Our winning photo of the Your photo as the newsletter banner contest is from Patrick Vergobbi. Congratulations to Patrick for this photo taken from Neuville, in the direction of Gatineau..

You too could have your photo put up as a banner of our newsletter and our Facebook page. Consult the details on this contest by clicking HERE

AVIATEUR EXPRESS # 900 - April 12, 2023

IN THIS NUMBER :

  • 2023 Annual General Meeting via Zoom, April 22 at 9:30 a.m.
  • Sierra Assurance and the Aviateurs.Québec insurance plan
  • NAV Canada Terminav
  • Partnership with Air Canada and the fundraising dinner All You Can Eat Lobster
  • News from one of our partners: Ray Air Maintenance (CSU3)
  • Soirée Jaser pour jaser : The shortage of pilots and its opportunities
  • Joliette, April 15 - Recency training session
  • Calendar - Other recency training sessions
  • Let's talk about the Transport Canada Aeronautical Information Manual (TC AIM)
  • Aviateurs.Québec virtual auction: an opportunity to make you better known
  • Your calendar
  • Your virtual library

A reminder that the 2023 Annual General Meeting will be held in virtual mode via ZOOM. We want  to give the opportunity to all our members who are located throughout Quebec and those across the border to join us for this meeting.

The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. The agenda of the annual general meeting as well as the relevant documents are available to members in good standing by clicking on this link:

AGA 2023  (you must log in to your account to use this link)

So we give you an appointment. This will be our opportunity to update you on what we have accomplished over the past year, our financial situation and our plans for 2023.

Members in good standing can register by clicking HERE

Sierra Assurance and the Aviateurs.Québec insurance plan

99% of our customers renew with us every year. An exceptional satisfaction rate that reflects our values and our approach. This trust from our customers is both our main source of motivation and our great pride.

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IS YOUR INSURANCE COVER EXPIRED WITHIN THE NEXT 3 MONTHS?

If you answered YES to these two questions, you owe it to yourself to give us a try, without any obligation on your part.

You don't need to sign a transfer letter, there's no market lock-in, and you don't have to give exclusivity to SIERRA.

Get a quote online: www.sierraassurance.com

Are you looking for the meaning of a term or an acronym related to aviation ? NAV Canada offers a web application that will answer your questions. Type Terminav  in your favorite search engine to find out the meaning of a term or an acronym.

We are pleased to announce that Air Canada has joined Aviateurs.Québec as a brand partner. This partnership is proof of the confidence that Air Canada places in us in the pursuit of our mission, which is to promote general aviation and aviation safety, and we thank them for that.

Air Canada's generous contribution allows us to launch a <Win your dream trip> draw. The winner of this draw will win a pair of round-trip economy class tickets to a destination of their choice in North America, the Caribbean or Hawaii *  (a value of $2,170).

Tickets for this draw will go on sale exclusively during the benefit dinner on May 27, 2023. To be able to participate in this draw, you must therefore be on site at this dinner, which promises to be extraordinary and with assured.

To purchase your tickets for this dinner, click on the following image.

* Certain conditions and blackout periods apply.

News from one of our partners: Ray Air Maintenance (CSU3)

Ray Air Maintenance is a Transport Canada Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO 20-02) located at Saint-Hyacinthe Airport (CSU3). In operation since 2000, the maintenance organization has developed advanced expertise in the maintenance of Cessna 208 Caravan, De Havilland DHC-3 Otter and Turbo Otter, De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver and Turbo Beaver as well as Cessna 172. The company also has great expertise in the maintenance of private aircraft of all kinds including, among others, Piper, Cessna, Mooney, Maule, Aeronca, Yakvovlev and Nanchang aircraft.

Here is the list of maintenance accreditations for commercial operators: Cessna 172, Cessna 208 and 208B, De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver Mk I, MKII and MKIII, De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Aero Vodochody L-29 Delfin.

In addition, the AMO also has accreditations for metal structure work (aluminum) and wood and canvas structure.

Ray Air Maintenance also does foreign aircraft imports and float and wheel changes for winter and summer, as the airport has a 2,000-foot water basin adjacent to the paved runway. Our facilities allow for "change over" on amphibious Cessna Caravans and all smaller aircraft.

For any questions, do not hesitate to contact us at 450-778-2578.

Our hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Soirée Jaser pou jaser, April 17: The Shortage of Pilots and Its Opportunities

The shortage of pilots has been a hot topic lately. It became most evident with the setbacks of Sunwing and Southwest Airlines at the start of the year. But this shortage also hits the other smaller players in air transport. What is the impact of the pilot shortage? What are the opportunities ?

Join Vincent Charron at our next SOirée Jaser pour jaser on April 17 at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. Vincent, through his activities, is at the forefront of this situation. He will share with you his experiences, his frustrations caused by the shortage of pilots, the opportunities in the commercial world and will answer your questions on the subject.

To register for this virtual meeting via Zoom, click HERE

To learn more about the subject, we invite you to watch this Radio-Canada report by clicking on the following link RDI - Pilot shortage

Joliette, April 15 at 9:00 a.m. -  Recency training session

The subject of the training will be on risk management in the approach and landing phase. On the program:
- Entry into the airport environment
- Stabilized approach
- Loss of Control in Flight - Loss of Control in flight (LOC-I)
- Transition on landing
- 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)

To register, follow the following link: Formation - Joliette

Calendar - Other training sessions 

April 29 at 9:30 a.m. at the Auberge Harricana in Val-d'Or - Risk management during the take-off and departure phase. To register, click HERE

April 29 at 9 a.m. at Lac-à-la-Tortue - Risk management during the take-off and departure phase. To register, click HERE

April 29 at 9 a.m. at Saint-Honoré airport -  Risk management during the take-off and departure phase. To register, click HERE

May 7, 2023 Webinar presented by Nav Canada  - For more information, click HERE

Other training sessions are in preparation, watch our calendar for more information.

Let's talk about the Transport Canada Aeronautical Information Manual (TC AIM)
Jason Kowalski, Civil Aviation Safety Inspector and TC AIM Coordinator

Greetings. My name is Jason Kowalski, and I am the new Transport Canada Aeronautical Information Manual (TC AIM) coordinator. I am writing to formally introduce myself and share a little bit about the work I do here. As the TC AIM coordinator, I am responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing all our internal and external functions regarding the TC AIM.

The TC AIM coordinator works for the Technical Programs, Evaluation and Coordination Division within the Standards Branch and, more specifically, the Safety Promotion Group.

The TC AIM has been developed to consolidate pre-flight reference information of a lasting nature into a single primary document. It provides flight crews with a single source of information concerning rules of the air and procedures for aircraft operation in Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) of interest to pilots.

To find out more, click HERE

Aviateurs.Québec virtual auction: an opportunity to make you better known

You own a business ? Would you like us to help you make yourself better known while contributing to the mission of Aviateurs.Québec?

We invite you to become one of our partners for the All-you-can-eat Lobster fundraising dinner on May 27 by graciously providing us with a product or service that will be put up for sale in a virtual auction the days before the dinner as well as the evening even dinner. Throughout the evening of dinner, we will display an announcement on a giant screen of the products/services available for the auction as well as the name of the donor. In addition, a sponsorship will give you visibility in the traditional and electronic publications of Aviateurs.Québec which reach thousands of people. 

The virtual auction will also be available seven days before dinner to give everyone, no matter where they live, the opportunity to participate in the virtual auction. So, whether you are in Laval, Chicoutimi, La Sarre, we can put your donation online for the auction. The auction will be put online by SignaturePro - the virtual auction specialists.

To find out more, click on the following link: I give at the auction of Aviateurs.Québec

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:

Your photo as the banner of the Aviateurs.Québec newsletter and the Aviateurs.Québec Facebook page

Your photo:

If possible in high definition. Minimum format: 1024 pixels in its largest dimension. Information required :

  • LOCATION where the photo was taken
  • The NAME of the PHOTOGRAPHER or the PHOTOGRAPHER
  • YOUR full NAME (note that only members in good standing can participate)
  • You have read and accept the complete rules available on the Aviateurs.Québec website by clicking HERE

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Submit your photo to photos@aviateurs.quebec

The photo placed in the banner will be chosen by the person(s) administering the contest.

For subsequent editions of the newsletter, the chosen photo will be chosen from among all the photos received since the beginning of the current year. At the end of the year, the photos (maximum 26) that have been chosen for the banner will be submitted to an external jury to determine the three winning photographers.

First prize: $150 gift certificate + trophy
Second prize: $100 gift certificate + trophy
Third prize: $50 gift certificate + trophy

10 other winners will be determined by drawing lots among ALL the photographers who participated during the year: $55 credit applicable against a membership renewal, a cap or a polo shirt of the winner's choice.

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" To bring together and represent the aviators of Quebec in order to promote general aviation and flight safety, to promote its accessibility and to protect the right to it, to facilitate exchanges between members and to provide access to resources assistance, training and information."

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