Our winning photo of the contest Your photo in the banner of the newsletter is by Réal Paquette. Congratulations to Réal for this photo taken on Lake Fitch.

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 #899 – March 29, 2023

IN THIS NUMBER :

• Aviateurs.Quebec Insurance Plan
• Partnership with Air Canada
• Soirée Jaser pour jaser: The shortage of pilots and its opportunities
• Recency training calendar
• Aviateurs.Québec at the AQTA Congress held under the theme of the next generation
• Cross-country flight to the United States: a document to help you plan
• Aeronautical Information Manual, edition of March 23, 2023
• Annual General Meeting: April 22 via ZOOM
• Aviateurs.Québec virtual auction: an opportunity to make yourself better known
• Jeunes en vol à Saint-Jean: we are looking for pilots
• Career opportunities
• Your calendar
• Your virtual library

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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 his/her choice in North America, the Caribbean or Hawaii^*   (a value of $2,170).

Tickets for this draw will go on sale exclusively during the All You Can Eat Lobsters 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 a lot of assured.

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

* Certain conditions and blackout periods apply.

Soirée Jaser pour 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 the air transport industry. 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 - Pénurie de pilotes

Recency training sessions

Please note that we are adding an additional session at the Saint-Honoré airport on April 29th. To register for this training or another opportunity we offer, consult the text below.

April 15 at 9:00 a.m. at Joliette airport  - Risk management during the approach and landing phase. To register, click HERE

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.

Aviateurs.Québec at the AQTA Congress

Michel Chartier, president of Aviateurs.Québec, is at the annual AQTA convention in Quebec. This event is a must for companies and players in the air transport industry in Quebec. This year's theme is <The next generation at the heart of our concerns>. Our presence at this convention demonstrates that we fully intend to be able to do our part with our industry partners in this challenge of succession in the field of aviation.

We will report on this meeting in our next newsletter.

Flight-crossing to the United States: a document to help you plan

To consult this document, click on the image

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 will be sent to all members in good standing two weeks before the meeting.

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.

Only members in good standing can register by clicking 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

Career opportunities

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:

• Transport Canada Aviation Safety Bulletin 4/2022
• Aeronautical Information Manual, 23 March 2023
• Nav Canada Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP), March 23, 2023
• L'Aviateur magazine, March-April 2023 edition

Your banner photo 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

Functioning :

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.

AVIATEURS.QUÉBEC IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION 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."

TO CONTACT US :

CP 89022, CSP Malec, Montreal, QcH9C 2Z3

1-514-255-9998 / 1-877-317-2727 / info@aviateurs.quebec

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Friday: from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.