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BREITLING.COM COPA_NavitimerGMT_8,5x11inches-BR17480.indd 1 30/05/2016 11:30 COPAFLIGHT EDITOR Russ Niles [email protected] CONTENTS 250.546.6743 GRAPHIC DESIGN Shannon Swanson PRODUctION Gordon Fidler COPY EDITOR Scott Simmons ADVERTISING SALES Katherine Kjaer 250.590.5331 [email protected] CIRCULATION Diana Topping AccOUNTING Anthea Williams ASSISTANT ADMIN Rajei Gill COPA BOARD Bernard Gervais, President and CEO Executive Committee Jean Messier Chair, Quebec Director Bram Tilroe Western Vice-Chair, Alberta & NWT Director Brian Chappell Feature Departments Eastern Vice-Chair, Maritimes Director Jim Bell 5 PRESIDENT’s CORNER Secretary, Manitoba & Nunavut Director 37 CANADIAN Medical Disconnect Jonathan Beauchesne CONTENT Treasurer, Quebec Director 8 MAILBOX Canadians were front and centre First Female Pilot Elected Directors at AirVenture 2016 in Oshkosh and they didn’t disappoint. From the 9 NEWSLINE Shane Armstrong, Saskatchewan Snowbirds to a great Canadian Medical Reform Larry Biever, Alberta & NWT cookout, COPA members made sure 19 BOOK REVIEW NAVITIMER COPA Tim Cole, Joe Hessberger, BC & Yukon Canada was well represented. The Canadian Aviation Weather Martin Mars had some trouble but Limited Edition Phil Englishman, Conrad Hatcher, 24 ONTARIO MEMBER NEWS Cheryl Marek, Southern Ontario it’s back in B.C. under repair after the Edenvale Classics hull was holed in Lake Winnebago. Breitling proudly launches the Navitimer World COPA, a 50-piece limited edition chronograph Ray Hawco, Newfoundland & Labrador 26 PRAIRIE MEMBER NEWS honoring the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association and perfect for global flight. The Breitling Brian Pound, Maritimes B-17 Tour, Looking Back Navitimer has been a favorite among pilots and aviation enthusiasts since it was introduced in 1952 Lloyd Richards, Northern Ontario – the same year that COPA was founded. 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