AVIATEUR EXPRESS #959 - July 9 , 2025 

The photo in this edition of “Your photo as a newsletter banner” is from Ron Gosselin.

Congratulations to Ron for this photo .

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:

  • Safety Capsule: Carburetor Icing. Yes, even in summer!
  • TSB Report A24Q0053: Loss of engine power and collision with terrain
  • Saint-Hyacinthe Airport: MF Frequency Change
  • AQTA: Career Day
  • News from one of our partners: Groupe Robin
  • The AIR series (4th season) returns to TVA Sports in the fall
  • Photo reports by Jean-Pierre Bonin on two recent RVAs
  • Aviateurs Quebec Insurance Plan
  • RVA Les Ailes du Nord, The Bergeronnes 
  • Les Bergeronnes Aerodrome (CTH3)
  • Calendar
  • Do you know the Brome Lake Museum?
  • Discover our Classifieds section
  • 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

Safety Capsule: Carburetor Icing. Yes, even in summer!

We know this, but we must repeat this message about the possibility of carburetor icing even in summer. The following graph shows a possible area of carburetor icing in summer conditions. Be vigilant, monitor METARs.

News from one of our partners: the Robin Group

Thanks to Jean-Pierre Bonin for these two photo reports

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 CFPS 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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