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BREITLING.COM AVGR BCAN_COPAFlight (8x10.75)_Layout 1 9/28/16 4:32 PM Page 1 COPAFLIGHT EDITOR Russ Niles [email protected] CONTENTS 250.546.6743 GRAPHIC DESIGN Shannon Swanson PRODUctION Gordon Fidler DISPLAY ADVERTISING SALES Katherine Kjaer 250.592.5331 [email protected] CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SALES Maureen Leigh 1.800.656.7598 [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 40 Bram Tilroe Western Vice-Chair, Alberta & NWT Director Brian Chappell Eastern Vice-Chair, Maritimes Director Feature Departments Jim Bell Secretary, Manitoba & Nunavut Director 40 WINNING BIG 5 PRESIDENTS CORNER Jonathan Beauchesne Windmill Victory Treasurer, Quebec Director Luke Penner makes his living imparting a lifetime of expertise Elected Directors 8 MAILBOX and skill to students at Harv’s Air in Importing Aircraft Shane Armstrong, Saskatchewan Manitoba but he has a lot to learn himself. But he’s clearly making Larry Biever, Alberta & NWT progress as an aerobatic competitor 10 NEWSLINE Awards and More Tim Cole, Joe Hessberger, BC & Yukon since he recorded the best score Phil Englishman, Conrad Hatcher, in the Sportsman class of the U.S. Cheryl Marek, Southern Ontario National Aerobatics Championships. 17 BOOK REVIEW SR-71 Declassified Ray Hawco, Newfoundland & Labrador The superlative-charged chronograph. 50 mm case in Breitlight®. Exclusive Manufacture Brian Pound, Maritimes Breitling Caliber B12 with 24-hour military-style display. Officially chronometer-certified. 18 HUGE FORMATION Lloyd Richards, Northern Ontario Snowbirds, Breitling Team Up Honorary Director John Bogie 20 TSB RECOMMENDATION ELT Fixes Outlined Canadian Owners and Pilots Association COVER PHoto: Luke Penner shows the skill that helped him place atop the U.S. National 75 Albert Street, Suite 903, 25 REGIONAL NEWS Ottawa, ON K1P 5E7 Aerobatics Championships Sportsman class. 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What else Conveniently located at the Oshawa Executive Airport, www.oshawaairporthangarminiums.comjust 60 km from Toronto City Airport 2016 magazine (“Windmills Tilting at could you expect from the association 441 Aviator Lane, Oshawa, Ontario Call GA”) and my request for you to con- that works to advance, promote and pre- For more information, specs and photos, visit tact your Member of Parliament (MP) serve the Canadian freedom to fly? Now 905-436-2600Oshawa Airport www.oshawaairporthangarminiums.comHangarminiums or call 905-436-2600 INC. to get Transport Canada (TC) to put a how about getting the non-members to EST. 2009 stop to this, knowing that they can do join in and come into COPA. it? The Minister did not, but COPA’s Hangarminium Units available for purchase or rent: • T-Hangars Freedom to Fly Fund did. On October RESPONSIBLE AERODROME • C-Unit Attached Box Hangars • 65’ x 50’ Twin Hangar Units 7, a major decision from Ontario’s Development (mascouche • 50’ x 45’ Twin Hangar Units Environmental Review Tribunal has csK3, Qc) — Follow-up All units are Steel Pre-Engineered Buildings with insulated walls ruled against putting up eight 500- Last April I brought up the fact that on and roofs as well as Electric Bi-Fold Doors. foot windmills in very close proxim- March 4 of this year, Transport Minister Conveniently located at the Oshawa Executive Airport, just 60 km from Toronto City Airport ity of aerodromes as a risk to human Marc Garneau signed an order which 441 Aviator Lane, Oshawa, Ontario health. We’re talking of a provincial, prohibits development of an aerodrome For more information, specs and photos, visit www.oshawaairporthangarminiums.com or call 905-436-2600 national and maybe even internation- in the cities of Mascouche and Terre- al impact. Be proud of this! bonne (the town right next to it, in which But this comes somewhat as a surprise. a landing strip is planned). The actual WE DESIGN AND& BUILD HANGARS Considering the massive amount of in- CSK3 airport, which has been there for Individual • Corporate • FBO’s • T-Hangars formation that was produced, over 2,000 almost half a century, is shutting down pages of material, two people poured mid-November. The proponents are over the statements that were presented planning to move it into a non-built-up and very clearly expressed that yes, there area, two kilometres from the actual site. was a risk to human health (oh, and some A consultation process was undertaken endangered bats also helped us), enough up until April 27 2016. to stop the project. They actually cite The proponents delivered their report COPA’s submissions and presentations just shy of 30 days after that. They did an many times in their decision, as well as excellent job of following the prescribed TC’s TP1247 document “Land Use In The order, as well as doing the most diligent Vicinity of Aerodromes”. More surprising work possible. This being one of the first Here’s wHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU: is that these individuals say there is risk cases, COPA was also very interested and Architectural & Engineered to human health when the transport min- involved in the whole consultation process, Drawings ister himself would not mention it or stop wanting to make sure it was done correctly. Municipal Applications & Permits citizenwatch.com the project. The standard letter that came As I write these lines, 136 days have gone Airport Applications & Approvals Transport Canada & NavCan Applications form the Minister said that his power was by and we still have no answer from the Complete Construction limited to lighting regulations: Wrong! Minister’s office. In fact, the only answers According to the Aeronautics Act, the we do get are the very laconic “don’t call Questions? Phone 519.857.7639 minister could have easily called a risk to us we’ll call you” types. Back in August, or visit www.secandco.com human health himself. But Minister Gar- I wrote to Minister Garneau offering our neau’s aides used to work for Ontario’s help asking for a status and nothing came If you already have a design or drawings, send it along for a free estimate. premier. Up to you to draw your own back. Though we were part of the consulta- Email (CAD or PDF) to [email protected] conclusions. tion process, this is rather pitiful. or fax 519.679.2200 ©2016 Citizen Watch Company Company Watch Citizen ©2016 4 COPA FLIGHT | NOVEMBER 2016 16-COC-0401A_COPA_Nov_Full_Page_Ad.indd 1 10/3/16 4:26 PM FROM THE TOP | PRESIDENT’s CORNER WITH BERNARD GERVAIS GO HIGHER Promaster Navihawk GPS A watch that receives a satellite signal in as quick as 3 seconds for precise timekeeping anywhere in the world. citizenwatch.com citizenwatch.com ©2016 Citizen Watch Company Company Watch Citizen ©2016 16-COC-0401A_COPA_Nov_Full_Page_Ad.indd 1 10/3/16 4:26 PM LE MOT DU PRÉSIDENT | BERNARD GERVAIS LES ÉOLIENNES DE COLLINGWOOD paRTENT au VENT Une belle victoire pour notre liberté de voler Encore une fois, mission accomplie. Le travail de COPA est au bénéfice de Vous vous souvenez de notre maga- toute l’aviation générale au pays. Vous zine d’août 2016, où je vous de- attendez-vous à autre chose d’une as- mandais de contacter votre député sociation qui s’attarde à faire progresser, fédéral pour demander à Transports promouvoir et préserver la liberté cana- Canada (TC) de mettre un terme à dienne de voler ? Allez-donc chercher les l’érection d’éoliennes, sachant que non-membres pour les inciter à s’associer le ministère avait le pouvoir de le à COPA.