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The Patrician December 2012

The Victoria Flying Club ~ Aviation Excellence Since 1946

Merry Christmas

from the Victoria FlyingClub Photo courtesy of Angie Neal

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Monthly Newsletter of The Victoria Flying Club

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The Victoria Flying Club

December 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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(Victoria Flying Club Incorporation Bylaws, 1946)

Board of Directors

Merry Christmas from VFC

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Photo of the Month - Yearly Draw Winner

Fly-Out Updates

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Ava Flight Services

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

15 2012 Flight Crew Recency Requirements Editor/Publisher: Christie Hall thepatrician@shaw.ca Midnight Design & Communication info@midnightdesign.ca

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The opinions expressed are strictly those of the authors.

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Victoria Flying Club News Dispatchers Wanted

Congratulations Don!

Do you have....

The Victoria Flying Club extends a very warm congratulations to long-time member and board vice president Don Devenney. Don (below, left) was recently awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubiliee Medal in a ceremony at RCMP Island District Headquarters in Victoria. He was nominated for the award by supervisors at the West Shore Detachment Community Policing section, where Don has served as an Auxiliary Constable for the last 16 years. Their nomination letter also made mention of Don’s involvement with the Tour de Rock, Angel Flight, and the Canadian Arthritis Society.

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excellent customer service skills? the ability to multi-task? experience in an office environment?

Windows 7, Word/Excel 2010 skills?

VFC is hiring part-time dispatchers, and YOU could be one of them. Enjoy the challenges of this fast-paced and multi-facted position.

Sales and aviation experience an asset.

Our thanks to Don, for his many contributions to the community, and to the Victoria Flying Club.

Email resumes to: Shannon@flyvfc.com

Victoria Flying Club Winter Office Hours 8:00am to 4:30pm CLOSED for the holidays Dec 24/25/26 Jan 1 Merry Christmas from VFC! Aviation Excellence Since 1946

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merry Christmas

From the Victoria Flying Club

As we reflect on the past year, and look forward to the year ahead, we want to extend our thanks and appreciation to each of our members and staff who have given so much to the Victoria Flying Club.

We wish you a holiday season filled with family and friends, peace and joy. And remember that every smile, every visit and every expression of thoughtfulness will make a difference to someone’s life. All of us here at the Club wish you and your families a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year. ~ Gerry Mants - Manager, Victoria Flying Club

The Night Before Christmas

The message they left was both urgent and dour: “When Santa pulls in, have him please call the tower.

He landed like silk, with the sled runners sparking, Then I heard "Left at Charlie," and "Taxi to parking."

He slowed to a taxi, turned off of three-oh And stopped on the ramp with a "Ho, ho-ho-ho..."

He stepped out of the sleigh, but before he could talk, I ran out to meet him with my best set of chocks.

His red helmet and goggles were covered with frost And his beard was all blackened from Reindeer exhaust.

His breath smelled like peppermint, gone slightly stale, And he puffed on a pipe, but he didn't inhale.

His cheeks were all rosy and jiggled like jelly, His boots were as black as a cropduster's belly.

He was chubby and plump, in his suit of bright red, And he asked me to "fill it, with hundred low-lead."

He came dashing in from the snow-covered pump, I knew he was anxious for drainin' the sump.

I spoke not a word, but went straight to my work, And I filled up the sleigh, but I spilled like a jerk.

He came out of the restroom, and sighed in relief, Then he picked up a phone for a Flight Service brief.

And I thought as he silently scribed in his log, These reindeer could land in an eighth-mile fog.

He completed his pre-flight, from the front to the rear, Then he put on his headset, and I heard him yell, "Clear!"

And laying a finger on his push-to-talk, He called up the tower for clearance and squawk.

"Take taxiway Charlie, the southbound direction, Turn right three-two-zero at pilot's discretion" He sped down the runway, the best of the best, "Your traffic's a Grumman, inbound from the west."

Then I heard him proclaim, as he climbed thru the night, "Merry Christmas to all! I have traffic in sight."

'Twas the night before Christmas, and out on the ramp, Not an airplane was stirring, not even a Champ.

The aircraft were fastened to tiedowns with care, In hopes that come morning, they all would be there.

The fuel trucks were nestled, all snug in their spots, With gusts from two-forty at 39 knots.

I slumped at the fuel desk, now finally caught up, And settled down comfortably, resting my butt.

When the radio lit up with noise and with chatter, I turned up the scanner to see what was the matter.

A voice clearly heard over static and snow, Called for clearance to land at the airport below.

He barked his transmission so lively and quick, I'd have sworn that the call sign he used was "St. Nick".

I ran to the panel to turn up the lights, The better to welcome this magical flight.

He called his position, no room for denial, "St. Nicholas One, turnin' left onto final."

And what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a Rutan-built sleigh, with eight Rotax Reindeer!

With vectors to final, down the glideslope he came, As he passed all fixes, he called them by name: "Now Ringo! Now Tolga!

Now Trini and Bacun!

On Comet! On Cupid!"

What pills was he takin'?

While controllers were sittin', and scratchin' their head, They phoned to my office, and I heard it with dread,

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Photo of the Month Congratulations and thank-you to David Eastwood for submitting a great winning photo. What a great shot of the club!

receive Pilot Shop prizes, and every entry is a chance to win the year end draw.

Thanks to everyone who submitted photos this year. Keep them coming!

Now, time for this month’s BIG news! We did a random draw of all of the Photo of the Month submissions from the past year.

This year’s winner of a $100 gift certificate from VFC is Marie Woodruff. Congratulations Marie! We know you’ll put it to good use!

big business thinking for small business Christie Hall, BPA Web Design, Graphic Design, Print Advertising

To get in on next year’s draw, send your best photos (max one per month) to thepatrician@shaw.ca. Monthly winners Aviation Excellence Since 1946

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New Members

Achievements

Thomas Dayton

First Solo

James Yarnold

Oliver Smart Michael Boudoin

Jared Smith

Arthur Diulgerian

Chris Grieve

Darren Cullen

Brenda McPhail

Harry Evans

Jessica Rabideau

Bahram Azarafza

Albert Bedard

Mikayla Anderson

Bev Befus

PPL Written Test

James Cook

Schuyler Clack Jordan Griffith

Mike Milroy

PPL Flight Test

David Harmsworth

Abdul Algazal

Paul Harmsworth

Kate Rosk

Cody Prunkl

Craig Fredrickson

Paul Tambeau

CPL Written Test

Welcome to the Victoria Flying Club!

Iain Wallis Andrew Kott Graham Wright CPL Flight Test

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DECEMBER Mystery Aircraft

Can you identify the aircraft shown Above?

Email: thepatrician@shaw.ca NOVEMBER Mystery Identified

Last Month’s Mystery was correctly identified by: Daryl Williams (who almost always gets it right!)

From Tim: This month it’s the Rockwell Commander 700. A joint venture between Rockwell and Fuji, this is a sort of low wing Aero Commander 690 with a cruciform tail like the Rockwell 112 & 114. Only 49 were built from 1975 on due to Rockwell pulling out of the GA market.

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FESTIVE FLY-OUTS!

Hello everyone,

Looking for a gift for that person who has everything?

Why not give them the gift of a general aviation adventure they'll never forget? We’ve got some great activities in store for the holiday season. The great thing about this kind of gift? If the dates / weather etc don't work out for a particular fly-out there is always another fly-out just around the corner!

Our next Fly-Outs (2) will be on Wednesday December 26th & Tuesday January 1st. Boxing Day will take us to Gillies Bay on Texada Island for a group BBQ. New Years Day will take us to Tofino and a small, breath-taking hike (20-30 minutes) to Long Beach for those feeling adventurous enough.

somewhere around the 2,000' mark visibility dropped to only a mile or three. To put it another way, over Pender Island we could see all the way to Point Roberts from about 1,800' but climbing to 2,000' (although still a long way from the cloud bases), the visibility dropped such that we couldn't even see to the far side of Saturna Island!

Given that Fly-Outs are VFR and built on the principle of having fun, we decided that we would turn around rather than push on. We ended up changing our November Fly-Out destination to the Spitfire Grill (off Taxiway C in Victoria), and a rather good time was had by all. Without a doubt, this was the correct choice once we had discovered those unforecast conditions.

Report on our Remembrance Day Fly-Out:

Report on our first Monthly Victoria Airport Education/Social Meeting Night:

On Sunday Nov 11th despite the gloomy weather, we ended up with 4 aircraft and 12 people.

While the TAFs and METARs at the time were reasonably good (VMC at least), we found ourselves in some mighty unusual meteorological conditions our over the Gulf Islands. (With retrospect I believe it was widespread virga.) Visibility on the ground was > 20SM but

On Wednesday Nov 14th, 14 pilots and GA enthusiasts met in the VFC pilot lounge to discuss the idea of an ongoing series of monthly social events. We were treated to an eye-opening presentation on the mechanism and physics of ditching an aeroplane - presented by Bryan (Bry-the-Dunker-Guy) Webster,

Don’t miss out!

Email: flyoutbug@gmail.com

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with some very dramatic and sobering videos. We also watched an online presentation from COPA, summarizing the present political state (disarray), of General Aviation in Canada, and the associated threats to our favourite recreational activity. (Of which there are many!)

It was decided that there is enough interest to justify an ongoing monthly meeting which will combine an element of pilot recurrency-training topics and other related education, as well as a social element. We are also anticipating continuing with occasional "field trips" to visit local aviation operations of interest (such as Viking Air, etc.) All meetings will of course have a large social component so we can learn, share fellowship and grow together as pilots and enthusiasts.

We have selected the first Wednesday of every month, to be held by default in the VFC Pilot Lounge from 7-9pm**. There is a separate email list for now for the monthly education/social meetings - the rationale being that we have a great number of pilots on this fly-out email list who live in other cities (e.g. Penticton!) and who have their own local club/social meetings. To keep non-relevant email to a minimum we are going to separate the Victoria local monthly meeting emails from the fly-out emails. You are receiving this message as a member of the fly-out list; please reply if you would like to be on the monthly meeting email list also. (For those who attended the meeting last week, you are already on the meeting list.)

** Please note that the Meeting location, date and time is subject to change based on the activity we are choosing. In order to ensure you do not miss a change in venue / time etc it would be best to join our monthly meeting email list. Consider yourself both invited and warned! :)

Hope to see you all out on Boxing Day and/or New Year's Day! Jonathan

1038 Hillside Ave. Victoria, BC 250-384-3811

Call for details about our VFC member discount on Chiropractic Care and Massage Therapy Treatments www.hillsidephysio.com

Upcoming Fly-Out Schedule:

Wed Dec 26th - Boxing Day (Gillies Bay) Tues Jan 1st - New Year’s Day (Tofino) Mon Feb 11th - Family Day Fri Mar 29th - Easter

Email: flyoutbug@gmail.com for event details!

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First Solos Oliver Spratt Instructor: Jeff Bujas

Michael Beaudoin Instructor: Sean Tyrell

Darren Cullen Instructor: Brendan O’Hare

Bahram Azarafza Instructor: Sean Tyrell

Harry Evans Instructor: Kristen Ursel

Arthur Diulgerian Instructor: Alex Dicosola

Mikayla Anderson Instructor: Tyler Bishop December 2012

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Christmas in the pilot shop!

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

DATE TOPIC INSTRUCTOR

Dec 03 Meteorology Simon Dennis 05 Meteorology Simon Dennis 10 Flight Operations Kale Haley 12 Flight Operations Kale Haley Jan 07 Navigation Dirk Pritchard 09 Navigation Dirk Pritchard 14 Navigation Dirk Pritchard 16 ATC Jason Grist 21 Review Colin Brown

Commercial Groundschool Weekends - November 16 - December 9 2012 Victoria Flying Club Classroom

DATE TOPIC INSTRUCTOR

Dec 01 0830-1700 Navigation Brendan O’Hare 02 0830-1230 Navigation Brendan O’Hare 02 1230-1700 GPS Graham Palmer 07 1700-2100 Airframes and Engines Tyler Bishop

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0830-1230 Systems and Flight Instruments

Tyler Bishop

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1230-1700 Human Factors/Pilot Decision Making

Alex Dicosola

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0830-1700 Crew Resource Management

Alex Dicosola

To Register for Groundschool, or to purchase a Groundschool Kit, please contact the Victoria Flying Club office at info@flyvfc.com or 250-656-2833.

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Want to become an international pilot?

Skip the ferry. Say goodbye to hassle. Move directly to the front of the queue to cross the border. In fact, ßy right through it. And then discover.

Coming in early 2013, local instructor Simon Dennis and Ava Flight Services present you with an exclusive opportunity to learn how to ßy in the United States. From border crossing requirements, to ßight planning, to navigation, to discovering new privileges of your pilot license. All intensely packaged by Ava, in partnership with the Victoria Flying Club, into a course manual, ground school, and practical day of instructional cross-country experience to new destinations south of the border.

Increase your range. Come see why ßying in the U.S. can be some of the most challenging and rewarding cross-country ßying you can experience.

Contact info@avaßightservices.com to ask questions, to register your interest, and to be the Þrst to know when further course details are released in January.

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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!

Victoria Flying Club CHARTER SERVICE

TRAVEL BETWEEN VICTORIA AND BOUNDARY BAY NO FERRIES NO WAITING BE THERE IN 30 MINUTES Email tedk@flyvfc.om or Call 250-474-0213

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2012 Flight Crew Recency Requirements Self-Paced Study Program Refer to paragraph 421.05(2)(d) of the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs).

This questionnaire is for use from November 1, 2012, to October 31, 2013. Completion of this questionnaire satisfies the 24-month recurrent training program requirements of CAR 401.05(2)(a). It is to be retained by the pilot.

All pilots are to answer questions 1 to 29. In addition, aeroplane and ultralight aeroplane pilots are to answer questions 30 and 31; helicopter pilots are to answer questions 32 and 33; gyroplane pilots are to answer question 34 and 35; glider pilots are to answer questions 36 and 37; and balloon pilots are to answer questions 38 and 39.

Note: References are at the end of each question. Many answers may be found in the Transport Canada Aeronautical Information Manual (TC AIM). Amendments to that publication may result in changes to answers or references, or both.

The TC AIM is available on-line at: www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/publications/tp14371-menu-3092.htm 1. Reportable aviation accidents and incidents, and missing aircraft are to be reported to the _______________________ or alternatively through _____________________, which will forward the report.

(GEN 3.3.5) 2. A low level airway extends upwards from _______ ft ASL/AGL above the surface of the earth and is controlled/ uncontrolled airspace.

(GEN 5.1, RAC 2.8.5) 3. When a section of a runway or a heliport is closed, it is marked with _______________________________________.

(AGA 5.6) 4. A dry Transport Canada standard wind direction indicator blowing at an angle of 5° below horizontal indicates a wind speed of ___ kt.

(AGA 5.9) 5. In communications checks, “strength 2” means ________________________________________________________.

(COM 5.10) 6. The onus for determining if passenger-operated electronic devices will cause interference is placed on _____________.

(COM Annex B 2.0) 7. Portable electronic devices, other than two-way radiocommunication devices, may be used on board aircraft except during ________________________________________________________________________________________.

(COM Annex B 3.1) _____________________________.

8. What does the following symbol on a graphic area forecast (GFA) represent?

(MET 3.3.5) _____________________________ 9. What does the following symbol on a GFA mean (direction and speed)? ______________________________________________________________________________________________.

(MET 3.3.11) TAF CYOW 231438Z 2315/2412 02012G22KT 6SM -RA BR SCT005 OVC015 TEMPO 2315/2321 3SM -RA BR BKN005 OVC015 BECMG 2315/2317 04015G25KT FM232200 07015KT 2SM -SHRA BR BKN005 OVC010 TEMPO 2322/2402 6SM -SHRA BR OVC010 BECMG 2400/2402 20012KT FM240200 20010G20KT 5SM -SHRA BR FEW003 BKN010 OVC040 TEMPO 2402/2408 P6SM NSW OVC020 FM240800 18010KT P6SM BKN010 OVC040 RMK NXT FCST BY 231800Z= 10. According to the aerodrome forecast (TAF) above, what will the wind be at 1700Z on the 23rd? _________________.

(MET 3.9.3) 11. According to the TAF above, what is the visibility at 2200Z on the 23rd? ____________________________________.

(MET 3.9.3) 12. According to the TAF above, from 0200Z to 0800Z on the 24th there will be temporary periods of _______________.

(MET3.9.3) METAR CYXU 032000Z 22015KT 5SM HZ SCT010 BKN025 12/09 A3000 RMK CU3SC2 SLP161= 13. While flying over London (CYXU), field elevation 912 ft, a pilot would expect to encounter the ceiling at an altitude of approximately _____ ft ASL. (MET 3.15.3) 14. State four (4) differences between human observations and automated weather observation system (AWOS) observations. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________.

(MET 3.15.5) UACN10 CYQB 291835 UL UA/OV CYQB /TM 1830 /FLDURD /TP DH8 TB MDT 080-020 15. What is reported in the above pilot weather report (PIREP) and at what time was it reported? _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

(MET 3.17) 16. To assist in reducing frequency congestion, pilots are encouraged to use the phrase ____________ on the initial call to a ground station to indicate that they have received ____, ____, and ______ information from the previous aerodrome advisory.

(RAC 4.5.6)

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17. What two radio transmissions are mandatory when departing from an uncontrolled aerodrome within a mandatory frequency (MF) area? ____________________________________________________________________________.

(RAC 4.5.7, CAR 602.100) 18. Where possible, pilots are required to report at least five _______ prior to entering an MF area.

(RAC 4.5.7, CAR 602.101) 19. Wire-strikes account for a significant number of low-flying accidents. A number of these accidents occur over __________ terrain, in ____ weather and at ________ altitudes.

(RAC 5.4) 20. Every few months, or as recommended by the manufacturer, pilots should test their emergency locator transmitter (ELT). Testing of a 121.5/243 MHz ELT must be conducted only during the first ___ minutes of any UTC hour and restricted in duration to not more than ___ seconds.

(SAR 3.8, CARs Standard 571 Appendix G) 21. Raising a portable ELT from ground level to 2.44 m (8 ft) increases its range by ________ percent.

(SAR 3.6) 120059 CYKZ TORONTO/BUTTONVILLE MUNICIPAL CYKZ RWY 33 CLSD 1210101900 TIL APRX 1210121700 22. When does the above NOTAM expire?_______________________________________________________________.

(MAP 5.6.1) 23. Closure of airspace due to forest fires can be found under which NOTAM file? ______________________________.

(MAP 5.6.8) 24. For how long is an aviation document booklet valid? ___________________________________________________.

(LRA 1.2, CAR 401.12) 25. Structures assessed as _____________________________________ are required to be marked. Special high intensity strobe lighting is required for all structures ____ ft AGL and higher. The majority of aircraft collisions with man-made structures occur at levels below ___ ft AGL. (AIR 2.4) 26. Severe turbulence may extend up to ___ NM from severe thunderstorms.

(AIR 2.7.1) 27. In the event of a forced landing in sparsely settled areas, survival will depend on preparations and knowledge. The need to carry ______________________ that will provide protection from insects in the summer and ________ in the other seasons cannot be overstressed.

(AIR 2.14) 28. The most common causes of fatigue are ________________, _____________, and ____________________________.

(AIR 3.8) 29. Go to the NAV CANADA Aviation Weather Web Site (www.flightplanning.navcanada.ca/cgi-bin/CreePage. pl?Langue=anglais&NoSession=NS_Inconnu&Page=forecast-observation&TypeDoc=html).

From the “Forecasts and Observations” page, open the AIC page and bring yourself up-to-date. Record the number of the latest AIC here: _____________________________________________________________________________.

Aeroplane-specific questions (including ultralight) 30. On flights from Canada to the U.S., the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requires a passenger manifest no later than ___________ before an aircraft departs.

(FAL 2.3.2) 31. How many litres is 100 lbs of AvGAS at 15° C?_____. Your aircraft burns 6 U.S. gallons per hour, how long can you fly on 100 lbs?_______.

(RAC 3.5.8, Canada Flight Supplement [CFS] General Section—Fuel and Oil Weights) Helicopter-specific questions 32. Most rotorcraft flight manuals state in the limitation sections that at night the pilots must maintain visual reference to the ground by one of the following means: ___________________ or ______________________________________.

(Rotorcraft flight manuals, rotorcraft references) 33. For an extended over-water flight, you should consider wearing your ________________ because preparation and knowledge are paramount to survival in ditching events.

(Aviation Safety Letter [TP 185] 3/2010 “Take Five”, helicopter references) Gyroplane-specific questions 34. What could happen if the gyroplane experiences “zero G”? ______________________________________________.

(Gyroplane references) 35. When a low rotor RPM produces an excessive coning angle, the disc area increases/decreases and the rotor thrust increases/decreases.

(Gyroplane references) Glider-specific questions 36. The release-hook check should be made twice: once with the launch cable _____ and once with the launch cable ____ ______________________________________________________________________________________________.

(Glider references) 37. When joining another glider in a thermal, you are to circle in the opposite/same direction as the other glider.

(Glider references) Balloon-specific questions 38. If frost develops at a propane tank valve stem, what should you suspect is the cause? _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

(Balloon references) 39. To launch an 84-ft balloon within a built-up area, the diameter of the launch site may be no less than ____________.

(CAR 602.13)

Answers to this quiz are found on page 16 of ASL 4/2012.

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