August 2012

The Patrician August 2012

The Victoria Flying Club ~ Aviation Excellence Since 1946

Victoria Flying Club

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Monthly Newsletter of The Victoria Flying Club

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The Victoria Flying Club

August 2012

Celebrating Over 65 Years of Aviation Excellence

In this issue:

“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 Seaplane Training Details

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VFC Charter Service

(Victoria Flying Club Incorporation Bylaws, 1946)

7 Return of the Fly-Outs

~ Eleanor Eastick

9 20 First Solos in July

~ a VFC Record!

Board of Directors President......................................Lloyd Toope Vice President.........................Don Devenney Treasurer......................................Kim Sterling Secretary.............................Colin Williamson Directors.........................................Sean Steele Steve Demy Sam Roland Dave Gustafson General Manager........................Gerry Mants Chief Flying Instructor.........Graham Palmer

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Victoria Flying Club News NOTE: The Peak Time Booking Policy (#3 below) does not apply on weekends.

Recreational weekend flying is not affected!

Victoria Flying Club Summer Hours 8am to 8pm 7 days a week 8am to 5pm Stat Holidays

Please take a moment to read the following 2012 Summer Aircraft Booking Policies.

Beginning June 18th to September 3rd inclusive, the following policies will apply Monday thru Friday to Recreational Flying/Time Building, not Dual Training:

Planning A Trip This Summer?

1. For Recreational Bookings, Including Time Building, but not Flight Training between the hours of 17:00-00:00 there is a $10 discount per hour for the rate the member is charged.

If you are interested in attending an upcoming Mountain Groundschool Seminar, please call the Victoria Flying Club at 250-656-2833 to put your name on the list.

2. The minimum daily flying requirement for multiple day bookings is 3.5 hours.

Example: A five day trip will require a minimum of 17.5 hours of flight time (5 x 3.5). Any un-flown time will be billed at full rate.

3. Peak Time (10:00-17:00) Bookings when made in excess of a two-hour booking block requires that a minimum Flight Time of 50% of the total booking time be flown.

Example: 1. A four-hour booking requires a minimum of two hour of flight time. For a 1.5 hour flight within a 4 hour booking block, the member will be charged an extra 1/2 hour at the regular rate.

2. A six-hour booking requires a minimum of three hours of flight time. For a 2.0 hour flight within a 6-hour booking block, the member will be charged an extra 1 hour at the regular rate.

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Seaplane Rating at VFC C-FSTY C172E

VFC is pleased to announce our Seaplane Rating program is up and COLOR: RED ON WHITE running. The training is done in C-FSTY a 180 hp C-172 on Edo EMPTY WEIGHT: 1628 LBS floats.

MOMENT: 62249.5 MAX GROSS: 2222.0 LBS

Obtaining a Seaplane Rating will not only enhance your skills as a pilot but will also satisfy the 24 month recency requirements of CAR’s 401.05(2)(a).

USEFUL LOAD: ELT:

592LBS

D & M FIXED

AVIONICS: 1 VHF – NARCO

COMM 810 1-GPS – GARMIN

GPS MAP 295 TXPDR – GARMIN

GTX 320A

Call us today at 250-656-2833 to get your program underway.

Groundschool Cost: $100

FUEL: 240 LBS USEABLE

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AUGUST Mystery Aircraft

Can you identify the aircraft shown Above?

Email: thepatrician@shaw.ca JuLY Mystery Identified

Correctly identified by Wayne Clifton, Daryl Williams, and also Derek Clarke.

From Tim: This month the Antonov AN-8 transport.

Looking similar to the more familiar AN-12 seen in the west during Soviet times except that it is smaller and only has two engine. Sort of Stalin era DC-3 (Li2 for purists) replacement. Most were made for the military and later some found service with shady cargo airlines.

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Victoria Flying Club

CHARTER SERVICE

TRAVEL BETWEEN VICTORIA AND BOUNDARY BAY NO FERRIES NO WAITING BE THERE IN 30 MINUTES

The Victoria Flying Club offers charter flights between Victoria and Boundary Bay.

MAXIMUM BAGGAGE: Maximum baggage weight - 20 lbs ONLY.

FLIGHT TIMES: Morning flights depart Victoria at 7am and 8 am and depart Boundary Bay at 7:30am and 8:30am. Evening flights depart Victoria at 5pm and 6pm and depart Boundary Bay at 5:30pm and 6:30pm. All flights are conducted weather permitting.

If you have 2 or more passengers, we can schedule a flight to fit your need.

WEIGHT: Our flights generally can accommodate 3 passengers of average weight, with baggage as noted above. However, there are weight limitations on our aircraft.

If you are larger than average, please inform us. This may limit the number of passengers on a flight.

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REQUEST A FLIGHT: If you wish to fly with a friend – email us to schedule your own flight!

Email us at tedk@flyvfc.com or call 250-474-0213 FLIGHTS MAY BE RESCHEDULED OR CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE PILOT’S DISCRETION. We accept credit cards, interact or cheques.

THANK YOU!

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Achievements

New Members Fraser Orr Ethan Bugden Jackson Calvert Elizabeth Campbell Tse Ning Cheung Deborah Clarke Paul Heim Carmen Kiltz Allison Lee Rebecca Lumley Glenn Snook Mitchell Snyder Kyla Trinczek Ryan Wallace Matt Seaman Nicholas Slater Dominique Lacerte Stewart Langton Derrick Griffiths Nadia Scott Steffanie Groves Richard Holman Cortlandt Rehill Douglas Neal David Atkinson Russell Vandeputte

PPL Written Test

Gerald Thom

Lindsay Mazzei

Ryan Wallace

PPL Flight Test

Anthony Sidhu

Elissa Boyd

Kristin Mutch

Lindsay Mazzei

Paul Heim

CPL Written Test

Carmen Kiltz

Joshua D’Amours

Tse Ning Cheung

Class IV Flight Instructor Rating

Takuma Mori Deborah Clarke Jackson Calvert Rebecca Lumley Glenn Snook

Jeff Bujas Sean Tyrell SAMRA/SARON James White

Elizabeth Campbell Ethan Bugden Yves Moog

Congratulations!

Allison Lee Nils Muzzulini Kyla Trinczek Wanjohi Mugo

Welcome to the Victoria Flying Club!

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Mitchell Snyder

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Wanted Dead or Alive

Yay! The flyouts aren't quite dead! Oh, they've been moribund for some years but there's hope for survival yet.

Well, it was a start; Canada Day was a strange day weather-wise (so what's new?), with a sunny start at dawn followed by threatening low cloud and cool temperatures in the late morning then brilliant sunshine for the afternoon, at least in Victoria.

Off we went into so-so VFR around noon; two Club C172s and two private aircraft carrying a total of eight people. We flew to CYCD for lunch at the Cottonwood Golf Club with a vague plan of going on elsewhere depending on the weather. Parking on Taxiway Golf (check the airport diagram in the CFS) makes for a short, pleasant walk to the clubhouse restaurant. The saving of $20 per hour in rental rate essentially paid for our meals. Hah! There is such a thing as a free lunch.

The weather remained VFR with quite a bit of low scattered cloud, CBs and mist here and there. We, in the Club aircraft decided to return to YYJ. It was an enjoyable, if brief outing.

But let me add a suggestion here – you can fly to CYCD any day for lunch at the Cottonwood Golf Club. I was surprised that many club members were unaware of this delightful excursion. Sure, the flight is short, but I can guarantee that it’ll be different every time. And it’s pretty cool to be able to park your plane at a golf course.

The Cotton Club restaurant has good prices, and a nice down-home menu. It’s a friendly, attractive place with a patio surrounded by rambling roses and a view of the lush fairways.

Herewith a few photos to prove the point.

If you haven’t been there, make the Cottonwood at CYCD a destination – you’ll be enchanted.

Note from VFC: Thanks to Eleanor for organizing the Canada Day Fly-Out. If anyone wants to take on the next Stat Holiday Fly-Out, please emal info@flyvfc.com. All aircraft participating in Stat Holiday Fly-Outs receive a $20/hour rental discount!

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By: Eleanor Eastick

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Photos: 1. Walking to Inner Gate 2. Inner Gate Sign

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3. Outer Gate 4. Patio seating at The Cottonwood Club

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5. Cottonwood’s 15th Hole

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6. Inside the Cottonwood Club restaurant

Summer Fly-In Events!

August 3-5 – Orcas Island: Come to the 29th Annual Orcas Fly-In. Arrival is anytime, camping and tiedowns are free for the weekend, with showers available for campers.

grill cooking eggs, bacon, sausages and pancakes. All pilots are invited to come to Merritt Airport the day before and camp under the wing (and party with Tom and the boys).

August 10-12 – Abbotsford: 50th Anniversary of the Abbotsford airshow!

August 4 – Victoria: The BC Aviation Museum has their Open House from 10:00 a.m – 4:00 p.m.

August 18-19 – Chilliwack: Bring your Hats, Sunscreen, Folding Chairs and Cameras to the Chilliwack Municipal Airport for the 21st Annual Chilliwack Airshow.

August 4 – Tillamook: The Tillamoook Northwest Classics (Classic Cars, Classic Motorcycles, Classic Airplanes). 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.

* with thanks to the Duncan Flying Club newsletter for a great list of events!

August 5 & September 2 – Merritt: The Merritt Flying Club is hosting its Annual Fly-In Breakfast from 8:00 a.m. Until 11:00 a.m. Our President, Tom Fox will be at the

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First Solos Kyla Trinczek Instructor: Kale Haley

Mitchell Snyder Instructor: Laura Van Buskirk

Allison Lee Instructor: Colin Brown

Elizabeth Campbell Instructor: Kristen Ursel

Ehtan Bugden Instructor: Laura Van Buskirk

Deborah Clarke Instructor: Tyler Bishop

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First Solos Glenn Snook Instructor: Brendan O’Hare

Jackson Calvert Instructor: Jeff Bujas

Carmen Kiltz Instructor: Alex Dicosola

Rebecca Lumley Instructor: Colin Brown

Tse Ning Cheung Instructor: Marcel Poland

Ryan Wallace Instructor: Alex Dicosola

Paul Heim Instructor: Brendan O’Hare

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First Solos Wanjohi Mugo Instructor: Colin Brown

Yves Moog Instructor: Colin Brown Nils Muzzulini Instructor: Colin Brown

Kristin Mutch Instructor: Kristen Ursel

Anthony Sidhu Instructor: Kale Haley

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“Without disruption of air traffic, these fearless, forthright, indomitable and courageous individuals did venture into the wild blue yonder in flying machines. Furthermore, these skilful individuals did safely land said flying machines at Victoria International Airport, incurring no significant damage to self or machine, thus completing first solo flights.�

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Takuma Mori Instructor: Dirk Pritchard

Gerald Thom Instructor: Kale Haley

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Private Pilot Groundschool Monday and Wednesday 1900-2200 Victoria Flying Club Classroom

* No groundschool July 2, Aug 6, Sept 3, Oct 8

DATE TOPIC INSTRUCTOR

Aug 01 Aerodynamics, Theory of Flight Kale Haley 08 CARS and Licensing Kristen Ursel 13 CARS and Licensing Kristen Ursel 15 Airframes and Engines Tyler Bishop 20 Systems and Flight Instruments Tyler Bishop

22 Human Factors and Pilot Decision Making Alex Dicosola 27 Radio & Electronic Theory Dirk Pritchard 29 Meteorology Simon Dennis Sept 05 Meteorology Simon Dennis 10 Meteorology Simon Dennis 12 Meteorology Simon Dennis 17 Meteorology Simon Dennis 19 Meteorology Simon Dennis 24 Flight Operations Kale Haley 26 Flight Operations Kale Haley Oct 01 Navigation Dirk Pritchard 03 Navigation Dirk Pritchard 10 Navigation Dirk Pritchard 15 ATC Jason Stewart 17 Review Colin Brown

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Commercial Pilot Groundschool July 27-August 26, 2012 Victoria Flying Club Classroom Register with the VFC Office 250-656-2833 DATE TOPIC INSTRUCTOR

Aug 10 1700-2100 Meteorology Simon Dennis 11 0830-1700 Meteorology Simon Dennis 12 0830-1700 Meteorology Simon Dennis 17 1700-2100 Flight Operations Kale Haley 18 0830-1700 Navigation Dirk Pritchard 19 0830-1230 Navigation Dirk Pritchard 19 1230-1700 GPS Graham Palmer 24 1700-2100 Airframes and Engines Tyler Bishop

25 0830-1230 Systems and Flight Instruments Tyler Bishop

25 1230-1700 Human Factors, Pilot Decision Making Alex Dicosola

26 0830-1700 Crew Resource Management Alex Dicosola

To register for Groundschool, or to purchase your Groundschool Kit, please contact the Victoria Flying Club Office at 250-656-2833.

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VFC SMILE CARDS

The Victoria Flying Club is excited to partner with Thrifty Foods in their very suc-

cessful Smile Card Program. 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 $12,000 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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