Our winning photo of the photo contest is by Philippe Saulnier. Congratulations to Philippe for this photo taken from the cockpit of an Agusta AW139, a heli-ambulance operated by Ornge, Ontario.

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 # 901 - April 26, 2023

IN THIS NUMBER :

  • Safety Capsule: Carburetor Icing
  • 2023 Annual General Meeting
  • Transport Canada: Aviation Safety Letter, Edition 1/2023
  • Sierra Assurance and the Aviateurs.Québec insurance plan
  • Partnership with Air Canada and the Lobster All You Can Eat fundraising dinner
  • Welcome to a new partner: Municipality of des Bergeronnes
  • Soirée Jaser pour jaser: May 8 - Back in the air
  • New honorary member: Sylvain Dubé
  • Big weekend for recency training
  • First solo: Altitude Centre de l'aviation
  • May 7, 2023: NAV Canada VFR Presentation
  • Aviateurs.Québec virtual auction: an opportunity to make you better known
  • Your calendar
  • Your virtual library

Safety Capsule: Carburetor Icing

Here is an example of METAR (CYMX, April 26, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. local) which clearly demonstrates the weather conditions we have these days:

METAR CYMX 261400Z 23003KT 25SM BKN047 OVC080 06/01 A3023 RMK SC6AC2 SLP241=

Beautiful morning for a pleasure flight, but beware the temperature is 6C and the dew point is 1C. A perfect recipe for an intense carburettor icing situation, as shown by the following graph taken from document TP2228f_38 of Transport Canada.

This is what happened in this accident of October 9, 2003 in the vicinity of the Buttonville airport. The TSB concluded in their report ( TSB A03O0285 ) that:

  1. The temperature and dew point conditions present during the flight most likely resulted in carburetor icing, which caused a loss of engine power.
  2. As the engine began to lose power, the pilot turned on the carburetor heat, but noted that this resulted in an even greater loss of power, and turned off the carburetor heat before the hot air had time to melt the ice.

We invite you to consult TSB report A03O0285 for more information.

Photo: Transportation Safety Board

We held our Annual General Meeting last Saturday via Zoom. A great meeting that allowed us to inform participants about what we accomplished in 2022, our financial situation and our projects for 2023.

At this meeting, the members present elected the Board of Directors for 2023-24.

You missed this meeting and you are a member in good standing, you can view the progress of the general meeting as well as the documents that were discussed by clicking HERE .

Transport Canada has posted their latest issue of the Aviation Safety Letter magazine. A reminder also that the latest version of the Aeronautical Information Manual is available since March 23, 2023.

You can download them by clicking on the following links:

Aviation Safety NLetter, issue 1/2023

Aeronautical Information Manual, 23 March 2023 

Sierra Assurance and the Aviateurs.Québec insurance plan

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Thanks to Air Canada's generous contribution, we are launching a draw for <Win your dream trip>. 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 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 assured.

Tickets will be available at a cost of $50 for one ticket and $100 for three.

HURRY, THERE ARE ONLY A FEW TICKETS REMAINING FOR THE ALL-YOU-SEE LOBSTER DINNER.

TO GET IT, GO TO OUR SITE www.aviateurs.quebec

Welcome to a new partner: the municipality of des Bergeronnes

We welcome as a corporate member to the municipality of des Bergeronnes . Their support for Aviateurs.Québec is a pledge of support in our mission which is to promote general aviation and aviation safety. Thank you to the Municipal Council of Les Bergeronnes for their trust.

Bergeronnes is a picturesque and dynamic municipality, located in the regional county municipality of La Haute-Côte-Nord, in the administrative region of Côte-Nord. The municipality of des Bergeronnes is a major tourist attraction in Quebec. The municipality of Les Bergeronnes is also known to airmen for its airfield (CTH3).

And precisely, to introduce you to the region, the municipality is organizing a major aerial meeting on July 22 and 23. We invite you to fly to a northern horizon with the Ailes du Nord RVA!



On July 22 and 23, 2023, come and camp under the wings of your planes on the CTH3 aeronautical runway in des Bergeronnes. Enjoy the view of the river and listen carefully: perhaps you will have the chance to hear the breath of our whales?

Join us for an unforgettable weekend where you can enjoy a tasty lamb barbecue, a captivating musical show, an exciting aviation film and many other activities.

Whether you are an aviation enthusiast or simply looking for a unique outdoor experience, this weekend promises to be filled with adventure, fun and discovery. Save these dates in your calendar now for this exceptional gathering of the Ailes du Nord!

May 8, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. - Soirée Jaser pour jaser: Back in the airwith Ghislain Buisson, Québec Aéronature

Come join Ghislain Buisson from Québec Aéronature who will share with you his experience as a seaplane pilot and his return in the air theisspring. We'll talk about the do's and don'ts.

An appointment not to be missed. This conference is open to all : members and non-members.

To register, follow the following link: Talking for Talking Evening, May 8 at 7:30 p.m.

New honorary member: Sylvain Dubé

Sylvain has been a member of Aviateurs.Québec since February 2016. He has his PPL license and is a member of the Experimental Aircraft Club of Sherbrooke.

He is the founder and owner of the AVPBOX site: a video-on-demand platform that we use to deliver our online training.

Initially, this platform could only offer the video-on-demand service, similar to Netflix, without being able to meet Transport Canada's requirements, which were that we had to be able to certify that the viewing of a training video was made from start to finish.

Modifications to the platform were made by Sylvain. These changes allowed us to have this training platform certified by Transport Canada (a first in Canada) and we are very proud of it.

For the services rendered by Sylvain Dubé, Aviateurs.Québec named him an honorary member.

Thanks Sylvain.

Big weekend for recency training

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

First solo: Patrice at Altitude Center de l'aviation (CYSC)

Congratulations to Patrice for his well-deserved SOLO and to his instructor Xavier from the Altitude Center de l'aviation (CYSC) flight school .

Patrice qualifies for a free one-year subscription to Aviateurs.Québec. This membership gives him access to all the advantages of a regular subscription, for a full year. To find out more, click HERE.

You recently completed your first solo, contact us at 514-255-9998/1-877317-2727 or at info@aviateurs.Québec to confirm your subscription.

The presentation by NAV Canada specialists will be offered virtually on TEAMS.

To learn more and get the login code, 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 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:

" 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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