The photo in this edition of “Your photo in the newsletter banner” is by Denis Van Sterthem.

Congratulations to Denis for this photo taken from Lac de la Falaise in Saint-Michel des Saints.

This photo will be among the finalists in January 2025 presented to an external jury determining the three winners of the photo competition trophies. He will also be eligible for the end-of-year draw for ten prizes from ALL photos received.

To see all the photos from the 2024 Photo Competition

You too could have your photo put in the banner of our newsletter and our Facebook page. To send us your photos, write to us at photos@aviateurs.quebec

Check out the details here

AVIATEUR EXPRESS #921 – January 31, 2024

IN THIS EDITION:

  • Safety capsule: Zoléo user? Be careful, it could happen to you
  • Benefit dinner: All-you-can-eat lobsters. Air Canada returns as our main partner.
  • Transport Canada: AAIR mandatory again
  • Congratulations to Bernard Gervais who is appointed  Executive Director at Northern Air Transport Association (NATA)
  • Photo Competition 2023: The winners of the draw
  • News from one of our partners: Harnois Énergies
  • We welcome a new corporate member: École nationale d'aéronautique
  • St-Cuthbert (CCU2): the runway is ready for ski flying
  • Select Aviation (CYND) Open House, February 10
  • Sierra Assurance and the Aviateurs.Québec insurance plan
  • Training program: Underwater evacuation, 50% discount for Aviateurs.Québec members
  • RVA on skis to come
  • Our video-on-demand platform
  • Your virtual library

Safety capsule: Zoléo user? Be careful, it could happen to you.

Some of you use this type of device when in flight or outside accessible areas for security reasons. It is also very useful for sharing your flight route or tracking with your friends. For my part, I also use it when I snowmobile. Having changed snowmobiles, unfortunately, my device got stuck under the handlebars. The HIC, he stuck and activated the SOS button. The SOS button stuck on, you cannot close the device. So in constant SOS mode.

Being on a snowmobile, I did not respond to the verification calls. Imagine that my 2 emergency responders (my son and my daughter) also never responded to calls received seeing the information on their display. When I stopped for gas and checked my calls, " the only thing visible on our displays was ":

617-459-4200 Boston Massachusetts

I spoke about it with Philippe Paul from Philcomm Satellite, one of our corporate members at Aviateurs Québec, so that he could communicate with Zoleo to improve everything. In the meantime, if you use a Zoleo device, I advise you to advise your respondents to add this telephone number 617-459-4200 with the name: ZOLEO EMERGENCY to their contact list.

A contribution from Michel Chartier

Photo Competition 2023: The winners of the draw

We remind you that the 2023 photo competition had two components to reward participants.

  • At the end of the year, the photos that were chosen as the banner in 2023 were submitted to an external jury to determine the three winning photographers. The results will be announced at the annual general meeting on April 6.

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

  • 10 other winners were determined by drawing among ALL photographers who participated during the year 2023. This drawing took place during the monthly meeting of the board of directors on January 23. The winners are:

  • Robert Berthiaume
  • Marc Bisson
  • Robert Collard
  • Peter Jarry
  • Mario Masse
  • Frédérick Piché
  • Philippe Saulnier
  • Jean Schurger
  • Louis Vaillancourt
  • Patrick Vergobbi

Congratulations to the winners. They will receive a $55 gift certificate applicable toward a membership renewal or any purchase in the Aviateurs.Québec store.

The photo competition for 2024 is now open. Come on, participate by sending us your photos to photos@aviateurs.quebec

Benefit dinner: All-you-can-eat lobsters. Air Canada returns as main partner.

Thanks to Air Canada who once again offer us their partnership this year for the Benefit Dinner: Lobsters All You Can Eat which will be held on May 25 at the D'Amours Sugar Shack, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines.

In fact, Air Canada is offering us two (2) round-trip tickets to travel within North America, to the West Indies, or Hawaii (excluding Mexico City) in economy class (certain restrictions apply) . Tickets for this draw will be sold exclusively during the fundraising dinner at a price of $60 each.

Let's say that your chances of winning this trip will be better than 6/49, but you will have to be present at the fundraising dinner. If you have not yet purchased your tickets for the fundraising dinner, act quickly, as the number of available places is quickly diminishing.

Tickets for our classic All-you-can-eat Lobster Benefit Dinner are available for $150 per person (tip included). 

I buy my tickets for the Benefit Dinner: All-you-can-eat lobsters 

Transport Canada: AAIR mandatory again

In April 2023, Transport Canada (TC) informed aircraft owners of the temporary suspension of the Annual Airworthiness Information Report (AAIR) with exemption RCN-003-2023 . Aircraft owners were then advised to retain their 2022 RAINA data as it would be required at a later date.

At the beginning of January, you should have received an email from Transport Canada informing you of the complete reopening of the AAIR portal, and that you will have until March 30, 2024 to submit two years of data (2022 and 2023) in order to to meet the RAINA requirements for 2024.

To find out more and connect to the Transport Canada portal

We have a quick survey we would like you to participate in. We invite you to go to the French version of this newsletter where you will find this survey. Thank you for your collaboration.

Congratulations to Bernard Gervais who is appointed Executive Director at Northern Air Transport Association (NATA)

We want to congratulate Bernard Gervais, our vice-president of communications, who has just been appointed executive director for the Northern Air Transport Association (NATA).

The Association represents northern air carriers in the decision-making process affecting transportation in northern Canada with the goals of: 

  • -  Promoting a safe and efficient air transportation network in the North.
  • - Defending the North's positions in terms of air transport.
  • - Establishing and maintaining partnerships within industry, as well as with governments and other interested parties.

There is no doubt that NATA will only benefit from the services of a professional like Bernard. We wish him every success in this new challenge. Please note, and we thank him for his decision, he remains on our board of directors as vice-president, communications.

Learn more about NATA

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News from one of our partners: Harnois Énergies

Harnois Énergies (HÉ) has entered into an agreement to acquire Groupe Suroît . This transaction will allow HÉ to optimally serve the South Shore of Montreal, in addition to consolidating its position as a leader in the energy sector.

In the photo (l to r): Serge Harnois, president and CEO of HÉ and Marquis Jr Grégoire, president and CEO of Groupe Suroît.

To find out more about this agreement

We welcome a new corporate member: École nationale d'aéronautique

We are pleased to announce that the board of directors, at its meeting on January 23, approved free of charge the appointment of the École nationale d'aéronautique as a corporate member.

This decision by the board of directors aims to highlight the contribution of the ENA to the promotion of aviation in Quebec and its long tradition of cooperation with Aviateurs.Québec.

To find out more about ENA

Photo: François Roy, La Presse

RVA on skis to come

Our video-on-demand platform

You want to improve your skills as a pilot or simply comply with regulatory requirements. We have what you need. Video training that you can watch at your leisure, from the comfort of your home and it's free for members of Aviateurs.Québec. We offer 2 types of training:

  • Recency training which is approved by Transport Canada
    • Risk management during the approach and landing phase
    • Flight in winter
  • General interest training. We offer these training courses on Foreflight:
    • Initial setting
    • Flight planning
    • Weight and balance
    • Visual approach
    • Installing a PDF document in Foreflight.

How to get there ? Easy !

  1. By going to the home page of the Aviateurs.Québec website
  2. By then clicking on the quick link Training – Video on demand
  3. That's it, you will then have access to our online training video library .
  4. Then follow the instructions to view your training.

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

  • PLACE where the photo was taken
  • The NAME of the PHOTOGRAPHER
  • YOUR FULL NAME (note that only members in good standing can participate)
  • You have read and accept the complete regulations 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 competition.

For subsequent editions of the newsletter, the photo chosen will be 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 random draw among ALL photographers who participated during the year: $55 credit applicable towards a membership renewal or a purchase im the Aviateurs.Québec boutique.

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