AVIATEUR EXPRESS # 958 - June 25 , 2025 

The photo in this edition of “Your photo in the newsletter banner” is by Rémi Thibodeau (Hydravion Québec).

Congratulations to Rémi for this photo of the AZJ Beaver taking off in La Tuque.

This photo will be among the finalists in January 2026, presented to an external jury to determine the three winners of the photo competition trophies. It will also be eligible for the end-of-year draw for one of ten prizes from among ALL the photos submitted.

To see all the photos from the 2025 Photo Contest

You too could have your photo featured as a banner on our newsletter and our Facebook page.

Discover the details of this competition

IN THIS EDITION:

  • Pilot Workshops Capsule: What Makes Thermal Turbulence turn nasty? 
  • Transport Canada: Revised Edition of the PPL Study and Reference Guide
  • Welcome to a new partner: Hydravion Québec
  • Les Faucheurs de Marguerites are back in Sherbrooke
  • The APSL 5 to 7 are back!
  • We shouldn't have left
  • Aviateurs Quebec Insurance Plan
  • Discover our Classifieds section
  • Avgeek returns for a second season
  • Photo reports by Jean-Pierre Bonin
  • RVA - July 2025
  • Calendar
  • Training - underwater egress
  • What's new at the Aviateurs Québec store
  • The pilotes.quebec forum if you are tired of Facebook
  • Nav Canada's SPACES app on phone or tablet
  • NAV Canada: Tutorials to help you master the CFPS
  • Transport Canada: NEW - TC AIR, a mobile application
  • Your virtual library

Welcome to a new partner: Hydravion Québec

We are both proud and grateful to welcome a new partner among us: Hydravion Québec

Hydravion Québec operates a fleet of 7 seaplanes and 3 bases and has become a leader in the bush industry in Eastern Canada, both for its transport service and tourist seaplane flights and for the quality of its seaplane pilot training.

Thanks to Rémi Thibodeau and Hydravion Québec for their support and confidence in the mission of Aviateurs Québec.

To learn more about Hydravion QUébec, click on the image.

Thanks to Jean-Pierre Bonin for these two photo reports

RVA - July 2025

New in the Aviateurs Québec store
A book by Richard Saint-George - I am interested in the technology and maintenance of light aircraft

Richard Saint-George's book is available exclusively at the Aviateurs.Québec store.

To order your copy

NAV Canada: Some tutorials on the AWWS platform

To help you get to grips with this new platform, NAV Canada has posted a few videos that guide you in using CFPS.

How to use CFPS

How to query CFPS

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