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COPA
In September during the election campaign COPA sent the Conservative, NDP and Liberal parties three questions concerning general aviation in Canada to find out where they stand on issues threatening our freedom to fly.
The NDP and the Liberals were the only parties who responded by our deadline.
Click "Read More" to read what they had to say.
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IAOPA
IAOPA met in Rome this September as a member of the Study Group of ICAO's Airworthiness Panel. The Study Group was charged with finding a way to simplify Type certification of small aircraft.
The challenge, recognized by IAOPA for the past six years, has been to find a less costly and more significant way to encourage manufacturers to provide new aircraft designs capable of replacing the current, ageing training fleet. In 2010, ICAO identified a looming manpower shortage for airline pilots and mechanics by the year 2030. IAOPA quickly responded that ICAO's effort to address that problem would not be successful if there were not sufficient affordable aircraft capable of training pilots and mechanics.
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Daily Mail
A father has found a unique way of teaching his daughter about gravity — by taking her for a spin in an aircraft.
Raphael Langumier, who has been flying since 1991, took four-year-old Leá on a flight after she saw a picture of an astronaut brushing his teeth in space and became desperate to know more.
Footage from their flight has already been viewed more than 81,000 times with social media users enamoured with the little girl's cute reaction.
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Estevan Lifestyles
It's suitably large enough, carries a hefty payload using two super powerful engines and it has a storied history.
The provincial government's old, but reliable Tanker 475 — a Convair CV-58OA that used to be known as a G131H — landed in Estevan for an overnight stay on Sept. 14.
The plane, one of the mighty air tankers used for fighting wildfires, was en-route to a few North and South Dakota locations as part of an international reconciliation project and plan.
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CBC News
An Orca Airways pilot has been fired for overshooting a Tofino, British Columbia, runway, and not reporting the error to the airline.
"He got the aircraft down and everybody was pretty relieved, but you know, after a while it set in that this could have killed us," said Denis McMullen.
The McMullens — Denis and his wife — were two of six passengers on the flight from Vancouver to Tofino in September 2015.
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COPA
Take part in COPA's national membership campaign starting April 1, 2015, and you could win a 5-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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By Kate Kienapple
When it comes to drones, there has been no shortage of media attention. Unfortunately, a lot of misinformation has been disseminated, even by so-called industry experts. In my role as training lead at Aerobotika Aerial Intelligence, I train people to be safe, compliant operators of Remotely Piloted Aircraft. I'm not claiming to be an expert, but I hope to clear up a few misconceptions.
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Toronto Star
Becoming successful at something as specialized as the Red Bull Air Race, the world's top level of aerobatic flying competition, takes not only immense skill but also a perfect storm of life circumstances and influences.
Canada's first and only Red Bull Air Race entrant to date, Pete McLeod, found his winning combination in his upbringing.
McLeod was raised in Red Lake, Ontario, a small mining town roughly 500 km northwest of Thunder Bay with an airport that lies at the end of the northernmost highway in the province.
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AVweb
When did you last experience an embarrassing moment on the takeoff roll? Have you ever had to taxi back to the ramp to deal with a problem discovered during the run-up? Any moments of tension or near-terror because you missed something during the pre-flight? Most pilots can recite at least one tale about discovering they missed something in the pre-flight inspection.
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FLYING
According to author Les Abend: A brief smirk passed my lips. In an effort to hide my nerves, I made a feeble attempt at humor and queried the simulator instructor, "You really want me to execute the ILS without a flight director?" His wordless, stone-faced response wasn't quite the reaction I had hoped for in alleviating my anxiety.
I was about to demonstrate my flying abilities as part of my airline's hiring process.
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AVweb
The structure of an airplane and its systems are only as strong and reliable as the joints holding its components together. The strength of a joint is dependent not only on the properties of the fasteners, but on the design of the joint itself. The way the fasteners are loaded, the strength of the parts the fastener is holding together, and the stability of the joint itself are all important.
There are several common mistakes made in joint design.
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General Aviation News
Prior to 1927, many well-informed people — as well as the general public — continued to think of aviation as a stunt to be marveled at or an amusement, but not something of concrete accomplishment.
These attitudes changed during 1927 with many epic flights that proved the capability of modern aircraft and powerplants — flights that saw distance and duration records broken on a regular basis.
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