September - October - The Recreational Aircraft Association

elections for the Chapter executive committee.
Kingsley Butt, John Goodings, Bill Phipson and
Bob Stobie will have finished their two-year terms.
Helmut Bayer, Fred Briggs and Peter James will serve
for another year. Please give some thought to letting
your name stand for election. There is always a need
for new blood on the committee, with new contacts
and ideas.
Bob Stobie
RAA-TR
Summer Activities:
A very successful Chili Bash, with lots to eat on
a beautiful evening – no rain this year! This is traditionally
our first event of the year and the turnout
was respectable, 45 hungry souls. There were 14
chilies, ample salads and lots of dessert. Obviously,
everyone was famished because they ate everything
- barely a crumb was left. The Monday night BBQs
in the RAA-TR hangar saw a total of 510 people,
so attendance was spectacular. The corn roast was
wonderful – thanks to the extraordinary efforts of
Jim Albright. This year saw a reversal of last in that
all the pork was eaten up but some beef was left over.
On May 18th to May 20 the chapter hosted the Zenith
Fly-in. In all 120 Zenith owners, builders, dreamers
and aviation enthusiasts made this first year event a
success. The attendee who came the farthest is Peter
Cove from Western Australia. Alain Ouellet reported
the number of planes visiting the Zenith Fly-In was
A young and foolish pilot wanted to sound cool on the aviation
frequencies.
This was his first time approaching a field during the nighttime,
and instead of making any official requests to the tower, he said, “Guess
who?”
The controller switched the field lights off and replied, “Guess
where!”
True story about Muhammand Ali: Once he was on an airplane. The
flight attendant came and asked him to buckle his seatbelt. He replied,
“Superman don’t need no seatbelt.” She responded, “Superman don’t
need no plane.”
During class the skydiving instructor would take time to answer any
First Timer Questions. One guy asked: “If our chute doesn’t open and
the reserve doesn’t open, how long do we have til we hit the ground?”
The jump master looked at him and in perfect deadpan answered: “The
rest of your life.”
Mike addressing the
RAA-TR Septermber
general meeting on the
luxuries of flying
in Canada.
26 and the net income from the event exceeded all
expectations.
September meeting: One RAA-TR member’s
house guest from over the pond, Mike Jackson of the
PFA (Popular Flying Association) giving an overview
of the benefits of aviation in Canada vs. the UK. Amateur
built operations in the UK are significantly different
from Canada. For example the gas is $4/litre.
This is creating quite a push to diesels. RV aircraft
prices are in the range of 120k$ to 180k$, Cubs and
Luscombes 36-40k$. A Falco (Italian) goes for 140k$.
Eastern bloc kits are using the 100 hp Rotax and go
for 72k$. $2700 a year for hangar rental (approx. the
same as here) with insurance being 32k$ on the A/C.
Everyone has to have mode-S transponders (cheapest
at 3300$). Airspace usage is requiring a mode-S
PLUS a VISA card # for the purposes of billing flight
time. The PFA will shortly rename themselves the
Light Aircraft Association.
Ian Parson
Nantel
Aviation inc.
*Inpection annuelle et réparation sur
avion privé
Annual inspection and repair on private
aircraft
*Pièces / Service / Parts / O2 Systems
Alain Nantel
Président TEA/AME
7810 boul. Laurier Ouest,
St-Hyacinthe, Qc J2S 9A9
Tel: (514) 816-5515 Fax: (450) 771-2654
Situé sur l’aéroport de St-Hyacinthe
(SU3)
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