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Road Runner & Carrier, Fall 1981, Volume 18, Number 3 ISSN 0382·2141 PUBLISHED BY THE BRITI H COLUMBIA MI ISTR OF TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS FALL 1981 VOLUME 18, NUMBER 3 MINISTRY EMPLOYEES TAKE TO THE AIR Eyebrows go up when Garth Shea ring talks abo ut getting 45 miles to the gallon and cruis ing at a speed of 175 miles per hour. Just what does the guy drive? A supe r, souped-up Volkswagen or what? Actually, Gar th, communications eng ineer with our Ministry in Victoria, doesn't dri ve this particular mac hine - he flies it. Garth's one of a growing number of Ministry employees who enjoys flying as a hobby and every chance he gets, he's up there in a snappy little two­ seater that's his pride and joy. He's joined in his love for flying by at least two other Ministry employees. (there may well be more but we haven't tracked them down) in Mike Creasy, air operations officer with the Air Transport Assistance Program, and Lou Hansen, stock­ man with the communications branch in Clov erdale. Garth, who got his pilot's licence in 1964, has an aircraft that draws double-takes, even from veteran fliers . His VariEze, designed by Burt Rutan, of Mojave , Calif., was bu ilt over a two-year per iod at a cost of around $7,000 - cheap when you consider that a Cessna 150 will set a buyer back about $25 ,000. While its configuration is unusual compared to traditional aircraft design, Garth says it's an efficient and tremendously safe plane to fly. " In fact its design makes it stall-proof," he says. Garth Shearing over Victoria in his VariEze The rear-prop plane will cruise at 175 mph at a maximum altitude of 8,000 feet and uses only four gallons offuel an hour. Garth, who flew to Wisconsin in it last year, says the only drawback - if that's the word - is that the VariEze is confined to solid surface runways because the rear prop would throw up gravel on unpaved runways . Other than that, Garth says it's a dream to fly and since it's cheap to store and operate, his bobby doesn't cost him an arm and a leg . Mike 's plane - "a heck of a lot of fun " - looks a bit like something that Grandad would have gawpcd at 70 years ago . It's a Lazair, a twin-engined, one-seater that on close inspection, bears absolutely no resemblance in terms of material and reliability to early aircraft. Mike says power is provided by two, two-cycle 100 cc engines which provide a dizzy take off speed of 17 mph and a cruising speed of 40 mph once you 're up in the air. And if you weary of powered flig ht, says Mike, just switch off the engine and soar like an eagle , safe as houses. Mike bought his Lazair, the kit's put together by a Port Colborne, Ont. , com pany, last April and had it ready to fly after about six weeks of evening and weekend con struction. Total cost? About $4,700. Mike's almost embarrassed when asked about operating cost s. "About $1 .50 an hour," he admits. Built of aluminum, high density foams and plastics, the Lazair needs only a reasonably flat field for takeoffs and landings and can It also be modified to take floats for water use . Mike Creasy in his Lazair While Garth and Mike's aircraft com e in kit-form, Lou 's two-seater is a home-grown effort all the way. He designed and built his plan e from scratch and how 's this for efficiency - raised his own flying instructor in son, Stewart, who taugh t Lou to fly before going on to ~ flying career with Air Canada. The five-year project, Lou figure s, cost him about $4 ,000 in cash and countless hours of labor. Lou , who had no training or background in aviation other than an overwhelming urge to fly, started off by sketching what he thought would be an aesthetically-pleasin g desi gn and things kind of progressed step by step from then on in. " Building the plane had been a lifelong dream," Lou says. "As far back as I can remember, an aircraft was always a thin g of beauty for me ." He recalls that on his first inspection, three Ministry of Transport officials came out to take a long, hard look at his effort. " They che cked it out , said it looked good so I carried on, " Lou remembers. The aircraft now has more than 400 hours flying time and performs perfectly, says Lou , who describes himself as a recre ational flyer rather than a pilot who likes to travel long distances. He 's still building though. Lou recently re-built an Er-Coupe and has completed about 40 per cent of the work on a new, original-design plan e . Lou Hansen in (with) his home-designed. home-built machine 2 MINISTER'S MESSAGE THE ROADR UNN ER & CA RRIER Volume 18 Fall 1981 No .3 t? * * Published Quarterly by the Ministry of Transportation and Highways Victoria, British Columbia Ray Baines, Executive Editor Arthur 1. Schindel. Editor C. N. Shave, Co-Editor Wimer is once aga in approach ing and our erell's are prcpar­ ""!:! .;; -tr ing for icy roads,,m oll', snowslides and all the oth er things that add to the winter driving hazards in so me areas of our Field Correspondents province . Paul Morrison Geotechnical Operations, Burnaby I would like to mention that I often receive I'ery positive W. S. Boughey ............ ....... Victoria comments from the travelling public regarding the I'ery effi­ Herb Gutteridge Regional Electrical Crew cient manner in which our people maintain the roads under Eric Eas tick ...Cen terline Marking, Cloverdale winter conditions. Most recently the Greyhound bus drivers Doug Jones .. ....Burnaby advised me of their appreciation for exceilent winter mainte­ May Colter .. .. .. ............ Chilliwack nance in certain areas (if the province and I would think they Geza Benko .... Saanich are exce llent judges as they spendso many hours travelling our Ed Hemmingsen .. Port Alberni high way system . Ofcourse I don't have to emphasize the need Fra nk Rizzardo .. Nanaimo to keep our good record ofcare and attention to detai l which Jae Ca rpe nter .. Nanaimo make our highways safe for the travelling public, Dan Bowen . Courtenay We have recently developed informational programs advis­ Leslie Hutchinson . Ferries District ing the public (ifthe dangers (ifwinter driving , and the safety (if Menno Martens.. North Vancouver our own maintenance erews is also taken into consideration in Ellis Meads.. .Dock District the program. We will ask the public to drive carefully, taking Mike Woodcock.. .. New Westminster into consideration driving conditions as 11'1' certainly want to R, W. Flavelle . .. McBride do everything we can to reduce accidents and see that people Dave Schleppe . Kamloops arrive at their destinations safely. Ofcourse, 11'1' 11'(///1 our OIl'n Stan Paloposki .. ..Williams Lake crell's to operate in a safe manner hut 11'1' will also he advising Barry Kimble .. ........ ... ...100 Mile House the public (if their responsibility to watch for highwa» equip­ Fred L. Stuart . .. Salmon Arm ment and observe warning signals . Norman Allen .. Rcvclstoke Les Johnson .. Vernon ALEX . V. FRASER 1. 1'. Hallam .. Kclowna Minister W. R. Coates. ..... .Pcnticton Brian Niehaus . ...Merritt Bob Corder.. Lillooet R. Haworth . Grand Forks Ken Corrigan .. Rossland Marge Brown.. ... Nelson C. W. Smi th ... .... New Denver Fred Ryckman .. .. Creston N, K, Molandcr. Cranbrook A. R. Caldwell . .. Fernie C. M . Fra nk . Golden Ralph Dupas .. Smithers Stan Gladysz.. Pouce Coupe Bob Stra in.. .... Fort SI. John Harm an Delyea ... Terrace John New house... .. Prince George Clyde Smaaslet . Prince George Lloyd Truem an . .. Quesnel B, A ,Cleary .. .... ..Vanderhoof Dave Fostcr .. Burns Lake Kevin Cutting .. Prince Rupert Wh ayne Chappell .. Terrace Bill Ward . .Dcasc Lake COVER PHOTO Peak ofMount Terry Fox is shrouded in mist on morning (ifofficial Tom Work, Engineering Assista nt, Paving Bra nch in Smithe rs dedicat ion September 22, In foreground is small bronze plaque for­ stands at the intersection (ifOm ineca Street and Dick Street in these mally attac hed by Foxfamily with Premier Bill Bennett after they 11'1'1'1' :'before" an d "after" pictures ofpa ving in the Villag e ofHazelton. flo wn to the site by helicopter. Mi nistry personnel from McBride The paving was don e in co nj unction with repairing (if sections (if Distri ct and Reg ion 4 had prepared site and 1l1OI'ed the 790 kg rock to High way 16 , in the Kispiox Valley Road, and road number 62. The the mountain by heli copt er. A second plaqu e and a coveredsig n hoard Minister, Honou rable Alex V. Fraser was join ed by the Mayor, M rs . were also dedicated by the Foxfamily at the roadside viewpoint seve n Alice M aitland to officially cut a ribb on marking the occasion on km east of Tete Jaune while 400 spectato rs look ed OI l. (M ore pictu res August 29, 198 1. pa ge 29.) 3 10-7 CLUB • • • F. 1. R. "FRANCIS" MARTIN, District ART CU RRIER, Region al Supervisor, GO RDON HI GH WAY re tired as a Highways Manager at Smithers, retired Region 2, (Lowe r Mainland and part of the Bridge Foreman afte r 32 years service with August 17, 1981. Fran­ Fraser Canyon up to the Ministry. G o rd cis, born in Worthing, Boston Bar) Commercial started his working ca­ Sussex, emigrated to Transport Division, re­ reer as an accountant Canada and settled near tired July 17, 1981 after with CP Rail.
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