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WWW.DAVIDCLARK.COM American Company CONTENTS DEPARTMENTS 4 PRESIDENT’S CORNER OPENING UP COPA TO REMOTELY PILOTED AIR SYSTEM MEMBERS 6 NEWSLINE COPA MARITIMES BY-ELECTION AND RECOGNIZING DAVID DUNSMORE 18 9 INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS WATER FILLED DITCH LANDING AND MORE LASER STRIKES FEATURES 14 CONTROL COLUMN MY FIRST SKI FLIGHT, BUILDING NEW 18 THE POTENTIAL OF ELECTRIC AIRPLANES SKILLS AND LASTING ADVENTURES Opportunities and challenges for e-planes to become a reality in Canada 15 PROGRAMME DE PRIX RECONNAÎTRE LES CONTRIBUTIONS 22 BUYING YOUR FIRST AIRCRAFT AU MONDE DE L’AVIATION Tips on how to select the right aircraft to meet your mission 16 PLANE TECH EFFECTIVE SURVIVAL KITS FOR 26 TRIP OF A LIFETIME 0FF-AIRPORT LANDINGS Realizing a decades long dream to fly a floatplane across the Rockies 38 DISPATCHES THE PERFECT VALENTINE’S DAY WITH A SKI PLANE AND GREAT WEATHER ON THE COVER: Collin Caneva in 2016 purchased the Cessna Skylane 182 flown by his father in the 1960s and 1970s, after his brother, who works for the FAA, found it during an accident investigation. The aircraft is now featured in a YouTube series called The Old Green Plane, www.oldgreenplane.com. (Photo: The Old Green Plane) Clark Morawetz 905-809-4835, [email protected] Québec COPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS READER SERVICE Jonathan Beauchesne, Treasurer Print and digital subscription inquires 514-585-3959, [email protected] or changes, please contact B.C. & Yukon Jay Doshi, Audience Development Manager Warwick Patterson Mathieu Delorme Tel: (416) 510-5124 604-849-0407, [email protected] Fax: (416) 510-6875 514-248-5379, [email protected] Email: [email protected] Kate Klassen Mail: 111 Gordon Baker Rd., Suite 400, Atlantic 604-366-8211, [email protected] Toronto, ON M2H 3R1 Bill Mahoney, Eastern Vice-Chair 709-685-6885, [email protected] EDITOR Alberta & N.W.T. 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[email protected] DISPLAY & CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SALES Ex-Ocio Christine Gervais, CEO and President Mena Miu Manitoba & Nunavut [email protected] 613-236-4901, [email protected] 416-510-6749 Jim Bell, Secretary 204-293-5402, [email protected] ACCOUNT CO-ORDINATOR Canadian Owners and Pilots Association Barb Vowles Northern Ontario 75 Albert Street, Suite 903, [email protected] Lloyd Richards 416-510-5103 Ottawa, ON K1P 5E7 705-267-7111, [email protected] GROUP PUBLISHER/VP SALES Martin McAnulty Southern Ontario 613-236-4901 | www.copanational.org [email protected] Kevin Elwood Find us on Facebook and Instagram 705-444-9461, [email protected] PUBLICATION MAIL AGREEMENT #40065710 @copanational #allforflight COPA Flight is published under contract to COPA by Annex Business Media Doug Ronan, Eastern Vice-Chair 705-327-4730, [email protected] 3 COPA FLIGHT | APRIL 2021 PRESIDENT’S CORNER WITH CHRISTINE GERVAIS COPA – THE CANADIAN OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION OF MANNED AND UNMANNED AIRCRAFT Without a doubt, Remote Piloted tainment. More noticeably, drones are controlled or uncontrolled. COPA must Aircraft Systems (RPAS), commonly being used for shipping, an idea that is be part of the conversations leading known as drones, are becoming part revolutionary for delivering, as an ex- to the establishment of these new of the Canadian airspace landscape. ample, emergency medical equipment regulations governing RPAS operations. RPAS technology is developing at a to remote areas. Education, on both sides, manned and rapid rate and safety regulations must I was a survey pilot for several years unmanned operations, will be crucial to be established as integration with the and flew in parts of the world that were our safety. manned aircraft population is inevita- inhospitable. Flying 200 feet above the This month, April 2021, we intro- ble. peaks of the Andes Mountains in South duced a new membership welcoming Drone sales are on the rise with each America for geological mapping came the RPAS community to the COPA passing year and are no longer just with some risks to myself, my co-pilot family. COPA is in an excellent position for the enthusiasts, as these systems, and the equipment on board the air- to ensure that both manned and un- ranging from micro to aircraft size, craft. Although I cherish those mem- manned aircraft understand the impor- have penetrated the world of aerial ories, remember them with fondness tance of diligence and attentiveness in technology and are being consumed and wouldn’t change a thing about that order to operate safely, especially in ar- by businesses and individuals alike. time in my life, these hazardous flights eas where the pilot, whether they be in With all this attention, these unmanned could easily be replaced, quite safely, the air or manning the remote system aerial vehicles (UAV) are now finding with modern drone technology. from the ground, determines the wind, more practical and innovative uses and The benefits of RPAS are definite. the runway and everything in between. applications. However, with all these drones utilizing COPA has developed seminars which Today, drones are being used by the the same airspace as manned aircraft, are part of the COPA Safety Programs military in defense as they can easily regulations are required and, in some that are geared toward the RPAS pilot penetrate restricted airspace giving instances, need to shift from segrega- but should be attended by all pilots. them access to critical information. tion to safe integration. Segregation We will continue our mission to RPAS are also prominent in the media works in some airspace, but as some promote, preserve and advance our and film industries, generating a wide of us well know, not all manned aircraft freedom to fly literally from the ground range of new possibilities for our enter- operate from aerodromes, whether up! FREEPIK.COM PHOTO: 4 COPA FLIGHT | APRIL 2021 MOT DE LA PRÉSIDENTE PAR CHRISTINE GERVAIS LA COPA, L’ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES PILOTES ET PROPRIÉTAIRES D’AÉRONEFS PILOTÉS ET TÉLÉPILOTÉS informations critiques. Les SATP sont fonctionne dans certains espaces également très présents dans les mé- aériens, mais comme certains d’en- dias et l’industrie cinématographique, tre nous le savent, tous les aéronefs générant un large éventail de nou- pilotés ne volent pas à partir d’un velles possibilités pour nos loisirs. Plus aérodrome, qu’il soit contrôlé ou notablement, les drones sont utilisés non. La COPA ce doit de faire partie pour le transport de marchandises, des conversations avec le régulateur, une idée révolutionnaire pour livrer, Transport Canada, menant à la mise par exemple, du matériel médical en place de ces nouvelles réglemen- d’urgence dans des régions éloignées. tations régissant les opérations des J’ai piloté pour une compagnie SATP. L’éducation du pilote opérant de surveillance aérienne pendant avec ou sans équipage, sera essenti- plusieurs années dans des coins du elle pour notre sécurité. monde qui se disent non hospitalières. Ce mois-ci, en avril 2021, nous avons Voler à 200 pieds au-dessus des som- introduit une nouvelle adhésion accue- mets des Andes en Amérique du Sud illant ainsi la communauté des SATP au pour établir des cartes géologiques sein de la famille de la COPA.