October 2015

THE PATRICIAN OCTOBER 2015

The Victoria Flying Club ~ Aviation Excellence Since 1946

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THE PATRICIAN OCTOBER 2015

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.�

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VFC Event Photos

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BC Challenge Update

(Victoria Flying Club Incorporation Bylaws, 1946)

5 Women, Wings & Wheels YYJ

7 The Sound of Music and Aircraft Steve Long

12 COPA Flight 6 Update

Eleanor Eastick

Board of Directors President...................................Ramona Reynolds

Email: president@flyvfc.com Vice President...................................Howard Peng Secretary......................................Colin Williamson Treasurer.............................................Rob Shemilt Directors............................................. Steve Demy Vernon Fischer

Rolf Hopkinson General Manager.................................Gerry Mants Chief Flying Instructor....................Graham Palmer

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Cultivating Trust Tracey Burns

16 PPL and CPL Groundschool

Phone: 250-656-2833 Fax: 250-655-0910

Find us online to get all the latest news!!

Editor: Christie Hall thepatrician@shaw.ca 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.

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News from VFC

VFC News

Mentorship at VFC

The VFC Mentorship Program is slowly taking shape! More details will be available soon but in the meantime, we are looking for three types of people to participate.

1. Student Pilots: Whether you are working on a PPL with plans to fly recreationally, or you are making the first steps towards a career in aviation, this program is for you.

2. Recreational Pilots: You’ve been flying for years and you love it just as much today as the day you did your first flight - maybe even more!

You’ve got lots of great stories, and you’ve certainly learned a few things along the way.

David Myers, a local Sidney resident, sent this photo in to the VFC office. A great shot of a one of our Cessna 172s. The moon looks pretty good too! Thanks David!

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3. Professional Pilots: Medevac, cargo, charter, corporate, or airline. If flying buys your groceries, you’re a professional pilot. This is a great opportunity to share your industry experience and knowledge.

CPL Groundschool Coming Soon!

The Victoria Flying Club has a CPL Groundschool scheduled to start on November 6th. Plan your next aviation career move and register today! Call the VFC office at 250-656-2833. Check out the full schedule is on page 18.

If you’re interested in getting to know other pilots, sharing your experiences, and learning from each other, then the VFC Mentorship Program is the place you need to be. VFC pilots are known to be extremely successful and extremely safe. We want to build on that reputation by providing a structured opportunity to form relationships between different generations and types of pilots.

Please consider how you can participate, and what you can bring to the table! If you are interested in developing, refining or participating in our mentorship program we’d sure love to hear from you. Please email Ramona Reynolds for more information: president@flyvfc.com.

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VFC News

September 19 Career Fair and Open House

A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of the recent career fair event. It was an amazing opportunity to hear directly from professional pilots, and people currently working in the aviation industry. With representation from Jazz, WestJet, NavCanada, and many others

including a number of VFC alumni, we were able to get an inside look into the industry, and make connections with some important people in the aviation world. Watch for next year’s event, and plan to attend!

September 27 Capital City Toy Run

Thank you so much for hosting the Capital City Toy Run at the Victoria Flying Club! We had a record number of motorcycles, over 400, all carrying toys or money for CFAX Santas Anonymous, “helping children in need”.

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The ride was from Save-on-Foods, Saanich to the Victoria Flying Club. I have the baseplan for 2016, and would love to visit you again if possible!

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VFC Achievements

VFC MEMBER ACHIEVEMENTS New Members Gary Peden Robert Lovett Matthias Hoffecker Brent Yager Gerrit Van Rensburg Claudia Lorenz Malcolm Barrington Paul Wasmuth Richard Hessel Virmatta Antti Roger McMahon Michael Hargrave Richard Davey Cory Finer Dau Alvaro

Sylvain Nivet Phillipe Pincon Samuel Cheron Shane Eakin Juana Shokri Zoe Lambert First Solo Damon Cerovec Kevin Morran PPL Written Exam Krokosh Dan PPL Flight Test Ali Hamood

PPL Licence Calem Brassard CPL Flight Test Elissa Boyd McGee CPL Licence Silvia Zilker Correction: Last month we listed Liam Aloni and Mike Lozupone has having completed their CPL Flight Tests. Both had completed their CPL Written. We apologize for the error.

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Canada’s Newest Seaplane Pilot - Trained at VFC! With a minimum licencing requirement of only 7 hours, obtaining a seaplane rating is not nearly as difficult, nor as expensive as you may think. The course consists of basic and advanced maneuvers, including concentrated practice of take-offs and landings, docking, beaching and sailing. Aside from the challenge of completing the rating, enjoying our local aerial and aquatic scenery with glimpses of wildlife both above and below sea level make this a rating worth pursuing. You are guaranteed not to be disappointed!

For pilots interested in learning more about what seaplane flying has to offer, or to experience their first lesson flying a seaplane, please call the Club at 250-656-2833, or email: graham.palmer@flyvfc.com

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WOMEN, WINGS AND WHEELS YYJ Women, Wings and Wheels is a partnership of women from the aviation and riding communities who are on a mission to start a conversation and support with women from all communities and backgrounds across the country by sharing their love of riding the wind; empowering Canadian women and girls through education and opportunity; and fundraising for women and girls in crisis.

This partnership between Women in Aviation Vancouver Island Chapter, the Canadian Women’s Ride Day Foundation, the Victoria Flying Club, West Coast ROAR and other partners, wants to encourage women of all ages to pursue their interests.

Everyone who loves airplanes and motorcycles enjoyed both in one place at VFC on Saturday, September 26. Airplanes and motorcycles filled the ramp, and the all-female flight crew from the 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron brought their ride over as well. It was an incredible gathering of leaders and professionals from the aviation and riding communities. A barbeque rounded out the day, along with some generous contributions to the Steve Drane Capital City Toy Run, as we filled the PBY Catalina (Canso) with donations benefiting the CFAX Santas Anonymous Toy Drive.

The best part of the day was the many opportunities for those interested in flying or riding to learn more, book a flight, and start living their dreams!

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Kevin is a friendly young man. He will assist with refuelling your plane, although he’s not allowed to actually pump the fuel into your tanks. He’ll help you with the Visa payment which uses an arcane method dating back to the 1980s. And, he’ll bring you some cinder blocks to tie down your plane and help push it into its overnight parking space. If this isn’t enough, Kevin will also drive you to your hotel for free in his own car, although he does appreciate $10.00 since he’s using his own gas and probably deserves another $5.00 for all the help with the refuelling and organizing of your tie-down.

August is a wonderful month to go flying throughout British Columbia. For the most part, it’s a chance to enjoy blue skies, smooth air in the morning, and an opportunity to meet friendly people along one’s route. I set out early one morning from Victoria to rediscover parts of BC that I hadn’t visited since my early childhood.

My first destination was Nelson (CZNL).

It took slightly under 2 hours airtime to arrive at the aerodrome. For those pilots who have already flown into Nelson, you know landing on Runway 04 can be challenging as it requires a prompt forward slip to get down to the threshold and onto the runway. As this flight was my first into Nelson, the fact that the threshold of Runway 04 is suddenly right there in front of you as you make the left turn at the bend in the Kootenay River is quite an “eye-opener.” Kevin, who is employed by the Nelson Pilots’ Association, told me that the day before I arrived, a Cessna 182 had plowed nose first into the asphalt just beyond the threshold of 04, blowing out the plane’s nose wheel tire and destroying its propeller. Fortunately, the pilot was not seriously injured. Apparently, local knowledge leads many pilots to land on Runway 22, even when there’s a tailwind, as this runway allows for a long, controlled approach through to the landing flare.

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I stayed at the Hume Hotel on Vernon Street. This is a wonderful, centrally located hotel that is as good as any you’ll find in a large metropolitan area. Just around the corner from the hotel, you’ll find the John Ward Fine Coffee Shoppe on Baker Street. It serves delicious lattes and muffins that you can enjoy on the terrace while engaged in people watching. While in town, I enjoyed walking through the street market that’s open on Wednesdays when the city closes down a long section of a secondary street to all but pedestrian traffic. It’s a nice way to spend a lazy afternoon. When leaving town, a Glacier taxi will pick you up at your hotel and take you back to the airport for about $10.00.

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A visit to Nelson is a great way to start off sides of Runway 15/33. When you make your arrival calls at 15, 10 and 5 nm out, any flight around south-eastern BC. it gives the machines time to pull back Flying into Creston (CAJ3) is a real treat. As to a safe distance from the runway. The you fly over the southern tip of Kootenay other procedure the Pilots’ Association Lake, a beautiful, lush valley of farmlands strongly recommends is crossing midemerges right before your eyes. The view field to inspect the runway before turning from 5,500 feet is spectacular. The night downwind. The reason being, the airport, before flying into Creston, I found it a although fenced, is often overrun by a good idea to supplement what it says in number of elk roaming around the runway the CFS with a review of the information and you may have to “buzz” the field in posted on the Creston Pilots’ Association order to scare them away. Creston, like website at www.crestonbc.com/flyingclub/ Nelson, is a pilot-friendly airport with no overnight parking fees. ourairport.html Gord, who was one of the two pilots who formed my welcoming committee, drove me into town and dropped me off right at the front door of the motel where I was staying.

(Talk about south-eastern BC hospitality!)

The Downtowner Motel is simple yet functional and located on Creston’s main street. The Buffalo Trails Café serves wellmade lattes and is conveniently located across the street from the motel. Located beside the coffee shop is an ice-cream parlor staffed by a couple of young, friendly and energetic teenage girls. Drop in to buy an ice-cream cone or just to say “hello.”

If you do stay overnight in Creston, don’t leave town without having had dinner at the Real Food Café located at 223 10th Avenue North. The owner, Lisa, is a young woman who hails from an area north of London, England. She moved to Creston 4 years ago with her Scottish husband and opened this eatery whose dishes rival in quality those served at the Blue Water Café in Vancouver’s Yaletown. Try the Caesar salad with grilled prawns. It’s delicious,

I’m glad I reviewed the local procedures and expectations because after I landed at the airport, two pilots scurried out of their hangars before I even had time to close my flight plan. Since they almost ran to the plane, I asked them if they were going to arrest me for not having complied with some procedure as outlined on their website. They smiled and told me they had been listening to and watching for me ever since I had made my first call 15 nm back from the airport over Kootenay Lake.

Luckily, and happily, I had done everything they expect pilots to do. Relieved at the news, I took my handkerchief out of my pocket, wiped my brow, and we quickly became friends as they drooled over the plane’s G1000 system and a few other “tech goodies.” If I can make one suggestion to first-time pilots flying into Creston, do check the NOTAMS to know if there’s going to be any hay cutting or baling at your expected time of arrival. On the day I flew into Creston, the machines were running close and parallel to both Aviation Excellence Since 1946

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my taxi is pulling away from the Cranbrook airport, a semi-sweet bohemian woman in her mid-60’s starts gesticulating in front of my cab and says she won’t let the cab go anywhere until I agree to let her ride with me into town. After some discussion, I say “Okay, jump in!” Does she jump in? No! Instead, she proceeds to tell me through the passenger-side window about how bumpy the commercial flight from Vancouver was. I say to her that’s all very interesting, but do get in the cab and tell me your story on the way into town. She says she can’t get into the cab because she has to get her luggage from the baggage carousel. Well, does she go to get her luggage from the carousel? Nope! She still wants to continue with her “bumpy flight story”, at which point, my blood pressure is 220 over 140 and I’m frothing at the mouth. So, I say to her, “If you’re not in this cab in 2 minutes we’re leaving without you.” Suddenly, reestablishing contact with planet Earth, my bohemian friend flies into the terminal building to retrieve her bags as her Mary Poppins hat flies off onto the sidewalk.

When she returns, I throw the bags in the trunk of the taxi while the driver stares at me and Miss Poppins as if he can’t believe what he’s seeing. When we finally arrive in town, the taxi fare is a whopping $38.00 on the meter for a 15-minute ride. While I almost needed a pair of Depends®, I finally understood why my new-found friend carjacked the taxi. Honestly, who can afford to take a taxi into Cranbrook without splitting the cost with someone?

especially with a glass of Pinot Grigio.

Another interesting thing to do while staying in Creston is to visit the Kokanee Brewery. For $5.00, you can take a tour of the brewery, learn all about making beer, sample some beer, and afterwards, in the Beer Gear Store, meet Sasquatch and Big Foot—a couple of real fun, hairy guys.

I flew out of Creston at 8:00 am en route to Cranbrook (CYXC). Lift-off was smooth, straight-forward, and without the slightest bit of turbulence along the flight path.

Trying to lift off from the same airport (elevation 2,100 feet) in the afternoon, with temperatures hovering around 36°C, is probably not quite as much fun. Airtime en route to Cranbrook—a mere 28 minutes.

Landing in Cranbrook is an easy, straight-in approach to Runway 34, if it’s active.The Flight Services staff member who was working the morning shift when I arrived was a congenial fellow who allowed me to park in front of the FSS building. Since fuel in Cranbrook is a bit pricey, it’s better to purchase fuel in Creston where it’s only $1.64 per litre.

Here’s a humorous anecdote although it There isn’t much to say about Cranbrook. wasn’t so much at the time it happened. As For those of you who have already been October 2015

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there, you know it’s basically one big strip mall with the main attractions in town being Walmart and Superstore. The economy seems to be based on the mining of clean, high-grade anthracite coal which is shipped by rail to Roberts Bank for export to Asia.

Next stop—Castlegar.

I always thought my plane was pretty fast, but I didn’t really know just how fast until I flew out of Cranbrook at 7:10 local time. When I arrived over Creston, I checked my iPhone to see what time it was and saw it was only 6:40 local time.

I had arrived over the town of Creston 30 minutes before I had actually taken off from Cranbrook.

Now, that’s warp speed!

The airtime from Cranbrook to Castlegar (CYCG) was 1.1 hrs. Since the closure of the Selkirk College Pilot Program in July, there’s plenty of parking everywhere around the Esso Card Lock tank. For insurance reasons, Doug, the sole attendant, insists on pumping the fuel into your tanks. Castlegar is a small town that’s going through a process of beautification.

The new sidewalks and railings along Columbia Avenue look great as do the hanging flower baskets; and the myriad of unique sculptures erected along the Aviation Excellence Since 1946

avenue add a very distinctive touch to the downtown core. If you’re hungry and would like a good meal, check out the Element Club Bar & Grill at the north end of town on Columbia Avenue.

Next up was a flight from Castlegar to Kelowna (CYLW).

Again, leaving early in the morning, I flew along G1 at 8,500 feet. At the Jully reporting point, I made a right turn and began a descent to 6,500 feet direct to the Naramata NDB. When I called up Penticton Radio to let them know what I was doing and check on traffic in the area, I was told there was a bomber flying northbound over Okanagan Lake. I asked if it were a water bomber, to which Penticton Radio replied, “No, it’s just a bomber.” To my great surprise, the crew of the bomber came on frequency and told me they were a WWII B-17 named Sentimental Journey. In an excited voice, I replied that I met some of the crew when the B-17 was undergoing maintenance at the Commemorative Air Force Museum in Mesa, AZ in December while I was doing IFR training there. I told them I was from the Victoria Flying Club to which they responded 10

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they were looking forward to coming to Airport Hotel. It’s a wonderful experience if Victoria the following week to do their show. you ever stay overnight in Kelowna. I stayed the one night only and departed the next It’s definitely a small, small world! morning for Victoria at 7:30 am.

Personally, I prefer to get up at 5:30 and fly out of an airport early in the morning rather than sleep in, leave late, and have a bumpy ride along the route to my next destination.

If you think you might fly parts of this itinerary in 2016, make time to fly into Kaslo (CBR2) on the west side of Kootenay Lake.

The 23rd Kaslo Summer Jazz Festival is tentatively scheduled for July 29–31. Reserve your When I arrived in Kelowna, the winds accommodations early as there are few were calm and even though Runway 16 places to stay in Kaslo. was active, the control tower let me land on Runway 34. After taxing to the Shell Happy Flying!

Aerocentre, for fuel and to park overnight, I took the courtesy shuttle to the Sheraton skylane c-grjw

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COPA Quadrant

Submitted by: Eleanor Eastick

The next COPA Flight 6 meeting will be at 7 PM, October 6th, in the VFC lounge. This promises to be an interesting evening with a presentation by Keith MacDonald, “Why the Flight Engineer, a life in wartime service on the west coast.”

Keith is a Silver Wing member of COPA and was born in Edmonton Alberta in 1925. Yes that makes him 90 years young!

Keith’s interest in aviation started at a very young age

watching aeroplanes. He joined the Air Force, was awarded his wings as Flight Engineer and commissioned 3 days before his nineteenth birthday. He was posted to #3 OTU Patricia Bay for the Canso/Catalina and then posted to #4 BR Squadron Tofino B.C. for Operations Keith volunteered for duty with the “Tiger Force” and flew a Canso to storage in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. He returned for posting to Patricia Bay just prior to all postings being cancelled as the war ended.

After the war Keith entered into the Engineering program at the University of British

Columbia and then transferred to the University of Alberta in Civil Engineering. Keith is a Registered Civil Engineer in both British Columbia and Alberta.

Keith holds the following flight endorsements; single engine land, ski, float and night rating.

He was also a private glider pilot with an instructor rating.

Come and hear Keith – as usual, you don’t need to be a member of COPA to attend.

For more information contact copaflight6@gmail.com.

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BC Airport Challenge

THE 2015 BC AIRPORT CHALLENGE

Current Standings: Club Aircraft 1 Kevin S (15) 2 BJ C (9) 3 Ian B (9) 4 Don D (8) 5 Jessica J (8) 6 Colin W (6) 7 Bill K (5) 8 Ron J (5) 9 Rustom A (5) 10 Brett W (4) 11 Silvia Z (4) 12 Tom V (4) 13 Brenda M (3) 14 Cortland R (3)

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15 Doug N (3) 16 Jamie W (3) 17 Joey M (3) 18 Andrew Y (2) 19 Callum E (2) 20 Crystal S (2) 21 Duncan C (2) 22 Howard P (2) 23 Scot E (2) Owner Aircraft 1 Norman Y (31) 2 Tom D (11) 3 John L (9) 4 Dave W (4) 5 Simon C (2) Safe flying everyone!

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The fall weather has been kind to us so far this year. In fact, we couldn’t ask for anything better!

Take advantage of the sunshine and clear skies and get out there to explore BC and add a few more airports to your list for this year. Remember that every time you take a non-pilot friend flying with you, they get entered to win a Discovery Flight. Share your passion with a friend.

Everybody wins!

Thanks again to Doug Neal for keeping our map and online standings up to date at www.olantra.com/vfc/

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Feature Article

Cultivating Trust

Tracey Burns, Executive Coaching and Consulting trust often has us feeling vulnerable, which in turn has it be personal because in order to trust another we must first trust ourselves. Our ability to correctly judge another’s motivations, character and actions is put to the test. We often put a lot of pressure on ourselves to make the “right choice” and when a person exhibits behaviours that are inconsistent with what we believed we begin to doubt ourselves and our judgment.

“The glue that holds all relationships together – including the relationship between the leader and the led is trust, and trust is based on integrity.” Brian Tracy I can’t pretend to know much about flying having never been in the pilot’s seat. I can only imagine that it takes a tremendous amount of trust in self, metal and machine.

And depending on the size of plane you’re flying, trust in the character and training of your crew, air traffic controllers and the myriad of people that are instrumental in ensuring safe passage. Trusting someone or something, whether it be trusting a process, an outcome or a set of rules takes courage, confidence and strength.

Often times we may hear people remark, “I knew it, I’m a fool! I knew I shouldn’t have trusted him/her!” Extending Aviation Excellence Since 1946

An environment where trust runs high operates more smoothly and generates greater results. People are genuinely happier, more engaged and more likely to go the extra mile when they are happy and trust is part of the foundation. When there is trust, positive change and growth is readily accepted and embraced.

Sounds great in theory but how do you specifically cultivate trust? First of all, as with anything… the work begins with you. Take a minute now and do your own self-evaluation. How trust worthy are you? How do you know that? What proof do you have that you are on the right track to cultivating trust with those you lead and/or interact with?

Integrity is a key component in trust building. Are you a person that gives their word and keeps it? Can you be relied upon?

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Relationship is fundamental to building trust. With every communication there is an exchange between two people.

This interaction either occurs within the framework of a new or existing relationship. It might be a client, customer or co-worker. These exchanges should always be approached with an awareness of the opportunity to demonstrate your ability to be trusted. Even small investments here will ensure the future success of the relationship. It is important to acknowledge that relationships and trust are built over time.

Challenge yourself to cultivate the relationship by authentically getting to know those you work with. Take time to learn about their families, what drives them, what their hobbies are? Do this without agenda and/or a timeline. Do it because you truly are interested and invested in them as people.

“If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of the time; but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time.” Abraham Lincoln Tracey Burns, PCC Executive Coaching & Leadership Development www.TraceyBurns.com

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First Solos

FIRST SOLOS

Damon Cerovec Instructor: Iain Wallis

Kevin Morran Instructor: Brett Stevens

“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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VFC News Landing a Job in Aviation: Planning Your Route From Student to Commercial Airline Pilot.

COMING TO VFC IN NOVEMBER! DATE: TBA

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MORE INFORMATION:

facebook.com/upfrontaviation upfrontaviation@gmail.com UPFRONT AVIATION was created to fill a need in the Flight Training industry, bridging the gap between student pilot and professional pilot.

I’ve got my Commercial Licence. Now what?

Which compainies hire low-time pilots?

What are employers looking for?

How do I make sure my resume gets noticed?

How do I prep for my first interview?

What is really like to work as a pilot in Canada?

If these are the questions you’re asking, UPFRONT AVIATION has the answers. Former VFC student and instructor Jeff Lightheart brings his experience in Canadian 703, 704, and 705 operations to a full day seminar that will give you the tools and infromation you need to get your career off the ground. To add your name to the list for the first seminar, or for more information, you can email Jeff directly at upfrontaviation@gmail.com.

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Charter an aircraft and take up to 3 people. (restrictions apply)

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2015 PRIVATE PILOT GROUNDSCHOOL SCHEDULE Classes Monday and Wednesday from 19:00 – 22:00

DATE

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October 5th

Meteorology

SEAN

October 7th

Meteorology

SEAN

Thanksgiving - Holiday

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October 14th

Meteorology

SEAN

October 19th

Meteorology

SEAN

October 21st

Meteorology

SEAN

October 26th

Flight Operations

COLIN

28th

Flight Operations

COLIN

November 2nd

Navigation

COLIN

November 4th

Navigation

COLIN

9th

Navigation

COLIN

November 11th

Remembrance Day – Holiday

n/a

November 16th

Radio & Electronic Theory

BRADY

November 18th

ATC

COLIN

November 23rd

Review

COLIN

October

October

12th

November

Ground School Course - $300

Ground School Kit - $250

CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE TO REGISTER FOR GROUND SCHOOL TODAY.

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 $14,000 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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NORTH SAANICH, B.C.

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2015 COMMERCIAL PILOT GROUND SCHOOL SCHEDULE Classes Friday from 17:00 – 21:00 and Saturday and Sunday from 08:00 – 17:00

DATE

TIME

TOPIC

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Nov 6th

17:00 – 21:00

Airframes & Engines

DAVE

Nov 7th

08:00 – 17:00

Theory of Flight & Aerodynamics

IAIN

Nov 8th

08:00 – 12:00

Systems & Flight Instruments

DAVE

Nov 8th

13:00 – 17:00

Mountain Flying

GRAHAM

Nov 13th

17:00 – 21:00

Radio & Electronic Theory

BRADY

Nov 14th

08:00 – 12:00

Flight Operations

COLIN

Nov 14th

13:00 – 17:00

Navigation

BRENDAN

Nov 15th

08:00 – 17:00

Navigation

BRENDAN

Nov 20th

17:00 – 21:00

Meteorology

SEAN

Nov 21st

08:00 – 17:00

Meteorology

SEAN

Nov 22nd

08:00 – 17:00

Meteorology

SEAN

Nov 27TH

17:00 – 21:00

CARs and Licencing Requirements

BRETT

Nov 28th

08:00 – 12:00

Crew Resource Management

BRETT

Nov 28th

13:00 – 17:00

Human Factors & Pilot Decision Making

BRETT

Nov 29th

08:00 – 12:00

Sea School

GRAHAM

Nov 29th

13:00 – 17:00

GPS

GRAHAM

GROUND SCHOOL COURSE $495 GROUND SCHOOL REPEAT CLASSES (4 HOURS) $15 (UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $100) CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE TO REGISTER FOR GROUND SCHOOL TODAY!

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