July 2005

Victoria Flying Club

July 2005

On Saturday, June 18, George Maude's beautiful P40 shared the VFC ramp with the finely restored 1938 Plymouth

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Short Final

Letters to the Editor

A True Emergency

Hammy Gray & the KFC

Looking Back

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JULY 2005 Editor:

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Who’s Where And now for something completely different! Globe-trotting Aaron Cawsey is back flying in Fort Vermilion. Thank goodness he has internet to keep in touch. Thus we can share in the Exciting Life of a Pilot in the North: “The wildlife here (including the children) is still annoying. The horses in Fox Lake have a fascination with airplanes and come to lick them whenever we show up. I am having regular standoffs with groundhogs in Fort Vermilion. The children in Fox Lake are attempting to burn down our airport shack with each passing day. They don’t seem to have access to gasoline though so I’m not worried yet. So far they have relied on motor and compressor oil without success. Their adult counterparts have had a lot more luck with fires as it seems their dump and any forested area is on fire every day. I found out that they like watching the fire trucks and helicopters in action and they do what is necessary to keep them around.

It’s pretty neat flying through smoke at 500 feet and letting the forestry people know what’s burning today. This is your tax dollars hard at work.”

And Away We Go Brian Moon, after more than four years with VFC, is now pursuing his career elsewhere. He has been a huge asset to the Club with all his practical capabilities, doing line work, lawnmowing and roof-fixing as well as teaching aerobatics. Brian was a prize winner at the Canadian Open Aerobatics Contest at CYXX and last year became a Flight Instructor in addition to everything else. We‚ll miss you, Brian, but VFC is “home” and we know you‚ll be back for visits.

Derek Morton has also left the line and gone to Manitoba. Same old work, but with the prospect of flying a

Beaver, making it an exciting change from VFC. Good luck, Derek!

Ben Stewart, who has been working part-time at the Club is now also working part-time as a Flight Instructor at Pitt Meadows.

Ben Reid, who last year completed his CPL at the Club, then moved to Toronto, has now returned to VFC, having become a Flight Instructor back east.

And, a new face in Dispatch – Kelly Burrows from the Dakota Café is now working part time, giving Jos a hand.

Seems as if there are lots of jobs available in the industry!

Flyouts Larry Dibnah and I will be handling the Club Flyouts for the next little while, so let’s all get into the spirit and save the 2005 Flyout Season. Mother Nature has not been kind to us so far, so let’s all kick ass and get those wonderful and fun flyouts going again. C’mon Club members! Let’s get together and breathe a new life into the summer flying.

That said…Blue Skies Everyone!

Eleanor PS. The latest edition of the Vancouver VTA has been recalled. I understand this is a first! And don’t hold your breath while awaiting the re-issue of it.

Letters to the Editor July Mystery of the Month Look carefully at this photo. It may be closer than you think!

Send your educated guess(es) to PatricianEditor@shaw.ca.

Dear Editor

Eleanor I would like to sincerely thank yourself and Larry Dibnah for the wonderful coverage of our fly-in in your June Patrician newsletter. You both have out done yourselves yet again.

Rachel was excited to see that her picture was published on the front page.

...I just read earlier in this morning’s paper [ Colonist] that the club’s Dakota restaurant came 5th out of hundreds in the list of best places to eat breakfast in Victoria !! Ashley will be pleased to see that.

VFC member.

Let’s hear it for Ashley and the Dakota Café! I can vouch for the breakfast!

Ed Eleanor The proposed flight of the CWH Lancaster, based in Hamilton Ontario, to Britain this summer to take part in VE Day celebrations has been cancelled. Substantial funding had been promised from the UK to finance this venture but it did not materialize.

The Hamilton Lancaster normally operates within a 300 mile radius of its home base but the trip to Europe was given consideration as talk of a $1 million donation was mentioned in return for an appearance over England. Although disappointed, I imagine many were relieved too that their “Crown Jewel” will be staying at home.

Alistair Crooks Yes, it is a relief – it would have a pretty big undertaking with a lot of risk…still…

Ed

Thank you also to the many pilots who attended our fly-in. Your continued support of our annual event is greatly appreciated by our membership. We look forward to seeing everyone again next year.

Keep up the great work on the newsletter, Eleanor. You and your helpers continue to put out an excellent publication that is a pleasure to read.

Cheers, Darren President, Alberni Flying Club Thanks to all the readers who wrote to express their appreciation of the Patrician. It’s an embarrassment of riches to receive such continuing praise for the Club’s newsletter. I would surely appreciate any suggestions as to how we can improve the “Pat”, and I always welcome submissions from readers, whether Club members or not. Please don’t hesitate to write to me, PatricianEditor@shaw.ca.

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a T r u e Emergency A critical situation is only an emergency to a person who thinks it is! An engine failure in an airplane flying at 5000’ above the ground would be an emergency to a non flyer. The pilot however, would be scanning the ground below, looking for a safe place to land. And with 5000 feet of altitude below him, he has something like 7 or 8 minutes to put an act together. A true emergency? Well, not just yet.

In my 25 years as an ambulance paramedic, I’ve responded to countless “emergencies”. When a caller who dials 911 thinks he has an emergency, an ambulance crew is dispatched with lights and sirens, and speeds through the streets.

When the crew arrives, 90% of the time they find no emergency, but someone who just thinks he is in serious trouble. This 90% can be verified by counting the number of responses with lights and sirens, and comparing them with the number of times the patient can be transported to the hospital without that emergency equipment. Anecdotally I would say it is nine times out of ten.

Of course I’ve seen my share of real emergencies, and an engine failure is not always what I would consider one of them. My engine failure happened on a sunny, mild spring day while flying in the open cockpit of my Renegade. I’d been sightseeing in the mountains near Harrison Lake, over the Hemlock Valley ski area to be exact. After spending some time at 5,000 feet, I was in a gentle descent on the return trip to the Langley airport. The power was pulled back a bit, and the Rotax 503 seemed to like the lower RPM. Things were smooth as I entered downwind into the circuit. I was cleared number two for landing on 1-9, behind a Cherokee.

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That’s when it happened. It wasn’t a complete failure, rather a stumbling, and loss of RPM. I switched tanks first (no carb heat control on the 2stroke), and then worked the throttle in and out. The sputtering continued, the engine unable to “catch” and produce that smooth power I was comfortable with just seconds earlier.

My reaction wasn’t what they show on a television movie. No fear, no panic, for this to me was not an emergency. Without a conscious thought, somewhere in my brain was the comfortable knowledge that there was an airport practically right below. That nanosecond reminder was reassuring and allowed my mind to work elsewhere. Like on how to get the power back.

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responded with no hint of alarm, “OK, cleared to land on the grass”.

What?!! No one else seemed to think I had an emergency. No trace of concern in his voice at all. Like this was an everyday occurrence. My moment of glory, I was about to survive an engine-out, and nobody cared.

I went ahead and landed on the grass strip, which was being used by the cadets practising their soaring for the day. They were aware of my situation from the radio conversation with the tower. These eager young flyers seemed just as nonchalant, as several approached and offered to assist in pushing me out of their way.

If not fear, then what was going through my brain? Well, anger!

That’s what. I was mad at that little airplane. After all the time, effort, money and labour I put into it, all I could think of was the damn thing had let me down! It up and quit on me!

Many hours of flying Cessna L-19 Bird dog tow planes for a glider operation had honed my skills at dead stick landings. Our procedures then were “get them up, then get back down a.s.a.p.” for the next tow.

Glider pilots aren’t as patient as most of us. So it was full flaps, power off descents and landings, one after the other, dozens in a single day. So I wasn’t concerned about getting down in one piece.

I calmly informed the controller I would need priority landing. Just as calmly, he cleared me to land on 1-9.

Since I was about midfield downwind, I informed him I would require priority on the grass crosswind strip, as I’d lost power. He

That done, they left, and I was alone beside the runway with my sick airplane. The non emergency was over. There were no fire trucks, no controller calling to see if I was all right. It was actually just …. quiet.

But I was still mad at that Renegade.

There was no adrenaline rush to cope with, no shaky knees, no hyperventilating. I just needed to find out what went wrong. Float bowls were clean and the carbs seemed to function properly. There really isn’t much else to check. After about 10 minutes, the 503 started and ran perfectly. I taxied back to my tie-down spot and left it for the day. cont’d p.5

Wowie Howie!

A special event occurred at VFC on June 8, 2005 when 14-yearold Howie Pearce made his First Solo. Dad Glenn, an Air Canada pilot and Mom Ingrid must be flying high with pride in their young aviator. Howie, born on November 3rd, 1990, now has his Student Pilot Permit, but has to wait until he is 16 before he can get an RPP, and 17, before the PPL can be granted. What a guy!

Well done, Howie! (It is permissible to write the PPL exam and take the flight test at 16, but the student can still only get a Recreational Pilot Permit. If the candidate turns 17 within one year of passing the PPL tests, an application can be made for the Private Licence without any further testing.)

Making History cont’d from p 4 Although I suspect carb ice, I’ve never determined exactly what caused the problem.

So when is an engine failure a true emergency?

Someone once said that an airplane is as safe as the ground it’s flying over. Naturally, being over the mountains out of gliding distance to something flat and obstacle free, would create a very serious situation

when that engine quits. Since my incident, now more than ever, I make it a point to remain vigilant about landing spots. It’s good practice to make mental notes of such places as you fly your route. I’ve come to rely on my Continental engine in my Cessna, but will never completely trust anything mechanical to the point of thinking there will never be a true emergency in the air.

Barry Meek bcflyer@propilots.net

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Hammy Gray and the K F C VFC member Darren Rich was posted to Kingston, Ontario last year where he promptly joined the Kingston Flying Club and set about organizing flyouts based on the VFC model. Darren is a past contributor to the Patrician, and is in Victoria again this month with the intention of renewing his acquaintance with the Club’s Citabria.

Al Whalley adds this interesting information about the Kingston Flying Club and its most famous graduate Hampton Gray:

(August 31, 1945, Lt. Hampton Gray was officially awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, and on November 13, he was further awarded the Victoria Cross. He was the last Canadian to have been awarded the VC (posthumously).On August 9, 1945, in the face of fire from shore batteries and a heavy concentration of fire from some five warships, Lieutenant Gray pressed home his attack, flying very low in order to ensure success. Although he was hit and his aircraft was in flames, he obtained at least one direct hit, sinking the destroyer. – Editor) The Kingston club have a neat display of Hampton Gray’s memorabilia and things all under glass in their lobby. He was the only navalair recipient of the Victoria Cross in WW2. A book, “The Formidable Hero” was written and published by one of my old CO’s and good friend Stuart Soward who lives here in Victoria. Hampton Gray learned to fly at their club!! Our kids all went to the Hampton Gray school at our navalair base at Shearwater, named after him! He was shot down during a low level attack on Japanese destroyers in Ungava Bay in Japan, one of which he sank in his last pass, completing his mission ,just hours before the surrender of the Japanese forces ending the war. He was operating off the British aircraft carrier Formidable! In the excitement with the end of the war there was little known of his sacrifice until years later! Just recently a Cairn in his memory was placed on

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the shores of the bay where the action took place; in attendance were some of his family members, as well as Japanese, Canadians and British! The remains of his aircraft are still on the floor of the bay and off limits. He was never recovered.

The club also have an RCAF Harvard mounted on a pedestal in a 15 degree bank out front. Looks great!

Darren is in good company at the Kingston Flying Club!!!

I always stopped in at Kingston to refuel on my many flights to Toronto in my Coupe, from the east coast to visit my folks there.

Al’s old friend, Bill, adds a bit more: “Yes, Hampton Gray was awarded his Wings, Oct 9, 1941 at #31 SFTS. Kingston. I was appointed Committee Chairman for the Dedication marker, under the Harvard at Kingston a/d. I also commissioned well-known aviation artist Don Connolly, for the montage painting of Hammy’s Corsair and the Troops Parading during the Dedication Ceremonies - from the air. It was donated to the 416 Wing, RCAFA. It does ‘Naval Air’ proud, as they hung it right behind their Bar. I have number one of 25 copies.”

LOOking Back LOOking Back OO As time goes by many historic events that occur during our life are often forgotten and for that reason I thought I would look back for a moment .... share my thoughts and provide a brief history of our club with club members who may be unaware perhaps of the “VFC Navalair Connection” !

A naval air squadron....VC 922 also operated from VFC hangar flying Harvards and C45 aircraft at that time. The squadron personnel and maintenance crews used the club’s facilities for several years under a government contract. Besides working hand in glove along with squadron personnel,the club members in those days also enjoyed social functions that were second to none!

Yes! Canada had a naval air branch that came into being in early 1945 and ceased to exist in 1971. During those years,Canada’s 3 aircraft carriers... HMCS Harvard of VC 922 squadron taxiing Warrior..Magnificent and Bonaventure sailed the seas with many squadrons of various type aircraft and dedicated men and women!

Friendships and everlasting strong bonds were formed during those memorable times,that continue to this day!

What has this to do with the Victoria Flying Club many of our new members may ask?

Well...many of the pilots who manned those aircraft and TBM Avenger with wings folded alongside a launched off the 600 ft flight decks Hawker Seafury that would have been visiting from the east coast. of those three aircraft carriers, began there careers right here at the club! They earned their wings here, right along side of club members of that era, before moving on to military training!

Our naval pilots to be... recognized that they were in good hands while under the wing of VFC and we and the citizens of Canada came to realize in the years that followed, that we too were in good hands under the wing of Canada’s Fleet Air Arm! Happy landings and keep the sunny side up!

Al Whalley

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ver the past year in Victoria there has been a level of controversy and confusion over what a pilot’s responsibility is with respect to exiting the runway onto another runway after landing. This situation was further exacerbated recently when AORs (Aviation Occurrence Reports) were being filed against pilots who exited their landing runway onto another runway and exited onto a taxiway before stopping.

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The confusion with this situation is that a pilot learns never to come to a complete stop on a runway and switch frequencies from tower to ground after landing.

So why then would you stop on another runway after exiting your landing runway and switch frequencies?

To a pilot, it doesn’t make sense to stop on a runway whether active or not unless instructed to do so by ATC. The reasons for this are boundless; a blocked runway is useless to a pilot who is circling back to land after encountering an emergency after take off. We are also all familiar with a congested ground control frequency where a pilot can’t get a word in edge wise; this doesn’t mix well with a Dash 8 lining up for landing with a Cessna stopped in the middle of the runway. And I can guarantee it’s not cheap to overshoot and circle a 737 for landing because a pilot was lost between frequencies while stopped on a runway.

Where the controversy begins is that it’s not clearly spelled out in the Air Regulations as to what a pilot should do in this situation. It is for the most part open to interpretation, and that’s where this problem has developed. While pilots view this as an operational issue with respect to arriving and departing aircraft, some Air Traffic Controllers feel that it’s an operational issue for ground traffic maneuvers. Their thought is that a congested taxiway will preclude the passage of a fire truck responding to an accident, or that two aircraft may taxi nose to nose, and effectively block the taxiway.

Regardless of the potential scenarios though, a standard practice should be applied in this situation. A pilot in Sydney NS should be applying the same practice as a pilot in Sidney BC; local preferences aren’t necessarily prudent in a global environment. Subjective thought should not replace objective decision-making that is commonly found within the procedural and rule making

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This particular situation was analyzed by Transport Canada System Safety, and it was determined that a pilot should never stop on a runway regardless of whether it is active or not, unless of course instructed to do so by ATC. A pilot should always expedite to the nearest safest taxiway prior to stopping if ATC does not provide them with clear instructions. Keep in mind that in most cases, ATC will provide exiting instructions, however when it’s busy, these instructions may be omitted. Regardless of these circumstances, one should always be aware of the surroundings and always scan left and right prior to exiting and entering any taxiway or runway.

This being said, another point that pilots should remember is that they should never exit a landing runway onto another runway without permission from ATC; without permission one must proceed to the nearest safest taxiway to exit. As far as Transport Canada System Safety is concerned this is a moot point, the risk to safety with an aircraft stopped on a runway is far greater than a congested taxiway.

Always remember that if you are ever in doubt, ask ATC for clarification, they are there to help you. It’s always better to ask rather than make an error and be the recipient of an AOR.

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER – here is a letter from Darren Rich, written in May - Ed I just dropped into the VFC website to read the May Patrician online. As I reached the Lancair article on page eleven I was gobsmacked! I met the pilot of the Lancair featured in the story when he wandered into the Kingston Flying Club office this past Saturday (7 May) looking for a bite to eat. He was in from Buttonville, with CP-MPG and a few friends. Imagine my surprise when I found out that we had the VFC in common!

I also read the article about the demise of the Winnipeg Flying Club. As the new President and Operations Manager of the Kingston Flying Club I am working with a dedicated core of members to keep the KFC from following on the flight path of the WFC. I would like to thank Gerry Mants and others from the VFC for their assistance over the past month as we radically restructured our operations.

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COMOX AIR SHOW Sunday August 7, 2005 A coach trip is being organized to the Comox Air Show by Peter Garnham. The coach will leave the BC Aviation Museum parking lot at 8:00am and return at approximately 8:30pm. There will be a rest stop on the return trip at a fast food restaurant around Parksville/Nanaimo. The cost is $40.00 return trip including admission to the Air Show (food purchases not included).

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New Baby Olsen Announcement

“We have the pleasure to announce the arrival of our firstborn son on June 24, 2005 at 23:44, a strong and healthy little boy entered in to our lives.”

Such was the happy news received from Bjorn and Andrea on June 24th, 2005. The Victoria Flying Club shares the joy of the new parents.

Congratulations from all of us.

Andrea herself continues on June 28th: “We are now at home. We left the hospital hotel on Monday afternoon and have survived our first night and day as a family in our own house! Erik Coleman Olsen is proving to be a wonderful addition (as we knew he would be) to our family. Bjorn and I are adjusting to life as new parents and celebrating all of our successes from cutting tiny little fingernails to finally deciding on a name.

“Erik is amazing and we are unable to keep from showing him off!

How exciting this time in life truly is.

“We have chosen Erik Coleman to honor both of his grandfathers. Erik is Bjorn’s dad’s middle name and Coleman is my dad’s middle name. We think that he could not have two better people to be named after.

“Thank you everyone for the wonderful notes of congratulations. We only wish that we were nearer to everyone so we could show him off in person.”

Andrea, Bjorn and Erik.

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VFC’s Canada Flyout to Pemberton 10th Annual Midnight Sun Fly-In, Yellowknife, NT MacLeod, AB Fly-in Breakfast Northwest EAA Fly-In & Sport Aviation Convention, Arlington, WA July 8 – 17 Calgary Stampede – land at Springbank, yeehaw!

July 10 Kamloops Fly-in Breakfast July 16 BCFA Annual Nimpo Meeting July 23 Nelson Flightfest July 25-31 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, WI August 6 BCAM Annual Open House August 7 Comox Airshow August 13&14 Abbotsford Airshow Aug 14 Kamloops Pancake Breakfast August 21 Annual Chilliwack Flight Fest Sept 14-18 Reno National Championship Air Races & Air Show

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Gas prices got you down, then lean on the ground. With the price of fuel today and the hot weather coming, fouled plugs are just around the corner.

When you start the plane, take a moment to lean the engine; this will save fuel and keep the engine burning cleaner. As well, look up the leaning procedure in the POH. Do you remember what section it is in? Leaning enroute even for a local flight can save significant amounts of fuel. Remember fuel is not cheap and the cost savings will benefit you in the end $$$$$.

Thanks The Line Guys

The BC Aviation Museum is planning it’s Annual Open House Event for 2005.

It will be held Saturday August 6th. Our gate will be open from 9 am to 5 pm.

This year marks our 15th anniversary since we opened the doors to the original hangar.

We are highlighting this year the fact that our volunteers have reconstructed and put on display 5 aircraft in those 15 years. The Eastman Sea Rover, Bristol Bolingbroke, Norduyn Norseman, Sikorsky S55 and Avro Anson Mk II have all been a labor of love and are proudly displayed.

We will again have displays and activities, including a flight line and invited fly-in aircraft. Anyone at Victoria Airport is welcome to join us in presenting the aviation story to the public. Aircraft or displays, an extra hand on the busy day, please feel free to contact us and join us in our celebration.

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Down But Not Out Forgive the ratty cover of this edition of Down but not Out. I've had the book for some time - in fact I see it was published in 1970 by the Queen's Printer and cost $3.00. It was created by the RCAF Survival Training School Staff in 1965, and although somewhat dated, it is still a source of good information. Its original purpose was to serve as a handbook to assist downed aircrew but it goes into the psychological aspects of the individual and the group in survival situations as well. In just over 200 pages, it tells you about different terrains and what might be found for food and shelter, how to make the best use of your resources, first aid advice and techniques, which plants are edible and which aren't and on and on. In short, how to survive mentally and physically.

Laughter-Silvered Wings-Remembering the Air Force II

by Douglas Harvey Laughter-Silvered Wings - Remembering the Air Force II by J. Douglas Harvey is a collection of interesting and amusing anecdotes contributed by dozens of airmen and women.

There's a lot of stuff about flying and flight training during WW II which seems kind of inane and insane in today's world. Yet there are funny moments and the book can be opened anywhere and a page read for entertainment. Some of the madcap stories just don't make any sense 65 years later but it's still an interesting look into a time gone by.

Lights of the Inside Passage

by Donald Graham Lights of the Inside Passage by Donald Graham isn't an aviation work by any means, but for those of us who live on and fly about Vancouver Island, the lighthouses we spot can make interesting waypoints in a flight. Only from the air can we see the isolation of these stations, and by reading Donald Graham's books, Lights and Keepers of the Light can we gain an understanding of the hardships and perils besetting the men and their

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families who watched over the sea and its sailors. These were brave and hardy people whose lives were devoted to the service of others. Starting right here in Victoria, we can see Discovery Island Light Station, built in 1886.

In 1902, Mary Ann Croft, taking over from her father, became the first female lightkeeper, mastering the steam plant that ran the light and foghorn, and later on, after conversion to diesel power, she winched ashore 50 gallon drums and hand-pumped them into the tanks. She retired in 1932 on a pension of $ 43/month, but her assistant for all that time, got no pension at all, as he was considered her employee and not a Civil Servant. He died in Victoria in 1957, aged 96. This is just one of many great stories! Read them and then take your friends and family out for an aerial tour!

Song of the Sky

by Donald Graham

Song of the Sky by Guy Murchie is a strange mix of aviation and poetry in its broadest sense. Murchie himself, a journalist, was the first US War Correspondent to be wounded in WW II - he fell 40 feet in the wreckage of a bombed hotel in Dover. By 1942 he had joined the Air Transport Command, first as a nav instructor and later becoming a specialist in getting Army cargoes across the North and South Atlantic. The book is all good stuff about wind and cloud and weather but written in a rather flowery style; as an example, "the jet stream," he says, "gradually begins to undulate like a snake coming out of hibernation until the second or third week when it breaks apart into loose wheels and kidney whorls for a wild week of wanton discontinuity." Whew!

Murchie was a good writer, and his information about navigating the trackless sky is both entertaining and accurate, but if you're looking for hard facts, a textbook is a better bet. If you want poetry and romance with your facts, you'll enjoy Song of the Sky.

Canadian Open Aerobatic CONTEST The contest is held at Abbotsford again this year from July 14 - 16.

Registration and free practice will be on the 14th with contest flights on 15th and 16th. Flights start at 8:30am and finish at 4:00pm.

A banquet will be held on the evening of 16th with the awards ceremony held at the Abbotsford Flying Club clubhouse.

Knife-edge flight over the Discovery Islands gives you an interesting view of Downtown Victoria

Anyone is allowed to fly in and watch for the day, or all three days - there is no fee. I will be trying to arrange a practice session before the competition dates which will hopefully be in June. We could really use some help judging boundaries and helping out where necessary. As far as boundary judges go, we are working on an incentive to attract people to join us - there will be other jobs available that will need filling - scribes, callers and runners roles that help the scoring judges. It's basically volunteer work - an aerobatic competition t-shirt may be available as a thank you or a free meal at the banquet. Those are still under consideration.

Alex Meinke

GPS in GSN

Here's a great chance for VFC members to show their support for the Club's competitors and to lend a hand where needed. All that and a free show too! Can you help out?

A very special T hank-You to R a ymond Rosenk r anz for purchasing and donating to the Club, a King KLN89 GPS which has been installed in GSN. Raymond is a long time member and supporter of the Club and we appreciate his generosity. I also want to take this opportunity to thank all our members who give so freely of their time and/or resources in support of the Club.

We couldn’t do it without you.

Gerry

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Hello Eleanor

Rob, after his first solo in a Fleet Canuck, July, 1979, shoeless and soaked with water in Air Cadet tradition.

I don't have a first flight picture. My first flight was actually on a DC8 when I was 6 but my first small aircraft flight was in a 172 on floats that my eldest brother owned. It was at Anderson Lake about 1972 - hooked me for good. I do have a first solo picture with the Fleet Canuck - I was 16 just about to turn 17 - it was at the Edmonton Flying Club (I had an Air Cadet Flying Scholarship)…. guess that wouldn’t count. During that summer my parents moved to Victoria where I immediately joined the VFC.

June Mystery of the Month

Eleanor - meant to take a guess at the mountain in the picture. I haven’t seen Mount Washington from the air but have skied at the top and that certainly appears similar to the view of the Strait of Georgia and Pacific Range Mountains you get in the background.

Is that it?

Rob Right you are, Rob! The photo is Mount Washington - check the ski runs and the very flat coastal area behind the mountain looking across the Strait to Howe Sound. The photo was taken by Marie Woodruff who notes: "My flight log says we were at 6800' over Horne Lake at 4:10 PM, April 29, so I guess we were over Mt. Washington around that time, looking mostly eastward."

Eleanor I’d guess that it is Mount Washington….I should’ve recognized Tumbo Island (May Mystery) considering the number if times I’ve been to/from CZBB. Darren Rich

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AIRCRAFT for Sale 1/4 share plane and hangar 1967 Beech Musketeer A24, TTSN 4293, 100 hours on total rebuild, new colour GPS Skymap, new Icom radio, 200 horse fuel-injected Lycoming, interior and seats redone. This plane is kept at CYYJ in the north side hangars. $30,000 value. Must sell, asking $25,000. Call Trevor Coad at (250) 642-5574 Third Partner Wanted $25,000 for 1/3 ownership share STEEN SKYBOLT. Great aerobatic performer, powered by 250hp Lycoming 540, approx 220 TT, +7G/-5G, transponder, intercom, VHF, 2 place. Built 1994, Arlington winner! Always hangared. Contact Cary Rodin at (250) 882-0209 or Gerry Connor at (250) 883-9700 Single seat high wing enclosed cockpit Ultralight Aircraft.

503 DI/DC Rotax engine, ground adjustable propeller, all aircraft quality materials used.2.7oz fabric. Completed 2004.

Asking $13,500 Canadian. Phone 250 729-5421 E-Mail dlbarnaby@yahoo.ca 1955 Cessna 180 on wheels with 365 litre tanks.

For info and pics e-mail Roger at skydance8@shaw.ca or call 652-3273.

1979 Cessna 180K 2790 EDO AMPHIBS: 230HP 1400TT 400 SMOH Lots of recent work. $180,000 CDN + GST. Email for pictures tye30@telus.net or call 250 883-4536.

1967 Citabria 7ECA: 115 hp, 3600 TT, 1700 SMOH, 500 since major engine work, recovered in 1993, ICOM flip flop, Narco Mode C xponder, intercom, vacuum pump DG, spin-on oil filter, new exhaust, wood spar, 7.00x6 tires, all A/Ds completed, hangared. $49,000. Email for pics: tye30@telus.net 250 883-4536 1964 Bonanza S35, AFTT 5180, SMOH 941, 3 blade prop, Speedslope windscreen, IFR with KX 155 navcoms, glideslope, KR86 ADF. Other improvements include Garmin 150 GPS, 4 place intercom, Cleveland brakes, reskinned ruddervators.

Professionally Maintained. Top condition throughout. $120,000. Dual Yoke available. Phone 250 480-0928 or 780 466 2949 or e-mail mcdonald@phys.ualberta.ca.

RV6 Kit For Sale in Kelowna. It’s a complete slow-build kit, tip-up canopy, with 5% of the wings done and the rest is untouched, $16,500. If you need some time to pay for it I would carry it for a short time with half down as a deposit. Call quickly as this RV aircraft kit will sell fast at this price. Contact alame@shaw.ca or 250-869-0177

MISCELLANEOUS for Sale 1. RC Allen 14V Electric DG (new - never used) USD 1500 2. RC Allen 14V Artificial Horizon (new - never used) USD 1600 No tax, private sale; save more than USD 1000 over retail price*. Certified instruments, never used. Call Mark Esterhuizen at 1 250 727 7799 or email koekje@shaw.ca. *New price for DG USD 1900 + tax + S&H; *New price for AH USD 2200 + tax + S&H ICOM – ICA22 with accessories. Original price $699 in 1995.

Will sell both for half price, separately or together. Original receipts available. Contact Al Nelson at 250 652-8670.

Corby Starlet. 80 hp aero vee engine new disk brakes, wheel pants, nav & strobe lights, bubble canopy, wood two blade prop. G meter rate of climb, alt, airspeed, rpm, oil temp cylinder temp, radio & transponder encoder. gps, noise reducing head set, climbs 1000ft per. Cruising speed 138 kts, take off run 400 ft, landing 500 ft, all aircraft grade Sitka Spruce was used, Finnish aircraft plywood, DOT approved glues, was inspected throughout building by an AME, ready to fly; owner lost medical e-mail chipselva@shaw.ca

VEHICLE for Sale

1985 Mercedes 380 SL

This vehicle is in pristine condition. Local car, driven only in summer and kept in heated storage in winter. 122,000 kms. Metallic light blue exterior and grey leather interior. Two tops; matching light blue hard top and dark blue convertible top. $25,000.

Call Jim or Shirley Miller (250) 745-6232

Garmin GPS model GPSMAP 195 This unit has the moving map (with the little airplane so you can get a hearing at a quick glance). Includes: • the audio alarm when you enter the airport controlled air space, it beep’s until you cancel the warning.

• the battery adapter so you can use standard “AAA” batteries • the yoke adapter to allow you to clip it to the yoke while you are flying. Instead of having the right seat having to hold on to it • the adapter to plug it into the cigar lighter in the aircraft.

• a remote antenna that suction cups to the aircraft windshield for better reception • Complete with carrying case and manual.

I paid about $2300.00 and I would like to get $1500.00, but no reasonable offer would be turned down George S Pearse 250 727-9686 georgeisnow@shaw.ca

ACCOMMODATION for Rent Deep Cove, 7 minute drive from airport. Suite for rent, 900 sq. ft., one bdr., ns, cat okay. Total privacy on large forested acreage. $750/mo. Long term. Available immediately.

Phone (250) 656-1312 or email reh@uvic.ca

Part-time Line person needed see Marcel at VFC McCauley Propeller MDM7654 1C172 8 bolt hub for early C172 705 hr SOH Very good condition and sold with fresh annual and all logs. MS 3-4 3237 Carburetor, Fits Continental C 0-300 engine. Tel 881 7324 SoftCom ATC-2 Intercom - includes aux power cord and stereo cable plus pilot isolate and push-to-talk switch. Offers?

Call Mike at 889-0511 Flightmate (Pro) GPS (Trimble). Includes mount and accessories. Original price $1099 in 1994.