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The Tyee
It is common amongst the residents of the Salish Sea region to give short-term hospitality to friends and relatives hailing from far-flung corners of the globe. As pleasant as these occasions often are, they always seem to be preceded by awfully belaboured and incredibly awkward explanations of how their final destination should best be reached. "Yes, Vancouver Island is actually an island and you will need to cross the sea." "No, really, there is no bridge option."
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| COPA Yarmouth Convention, AGM
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COPA
Plan your vacation and join COPA Flight 63 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia as they host the COPA Convention and Annual General Meeting June 24-25, 2016. Talk to the exhibitors, take in a seminar or two and get an update on COPA National activities since the last year's AGM in Winnipeg. Visit www.copanational.org for further information and to register.
Canadian Skies
Venues in Africa, America, Europe, and Oceania hosted activities aimed at advancing gender balance in the air and space industry during the sixth annual Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week, a global aviation awareness week for girls of any age, founded and managed by the Institute for Women Of Aviation Worldwide.
There were 120 total venues and 44,000 people participated.
With 27 venues, France led the way for most venues in a single country, closely followed by Turkey with 26.
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COPA
All members must be prepared to show proof of current membership (current membership card) when redeeming an online ticket or when purchasing admission at any onsite ticket sales location for the April 5-10 international fly-in and expo.
Contact the COPA National office to receive your discount code. 613-236-4901 ext. 100
To purchase your tickets online after receiving your discount code visit:
www.sun-n-fun.org/sun-n-fun-intl-fly-in-expo/admission-rates/
Calgary Herald
Eagle Copters founder Mel O'Reilly was recently on stage at the Louisville Marriott Downtown where he received the prestigious Les Morris Award on behalf of the Twirly Birds organization.
Les was in the pilot's seat of the Sikorsky helicopter featured on the June 21, 1943 cover of Life magazine. The test pilot's first six flights covered a total of 25 minutes in the fabric-covered machine.
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The name "CubCrafters" is synonymous with innovation. Our Carbon Cub literally redefined expectations of "backcountry aircraft". Now, the Carbon Cub CA is ready for pilots in Canada. Contact us and Find Your Adventure!
Learn More at cubcrafters.ca
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COPA
Nominations closed on Feb. 4, 2016, for COPA directors positions in seven regions.
In Manitoba/Nunavut, Northern Ontario and Newfoundland/Labrador, there was one nominee for director and therefore the nominees in each of those regions won by acclamation. Congratulations to Jim Bell, Lloyd Richards and Ray Hawco.
Elections are being held in B.C./Yukon, Alberta/NWT, Saskatchewan and the Maritimes. Voting takes place between February 24 and April 4. Visit www.copanational.org for more information.
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By Mark Huber
 If you attended the recent Heli-Expo show, you got to see some interesting things on the show floor — including a mock-up of a Bell 505 light single with a United Rotorcraft EMS interior. Generally, you wouldn't think a helicopter this small would be suitable for the HEMS mission, but its flat floor and big doors get if just over the goal line. Mike Slattery, United Rotorcraft's president, said the lightweight, low-cost interior will be popular with law enforcement and in the developing world.
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FLYING Magazine
According to author Pia Bergqvist: When legendary airplane designer Burt Rutan announced his retirement in 2011, a collective gasp rang through the aviation industry.
Airplane enthusiasts wanted to see more of Rutan's ingenious and sometimes whacky designs. Fortunately it wasn't long before a sigh of relief followed the shock when details emerged of Rutan's latest project — SkiGull.
SkiGull is the 47th aircraft designed by the award-winning engineer or produced by one of his companies.
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Autoblog
This June, a French pilot will attempt the first zero-carbon flight across the Atlantic Ocean. His trusty steed, The Eraole, is a lightweight hybrid airplane is powered by solar energy and algal biofuels made specifically for this journey. The pilot, Raphaël Dinelli, is a French scientist and adventurer who is no stranger to feats of endurance. He's a four-time winner of the Vendée Globe race, in which competitors sail solo around the world.
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AVweb
Structural failure accidents, often from getting too friendly with thunderstorms, kill both people and what little good press GA is able to garner. In the last decade, 50 accidents — about 10 per cent of all accidents—were due to in-flight structural failure. Worse, even with better weather data in flight, these accidents aren't going away.
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