Searey Flying Boats in Canada an Interview with Canadian Distributor John Dunlop by Adam Hunt | Photos John Dunlop
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The Journal of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association OCTOBER 2020 FlightMore than SeaRey 110 Classified Ads Flying Boats (p.44) Amphibious Kit Planes Popular in Canada AVIAte — NAVIGAte —ResuscitATE PILOT PERFORMS CPR WHILE Airborne — in A 172! ROLLING OUT THE RED CARPET SaINT-JEAN BEGINS PREPS FOR COPA 2021 COPA — Neil J ARMSTRONG SCHOLARSHIP 2017 AwaRD WINNER PM#42583014 DaVID AUSTIN REPORTS IN & CAPTURE THE FEELING OF FLIGHT. L’ESSENTIEL, C’EST LE CIEL! In Canada, the freedom to fly provides pilots Au Canada, cette vérité offre aux pilotes and aviation enthusiasts endless ways of et aux passionnés d’aviation plein de moyens expressing our love for flight. pour exprimer leur amour de voler. Recognizing this, COPA and Red Canoe C’est pourquoi COPA et Red Canoe came together to create a high quality s’associent pour pour créer une collection collection meant to capture d’excellente qualité, destinée à rendre and celebrate just a few of those ways. hommage à quelques-uns de ces moyens. Shop for yours today: Trouvez le vôtre aujourd’hui: www.copanational.org/en/store www.copanational.org/fr/boutique his hers Pour lui Pour elle CopaFlight-ApparelPrintAd-Feb.Final.indd 1 2019-01-13 3:25 PM CONTENTS DEpaRTMENTS 4 PRESident’S CORNER THE FlyING SCOT — A GOOD READ 7 MAILBOX PIlot SHortaGE, HANOVER NEWS 8 NEWSLINE Cross -COUntry FLIGHT NEarly ENDS IN TraGEDY 17 YOUNGER VOICES 28 FTORMA ION FLIGHts AND CAEsar NIGHts FEatURE 20 AVIATION ACCEssORIES THE SEAREY CARBON MONOXIDE MONItorING COPA Flight contributor Adam Hunt takes a close look at the SeaRey, a flying 22 AVIATION SAFETY boat offered by Florida’s Progressive Aerodyne in both kit form and as a factory- THE GENEral AVIatION SAFETY built Light Sport Aircraft in the U.S. and as an Advanced Ultralight Aircraft in CampaIGN Canada. Given the proliferation of both land and water destinations in Canada, it’s no wonder that this design is attracting more attention north of the border. 26 EXCERPTS DON MacpHErson ON THE COVER: Our October cover is once more graced with a photo of spectacular 32 REGIONS scenery that can be found just a short hop away from many urban centres in Canada. LOCAL NEWS AND MEMBER ACTIVITIES In this case, north of Ontario’s cottage country. And, once again, COPA member Andrew McNamara of Setting North is the man behind the camera capturing this 39 ON THE HORIZON 2017 home-built PA-12. UpcomING AND RECURRING EVEnts Doug Ronan, Eastern Vice-Chair Flight [email protected], 705-327-4730 Clark Morawetz [email protected], 905-809-4835 EDITOR COPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Québec Steve Drinkwater Jonathan Beauchesne [email protected] [email protected], 514-585-3959 & 604-229-1629 B.C. & Yukon ~ Vacant ~ Mathieu Delorme GRAPHIC DESIGNER [email protected], 514-248-5379 Shannon Swanson Kate Klassen [email protected], 604-366-8211 Newfoundland and Labrador CAPTURE THE FEELING OF FLIGHT. L’ESSENTIEL, C’EST LE CIEL! DISPLAY ADVERTISING SALES Bill Mahoney, Chair Katherine Kjaer Au Canada, cette vérité offre aux pilotes Alberta and Northwest Territories [email protected], 709-685-6885 In Canada, the freedom to fly provides pilots 250-592-5331 Henry Vos, Treasurer and aviation enthusiasts endless ways of et aux passionnés d’aviation plein de moyens [email protected] [email protected], 780-835-1992 Maritimes pour exprimer leur amour de voler. Brian Pinsent expressing our love for flight. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SALES & PRODUCTION Ken Zachkewich, Western Vice-Chair [email protected], 506-383-1867 Roberta Drinkwater [email protected], 780-623-0673 604-999-2411 Debbie Brekelmans Recognizing this, COPA and Red Canoe C’est pourquoi COPA et Red Canoe [email protected] Saskatchewan [email protected], 902-499-7941 came together to create a high quality s’associent pour pour créer une collection Candace Pardo CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Ex-Officio [email protected], 306-621-7181 collection meant to capture d’excellente qualité, destinée à rendre Janine Cross, Phil Lightstone Christine Gervais, CEO and President hommage à quelques-uns de ces moyens. [email protected], 613-236-4901 and celebrate just a few of those ways. 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