AVIATEUR EXPRESS # 792 - MARCH 6, 2019

THE LOBSTER DINNER IS MAY 25, 2019

True to its tradition, Aviateurs.Québec invites you to its annual lobster dinner. This year, we are moving to the south shore of Sainte-Madeleine at La Madeleine Golf Club .

This dinner will also be an opportunity for all to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the APBQ and those who helped make it an association that has become Aviateurs.Québec, the largest French-speaking group of pilots in the Americas.

For the third year we will have our silent auction on the internet as well as a live auction that will be hosted by the friendly Gaston Lepage.

Tickets for dinner are on sale on our site  for $ 85 / person. You can also book a table for $ 800.

Hurry up, tickets go fast and these introductory prices will not last.

CONTRIBUTE TO OUR AUCTIONS

In order to raise funds, we are setting up an electronic silent auction next May. This auction will also be complemented by a live auction at the Lobster Dinner. These funds will be used to maintain the activities and services provided by Aviateurs.Québec.

The electronic silent auction will be available on smartphone from May 20 until May 25 in the evening. This type of auction allows anyone, no matter where they are, to bet from their cell phone. Bidding warnings are made by text message.

Sponsors will receive a mention of their participation in our various media as well as at the Lobster Dinner. A cell-based display area is also available to our contributors. By accepting to participate, you will have the opportunity to promote your brand image and your products and services to a wide audience of pilots throughout Quebec. In fact, everywhere from the web.

To let us know your participation, contact secretariat@aviateurs.quebec.

Photo: Signature Pro.

LAC-À-LA-TORTUE CELEBRATES 100 YEARS!

June 8, 1919 marked the birth of bush aviation in Canada. That day pilot Stuart Graham put his Curtiss HS-2L G-CAAC on the waters of Lac-à-la-Tortue. A first in Canada.

To celebrate this anniversary, Tourisme Shawinigan in collaboration with Aviateurs.Québec and the Mauricie Pilots Association are planning a weekend of celebrations on June 7, 8 and 9. The program is to be finalized. We will keep you informed via this newsletter and our Facebook page.

In the meantime, to learn more about this historic event, we suggest you consult the following links:

The HS-2L first bush plane in Canada

Canada's first bush driver

G-CAAC

Photo: Canadian Museum of Aviation and Space

WE ARE BACK AT SUMMER TIME

Hard to believe, but we will soon return to summer time (Eastern Daylight Saving Time). Well yes, in the night from Saturday to Sunday we advance our clocks.

And that also means that for the next few months, this is the number you will need to use to get Universal Time (UTC) from your local time (Eastern time zone).

NEW  BUSINESS HOURS FOR THE FBO IN SAINT-JEAN (CYJN)

The association of pilots and hangar owners in Saint-Jean informs us that the opening hours of the FBO are being extended. Over 1,000 hours of additional service are hence added.

Check their website for more information.

 

Photo: APPH CYJN

THE THIRTEENTH RVA AT MO BY AN IDEAL WEATHER

Photos: Jean-Pierre Bonin

It will be a winter we will remember. Three winter RVAs and none having been able to accommodate aircraft on wheels. Maurice was still ready to welcome the aircraft on skis or rotary wing to celebrate in large this 30th RVA. The chili (excellent as always!) Was prepared, the temperature was just below zero and even the sun was at the rendezvous. At least nine aircraft on wheels flew over us and we would think they would have liked to join the 29 ground units (including two helicopters). The surrounding streets lacked room to park and some certainly walked a good distance to join this beautiful holiday.

Given the strong winds of the following days, Mother Nature has made amends for the festivities of Mauritius. It was missing only some of you but you will have your chance next year, Mauritius announcing its 31st for February 29, 2020!

Contributed by Jean-Pierre Bonin

See images of: 

Jean-Pierre Bonin 

Joe Letourneau 

Stacey Lynne McCue

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS COMING, GO AHEAD AND REGISTER

GAS REBATE TO OUR MEMBERS

A reminder that our members benefit from gasoline discounts at many airports in Quebec.

For a list of these airports, visit our website.

DO YOU KNOW OUR FACEBOOK PAGE?

Our Facebook page is informative about general aviation topics and in particular about what might be of interest to our members and those who are waiting to become so.

This is also the place where Jean-Pierre Bonin, our loyal collaborator, places the photos submitted as part of the Photo Contest.

We invite you to visit it and why not not register.

PHOTO COMPETITION 2019

PHOTO COMPETITION 2019

The 2019 contest is on!

We are currently accepting photos (related to aviation, read the regulations) for the March round.

Send your photos to photos@aviateurs.quebec before March 29 at 10pm.

As of March, you will be able to vote for any of your favorite photos throughout the year 2019.

To vote, you go to this  link Facebook  , and then you click on the photo (or photos) of your choice!

If you are not a Facebook member, you can see the pictures (without voting) i ci

Prizes for the contest

Grand annual winner: $ 75 gift certificate plus
2nd and 3rd annual trophy : $ 25 gift certificate plus trophy
Monthly winners: Cap or T-shirt or gift certificate $ 10

Gift certificates can be cumulated over the year. In order to allow everyone to have the chance to win during the year, the same person can not be declared winner of the month more than four (4) times in the year. Monthly and annual gift certificates can be accumulated for a maximum of $ 105

For a monthly round to be held, you must have received at least five photos, from at least three different photographers (new in 2018). Otherwise, the photos received are entered in the next month's round. The total number of photos in the final remains at 20.

Winning photos of the month and photos with the most "likes" during the year (up to a total of 20) will be judged later to determine the three winning photos.

You can vote for any of your favorite photos throughout the year 2019. The winning photos of 2019 will be determined by an external juror during the month of January 2020 (see rules) and unveiled at the Annual General Meeting ( AGA) 2020.

To participate

Any photo submitted must be accompanied by the following information:

  • Name and name of the member submitting the photo
  • Membership number (in good standing)
  • Name and name of the person who took the picture (ATTENTION) if this person is not the member transmitting the photo, you certify by submitting the photo that the author is aware and agree to participate in the contest.)
  • The member must also certify that the photographer is not a professional photographer (the photograph does not earn more than 50% of his annual income)
  • Title of the photo
  • Location of the photo
  • The photographer authorizes the contest coordinator to crop my photo, if possible, in case the horizon is visibly crooked.

The "usual" corrections made in post-processing (slight color correction, cropping, straightening, light filtering to increase the sharpness ...) are accepted. Excessive manipulation may be refused by the contest administrator who will then ask for the photo to be re-submitted after "normalization" of the editing parameters.


The photographer authorizes Aviateurs.Québec to use the photos submitted as part of the contest for his publications (Aviateur and L'Aviateur Express magazines, website, Facebook page, Flickr album and other official publications of Aviateurs.Québec) . This partial assignment of rights implies that the photographer remains fully the owner of the rights in the transmitted photos and that they may be used by the author at any time for publication, broadcast or otherwise in any other media or platform. of diffusion.


The photographer must transmit his files in high resolution. Photos smaller than 1024 pixels wide (landscape format) or tall (portrait format) will not be accepted.

Please note: We had to refuse photos in the past, often transmitted by iPhone, in format too small. Please, make sure that you take and transmit your photos in high resolution format.

Important note: all members in good standing of Aviateurs.Québec (registered or not on Facebook) can enter the contest.

Contest rules can be viewed HERE  

Contribution by Jean-Pierre Bonin

AVIATEURS.QUÉBEC

AVIATORS.QUÉBEC IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT MISSIONS TO:

"Consolidate and represent the airmen of Quebec to promote general aviation and flight safety, to promote accessibility and to protect the right to it, to facilitate the exchange between members and to give access to resources help, training and information. "

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