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TRANSPORT CANADA REVIEWING THEIR “TARGETED INSPECTIONS” Here’s wHaT WE CAN DO FOR YOU: Architectural & Engineered Drawings When we got the General Aviation how these “targeted inspections” were Municipal Applications & Permits Safety Campaign (GASC) going last Airport Applications & Approvals not “targeted”, or “inspections”, at year with TC, it was agreed that a lot Transport Canada & NavCan Applications all. The members present raised their Complete Construction of the work would concentrate on collective eyebrows, saying they may doing things differently, educating, understand the goal but why give it Questions? Phone 519.857.7639 informing, finding safety-enhancing such a bad name? or visit www.secandco.com solutions but certainly not more I am pleased to say that after the regulations. Great. After more than a If you already have a design or Convention and the feedback we drawings, send it along for a free estimate. year, this goal has been maintained received, I have spoken with senior BAS Inc. FE 2011 Email (CAD or PDF) to [email protected] and progress has been made on many BASBAS Inc. Inc. FE FE 2011 2011 or fax 519.679.2200 officials at TCCA committed to the GA BAS Inc. FE 2011 fronts. Safety Campaign who have reviewed BASBAS Inc.Inc. FEFE 20112011 Measuring success is an integral their position to make this work. Be- U S C O M B E • • L C E part of any project or initiative but S S F T N cause it is already used in their regular A A R • C H P unfortunately, there is one big thing I C P operations and systems, “Targeted In- E E E N2849A R B that came up that just doesn’t really spections” will only be internal jargon to A I R C work: “targeted inspections”. Unless S R E A I TC but what they will be doing and con- R F INC O T BAS S S S these are actually what they sound AF CE ETY AC ducting with GA and our members will HARNESSES AND like, perhaps a better choice of words be known as “GA Safety Survey”. This is was needed. We’re told the official BEECHCRAFT • LUSCOMBE • [email protected] • PIPER what will actually be communicated but goal is “to determine baseline regula- mostly, that is what will be done! [email protected] N2849A tory compliance and to determine, I would like to thank our members N2849A [email protected]@[email protected]@basinc-aeromod.com where possible, how compliance is, or for their tremendous feedback but is not achieved. Results from “tar- also TCCA officials and everyone BAS INC AIRCRAFT SAFETY HARNESSES geted inspections” “will be analyzed AND ACCESSORIES committed to making the GA Safety to understand how the sector gener- Campaign a collective success. ally operates and applies regulation. “Targeted Inspections” for GA are also COPA, IAOPA AND ICAO an opportunity to inform and promote Earlier this summer, I met with Dr. safety. Where there is non-compli- Fang Liu, Secretary-General of the ance or lack of knowledge we seek International Civil aviation Organiza- to uncover why and to educate the tion (ICAO) in Montreal to prepare community”. the International AOPA meeting that So we all quickly found out that hav- will take place in Montreal from June ing “inspection” in the title was not a 29th to July 3rd 2020. As a sign of the winner. In fact, during our convention times and knowing GA is the feeder in Saint John (NB), there was a seminar system to all of civil aviation, Dr. Liu and presentation by a Senior TC of- asked us to explore solutions to the ficial about these targeted inspections, pilot shortage and the gender differ- where he tried to explain left and right ence in aviation-related careers. www.basinc-aeromod.com 4 copa FLIGHT | AUGUST 2018 LE mot DU PRÉSIDENT BERNARD GERVAIS Oshawa Airport Hangarminiums INC. Qu’y A-T-IL EST. 2009 DANS UN TITRE? 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For more information, specs and photos, visit se concentrerait à faire les choses ciblées», faisant sourciller tous nos Conveniently located at the Oshawa Executive Airport, www.oshawaairporthangarminiums.comjust 60 km from Toronto City Airport différemment, à éduquer, à informer membres présents qui comprenaient le 441 Aviator Lane, Oshawa, Ontario et trouver des solutions améliorant la but mais demandaient pourquoi don- Call For more information, specs and photos, visit sécurité, mais certainement pas plus ner un si mauvais nom au programme? 905-436-2600Oshawa Airport www.oshawaairporthangarminiums.comHangarminiums or call 905-436-2600 de réglementation. Génial. Après plus Alors je suis fier de mentionner INC. 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