August 2010

The Patrician VICTORIA FLYING CLUB

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Our Excellent VFC Maintenance Team Pictured above, with a freshly painted and refurbished GTQQ: Randy Hughes, Matt Carlow, Kim Hill, and Gary Van Der Leer AUGUST 2010

Thank-you!

The Patrician Monthly newsletter of the Victoria Flying Club

AUGUST 2010

In this issue:

The Victoria Flying Club est. 1946

5 Aerobatics by: Sam Roland

“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.”

(Victoria Flying Club Incorporation Bylaws, 1946)

7 Power Scholarship Air Cadets ~ First Solos 9 FG-1D Corsair comes to VFC

Board of Directors President………………………………….….Lloyd Toope Vice President…………………………..Colin Dormuth Treasurer……………………………………….Ellen Wood Secretary……………………………………….Rob Shemilt Directors………………………………………..Sean Steele Colin Williamson Don Devenney Steve Demy General Manager………………………….Gerry Mants Chief Flying Instructor……………..Graham Palmer

13 Coming Events Editor/Publisher: Christie Hall thepatrician@shaw.ca Midnight Design and Communication midnightdc@shaw.ca

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News and Notes‌.

From the VFC Library

On the Calendar

There are two new books in our library: both are about US Presidential aircraft: The Flying White House, and Air Force One. The former is a paperback, published in the 1970s, and jointly written by a former presidential pilot and a White House press secretary.

The latter is a more recent hardcover with many colour and black-and-white photos, such as "The Independence", Harry Truman's DC-4 that was painted to look like a gigantic eagle. This book was released in 2002.

Another recent addition is more of the video series The Challenge of Flight: "Air Attack" (waterbombing), "Mach One: The Sound Barrier", "Carrier Quals", "Pushing the Limits", "Out of Control", "Violent Skies" and "Nowhere Else to Go". The others in the series which we already had are: "Whispers of Death", "Go To Guns", "Eject! Eject!", and Eagles over the Gulf". (Not that you'd want to lounge around on a lovely summer day watching videos...maybe in the winter.)

I found this passage in another of our library's volumes: "...(M)any wonderful experiences I have had during thousands of hours of poky air jaunts. My flying has been my passport to many wonderful places....Yes, flying the slow gadabout way here and there about the world, seeing and marvelling at its wonders, has its full measure of compensation...."

You can find the full text in chapter IV of Jackie Cochran's early autobiography The Stars at Noon. Look for it in the library's Biography section. We also have the second edition, simply titled Jackie Cochran. She was one of the first women to fly supersonic back in the early 1950s and died in August 1980: 30 years ago. * Many thanks to Marie Woodruff, not only for keeping us up-to-date on the contents of our library, but for her numerous hours spent cleaning and organizing the shelves.

August 4 Burgers and Bounces at VFC Pg 13 August 7 Open house at the BC Air Museum featuring a return visit from Hawk One Pg 13 August 11 Corsair on display at VFC Pg 9 August 15 Hangar Dance at BC Air Museum—tickets $25 Pg 10 August 18 Burgers and Bounces at VFC Pg 13 August 21 Canadian Flight Centre Aerobatics at VFC Pg 5-6

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The Redbird FMX flight simulator has arrived at the Victoria Flying Club! It has been assembled, and the Transport Canada certification process is underway.

Check next month’s Patrician Newsletter for all the final details! www.redbirdflightsimulations.com Redbird FMX on YouTube

The

Victoria Flying Club is very excited to partner with Thrifty Foods in their successful Smile Card program. Pick up your smile card today at the VFC office, and 5% of your grocery purchases will go towards creating scholarships and awards for VFC members.

Thank-you to Thrifty Foods for their support!

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To Identify the aircraft above, please email: thepatrician@shaw.ca

Last Month’s Mystery

This is the Cessna 195 (same body as the 190, with a different engine), correctly identified by: Andrew Horsburgh, Marie Woodruff, Glenn Logan, and Dan Waldie. It was Cessna's first post-WWII design and based on the 1930s tube and fabric Airmaster, but taking advantage of new developments such as constant speed propeller, steel spring landing gear, semi-monocoque metal construction and control yoke instead of joy stick. Top speed 180 mph on a 300 hp Jacobs radial engine.

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By: Sam Roland

I am

addicted to aerobatics. I performed my first loop-the-loop when I was 17. Now, I am nearly 23 and have been hooked on getting “G” ever since. For those uninitiated, “G” is short for g-forces, and a loop usually requires 4 of these. The freedom of 3D space is the best feeling in the world – in an airplane I am comfortable at any attitude – and at any airspeed/G loading below the redline!

Hammerheads are one my favourite manoeuvres.

You fly straight up. At nearly zero airspeed you hit full left rudder and slice the nose through the horizon to a straight downline. From the ground it appears you’ve completely stopped at the top of the upline and rotated on a dime – seemingly defying gravity.

The manoeuvre is popular in airshows. The slipstream ripping past the rudder allows you to turn 180 degrees very quickly – even though you’re at near zero airspeed. It looks awesome.

suing dive, and even if you don’t tear the wings off, you still may fly into the ground. The correct solution is to roll right side up. I found myself in this situation once, and made the wrong decision. And I had already had a couple hours of aerobatic training. I managed to keep everything below the redline but it was close. I’ve now done more aerobatic training and I know I’ll simply roll right side up should I ever find myself upside down but level again.

Figure 2: Smoke on! Diving after a competition spin in 2008.

If you find yourself in love with aerobatics there is an entire community ready to welcome you. You can grow and expand into competition or even become an airshow performer. In fact, most airshow performers acquire their skills through aerobatic competition.

I absolutely love competition and plan to compete at the world level. The Red Bull Air Race is also an option, but may require more dedication than I am prepared for. For example, the competition spin is one of my favourite manoeuvres. In competition we don’t

Figure 1: Myself in VFC's now-sold Citabria GJTM in 2006.

Everyone should go for an aerobatic ride. Recreational aerobatics can be a lot fun and is definitely effective safety training. What would happen if you inadvertently find yourself in a 737’s wing vortex? You could find yourself upside down but level. What’s your first instinct? I guarantee you; your first instinct is to pull on the control column. Wrong move! You’ll hit massive G and airspeed as you pull out of the en-

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joke around. Safety first. But you have to know your machine. In our spins we want to see a precise number of turns (usually 1, 1¼, 1½, 1¾, 2). We also want to see a perfect downline after the spin. Yes, we want to see you dive straight toward the ground – full throttle.

None of this wussy pulling up right away stuff. The sensation of hitting the one turn perfectly, seamlessly going into a 90 degree downline at full throttle, and pulling out at 150mph ready to enter a half-Cubaneight is the best in the world. (editor’s note: This type of aerobatics is only done after a considerable amount of instruction, and only in an aircraft capable of this manoeuvre.)

You can fly aerobatics at the Victoria Flying Club on August 21st and September 18th! We’ve arranged for a very experienced instructor from the Canadian Flight Centre in Boundary Bay, to fly over with a brand new Citabria. We’ve already done this a few times and it has been quite successful. Email Colin Williamson at ckconsul@telus.net to book a day. They’re already near full!

Fly aerobatics. Fly safe.

Sam Roland samuel.roland@gmail.com 2007 Primary World Aerobatic Champion 2010 Apple Cup Primary Champion

Figure 3: My first flight in an Extra 300. Similar machines fly in the Red Bull Air Races.

Recreational aerobatics will make you a safer pilot.

You will feel more comfortable in the cockpit, and you will be able to get out of any situation smoothly. A lot of pilots enjoy gentle loops and rolls and choose not to go onto competition. If you are worried about getting sick or are a little worried about going upside down – relax – you can learn aerobatics at your own pace and no good instructor will push you past your limits.

But who knows, maybe you’ll find yourself infatuated. Three time world aerobatic champion and Red Bull Air Race champion Kirby Chambliss had no idea what aerobatics was until his late twenties. His airline forced him to take aerobatic instruction as a form of safety training. After the training he was hooked, and now he is one of the best pilots in the world. On a personal note, if VFC had not had a Citabria in 2005 I may have never discovered competition aerobatics.

Congratulations on your recent win, Sam! A job well done!

Wouldn’t you rather be flying?

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OWNER Evelyn J. Andrews-Greene, CA VFC Sustaining Member since 1983

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Atilla Hamari Instructor: Tristan Nano

David Barr Instructor: Dave Kupchenko

Andrew Moore Instructor: Sean Brenton

Dominic Liu Instructor: Kristen Ursel

Benjamin George Instructor: Jessica McLaggan

Edgar Gallant Instructor: Dirk Pritchard

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Matthew Lee Instructor: Sean Brenton

Felix Serban Instructor: Dave Kupchenko

“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 Gareth Bosley Ryan Langrana no significant damage to self Instructor: Jessica McLaggan Instructor: KristenorUrsel machine, thus completing first solo “Without disruption of air traffic, flights.” 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 Jeffrey Ho completing first solo flights.”

Instructor: Dirk Pritchard

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The

story of Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray is well known amongst Canadian military aviators. In the waning days of the War in the Pacific, “Hammie” Gray, a much respected and loved Canadian naval officer flying Corsairs from the Royal Navy carrier HMS Formidable, gave his life during an attack on a Japanese destroyer in Japan’s home waters.

The Vintage Wings of Canada FG-1D Corsair, in the markings of Robert Hampton Gray, will be making special appearances at Naval festivities across Canada in 2010 in support of the Centennial of the Canadian Navy.

Where possible, she will fly in the company of our other Naval aviation classic—the Fairey Swordfish. The Corsair will have the honour of bringing Hampton Gray’s Victoria Cross (VC), which is the last VC awarded to a Canadian aviator, to tour stops and airshows across the country.

www.vintagewings.ca Open House ~ 1000-1500

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Loren Brajkovic submitted this absolutely stunning photo taken on a flight to Powell River last summer. Gorgeous! Thanks Loren. There will be a package waiting at the office for you next time you’re in.

Reminder…… In addition to a monthly prize from the pilot shop, each photo submission will be entered into a draw at the end of the year for a $100 VFC gift certificate!

Submit by the 15th of the month: thepatrician@shaw.ca

Special mention for Diana and Glenn Logan’s photo of Mt. Baker, taken July 2010 while on a flight in their plane GC0G.

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YOUR PHOTO HERE!

New Members

Achievements

Dustin Thompson

First Solo

PPL Licence

Matthew MacPherson

Atilla Hamari

Richard Carter

Adam Love

David Barr

Jocelyn Belley

Lorraine Love-Pawlivsky

Gareth Bosley

Group 1 IFR Rating

Alexandra Love

Benjamin George

Tristan Nano

Matthew Lee

Sherjit Dhadwal

Felix Serban

Isao Hirayama

Ryan Langrana

Mike Redgrave

Edgar Gallant

Class IV Instructor Flight Test Dirk Pritchard Sean Brenton

David Vucko

Dominic Liu

Dereck Stevens

Jeffrey Ho

Multi-Engine Rating

Matin Leek

Andrew Moore

Yasuhiro Koide

Gordon Oracheski

CPL Written

Matthew Lee

Tyler Bishop

Edgar Gallant Benjamin George Ryan Langrana Dominic Liu David Barr Gareth Bosley Andrew Moore Felix Serban Atilla Hamari Jeffrey Ho Dallas Bregg

Congratulations to Dirk and Sean on the successful completion of your Class IV Instructor Ratings. We appreciate your continued hard work and cheerful smiles!

Dan Telup William Sullivan

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Family Fun. Plenty of parking on site.

Admission by donation. Fly-ins welcome.

HAWK ONE RE-VISITS VICTORIA!

Pancake breakfast at 08:30. Hamburgers and hot dogs available from noon until 16:00 Come and see our large collection of vintage civilian and military aircraft exhibits including a newly restored Auster and a Lincoln Sport biplane plus a Vickers Viscount which is under restoration.

There will also be aircraft from the Canadian Armed Forces, Viking Air, Vancouver Island Helicopters and others all on static display outside.

Scale model aircraft and ships will be on display inside our hangar.

British Columbia Aviation Museum Victoria Airport (CYYJ) 1910 Norseman Road Annual Open House and Fly-in Saturday, August 7, 2010 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The Victoria Flying Club will be offering sightseeing flights for $35.

A draw will be made each hour for a free flight.

For vintage car buffs, the local Torque Masters club will bring their beautifully restored vehicles for display.

Fore further information, please call the BC Aviation Museum at 250-655-3300 or visit our website at: www.bcam.net

“Burgers & Bounces” August 4 and 18 While you’re up flying perfecting your short field technique or touring friends over the city, we’ll be hard at work on the barbecue cooking up burgers, hot dogs and all the fixin’s so you can have a bite to eat when you get back. Great food and great rates on flying… does it get any better??? Book your plane now! And if you’re coming to groundschool on Wednesday nights, why not come a little early and enjoy a burger with some fellow pilots!

Food - no flying: $5.00

Discounted Rental Rates

Thanks to Don Devenney and our other board members for organizing our great summer social nights!

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152 Rate Flying Member Sustaining Member

$100 $95

172 Rate Flying Member Sustaining Member

$115 $110

Monday and Wednesday Evenings 1900—2200 Date

Topic

Instructor

Aug 04 09 11 16 18 23 25 30 Sept01 08 13 15 20 22 27 29 Oct 04 06 13 18 20 25 27 Nov 01 03 08

Human Factors and Pilot Decision Making Flight Operations Flight Operations Navigation Navigation Navigation Radio and Electronic Theory Review (Written Exam seminar) Review Aerodynamics, Theory of Flight, Licensing Airframes and Engines Systems and Flight Instruments Canadian Aviation Regulations Canadian Aviation Regulations Meteorology Meteorology Meteorology Meteorology Meteorology Meteorology Human Factors and Pilot Decision Making Flight Operations Flight Operations Navigation Navigation Navigation

Brad Fraser Yasuhiro Koide Yasuhiro Koide Jeff Lightheart Jeff Lightheart Jeff Lightheart Dave Kupchenko John McConnachie Brad Fraser Yasuhiro Koide Dave Kupchenko Dave Kupchenko Dave Kupchenko Dave Kupchenko Simon Dennis Simon Dennis Simon Dennis Simon Dennis Simon Dennis Simon Dennis Brad Fraser Yasuhiro Koide Yasuhiro Koide Jeff Lightheart Jeff Lightheart Jeff Lightheart

For more information, to sign-up for groundschool, or to purchase your groundschool kit, please contact the office of the Victoria Flying Club 250-656-2833

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