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COPA
People from across Canada and around the world will get a chance to help the Alberta Aviation Museum fund the restoration of a historic wartime military plane. The museum, based in Edmonton, has begun a fundraising drive on the online site Kickstarter. It will help cover the cost of moving Lancaster KB882 from Edmundston, New Brunswick, to Edmonton, Alberta, and restoring the airframe for display.
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By G.A. Hepburn
There can be no doubt that the introduction of GPS has been a game changer in the world of general aviation. In this article, we'll look at the effect it has had, and is about to have on the General Aviation IFR Owner/Pilot.
The Air Traffic Control system has evolved over the years to the point that most pilots seldom use the so-called "Traditional Aids." A brief glance at the Canadian LO 6 en route chart (the one covering the Windsor to Quebec City corridor) will show the impact this has had on en route IFR navigation.
All the airways at the heart of this corridor have disappeared, and have been replaced with the so-called "Tango Routes," based on RNAV waypoints. Traditional navaids and airways are being decommissioned at a fairly rapid pace. In the more remote areas of the country, many pilots would hesitate to fly without GPS, as the only alternative is NDB navigation, and flying NDB approaches is a dying art.
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Saskatoon StarPhoenix
On a chilly fall morning in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Fran De Kock straps himself into his favourite airplane, a big yellow Air Tractor 504.
After pulling on his helmet and running through the pre-flight checks, he opens the throttle. Moments later, the ungainly aircraft separates itself from the ground, its nose pointing into the watery September sun.
Not for long.
After cranking the Air Tractor into a steep climbing turn, De Kock pushes forward on the control column. The nose dips and the airspeed indicator inches toward 140 miles per hour.
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The Nelson Daily
On 14 November 2015, Level 1 and 2 Air Cadets from Trail, Nelson, Castlegar and Grand Forks, British Columbia, attended a one day Training Day at the 44 Field Engineer Squadron Armories in Trail BC.
During the training day, the cadets were instructed by Senior Cadets in topics including Drill, General Cadet Knowledge, and Uniform Care.
The 29 junior cadets were instructed by 8 senior cadets and 5 Cadet Instructor Cadre Officers.
This is one of the many activities that the local cadets participate in.
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COPA
Take part in COPA's national membership campaign starting April 1, 2015, and you could win a five-day trip for two to Whitehorse in the Yukon. All you have to do is refer a new or renewing member and for every renewal your name will be entered into a draw for the grand prize.
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Toronto Star
Buzzing like a giant mosquito, the black and white YUNEEC Q500 rises up 20 metres — then 30 — in front of the lake house and then heads out over the water.
With photographer Murray Hadfield at the controls from the ground below, the drone moves up and down, and arcs across the property taking pictures as it goes.
Minutes later, Hadfield shows Royal LePage agent Kim Letto the results on his tablet.
"This is priceless. That's amazing," says the sales rep in Buckhorn, Ontario, "You can see the granite, you can see the beach and the duck habitat — brilliant!"
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AVweb
According to author Rick Durden: Last July I wrote an introduction to tailwheel flying. It went into those hot-button items a fledgling tailwheel pilot needs to keep in the forefront of consciousness when coming down final in a tailwheel airplane. Let's consider it "Tailwheels, Part I." With this article, I'll go through what you should expect to learn and master in the course of a tailwheel checkout.
Next month, I'll put together a Part III to the series and explore whether a three-point or wheel landing is better from an operational safety standpoint.
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By Mark Huber
 So when exactly is someone too mentally unstable to be trusted with the flight controls of an aircraft? In the wake of the Germanwings co-pilot mass murder/suicide this spring, we can expect the usual hysteria and overreaction from politicians and regulators and additional pages of compliance trailing behind. But it all really comes down to personal responsibility. A pilot instinctively knows when he or she is mentally or physically fit to fly. That's where the question really begins and ends.
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Air and Space Magazine
It's that T-6 howl — that MMMRRROWWRRMmmm that deafens and pierces at the same time. "The roar of that engine is the biggest thrill in the world, as you power down the runway, coming off the ground, going through all these monkey motions to get the gear up," says Martha Lunken, who has been flying since the early 1960s. "It's just really fun." But it's more than the sound, says Mark Henley, lead pilot of the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team, which has been performing in T-6s since 2001. "We feel you gotta have plenty of noise, plenty of smoke, and be big enough to see," he says. "And the T-6 is all three of those."
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Air and Space Magazine
United States Army Air Forces fighter pilot Emmett S. "Cyclone" Davis flew one of the first missions of World War II, and one of the last.
By the time Davis retired from the Air Force, in 1963, he had commanded five squadrons, six groups or wings, and an air division. He flew over 100 types of aircraft, from biplanes to Mach 2 jets.
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