VFC Achievements
VFC Member Achievements New Members Adam Duncan Alex Salie Emmannuel Odonkor Iain Bell Iliya Pavlovic James McNulty Jesse Bertucci Joelson Popoff Kollan House Landon Hunter Laurel Schneider Liam McGowan Lucas Robertson Nathan Dutnell Parvesh Bhinder Paul Suter Pierce Newman Sean Addie
Shaun Balfe Tristan Steven First Solo Connor Russell Ilke Altindis Paul Willis Peter Savage Ryan Varchol PPL Written Exam Mitch Warren PPL Flight Test Fred Burgess PPL Licence Mitch Warren
CPL Flight Test Brett Wingerter Ethan Bugden Glenn Golonka Liam Aloni Richard Davey CPL Licence Adan Thornton Ethan Bugden Glenn Golonka Liam Aloni Lynn Flandera Night Rating Braeden Clark Calem Brassard Janson Chapman Peter Hollemans
Seaplane Rating Braeden Clark Crystal Sommer Duncan Cochrane Gary Sorge Geoff Goldie Nathan Goebel Nathan Dutnell Group 1 IFR Rating Alethia Forsberg Multi Rating Paul Kroeker Class III Instructor Jessica Rabideau
VFC Celebrates 70 Years! Alumni Profile - Captain Sean Croft
The Victoria Flying Club is celebrating 70 years of incorporation this year! As part of the celebration, we will share stories from our community and history with you. In this month’s feature, we share part of the dialogue from Captain Sean Croft’s speech that was presented at the Wings Banquet, highlighting this VFC alumnus’ career advancement. Since the incorporation of VFC in 1946, members of Captain Croft’s family have been actively involved with the Club; for example, Leah, Captain Croft’s wife, is the granddaughter of Joe Howroyd, one of the Club’s founding members, and Nick and Patrick Croft, Captain Croft’s sons, are also members and former staff of VFC. We hope you enjoy and are inspired by Captain Croft’s experience. If you also have a story to share as a VFC graduate, please share with us (see page one for how to share)! - Katy Earl, Editor (continued on next page) Aviation Excellence Since 1946
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March 2016