom meeting is scheduled to commence at 18:45 hours for a 19:00 start. More information to come as we get closer to the date.

hours daily) to coincide with Daylight Savings Time.

VFC MENTOR PROGRAM

The program continues! Would you like to meet other pilots to fly with, split the cost of flights, share knowledge on how to do things, get help getting into a new airport for the first time? VFC's mentors have their resumes posted on a special VFC Mentors bulletin board beside the Dispatch counter. Each mentor's resume includes their contact details, or you can email mentors@flyvfc.com for more information.

Looking to become a mentor yourself? There's always room for more experienced pilots! Send an email to mentors@flyvfc.com for more information on how to join up!

NEW PLANES

As you may have heard, the VFC is adding new planes to the fleet!

The club hopes that these new additions will bring fliers old and new back to the club for recreation or low-cost flying time! The Board of Directors made this purchase from pre-existing credit after carefully weighing rising costs against long-term benefit to the club and its membership. With these new planes, the VFC will be able to offer fantastic flying rates and new services for years to come!

Learn more about our new planes in the General Manager's article!

NEWS and EVENTS

WOMEN OF AVIATION

Have news or a story to tell?

Email us at vfcpatrician@gmail.com for a chance to have your news or story published in The Patrician.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Want to make a change? The call for nominations for the Board of Directors election is waiting for you! Four (4) positions on the Board of Directions will be coming up for election. Please note that only Sustaining and Life members are eligible for nomination or election to the Board.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS HOURS CHANGE

Time is changing and so are our hours! As of Sunday, March 14th, we've switched to our longer operating hours (08:00 to 20:00

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NEWS and EVENTS MAR 8 International Women's Day MAR 8-14 International Women of Aviation Week MAR 15 The Ides of March MAR 17 St. Patrick's Day NEWS and EVENTS

MAR 20 First day of Spring MAY 13 Annual General Meeting Is your aviation-related event not listed?

Let us know at vfcpatrician@gmail.com

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE! 800 square feet available in the VFC building!

Contact Marcel Poland at marcelpoland@flyvfc.com for more information!

All prospective businesses must be Victoria Airport zoning compliant.

Sustaining and Lifetime members: 15% discount on Cessna rental rates and purchases in the Little Pilot Shop.

10% discount for everyone who pays fully in advance for their annual aircraft parking fees for 2021 - ONLY

[YOUR FREE AD HERE] Do you know a business owner that could benefit from free advertising?

VFC would like to support our community by offering free advertising spots in The Patrician (business card sized ads) where space allows.

Please send an email to Kelly at vfcpatrician@gmail.com for details.

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NEWS and EVENTS

MENTORSHIP: Looking to brush up your skills?

Email mentors@flyvfc.com to find a mentor or be a mentor.

VFC CHARTER SERVICE Be there in minutes!

VFC Charter offers inexpensive, on-demand, and direct transportation to places not serviced by other commercial carriers in the lower BC area.

The charter service is operational in day VFR conditions. Please contact us for more information on destinations and costs.

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

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General Manager's Article

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Greg Matte, VFC General Manager News Around the Club As we continue to look ahead to the coming months, there are a number of exciting initiatives and activities on the go or under planning, so I thought it would be a good time to provide an update.

Beechcraft Travel Air 95 Rebuild Project The first rebuild (C-GGMF) is progressing nicely with lots of concurrent activity. The AME team is focused on the engine nacelles which have required additional TLC due to wear and tear. Murray Palmer’s master craftsmanship in metal fabrication and fitting has been amazing! The glass cockpit segment is being produced offsite by Victoria Air Maintenance, while the seats are also being re-upholstered off-site by another local company. By the time you read this article, the second Beechcraft (C-GGWA) will have flown to the VFC from Penhold, Alberta bringing with it one of the overhauled engines that will go on C-GGMF. The other engine will be overhauled by our Lycoming expert (Al Girard).

We should have also received the two new variable-pitch propellers and gearboxes. For those wondering about the painting of C-GGMF, we require about 20-25 degrees C for the paint to dry evenly, so we elected to allow mother nature to save on the hydro bill by waiting until the day-time temperatures rise into the teens later this month.

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Cessna Fleet

Virtual AGM

As the Cessna fleet progress through its phase inspections, the AMO is also taking the time to remove the defunct auto-pilot systems. Although the saving in weight is minimal, it will allow for the removal of these long-standing deferred defects and replacing the yellow tags with green tags on the aircraft journey logs. We’re also in the process of installing the 406 MHz ELT, as they must be installed by November 25th, 2021. These ELTs will greatly improve SAR response as they enable the COSPAS/SARSAT system of satellites to fix a crash location to within 100 meters. Finally, as the exterior lights wear out on the aircraft, they are being replaced with LEDs to increase reliability as well as performance.

As with the recent Annual Awards Gala, the upcoming AGM (scheduled for the evening of Thursday, May 13th) will be conducted virtually using Zoom. Details will be provided in due course as to how this will be conducted, including the voting process for the Board elections.

Speaking of which, four of the Board positions will be coming up for election, so if you’d like to be more involved with the VFC during this exciting time of multiple strategic initiatives and activities, then contact me directly for a nomination form. Just a reminder that only Sustaining and Life members in good standing are eligible for nomination/ election to the Board of Directors.

Ground School

Additional Hangar Space

For those who aren’t aware, we now have a highly experienced, Although this has not been formally full-time ground school instructor brought forward to the Board of (Neil Keating). In addition to nearly Directors for consideration, we’ve 18,000 hours of flight time as a been examining a conceptual plan pilot, Neil began his career as a for the construction of additional high school teacher and was also a hangar space at the VFC, as the certified ground school and simulator demand for partial or full shelter instructor with Flight Safety Canada from the elements remains strong. before relocating to Sidney and As with fleet expansion, this is joining the VFC staff. Since his another strategic initiative that will arrival, the VFC has successfully take time to fully develop with the introduced distance learning using Board, and will likely be undertaken Zoom as well as CPL-level ground through incremental phases of school, a revamped mountain rating implementation once approved given course, and RPAS (“drone”) training. the capital costs involved.

More recently, he’s begun providing one-on-one tutoring. This has already proven popular with some of our students preparing for their written exams.

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Clarification – Solo Monitor Rate

Fleet Expansion

GM CORNER

There has been some confusion regarding the new solo monitor fee that was introduced by the Board of Directors, commencing January 1st, 2021. This fee is only charged for pre-PPL students as well as anyone working towards earning their night rating.

For those who haven’t already heard, the Board of Directors has approved an expansion of the fleet.

The objectives of this strategic decision is to improve single-engine aircraft availability for recreational flying and “time-building”, as well as to allow for increased usage of the Cessna 172S fleet for training purposes. The mandate allows for acquisition of four aircraft with the objective of bringing them into flight operations as soon as possible, preferably in time for the busy summer period. The mandate further specifies three categories of single-engine aircraft as follows: 1. Two simple aircraft with the basics (“6-pack” instrumentation, 2-way radios & transponder) that will allow for a low-cost rental option that will be ideal for “time builders”; 2. One older model 4-seater, also with the basics, that will allow for a competitive-priced rental option for recreational flying / cross-country trips; and 3. One higher-end 4-seater equipped with an attractive IFR suite (e.g. full instrumentation including GPS as well as ADS-B In/ out compatible in Canada and the United States).

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Alumni Stories Ramona Reynolds ALUMNI STORY: Ramona Reynolds

The VFC's First Female President You all know the history of this Club: we’re headed for our 75th anniversary, but the club’s origin dates back to the 1920s. As the club’s first female president, I was asked to write this article in celebration of International Women of Aviation month. It was challenging to be the first female president of a flying club with over 100 years of history, and a heavily regulated flight training unit, approved maintenance organization, and charter. Being the first female anything in an organization is a double-edged sword: uplifting and terrible.

In fact, most of my experiences as a woman in aviation, and in leadership at the Victoria Flying Club, have been two-sided. I have met the most honourable people and the most challenging people that I have ever known at the VFC. In contrast, my core values were tested constantly during my term, and I have experienced significant

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sexism as a woman in aviation. I came to the club to have fun and I became a changemaker. I made a lot of mistakes as I grew into the position. I had a lot to learn. I let people speak on behalf of myself and my role, but I also found my voice and power.

When I was a child, aviation was something fun, but it turned into something more.

Aviation has always been a part of my life. I grew up in the 70s and watched my father attain his pilot licence. He bought a little 172 that we flew everywhere. I hopped in the back seat of that plane like most kids hop in the back seat of their parents’ car. When we moved to Victoria in 1981, my dad became a member of the Victoria Flying Club, and so when I joined it myself in 2009 it was like coming home. I’d also been married to a former member of the Snowbirds, so I’d seen many sides of aviation in Canada; yet to this day I am

treated as a newcomer because of my gender.

I’m turning fifty this year, and for women of my generation it was the norm for men to be the ones to introduce them to the world of aviation and to invite them into its community. When I joined, I was welcomed with open arms by the people who would become my first friends and mentors at the club: Colin, Kim, Don, Ted and Marie; the very same people who mentor so many of our members today.

In the beginning, their support and friendship kept me in the air.

In 2013, it was the men in this community who encouraged me to accept a nomination to the board.

The reaction from the women in the community had been the opposite: they told me how hard it would be; that I would never make it; that I would quit; and that I was destined for failure. In 2014 I became this club’s first female president, which I held until March

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Change is never easy, but I’ve seen the club grow in ways that I wouldn’t have thought were possible when I first became president. However, as things improve we must remain vigilant, lest we return to the old ways. I don’t believe that any of us want younger generations pay the price for cultural norms that were established by those who came before us.

I’ve reflected on what I want to my legacy as first female president to be, and it’s this: that I will not be the last. My hope is that I have played a part in creating a safer environment for everyone, but I know that the work is not done.

As recently as a few weeks ago, I received an email from a female member of the club who witnessed sexism, verbal abuse and bullying.

We must be vigilant.

During my time at the VFC, I had some of the greatest of champions in this community and also many opponents; some worthy, some not so much. But I can say with absolute certainty that I have never met anyone at the club who didn’t have its best interests and intentions at heart. While we may disagree on many things, we are bound together by a shared passion for aviation. Airplane people are passionate, and with that in mind, I urge every member of the club to become a champion for the young women taking to the air right now and in the future.

ALUMNI STORY: Ramona Reynolds

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better. Where previous boards had focused on modernizing the fleet and organizational affairs, ours made policy and human protections a priority. Much like an empty airplane, a club isn’t much without people in it. We held sexual harassment training and standardized the employment agreements and policies which have been continued and updated by the current management team.

Together, as a community, we became better.

Alumni Story: Hilary Harris

of 2019, when I became the club’s first female general manager during the transition to the new management team.

We have a close-knit community, but sexism runs deep in male dominated fields such as aviation.

Before I first became president, we also started a chapter of Women in Aviation. I was overwhelmed by stories from women in all areas of aviation about sexism, loss of employment opportunities, sexual harassment, and sexual assault and abuse that was current, historical, and even cultural.

As a mother, I was criticized for pursuing my goals, but empowered by the sense of connection I felt to those who depended on me. I became both airport-mom and mama bear; nurturer and fierce protector, and came out swinging. When I tried to address these systemic issues, I received significant pushback and less than polite regard. I have received enough stories of my own that I could write a book based solely on angry correspondence received from privileged men. Don’t worry: I kept the receipts.

Slowly, painfully, we moved forward. I celebrated the success of our students in the same way that I celebrate the growth of my own children. We rooted out the old ways of doing things and charted a course toward something

To the women of the VFC, my advice is this: stay focused. Show up and do the work. Keep showing up especially when it gets hard.

Encourage the women around you to take their seat at the table and if there isn’t a place for you make your own. You don’t need an invitation. Women like me kick open the doors so that women like you could hold them open for the women behind you. With perseverance and support, I hope that one day the women who join us even won’t notice there was ever a door there at all.

And remember: this is the fun part.

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Alumni Stories Hilary Harris ALUMNI STORY: Hilary Harris

VFC Flight Instructor Good day! My name’s Hilary Harris and I’m an instructor at VFC. As part of International Women’s Day, I’ve been asked to tell you a bit about my experiences as a pilot.

I would have never thought of being a pilot if it wasn’t for the influence of my grandfather. He was a Mustang pilot in World War II and owned an aerial surveying company after the war. He always loved flying in all of its forms, from float planes on up, and he brought me to the Victoria Airshow for an airplane ride when I was little.

Lured by the promise of a free pilot’s licence, I joined 676 Kittyhawk Air Cadet Squadron.

I was fifteen, and received my

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Private Pilot’s Licence courtesy of the Air Cadets during my summer break that year. I joined the military after high school and studied engineering at Royal Roads Military College and the Royal Military College of Canada.

During the summers, we began our flying military flying training with a few short introductory courses in aviation.

3 G. Needless to say, they’re fun to fly. Apart from the standard skills of instrument and visual flying, we also learned how to fly in formation and low-level navigation. After completing the course, I stayed on as an instructor and eventually taught at the flight instructor school.

I was posted to Nova Scotia at twenty-nine to fly the CP 140 When I arrived in Moose Jaw I was Aurora. The Aurora is a very twenty-two and it was the place to different aircraft than the Tutor; be for anyone who loves airplanes. I it’s a long-range patrol plane was there to complete Basic Flying designed to hunt submarines. It Training on the Tutor jet which were has four turbo-prop engines and – and still are – beautiful, sporty weighs 140,000 lbs when carrying trainers with a max speed of over its 60,000lb fuel load. It’s small by 400 kts, a max altitude of 41 000 airline standards, but it’s notable feet, and the ability to pull +7.3 / - for the proportion of its weight

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In 2012, I retired after twenty years at the age of thirty-seven and I thought that I was done with aviation. But I lived beside the Victoria airport and after a few years I couldn’t help myself.

In 2014, I accepted a part-time military reservist job as a Flight Safety officer at 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron, where I still

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work to this day. This was my first experience working with helicopters and opened my eyes to a whole new world. In 2018, I had the opportunity to use my military Flight Instructor skills working at the Victoria Flying Club. My eyes were opened again: this time to wonderful world of recreational flying and private aviation. Since joining the VFC, I’ve met so many fun, friendly, and interesting people. I’ve had so many generous offers to fly with individuals on their personal aircraft and have always been so impressed by the competence and commitment to aviation they’ve demonstrated.

I’ve particularly enjoyed tagging along with Victoria airport’s unofficial Air Demonstration team, “Yak Flight” led by Mike Sudul and Dave Gagliardi.

I recently had the brilliant experience of ferrying a tiny Grumman AA-1 through the mountains to Calgary. The plane had been beautifully restored by Victoria Air Maintenance, and painted a lovely jellybean orange. That flight was as magical as any I’d had in an

Aurora and somehow felt like even more of an adventure!

Last year, I decided to try out life as an airline pilot. I picked up a job with Flair Airlines and had the good fortune to complete my 737-800 type rating and fly one pairing from Vancouver to Toronto and back before Covid grounded us all. I joke that my career as an airline pilot was short and sweet. I certainly enjoyed it and, even as I write this, I’m preparing to return to airline flying in mid-March.

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that’s just gas, which means that it can fly for more than ten hours on patrol, if needed. With the Aurora, I flew fisheries patrols offshore of Newfoundland, sovereignty patrols in the high arctic, and anti-drug patrols in the Caribbean. I was fortunate enough to participate in anti-submarine warfare exercises with our allies in England, Scotland, and the United States, and was able to visit interesting destinations like Sicily. I particularly enjoyed flying scientists around the coast of Ellesmere Island to monitor the environmental conditions. We saw all kinds of things: polar bears, glaciers, arctic ice-breakers. Very few people are lucky enough to see that part of the world.

To me, flying isn’t just a job, but a whole life: a pilot’s licence is a ticket to fun, friendship and adventure.

With a solid background in aviation, countless doors will open to you and you’ll have all kinds of experiences that you could never have predicted.

And for my next adventure? Float Planes! I can’t wait to get my rating.

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Member Showcase MEMBER SHOWCASE: Lindsay Harmsworth

Lindsay Harmsworth How long have you been flying for?

I have been flying for just over two years.

What is your favourite place to fly/aerodrome to visit and why?

My favourite aerodrom to fly to right now is Gillies Bay. You can camp next to the airstrip and they have courtesy bikes that you can ride! But make sure to bring a bike pump.

What is your favourite club aeroplane?

My favourite aeroplane is BMO because it was my first solo plane.

What do you enjoy most about flying?

I think I enjoy almost everything about flying - I enjoy the challenges it brings, getting to share it with my family and friends, the amazing people you meet at the flying club, and you get to see some pretty spectacular views!

What is your go to in-flight snack?

Definitely dried mango!

One piece of advice you’d pass along to other pilots?

Try to speak with everyone you meet in aviation, because you can learn a lot (good and bad) from other people’s flying experiences!

What's a truly memorable flight or experience that you've had?

I think one of the flights I remember the most was when my instructor and I were flying back from Nanaimo on my first night training flight. We were asked to do a few orbits because someone had dropped their phone on the runway! We had quite a laugh with the Tower.

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Member Achievements NEW MEMBERS

Forest Kruus Anthony Bocquentin Garry Brown Travis Dhasi Leith Balson Dwayne Cranston Richard House Gavin Vales Michael Barry Austin Bicknell Mark Stevens Nicholas Hovde Nicholas Meelker Todd Richards Lyle Hanna

FIRST SOLOS

Jordan Isenor Blair Vaillancourt Tony Clemente Liam Nish Takumi Satake

MEMBER ACHIEVEMENTS

Kaleb Neufeld Shivam Nagpal Krishna Srivastava Anthony Rudge Michael Rudge Samuel Biagioni Guy Lomax Dylan Magnuson Nico Reindl Louis Gave Lily Russell Jakob Steele Sophie Gatt Daniel Larson Zachary Sitara

First Solos "Without disruption of air traffic, these fearless, forthright, indomitable and courageous individuals did venture into the wild blue yonder in flying machines.

Takumi Satake Instructor: Mami Iijima

Liam Nish Instructor: Ryan Greenwood

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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."

Tony Clemente Instructor: Ryan Greenwood

Blair Vaillancourt Instructor: Ryan Greenwood

Jordan Isenor Instructor: Ryan Greenwood

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Member Showcase Jessica James MEMBER SHOWCASE: Jessica James

How long have you been flying for?

I have been flying since the fall of 2012.

What made you want to become a pilot?

A few things...firstly, I was very fortunate enough to have grown up in a very small aviation related community, Nimpo Lake. (Fun fact-At one point Nimpo Lake was actually known as the floatplane capital of British Columbia.) Being surrounded around aviation from birth defiantly started my flying bug. My first flight in a Cessna was actually at 6 months old with my parents. Secondly, when I graduated high school I didn’t know what I wanted to do, my Mom has always been a big advocate for school, so I had to pick something. (Thank you Mom! :) ) Knowing that someday I wanted to get my PPL I started with that, then continued on with my CPL and the rest is history.

How has flying changed your life?

Goodness these are good questions! It has changed my life in many ways. Too many to count or probably realize. It's how I have met my long term boyfriend, how I have met my closest friends, my mentors, and many, many amazing people along the way. It has also given me the opportunity to see beautiful places on the coast while creating memories and stories. I look forward to what it has in store for me after the pandemic is over.

What do you enjoy most about flying?

If you could fly anywhere − and I mean anywhere − where would it be?

The people that you meet, the family it creates and the places that it will take you.

The Maldives and Africa.

What is your favourite place to fly or visit? Why? This one is hard...it continually changes and there are so many places I want to see. But...the one that will always stay the same is probably Anahim Lake, BC. (Closest airport to my hometown.)

What is your go to in-flight snack?

Flying commercial with an open cockpit concept you don’t get to snack but my favourite in flight beverage is and always will be London Fogs.

What is your favourite club aeroplane?

My favourite at the time was WLY & BMO. What about becoming a pilot was the most surprising, challenging, or rewarding for you?

Surprising: how much I repeatedly fall in love with aviation.

Challenging: never giving up, even though there have been lots of obstacles along the way, including our current one, COVID. Rewarding: getting checked out commercially on a DHC-6.

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One piece of advice you’d pass along to other pilots?

The industry is very very small, always be a good person.

What's a truly memorable flight/experience you've had?

Another good / hard question. Simply stated, there are so many.

There have been captains that have taught me about flying and about myself in a short amount of time that have made a lasting impression. Landing at Sonora lodge and having a grey whale greet us near the dock. Learning tail dragger from one of my favourite humans. Having a very kind older passenger state that she was proud to see a women pilot because she never had the opportunity when she was my age. All the milestones along the way, those first solo's, achieving flight tests, your first commercial briefing, learning something new then nailing it. There's too many to mention and I look forward to the ones that are yet to come.

Are there any other stories or anecdotes you'd like to share? We're all ears!

There's so many going through my head and some that would only apply to a few but in a nut shell; there's days that are going to be really tough, but if you love it, it's worth it.

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Ground School Schedules

February 08 – April 28: Mondays & Wednesdays; (09:00 – 15:45) February 18 – March 23/2021: Tues, Thurs, & Fridays; (18:00 - 21:30) March 24 – April 30/2021: Tues, Thurs & Fridays + Mar 24; (18:00 - 21:30)

GROUND SCHOOL SCHEDULES

Private Pilot Licence Ground School

May 03–May 25/2021: Mondays to Fridays; (18:00-21:30) May 26– June 18/2021: Mondays to Fridays; (18:00 - 21:30)

Commercial Pilot Licence Course March 16–Apr 29/2021; (Weekdays: 13:00-17:00) Individual scheduling requests available for PPL, CPL, MTA, and RPAS by individual request.

Individual tutoring available for PPL and CPL by individual request.

Confirm your attendance with Neil Keating (204) 291-9667 and Brenda Hardwick (250) 656-2833.

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