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| March 30, 2017 |
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| 100th anniversary of the famous Canadian Battle of Vimy Ridge
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By Brian Pound, COPA Director, Maritimes
Celebrated by the Vimy Flight Tour of Canada
In April's COPA Flight there was an article explaining how six WW1 Replica aircraft were going to Vimy France to fly over the Vimy Monument on April 9th. This is the 100th anniversary of the famous Canadian Battle that is said to truly mark the "Birth of a Nation."
Near the end of April, the RCAF C17 will transport these planes to RCAF Greenwood NS, where they will start their preparations to fly this Canadian History Lesson to numerous communities across our Dominion. Currently the confirmed stops are Moncton NB (Mid May), Debert NS CCQ3 May 20, Summerside PE CYSU May 21, Charlottetown PE CYYG May 22 (fly-in and parade), St. Hubert PQ June 4, Barrie/Camp Borden Ont. June 28, Ottawa July 1, RCAF Comox BC Sept 23, and Langley BC Nov 11.
Their tentative schedule is: North West NB Last week of May, Riviere-du-Loup May 29, Quebec City May 30, Oshkosh WI July 29, RCAF Winnipeg Aug. 5, RCAF Moose Jaw Aug. 12, Saskatoon Aug. 19, Edmonton Aug. 26, Calgary Sept. 2, Interior BC Week of Sept 9th, Boundary Bay Sept 17.
The PEI Flying Association and COPA 57 has financially supported the Vimy Flight as well as organized their tour of Debert, Summerside and the fly-in and parade at Charlottetown.
If your COPA Flight would like to support and/or have them visit your aerodrome on this tour, you can contact one of the pilots by their regional representatives.
Maritimes: Larry Ricker — larryricker777@gmail.com
Quebec and Ontario: Gord Cooper — gvcooper@yahoo.ca
Prairies: Rod Erman — erman.nieuport11@gmail.com
BC: Paul O'Reilly — navalaviator@shaw.ca
Yahoo News Canada
A German fighter pilot killed when his plane crashed in Denmark has been identified after more than 70 years.
The remains of 19-year-old Hans Wunderlich had lain undiscovered since his aircraft, believed to be a Messerschmitt, came down in farmland near Birkelse, a village 155 miles northwest of Copenhagen, in October 1944.
The pilot has no surviving next of kin and so may be buried in a war cemetery in Denmark.
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The Globe and Mail
An initial report into the crash of a training plane says the instructor and student pilot had to eject after getting into trouble practising basic aerobatics.
Both Royal Canadian Air Force officers survived the Jan. 27 bailout in southern Saskatchewan, but the CT-156 Harvard II aircraft was destroyed.
The Department of National Defence report says the plane lost power as the student pilot was pulling out of a manoeuvre and the instructor took over.
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Skies Magazine
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Recently, Craig Bradbrook, vice-president of aviation services for the Greater Toronto Airport Authority, released a directive that deals business and general aviation operators a double whammy: not only will they have to book YYZ arrival and departure slots on a first-come-first-served basis 48 hours in advance, but they will also be prohibited from arriving at the airport between 15:00 and 19:59 during the upcoming rehabilitation of YYZ's longest runway.
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AVweb
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General Aviation News
When he was just 19 years old, Matt Guthmiller did something epic: He flew around the world in a 1981 Bonanza A36.
He set the Guinness World Record for the youngest person to circumnavigate by aircraft, solo.
But even more importantly, he had the adventure of a lifetime.
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Air & Space Magazine
Just before 8 a.m. on May 14, 1908, Wilbur Wright made an easy landing on the beach at Kitty Hawk. He had covered about 2,000 feet in just over 28 seconds, figures that by this point in his career were routine, even underwhelming. But it was still a flight for the record books: For the first time, one of the Wrights had taken a second person aboard one of their wood-and-fabric machines. That man was my great-great-great-uncle, Charles Furnas.
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AVweb
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General Aviation News
Andre Nedeau wanted a retirement project, but what he found was a welcoming community at the Leesburg International Airport in Florida.
A member of Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534, Andre recently hosted his fellow chapter members in his hangar to get an update on the project that is taking up a lot of his time.
From Ottawa, Canada, Andre lives in Florida in the winter to escape the cold climate of his native country.
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