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COPA
COPA and APBQ are setting up a joint fishing and trekking expedition in northern Quebec, from July 5 to July 9 (4 days, 5 nights), at Mirage Aventure- CPM3 (N53 48, O 072 50.5), accessible by helicopter, float and wheel-equipped airplanes.
Rooms are available for $600 - $700 per person including all meals , or 6-person cottage s at $800 for the four nights, meals extra. Guides available, other lakes accessible with your own plane or the outfitter's.
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COPA
Manager of Operations
The Manager reports to the President & CEO.
Direct reports: none.
Work place: Ottawa, Ontario.
COPA's mission:
"To Advance, promote and preserve the Canadian freedom to fly"
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| Resources for upcoming SID/STAR phraseology change
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COPA
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has developed harmonized phraseology for Standard Instrument Departures (SIDs) and Standard Terminal Arrivals (STARs). NAV CANADA will be implementing these changes as of April 27, 2017, as per the Aeronautical Information Circular 2/17 issued on January 5, 2017.
Nav Canada has posted several resources on their corporate website which may be of interest to members affected by the change. Please share these resources with others who may benefit from them.
If you have questions relating to the upcoming phraseology change, please direct them to service@navcanada.ca.
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CBC News
The Pallister government is looking into the possibility of privatizing the province's air services branch, the agency responsible for maintaining and co-ordinating the public fleet of air ambulances and water bombers.
A confidential document obtained by CBC News reveals the province recently gave Manitoba Health the green light to issue an expression of interest "in order to determine marketplace interest and capability to provide, in full or in part, services currently provided by the Air Services Branch."
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Skies Magazine
Dave McElroy and Russ Airey were part of a six-plane crew that flew more than 9,500 kilometres across the Canadian Arctic and Alaskan wilderness last year, and that experience left Airey wanting more.
Soon after the journey ended, Airey recalls sending McElroy an email with a simple question at its core: "What are we doing next?"
"He ignored me for a little while and he comes back and he said, 'Well, I'm thinking about going around South America,'" said Airey, a long-time general aviation pilot and retired Chrysler manager who lives in Windsor, Ontario.
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CTV News
A small plane made an emergency landing against traffic on an interstate, struck a guardrail and came to rest nose-down, police said. One vehicle had to serve to avoid the plane, but no motorists were injured, and the two people aboard the plane suffered only minor injuries.
The plane, piloted by John Gayley, of Bowdoin, landed in the southbound lane of Interstate 295 in Bowdoinham. It then crashed into a guardrail off the breakdown lane.
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Bonnyville Nouvelle
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) is commemorating Canada's 150th Anniversary of Confederation in its own way, with a 2017 Canada 150 CF-18 Demonstration Hornet.
Recently, the RCAF unveiled the CF-18 Demonstration Jet during a ceremony held at 4 Wing Cold Lake. In attendance was Cpt. Matthew Kutryk, who will pilot the jet.
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National Observer
Transport Canada is defending a recent decision to loosen its regulations for pilots, despite criticism that the nation is headed for a disastrous aviation accident.
The department says it recently changed its flying program to allow for more training on flight simulators, and has not compromised safety in the process. It says that these flight simulators can result in better training for licensed pilots than time flying an actual aircraft.
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General Aviation News
Tens of thousands of general aviation pilots are already enjoying added safety benefits, enhanced situational awareness and more peace of mind from Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) long before the 2020 deadline to equip.
To encourage more aircraft owners to equip soon and avoid long waits for installation at repair shops as the deadline nears, the FAA is offering — for a limited time — a $500 rebate for completed ADS-B installations in fixed-wing, single-engine piston aircraft.
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AVweb
New options are now available for the Piper M600, the company announced at Sun 'n Fun. Buyers now can choose to add the five-blade composite Hartzell prop, and also can select an interior/exterior upgrade package with a range of design choices. The five-blade prop reduces vibration, the company says, and comes with an unlimited life certification. It's available as a factory option on new aircraft.
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FLYING Magazine
There's been a big shakeup at Mooney, as Vivek Saxena recently took over as president and CEO of the Kerrville, Texas-based legacy aircraft manufacturer. Saxena announced the cancellation of the M10 three-seat airplane program at a press conference at the Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In and Expo, and hinted at big things in store for the revitalized company.
Saxena said Mooney is putting a strong focus on customer input and is changing gears to produce what he called a Next Generation Piston airplane.
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General Aviation News
With the onset of warmer weather, pilots face the increased risk of encountering thunderstorms.
Although more common in the warmer months, thunderstorms can occur even in the winter, especially in the southern states. It's estimated that 100,000 thunderstorms occur in the U.S. each year. Some locations in southwest Florida have 100 storms a year, but thunderstorms do occur in all 50 states.
Thunderstorms are most common in the late afternoon, but can occur at any time of the day.
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