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Victoria Flying Club

January 2006

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Winter afternoon sunset on the ramp, VFC. We say goodbye to 2005 and welcome 2006, our 60th Anniversary.

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Short Final

Letters to the Editor

Bears Air

In My Travels

Pilot Shop

Income Tax Form

Memorial Awards

For Sale

Eleanor’s

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Patrician

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Newsletter of the Victoria Flying Club

JANUARY 2006 Editor:

Eleanor Eastick PatricianEditor@shaw.ca Advertising inquiries: Bob Mace (250) 361-6996 or bmace@shaw.ca Publisher: Seaside Designs seasidedesigns@shaw.ca (250) 383-7777 Published monthly.

Unsolicited articles welcome.

The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, January 25, 2006.

Board of Directors President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Directors

Sean Steele Bob Mace Eleanor Eastick Steve Ray Doug Marin Colin Dormuth Don Goodeve Lloyd Toope

General Manager Chief Flying Instructor

Gerry Mants Graham Palmer

1852 Canso Road Victoria, BC V8L 5V5

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Hip, hip hurray! We’re past the shortest day! That’s right – the days are now growing longer. If winter comes, can spring be far behind? And with the 60th anniversary of the Club coming up, 2006 should be a memorable year.

Inversion December was a month of peculiar weather, with a big inversion hanging around for ten days or more. It made for some interesting flying, to say the least – nice cold air on the ground, a layer of marine cloud at 1000’to 2000’ with hot air and unlimited visibility above it. On one of these odd days, I got a chance to fly with Norm Younie in his incredible RV7. It was December 10, and the air temperature on the ground was ‘way down in the single digits. Taking off in that little taildragger was a thrill - a steep aerobatic climb and in no time we were at 2500’ ASL and heading over the city for the Sooke Basin. Norm kindly let me “guide” it through the air, hand on stick, no rudder needed even in 30* bank turns. I say “guide” rather than “fly” because it was so effortless, I’m sure, because of perfect trim and the elegant design. When we established a space with Vic Terminal for aerobatics, accomplished pilot Norm took over and showed off the plane’s capabilities in steep turns, aileron rolls and loops. That 180 horse Lycoming made it all seem too easy – no negative Gs and no nose down to pick up speed for the manoeuvres.

Now here’s the odd part – the OAT at 5000’ was 15C! And we were cooking in winter coats with only warm air coming in the vents and the sun beating in through the canopy. But who’s going to complain about that? It seemed all too soon on that busy day at CYYJ we were back on the ground shivering. Thanks again, Norm. That flight was sheer delight!

Al Whalley was out enjoying a flight in his Alon A2 on that same busy day, and made the “longest final approach in history”, he told me with a laugh. He ended up orbiting here and there for 20 minutes waiting to land. I can dig that – I once orbited over Prospect Lake for 10 minutes waiting to get on the radio. Still beats being on the ground........

We’re No. 5 Speaking of busy airports, the Vancouver Sun of December 20th reported that Abbotsford airport is “tops in going nowhere.” Naturally that caught my eye and I had to read the little article which began, CYXX “is really going places in terms of flights that don’t go anywhere.” The reference was to the 20.5% increase in local movements because of the large volume of training flights, circuits, sightseeing and recreational flights. CYYJ was down the list at number five, with less than half the movements of Abbotsford, which had the biggest increase in Canada. Boundary Bay, Calgary/Springbank and Toronto/Buttonville were numbers two, three and four respectively.

Letters to the Editor The December '05 Patrician was presented in a single column format for the most part. Many thanks go to our talented and able publisher who made it look so inviting with well-chosen fonts, delicious colours, and slightly wider borders.

Ed

Eleanor, Just wanted to say how much I enjoy the newsletter and look forward to reading it each month.

I realize the work and effort that are involved in putting together any type of monthly publication no matter how big or small. I laughed while reading Sierra Charlie One, it's a good story.

Keep up, what is in my opinion, a wonderful publication that I am sure is enjoyed by the majority.

Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year.

Mike Stadel VFC Member

Hi, Please note my new email address and I'm enjoying the Patrician in this format.

Murray VFC member Hi Eleanor, The single-column format is much easier to read. Happy Holidays!

Raymond Hi Eleanor, I enjoyed the SC1 story! Well written and a great little story. I print off each and every issue of the Patrician then sit down for the read. Consequently, I really enjoy the format and layout. I continue to believe you have probably the most professional and entertaining newsletter in the world of flying clubs (from what I've seen! .... and I've seen TONS).

Having said that, could it possibly assist as some kind of recruiting tool for the VFC? Barry

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January Mystery of the Month This Canadian airport is less than an hour's flight from VFC and a great place for a picnic!

What's its name?

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

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Circular Rainbow Going back to that inversion, I had occasion to fly VFROTT and for the first time, I saw the phenomenon of the circular rainbow surrounding the shadow of the plane on the clouds below.

Each rainbow you see is unique to your eyes so all rainbows form a circle centred on a point marked by the shadow of your head, or in this case, the shadow of your aircraft.

Zooming along in an airplane, you can see a whole circle of rainbow because there are sun-lit drops everywhere and all you have to do is look down 42 degrees. Forty-two degrees is the key angle, and usually, but not always, something will interfere with the ground-based view. Just another reason why flying is so cool!

Norm Younie flying with the RV7

All the best for 2006.....Eleanor

December Mystery of the Month Here is the ground-based view of a prominent call-up point for CYYJ. What/where is it?

Hi Eleanor !

I note that the new arrival/departure procedures have replaced the call-up point Mt. Douglas with Cordova Bay so my guess for the prominent point is Mt. Finlayson.

Cal

You‘re right, of course. No wonder you’re a pro!

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New Years Resolutions wo thousand and six. I still have trouble talking about a year that begins with two thousand. Nineteen ...... that’s what a year should sound like. Nineteen sixty, or nineteen eighty nine or nineteen ten. Who in the future will be comfortable stating their birthday as two thousand and ten? Sounds more like a science fiction movie.

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But time marches on. I don’t consider myself an old geezer yet, although that description can’t be too far in the future. Already I find it more difficult to remember exact dates, and when telling a story will struggle with a date by drawing it out. “That was back in nineteeeeeeen ... whatever”. Like my grandpa used to do. And all the old war veterans. Come to think of it, my dad does it a lot. As I said, time marches on. We can run but we can’t hide. We’re getting older, one day at a time.

Consider for a moment, that airplane you have sitting out in the hangar. There’s a good chance it’s actually older than you are. But we don’t call it an old geezer.

It’s still airworthy, and quite possibly better than when it was built, back in nineteen sixty five, or whenever. At least once a year she gets someone’s full attention, a couple of replacement parts and sometimes even a piece of new equipment, which is better than the original. We treat most airplanes better than we treat ourselves, or each other.

Each new year brings the opportunity for some kind of renewal. A New Years resolution, a promise we make to improve or change something about ourselves. I wonder how many pilots have thought to call it an “annual” instead of a resolution. Quite apart from the medical where we take stock of our physical health, this “annual” could be a checkup on our mental and emotional well being.

The checklist could include things like how considerate, trustworthy, compassionate, caring and thoughtful we’ve been to other people, and to ourselves. What values we’ve honored in the past year.

What we’ve done to enhance our families, our communities, our friends and ourselves. Basically we’d be taking stock of our own integrity to be sure we’re operating to optimum standards.

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by Barry

Meek

Someone would have to set the standards, design the checklist, and even issue the A.D.’s.

Obviously, that would be you, as the owner/builder of your thoughts, the person authorized for maintenance and responsible for the upkeep.

We constantly seek ways to improve our airplanes.

However should we neglect our personal performance?

New years resolutions could go a long way toward such a noble goal. But consider that when an airplane falters, an airworthiness directive is issued. Inspection and or maintenance is required before it can fly again.

Waiting for New Years is not an option. So why wait until January 1st to start improving our personal lives?

Any day of the year can be a good time for a resolution.

The annual inspection on our airplanes is invariably more complicated and costly than expected. But the comfort, the security and confidence we feel when flying it the rest of the year, makes it worth every cent.

Annual maintenance of our bodies and minds isn’t easy, but when we need the power to go for a bike ride, a walk, to mow the lawn or just pick up the tv remote, it’s always there. And when we need to make a serious, complicated decision, we can rely on internalized moral values and standards that are well maintained, updated and current. One more benefit of this body and mind annual inspection could be an increase in the TBO. We might even get by without a complete overhaul.

As for getting comfortable with this “year two thousand and six” stuff, it’s taking me some time and a fresh way of thinking. It’s all about change, all part of keeping an open and healthy mind. I figure on needing some help from my children with that. If I can keep my mind open to them.

Happy New Year, 2006.

Barry Meek bcflyer@propilots.net

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Bjorn, Erik and Andrea wing their way home to Tromso

It was a great pleasure to see Andrea, Bjorn and their little son during their all-too-quick visit to VFC. After their return to Norway and recovery from jet lag Andrea wrote:

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Victoria to visit with as many of our friends there as possible. We spent three days eating breakfast, lunch

and dinner out with various friends • Tax and financial planning • Rapid refunds (electronic filing) • Personal, corporate and estate tax

and had a wonderful potluck dinner with many very special people in our lives at the Victoria Flying Club. We feel so lucky to have the Flying Club Owner Evelyn J. Andrews-Greene, CA Sustaining Member of VFC since 1983

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In My Travels

by Larry Dibnah

DH Chipmunk same age as Victoria Flying Club he De Havilland DHC-1b Chipmunk prototype was first flown in 1946 which was, co-incidentally, the inaugural year of the Victoria Flying Club.

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The Chipmunk is a Canadian aircraft designed as a primary trainer for the Royal Canadian Air Force and is the result of a post WW2 order to replace the aging Tiger Moth.

Most Chipmunks – around 200 - were built in Canada. However, a smaller number of them were also built by the parent company in Great Britain with a few modifications, and used as trainers and army liaison aircraft. In fact, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, earned his wings in an RAF ‘Brit’munk. According to some sources, an additional 66 Chipmunks were built in Portugal.

The DHC-1b became the RCAF’s basic ab initio trainer in 1950 and remained as such until 1970. Initially,the Chipmunks were loaned out by the Department of National Defence to Canadian flying clubs to provide refresher courses to wartime pilots but were later reassigned to the RCAF. Most of these aircraft flew out of RCAF Station Centralia in Ontario.

An aesthetically pleasing aircraft, the Chipmunk is also sturdy and fully aerobatic with a wing span of 34’, a length of 25’- 5” and a gross weight of 2014 lb. Power for the Chipmunk is provided by a 145 hp, air cooled, inverted four cylinder Gypsy Major X engine and a two-blade fixed-pitch metal prop giving the aircraft a top speed of 138 mph.

I photographed this beautifully restored Chipmunk at a Victoria Flying Club Open House in June of 1983. The high visibility, training yellow paint scheme is unmistakable anywhere.

Information sources: Sixty Years – The RCAF and CF Air Command 1924 to 1984, CANAV Books, 1984 AIRCOM – Canada’s Air Force, Larry Milberry, 1991 World Wide Web

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Tower/Aircraft Actual, Genuine and Real Transmissions – maybe...

Tower: “Delta 351, you have traffic at 10 o’clock, 6 miles!”

Delta 351: “Give us another hint! We have digital watches!”

“TWA 2341, for noise abatement turn right 45 Degrees.”

“Center, we are at 35,000 feet. How much noise can we make up here?”

“Sir, have you ever heard the noise a 747 makes when it hits a 727?”

From an unknown aircraft waiting in a very long takeoff queue: “I’m f...ing bored!”

Ground Traffic Control: “Last aircraft transmitting, identify yourself immediately!”

Unknown aircraft: “I said I was f...ing bored, not f...ing stupid!”

O’Hare Approach Control to a 747: “United 329 heavy, your traffic is a Fokker, one o’clock, three miles, Eastbound.”

United 239: “Approach, I’ve always wanted to say this... I’ve got the little Fokker in sight.”

A student became lost during a solo cross-country flight.

While attempting to locate the aircraft on radar, ATC asked, “What was your last known position?”

Student: “When I was number one for takeoff.”

There’s a story about the military pilot calling for a priority landing because his single-engine jet fighter was running “a bit peaked.”

Air Traffic Control told the fighter jock that he was number two, behind a B-52 that had one engine shut down.

“Ah,” the fighter pilot remarked, “The dreaded sevenengine approach.”

Taxiing down the tarmac, a DC-10 abruptly stopped, turned around and returned to the gate. After an hourlong wait, it finally took off. A concerned passenger asked the flight attendant, “What, exactly, was the problem?”

“The pilot was bothered by a noise he heard in the engine,” explained the flight attendant. “It took us a while to find a new pilot.”

Tower: “Eastern 702, cleared for takeoff, contact Departure on frequency 124.7” Eastern 702: “Tower, Eastern 702 switching to Departure. By the way, after we lifted off we saw some kind of dead animal on the far end of the runway.”

Tower: “Continental 635, cleared for takeoff behind Eastern 702, contact Departure on frequency 124.7. Did you copy that report from Eastern 702?”

Continental 635: “Continental 635, cleared for takeoff, roger; and yes, we copied Eastern... we’ve already notified our caterers.”

A DC-10 had come in a little hot and thus had an exceedingly long roll out after touching down.

San Jose Tower noted: “American 751, make a hard right turn at the end of the runway, if you are able. If you are not able, take the Guadalupe exit off Highway 101, make a right at the lights and return to the airport.”

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COPA Informational Meeting January 16, 2006 7:00 pm VFC Lounge

Come and talk to some experts.

MITCH HOLME from ROYAL PACIFIC MAINTENANCE, KEN ARMSTRONG from COPA, and GRAHAM PALMER from VFC will be there to answer your questions. These folks can cover a lot of ground for you so come out and take advantage of their experience. Bring your log books to be notated as this meeting will fulfill the requirements of the Bi-annual flight review.

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Bryon Thompson

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Human Factors

Jason Stewart

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Flight Operations

James Zacks

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Flight Operations Navigation

James Zacks Jason Stewart

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Navigation Navigation

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Radio and Electronic Theory

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Review (Tower Tour if available)

Marcel Poland

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Review (Tower Seminar/Written Seminar) Marcel Poland

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New Members!

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Achievements PPL Flight Test Darcy Eyres Private License Darcy Eyres CPL Written Exam Denise Ronnenkamp PPL Written Exam Walter Salmaniw Ron Ducharme Andrew Lee First Solo Jess Moir Nicholas Copeland Garry Robb

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If you require a 2005 income tax receipt for your training, fill in the form and return to Dispatch by February 1, 2006.

Your tax receipt will be prepared by February 28th.

VFC 2005 Income Tax Procedure forms are also available at Dispatch.

Victoria Flying Club 2005 Income Tax Procedure Please Note: Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) has recently been requiring proof of enrollment in the Commercial Pilot Program before allowing a deduction for the hours under the Private Pilot Licence. A letter from the Club confirming enrollment in the CPL is available to students actively pursuing a CPL (i.e, a Category 1 Medical, enrollment in Commercial Ground school, working towards a Night Rating or actively completing the dual requirements of the CPL). Members are reminded that all deductions taken are the responsibility of the person claiming the deduction on their tax return.

Instructions: Complete all areas of this form. There is no need to complete the form if you reached the maximum hours per course in 2004. Mail/fax/or drop off this form to Joscelyn in Dispatch.

Allowable deductions:

As outlined by Revenue Canada Taxation 875 Heron Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L8

Licence or Endorsement:

Private Pilot Licence Commercial Pilot Licence Instructor’s Rating Night Rating

Allowable Tuition Fees (Please read carefully): Private Pilot Course Any number of dual flying hours. Solo hours to the extent that dual and solo hours do not exceed a total of forty-five hours. Revenue Canada in 2005 has been requiring proof of enrollment in the Commercial Pilot Licence program prior to allowing a deduction for the PPL. (See above) Commercial Pilot Course Any number of dual flying hours. Solo hours to the extent that dual and solo hours do not exceed a total of sixty-five hours (Commercial Licence).

NO CREDIT MAY BE TAKEN FOR TIME BUILDING OR HOURS IN EXCESS OF THE TRANSPORT CANADA MINIMUMS. Private Pilot Course Only Ground school Jan 1 to December 31, 2005

$250.00

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________hours dual Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2005 ________hours solo Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2005 ________hours dual and solo claimed in 2004 and earlier re private licence ________TOTAL CLAIM in hours (CANNOT EXCEED 45 HOURS)

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Commercial Pilot Course Ground school Jan 1 to December 31, 2005

$495.00

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Ground school Retread

$ 50.00

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________hours dual Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2005 ________hours solo Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2005 ________hours dual and solo claimed in 2004 and earlier ________TOTAL CLAIM in hours (CANNOT EXCEED 65 HOURS)

Other Ratings Rating:______________________ Hours: Dual____________ Solo___________

To Be Completed By The Student I, _________________________ certify that: I intend to work in the occupation of _______________________and that I was enrolled in the course entitled ______________________in order to furnish me with skills in that occupation OR I am qualified as a ___________________________ and that I was enrolled in the course entitled ___________________________ in order to improve my skills in that occupation.

My hours claimed for 2005, when combined with hours claimed in 2004 and earlier does not exceed the maximums outlined of 45 hours for private and 65 hours for commercial course. __________________________ Signature of Student

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Do you wish your tax form mailed or picked up?______________________________ Tax Forms received by Victoria Flying Club prior to February 1, 2006 will be completed by February 28, 2006.

For Office Use Only Date received ____________________ Course _____________________________ Hours:

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Dual $______________

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Ground Briefing:

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Dual $______________

Ground school: $______________ Total Hours Claimed: ____________Private _____________

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New VFC Award in memory of Mike Cooper-Slipper

MEMORIAL AWARDS

We are all familiar with the Claude Butler and Betty Wadsworth Awards, and this year we are adding a new bursary in honour of the late Mike Cooper-Slipper, who was given an honorary Life Membership in VFC in 2003 but sadly died a year later aged 83.

Thomas Paul Michael Cooper-Slipper was born in Britain on January 11, 1921, and went directly from school into the RAF in 1938, aged only 17. By 1940 he was able to say, “I had grown up certainly, I had killed and seen a lot of dead people, and I was cold and untouched by it. I was 19 and I was a fighter pilot.”

His achievements and bravery were outstanding throughout his war service and he was awarded the DFC “for displaying great skill and daring in air combat”. Much can be read of this modest hero on the internet.

Cooper-Slipper emigrated to Canada in 1947 and worked for Avro Canada in Ontario, testing early jet engines mounted on a converted Lancaster bomber. He piloted the CF 102 Jetliner, Canada’s first jet airliner. In addition, he flew many hours testing the successful CF 100 fighter, which became the mainstay of the RCAF’s all-weather fighter force for more than a decade.

He gained much experience testing Canadian-built Sabres before being assigned to test Orenda’s next generation engine, the Iroquois, which was to power the advanced CF 105 Arrow. The Arrow program was cancelled in 1959, and Cooper-Slipper had the distinction of being the only pilot to test the Iroquois engine in flight. He continued working in aviation in sales and promotion until 1986 when he retired to Victoria.

photo credit Janet Peto

Mike died on February 23, 2004 survived by Rita, his wife of 63 years and their son. The family created the Mike Cooper-Slipper Award in memory of this brave and quiet hero.

The award will be presented to a Commercial student chosen by the instructors & staff.

Claude Butler Award Claude Butler’s passionate love of flying led his family to make a thoughtful bequest to VFC in the form of an annual award to encourage others to take up aviation and enjoy it to the fullest. This bursary of $500 is presented to a VFC pilot who is actively acquiring and improving his aeronautical skills.

Claude Butler lived all his life in the Keating Cross Road area near Butler’s Field which he established on land owned by the family. He was a man of great ability; a musician with his own band, a builder of speedboats which he raced on Elk Lake, a motorcycle rider taking trophies in the Mount Doug Hill Climb and a pilot of renown, participating in the London to Victoria Air Race in 1971. He was a Life Member of the Duncan and Victoria Flying Clubs as well as being named Citizen of the Year by several municipalities. Claude died in 1986, but his interest in aviation lives on through the award given in his name.

Betty Wadsworth Award Betty Wadsworth too, died in 1986 and her family generously established a $500 bursary in her name to be given to a VFC pilot working on and studying new aviation skills.

Betty joined VFC in 1958 and was the top graduate in her class of 54 as well as being the only female. She acquired a Stinson Voyager and flew it all over North America promoting airshows, seminars and anything to do with COPA, of which she was local president. She was tireless in her support of general aviation and received the 1970 COPA award for Outstanding Service and the 1974 BC Aviation Council’s Outstanding Contributions award. Betty was always on the go with COPA and the “99s” but never lost touch with VFC. Photos of her hang in the “Hall of Fame” at the Club and her name and her enthusiasm for flying live on through the bursary in her name.

Applications forms for the Butler and Wadsworth awards are available at Dispatch. The presentation of these and the new Cooper-Slipper award will be made at the Wings Banquet to be held on February 3rd, 2006. All Club pilots actively working on licences, endorsements or ratings are eligible.

Be sure to get your application in by the end of January.

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STUDENTS/PILOTS AVIATION EQUIPMENT FOR SALE EXCELLENT CONDITION Air band Transceiver, Nav Com

Headset

Yaesu Aviators Pilot, Model VXA-100 Operating Manual; Headset, Mike cable connectors; 120 volt wall charger Leather Case, LCC-10A with Clip Alkaline Case, FBA-21, hold 6 AA cells

David Clark H10-30 Aviation Flight Bag Norel Enterprises, ample storage, headset, kneeboard, charts etc.

Kneeboards Magellan GPS 2000 Operating Manual 12 v power supply Dash mounting device.

Sigtronics Transcom, Model SPO-20, Two way Mike & Headset intercom.

Jeppesen Tri Fold, newer model Jeppesen, old model, metal contoured shape.

Navigation Material Jeppessen Flight Computer CSG-8A, with manual Felsenthal Combination Circular Navigation Computer, Runway Pattern Computer.

Douglas Combination Protractor& Parallel Rule

Package deal $600.00 Contact Dennis Harley 3573 Sitka Way Cobble Hill, BC E: dgharley@shaw.ca

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1973 CITABRIA 7ECA Less than 100 hours on ‘major overhaul’ engine, airframe & propeller.

New upholstery.

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The Annual Wings Banquet will be held on

Friday, February 3rd, 2006 at the

CFB Esquimalt Wardroom

See the world… from our point of VIEW!!

Increase your confidence • Aerobatic Course* • Adventure Rides • Emergency Manoeuvres Training

Come and enjoy a great dinner and an exciting evening!

Discovery Ride

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Friends, families and Club members may purchase their tickets at Dispatch.

Call Dispatch at the club for further information

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For Sale 3 SHARES FOR SALE $12,000 per share 1956 CESSNA 172 C-GHNA Aircraft based at Victoria. AME owned and maintained. Engine was overhauled in 2003 and includes ‘0’ time bottom end with new Superior cylinder assemblies. This plane flies very well and has been very economical to operate, averaging 7.5 USG per hour. Average yearly fixed costs are approximately $600.00 (tie-down, insurance and NavCan fee) per share. If you fly 30 hours per year, average cost per hour is $65 to $75 wet. Airplane ownership doesn’t get much cheaper than this!!!

Financing may be available to qualified buyers.

1979 CESSNA 180K 1979 Cessna 180K 2790 EDO Amphibs, rebuilt main gear 2005, 230HP 1270TT 300SMOH, painted 1999, new carb 2005, new Acorn exhaust, wheel gear, bubble windows, 2 radios, IFR, marine radio, GPS. Very clean. $170,000+GST 604-485-6086 Hangared in Powell River, BC. tye30@telus.net

1966 CESSNA 150F

Airframe Engine, O-300 Prop

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King KY197 Microair 760 King 176A Sigtronics II March 12, 2005 Narco 10 May 30, 2005 May 30, 2005

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CONTACT Hugh Shilling, 250 881 7324 matchbox1@shaw.ca

1967 CITABRIA 7ECA 0-235-C1 LYCOMING 115HP 3700TT 1600SMOH 300hrs 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/D’S COMPLETED HANGARED in POWELL RIVER, BC.

$47,000.

Tel 604-485-6086 Photos available by email tye30@telus.net

RE A H S D SOL 6600 TT 300 SMOH (2002) Val-Com VHF, Mode C, GPS, recent windshield, prop, upholstery, carpet, brakes, tires, shoulder harness, instruments rebuilt, new fuel lines, steering rod boots E.L.T. All A.D.’s.

Extensive Annual May 2005.

Excellent mechanical condition.

Needs nothing but paint.

This aircraft is owned in a partnership by three pilots. Hangared in Kamloops. Never damaged. Safe, reliable flying for under $60/hr. including fuel, maintenance, full allrisk insurance and hangar rental.

Buy one share $8,500, all three $32,000 O.B.O. Commercial pilot will deliver. One pilot moving away.

Phone 250 828-9528 or e-mail bcflyer@propilots.net