AVIATEUR EXPRESS # 929 – May 22,  2024

The photo in this edition of “Your photo in the newsletter banner” is by Stéphane Deshaies.

Congratulations to Stéphane for this photo taken at Lac d’Argile, QC

This photo will be among the finalists in January 2025 presented to an external jury determining the three winners of the photo competition trophies. She 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 about this competition

IN THIS EDITION:

  • Our 2024 auction is online. Several packages, equipment available
  • Reflecting on my instrument rating. Some thoughts from Michel Therrien
  • News from one of our partners: Lachute Aviation
  • Aviators insurance plan.Quebec
  • First Solo: Altitude Centre de l'aviation (CYSC)
  • Training program: Underwater evacuation, 10% discount for Aviateurs.Québec members
  • Mo bows out
  • Two Jeunes en vol events : Saint-Jean and Amos
  • Oshkosh 2024 - New procedures
  • NAV Canada: tutorials to tame CFPS
  • Our video-on-demand platform
  • Your virtual library

For the All-You-Can-Eat Lobster Benefit Dinner, we are back with our auction. We have two versions to offer you: virtual and shouted.

Take advantage of this auction to purchase plane tickets on Air Inuit and Pascan, a plane/helicopter ride, a training package, a discount on the maintenance of your plane, fuel vouchers and many other items, while helping to financially support Aviateurs.Québec.

The virtual version is online and will be available until 8:00 p.m. on May 25. 

The shouted version will be hosted during the lobster dinner evening by our friendly honorary president Gaston Lepage.

Aviateurs.Québec Auction 2024

Reflecting on my instrument rating

Michel Therrien, a pilot well known for his publications on the Ailes québécoise page (Facebook), shares with us his thoughts on his IFR training that he has just completed.

An interesting story that highlights the experience he had while following this training and the lessons learned.

To know more

Photos: Bernard Lavoie, Michel Therrien

News from one of our partners: Lachute Aviation

Congratulations to the Lachute Aviation flight school for winning the Pierre-Rivest Trophy awarded by the Quebec Air Transport Association (AQTA) for the best flight school in Quebec!

In the photo: Mr. François Vrana of Lachute Aviation and Mr. Éric Pinard, AQTA 704-705 director.

Photo: AQTA

First Solo: Altitude Aviation Center

Congratulations to Frédéric Lessard who has just completed his first solo at the flight school under the supervision of Jean-Christophe Rouleau, his instructor at Altitude Centre de l'aviation in Sherbrooke. He qualifies for a free one-year subscription to Aviateurs.Québec.

Good luck, Frédéric.

To find out more about Aviateurs.Québec’s First Solo program.

Mo bows out

Obviously we are talking here about Maurice Prudhomme who was retiring as founding president of COPA Flight 169. Mo leaves his place to the new president Michael Dixon.
Michael is also one of the founding members of Flight 169.

We want to highlight the many years of dedication that Maurice has given to the promotion of general aviation in Outaouais and more specifically to COPA Flight 169. His enthusiasm was and remains most communicative.

Mo's Fly-In will continue with the new fall version on October 26 and 27 and Maurice remains the honorary president.

Contribution: Richard C. Raymond, Vice-President COPA Flight 169

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It doesn't commit you to anything and you can compare!

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Oshkosh 2024 - New procedures

Are you planning to go to Oshkosh in July? Please note the new procedures that will be in effect for arrivals and departures to Oshkosh in 2024.

Procedures - Oshkosh

Photo: Shutterstock and Flyiing Magazine May 16, 2024

The next sessions will take place in Blainville, Hôtel Times :

  • May 24: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • May 25: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Please note that these sessions are open to everyone (member or non-member of Aviateurs.Québec).

On the other hand, if you are a member of Aviateurs.Québec, Aero-Formatech® offers you a 10% reduction on the price of a package which is $395. 

To find out more about this training, click HERE

To register, contact Aero-Formatech® directly by email:

info@aeroformatech.com

NAV Canada: Some tutorials on the AWWS 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

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:

  • Training for the purpose of updating knowledge and 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 in the Aviateurs.Québec store of the winner's choice.

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"To bring together and represent Quebec aviators in order to promote general aviation and flight safety, to promote its accessibility and protect the right to do so, to facilitate exchanges between members and to provide access to resources assistance, training and information."

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