July - August 2007 Recreational Aircraft Association Canada www.raa.ca The Voice of Canadian Amateur Aircraft Builders $6.95 Jim Dadson's Glastar Gary Wolf RAA AGM and Chapter 85 FLY-IN because someone leaked confiden- no wiggle room here. Three Eastern and two BC RAA tial information to the press. RAA directors made their way to Chapter Canada lobbied for access to this Light Sport - Success 85’s fly-in, where the chapter hosted vital information, and asked that it A lot of Canadians came back the 2007 RAA AGM. The members be made available to all pilots. The from Oshkosh impressed with the were friendly, the events were well CADORS are once again available number and quality of Light Sport organized and well attended, and online, and this time even to the aircraft on offer. Cessna’s new we all enjoyed the weekend. The general public. Privately owned plane was released, and sold nearly business meeting took place in the aircraft have their idents removed 600 during the week. This number Chapter 85 clubhouse at Delta Air- from the reports, and there is a dis- is now 700 and climbing. The sales park, and the Western members claimer that all reports are prelimi- success will mean a revolution in had direct input into the operations nary and unconfirmed. You may flight training in the US. Further, of RAA Canada. We sent out a call choose the national report, or if you LAMA (Light Aircraft Manufac- for a webmaster, and it looks as if wish to collect stats, you may do a turers’ Association) is doing what someone from BC might be taking search using a keyword for various I have been requesting of our over this position. Early Sunday fields. own LAMAC for years – they are morning, RAA directors Tom http://www.tc.gc.ca/aviation/ inspecting the manufacturers and Martin and Wayne Hadath climbed applications/cadors/splash.htm the planes in the Light Sport cat- into Tom’s F-1 Rocket EVO, and egory, and are awarding a LAMA nine flight hours later they were Confusion about Passenger seal of approval to manufacturers back in Ontario. Carrying in Basic Ultralights who have proven that they meet The Board of RAA Canada The short answer is NO. It is the standards. This is the way it would like to thank Terry Wilshire, now legal to add a passenger car- was supposed to have been done Gerard Dyk, and all the other Chap- rying rating to an UL permit, but in AULA but neither Transport nor ter 85 members for their work in this does not mean that the Basic LAMAC took responsibility for organizing this event. And I would UL airframe is somehow allowed confirming conformity with the DS like to thank Terry Elgood for the to carry a passenger. We get several 10141 standard. They both leave ride around the bay in his immacu- calls per month on this item. Basic this up to the customer. late amateur-registered Tiger Moth. UL’s have no build or design stan- Once we get the Light Sport cat- dard, and they are not inspected, so egory into our regs, the only man- RAA Election, Another they are not legal for the carriage ufacturers who will be building Acclamation of passengers. If the holder of a UL AULA’s will be those who cannot Yes, the nomination date came permit earns a passenger carry- meet the requirements of Light and went, and the only people ing endorsement, he may fly with Sport. throwing their names into the hat a passenger in an AULA, or in an RAA has just received a press were your current Board members. amateur-built, O-M, or certified air- release from Zenith about their new All acclaimed. plane that meets the UL definition Patriot Light Sport, a high wing all- of 1200 gross, and 45 mph max stall metal with a large cabin and lots of CADORS Reinstated speed. However if the plane is reg- luggage space. This plane is pow- A couple of years ago Transport istered at 1201 pounds, the holder ered by the new lightweight Conti- cut off access to the CADORS (Civil of an UL permit may not be PIC. Aviation Daily Occurrence Reports) Same if it stalls at 46 mph. There is continued on page 32 The Recreational Aircraft email: [email protected] tion of the magazine is to promote education Association Canada www.raa.ca and safety through its members to the gen- 13691 MCLAUGHLIN ROAD, R R 1, The Recreational Flyer is published bi-monthly eral public. Opinions expressed in articles Caledon, Ontario L7C 2B2 by the Recreational Aircraft Association Pub- and letters do not necessarily reflect those of Telephone: 905-838-1357 lishing Company, Brampton Airport, Chelten- the Recreational Aircraft Association Canada. Fax: 905-838-1359 ham, ON L0P 1C0. The Recreational Flyer is Accuracy of the material presented is solely Member's Toll Free line: 1-800-387-1028 devoted to the aerospace sciences. The inten- the responsibility of the author or contributor. Glastar Page 22 Kieth Charest features Delta's Excellent Fly-In 4 Story and Photos by George Gregory ..........................................4 Rotorway's "New" 162F Text and Photos by Ken Armstrong ............................................6 Les Fauchers 2007 Photos and story by Serge Ballard .............................................10 Marc Pfi ster's Baby Ace by Bill Weir ................................................................................16 6 The Acrolite by Doug McDonald ...................................................................18 Jan Dadsons' Glastar by Jan Dadson and Gary Wolf / Photos by Keith Charest .........22 From the President's Desk by Gary Wolf ........................................................................2 Across Canada: Chapters in Action .................................17 16 Product Reviews Crashkit Survival Pack / Gary Wolf ..................................31 Safety Challenger Bracket Inspection / Gary Wolf .......................32 Technical Stuff Longitudinal Stability For Canards and Tailess Aircraft by Frank Gue .....................................................................34 Classifi ed .................................................................................38 New In Canadian Skies ........................................................41 18 Delta's Excellent Fly-In Ah, the summer. Sounds of engines, the smell of sweet fresh-mowed grass and the rumble of tires on turf airstrips. Barbeques and airplane talk and gentle breezes and friends. It’s a good time to be alive. Every year, Vancouver’s Chapter 85 hosts a fly- in in early July. The event was well attended this year with 53 aircraft flying in, airplane rides in a Tiger Moth, a pancake breakfast with lunch and dinner following. This year the chapter also hosted the RAA's Annual General Meeting. In the 1990’s Delta’s future was in doubt. The owners had decided to sell the airpark to the prov- ince, who at the time seemed inclined to simply close it. The chapter, led by member Terry Wilshire (and with support from RAA and COPA) pointed out that the Airpark could be operated as a self-sus- taining public facility that would benefit the public while not draining the government treasury. Public parks are by nature a drain on a city’s finances; tax money must be spent for the upkeep of these important public facilities. When the win-win was suggested, the government listened, and the pres- ent agreeable situation was created. The chapter is in the unique position of being able to manage the airfield as a public park under 4 Recreational Flyer July - August 2007 Left: The late Colin Walker's Emeraude was voted Fan Favorite; right, President Gary Wolf gets a ride in Terry Elgood's Tiger Moth. the auspices of the Greater Vancouver Regional Dis- meeting got underway. The meeting was followed by trict, which gives the fly-in a more public feel than oth- an excellent banquet attended by 35 hungry aviators erwise. Hikers on the strip park that borders Delta’s at the Delta Town and Country Inn. Gary, Tom and southern extremity will drop in for a gander and the Wayne all addressed the attendees; Tom and Wayne occasional coffee and plans are in the works for a mul- flew out togther in Tom’s EVO the morning of the fly- tiuse facility that would serve both the pilots using the in. airfield and non-flyers walking the southern dyke. The Fly-In The 2007 AGM The next day saw the fly-in. the weather was excel- On the July long weekend, Vancouver’s Chapter 85 lent, A number of awards were handed out, including annual fly-in conincided with RAA’s national AGM. Ben & Erin Peach (for flying a Cessna 172 won for the Gary Wolf flew out by commercial jet to attend with longest flight into Delta) and Sean Walker with his Wayne Hadath, while Tom Martin and his wife flew immaculate Emeraude (built by his dad Colin Walker) out in Tom’s EVO Rocket. RAA director Dave King was nominated Fan Favourite. Amongst the attending drove in from Kelowna to attend but wasn't able to aircraft were also a Fleet Canuck, Citabria, Porterfield, stay for the banquet. Pober Pixie, two Glasair TD’s (John Grindon’s TD had The festivities started off with a meet and greet a feature this author had never seen before: a “taxi- at Delta Heritage Airpark, home base of the Vancou- cam” simply a small camera mounted under the spin- ver Chapter. Saturday afternoon saw folks preparing ner and connected to a video feed in the cockpit. No themselves and the airpark for the fly-in the following more S-turns!) , a number of RV’s, a Fairchild 24C8E day, hanging about and just soaking in all the great and two Scirocco’s. Amongst the locals was Bruce Pri- aviation ambience; and of course, the Annual General or’s excellent Cessna 190. In all, 53 airplanes flew in Meeting at the chapter’s clubhouse.