AVIATEUR EXPRESS #870 - February 16, 2022

IN THIS EDITION  :

  • Risk management in cruise flight and CFIT
  • Training session, Sherbrooke March 20, 2022
  • February 23, 2023: ADS-B (out) required in certain Canadian domestic airspaces
  • We have a new corporate member: uAvionix
  • The last flight of C-GFWK
  • Moe's Fly-in is back on February 26
  • RVA hot air balloons, Saint-Cuthbert aerodrome
  • COPA Scholarships - Application Period Open
  • Renewal of medical certificates
  • Your virtual library.
  • Photo Contest 2020-21

Risk Management - En Route and CFIT

Last November, Aviateurs.Québec in collaboration with the Club aéronautoque de Neuville held a 24-months recency training session  in Neuville . This training was recorded and a video edit completed by one of our members, Sylvain Dubé. The purpose of this recording was to be able to offer this training offline to all those who had not been able to participate in this event. As required, we have submitted this training video to Transport Canada for their approval. Today, we are pleased to announce that Transport Canada has approved our video for the 24-months recency requirement  (CAR 401.05). 

This training is now available via the AVPBOX platform. It is 1:03 hour long. To receive a training certificate, certain conditions apply. You can consult them on the AVPBOX platform.

To access this training, click HERE

Training session, Sherbrooke March 20, 2022

RECENCY TRAINING SESSION ON RISK MANAGEMENT DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING PHASE

The topics covered will be:

  • Entry into the airport environment
  • Stabilized Approach
  • Loss of Control in Flight (LOC-I)
  • Landing transition
  • Go-around
  • Loss of Control on the Ground -- Loss of Control – On Ground (LOC-G)
  • Study of an accident case in Approach and Landing (TSB report)

Your instructor: André Marchesseault from the Paquin Aviation flight school

Location: Sherbrooke Golf Club, 1000 Rue Musset, Sherbrooke, QC J1J 3X4

This training session complies with the requirements of CAR 401.05.

To register, click HERE  .

You do not need to re-register if you have already done so for the original January 16 session which had to be cancelled. However, we will ask you by personalized email to confirm your participation.

This event is free for members of Aviateurs.Québec and $45 for non-members. The regular cost of joining Aviateurs.Québec is $75, but if you also join an affiliated association such as the CAES de Sherbrooke then a discount of $20 on joining Aviateurs.Québec. 

To become a member of Aviateurs.Québec, click HERE

February 23, 2023: ADS-B (out) required in certain Canadian domestic airspaces

ADS-B uses the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) to calculate the exact position, speed and direction of an aircraft. This information is transmitted twice per second, giving better situational awareness to air traffic controllers. ADS-B also provides greater flexibility to give airlines and customers their preferred routes.

Canada is leveraging advanced surveillance capabilities to improve safety and efficiency, with the implementation of a new criterion that will require operators of aircraft operating in certain domestic airspaces to meet the performance requirements of the automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) – broadcast.

This requirement will come into effect in Canadian Class A and Class B airspace above 12,500 feet on February 23, 2023.

To learn more about the announcement made by NAV Canada, click HERE

For further information, here are some interesting links:

AVweb: Canada Phasing In Space-Based ADS-B Starting In 2023

Aviation Today: NAV Canada to Implement New ADS-B Airspace Mandate in 2023

uAvionix  : a new corporate member 

We are happy to welcome this week a new corporate member: uAvionix . We thank them for their support of Aviateurs.Québec's mission, which is to promote general aviation and aviation safety.

Who is uAvionix? uAvionix offers certified and non-certified SWaP TSO avionics for the general aviation (GA), airport surface vehicles, and UAS markets. The team consists of an unparalleled engineering and management team with a unique combination of experience in avionics, surveillance, airport services, UAS aircraft development, radio frequency ( RF) and semiconductors. uAvionix.

To learn more about uAvionix and its flagship general aviation product, the tailBeaconX, click HERE

Images: uAvionix.com website 

The last flight of C-GFWK

You missed our chat evening on February 8th!

Watch the video recording of this evening hosted by Rémi Girard from SERABEC where Jacques Verville and his wife Danielle share their experience on this last trip with their plane C-GFWK. They are accompanied by those that contributed to their rescue, in particular the people from the Canadian Forces who put the necessary air resources to work.

To watch, click HERE

Moe's Fly-in is back on February 26

Here is an update, provided by Vincent Charron, on the RVA Mo's - to be held on the Ottawa River south of Luskville QC on February 26, 2022:

  1. There will be a runway for airplanes on wheels. Work will begin in mid-February. Regular updates will be posted. Road access to the river almost completed by Maurice Prud'homme recently. Do not venture unless by very capable 4x4 if you are a volunteer.
  2. If you want to be a volunteer to operate the Kubota 4x4 diesel tractor-blower, contact Vincent Charron in private by clicking HERE . There will be a training session (date to be announced as soon as known) and you must be there (Luskville QC). Night volunteering is possible, depending on weather conditions approaching February 26th.
  3. This is still a COPA Flight #169 event, and COPA will be on hand including President Christine Gervais. (A big thank you to COPA). Coffee, donuts and more served on site.
  4. The event is also sponsored by Aviateurs.Québec, one of its sponsors.
  5.  *New frequency* 123.35 (CYR 620) approaching RVA site
  6. The site is located at 45° 26' 57" N - 75° 55' 48" W (there is an error in the coordinates on the poster). Ground frequency: 122.75.
  7. Participation by aircraft (ultralight, wheeled aircraft, skis, helicopters) or motor vehicle welcome.

RVA Montgolfières Saint-Cuthbert , moved to March 12-13, 2022

The event is moved to March 12-13 due to weather (original dates February 19-20). The take-off time will be announced the day before according to the weather forecast. Come watch the takeoff.

For more information, watch the ULM Quebec Facebook page by clicking HERE

COPA Scholarships - Application period is open.

A reminder that there are only a few days left to submit your application.

In total, the COPA bursaries are valued at $24,500 and will fund the flight training of seven (7) serving individuals. Please note that applications must be submitted by March 1, 2022.

To find out more, click HERE

Photo: COPA website

Video training offered by Aviateurs.Québec

Need to refresh your Foreflight skilss? We offer to Aviateurs.Québec members tutorials on Foreflight:

  • Initial setup (video 2:06 hours)
  • Flight planning (video 1:54 hour)
  • Mass and balance (video 24:28 minutes)
  • Visual approach (video 14:47 minutes)

These tutorials are led by Patrick Remy, CPL, IFR - one of our collaborators at Service Plus.

To access these videos, click HERE

The Laplante-Duggan fund

The Laplante-Duggan Aviation Safety Fund was created in memory of Claude Laplante and James Duggan, who tragically perished in a plane crash in July 2019.

This Fund  is used to finance training, awareness campaigns on various subjects affecting aviation safety, to promote good practices, to raise awareness of tools and technologies that can help pilots be safer and more secure. This program provides all pilots, new and experienced, with the knowledge and tools they need and encourages them to follow good practices at all times.

We invite you to show your support for our training activities by contributing to the Laplante-Duggan Fund. Click HERE

Renewal of category 4 medical certificates

A reminder on the procedure to follow.

Physical and mental fitness for a Category 4 medical certificate is established by completing Form No. 26-0297, Medical Declaration for Licenses and Permits Requiring a Category 4 Medical Standard. A reminder that in order to be eligible for a category 4 medical certificate, you must not have any medical conditions that are listed on this form.

This document (26-0297) is available HERE . 

It is recommended that pilots submit a request for a Category 4 Medical Certificate by email to their appropriate Regional Service Center whose email addresses can be found by clicking HERE .

Medical statements should be sent to the regional service center and not to Civil Aviation Medicine to avoid unnecessary delays. Transport Canada agrees to respond within 60 days of receiving the request.

The age of the applicant and the type of permit or license applied for determine the frequency of medical examinations necessary to meet physical and mental fitness requirements. The period of validity of a medical certificate is calculated from the first day of the month following the date of the medical examination or the medical declaration.

We also learned from Transport Canada that the 90-day exemptions for logbook signatures will be renewed in January 2022. So don't worry, your logbook is still valid even if you haven't received the label.
Similarly, those who have a card that expires, the exemptions will be renewed as well. Transport Canada should decide on the new timelines shortly.

Your virtual library

Here are links that will take you to the latest editions of these publications.

Click on the title of the publication to view and download it:

Photo contest of Aviateurs.Québec 2021

Congratulations to Ghislain Buisson for the winning photo of the month of December!

Ghislain wins one of the following prizes, cap or Polo.

The 2021 competition is now in the final judging phase. The 2021 winning photos will be determined by an external juror during the month of January 2022 (see rules) and unveiled in the March-April 2022 edition of L'Aviateur magazine! The trophies will be awarded at the 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM).

The 2022 competition will resume in February 2022

You can always send us photos by writing to us at photos@aviateurs.quebec

THE IMPORTANT is:

  • Give a TITLE to the photo
  • Give the full NAME of the PHOTOGRAPHER
  • Give YOUR full NAME
  • Give your member NUMBER (IN RULE).

For the rest, we will consider that you have read and accepted the rules when you participate...

Contest rules are HERE

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