AVIATEUR EXPRESS # 859 - September 29, 2021

IN THIS NUMBER :

  • Safety capsule:  The METAR
  • Chat tfor chat evening: October 12 at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom
  • Aeronautical Information Circular 23/21: Decommissioning of the VHF Direction Finder
  • Airmedic: an eloquent testimony
  • Report a Denial of Service from Nav Canada
  • Donate to the Vol d'un survivant
  • Two great fly-ins: Lac des Loups and ULM Quebec
  • Featured ad: Hangar for rent at Mirabel airport (CYMX)
  • Your virtual library.
  • Photo competition 2020-21

Safety capsule: The METAR
Source: Transport Canada

SPECI CYQB 061616Z 07021G27KT 15SM FEW003 BKN006 OVC016 04/04 A2989 RMK SF1SF6ST1 CIG RAG PRESFR SLP127 =

This METAR describes the conditions at the Quebec City airport on November 6, 2018, 11:16 am local.

Did you have difficulty deciphering this METAR?

The image above shows us the conditions at CYQB at the time this METAR was published.

We cannot always have a photo or the image of a web cam to help us visualize the weather conditions at our destination. Not always easy. Fortunately, there is also the plain language METAR that Nav Canada makes available. For this METAR translated into clear language, click HERE.

A reminder that the Aeronautical Information Manual has a whole section on weather. Consult him if you have any doubts about your interpretation of this kind of message .

At any time, you can consult the Nav Canada site for local, regional or national weather conditions. For this link, click HERE.

Aviateurs.Québec invites you to participate in our next Jaser pour jaser evening scheduled for Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom.

This mini-conference will focus on winterizing your aircraft. Our guest speaker will be Patrick Desjardins and will talk about dos and don'ts and tricks of the trade,

Patrick has extensive experience as an AME and holds M1 and M2 licenses. He was responsible for maintenance and manager of flight operations at Sélect Aviation in Drummondville from 2013 to 2017. He is now training coordinator at AAR in Trois-Rivières.

Registration is free for Aviators.Québec members and $ 20 for non-members. To register for this virtual meeting, click HERE.

Aeronautical Information Circular 23/21: Decommissioning of the VHF Direction Finder

VHF Direction Finding (VDF) is equipment installed at a number of FSSs and control towers. This equipment operates on preselected Very High Frequency (VHF) communication frequencies, which are specified in the Canada Flight Supplement (CFS) for the aerodromes where the equipment is installed. The airport controller or flight service specialist responsible for VDF operations has access to the information in digital form, which gives him a visual indication of the bearing of the aircraft relative to the VDF.

Well, no more direction finders. NAV Canada announced in the aeronautical information circular 23/21 that this service will be terminated on October 7. This announcement affects 3 airports in Quebec:

  • Rouyn-Noranda (CYUY)
  • Val-d'Or (CYVO)
  • St-Honoré (CYRC)

For the text of this circular, click HERE 

Source: AIM TP 14371 and Nav Canada

How Airmedic Saved My Life: Safety in Remote Areas

I am saved. Finally, I am in good hands. I'm not going to die today. Martin | Airmedic member

I was alone at my cottage on a Sunday morning when I had a heart attack. I called Airmedic straight away. As soon as the dispatcher told me that the team was coming to pick me up, a heavy weight fell from my shoulders.

I bought my chalet 5 years ago at Lac Souris in the Monts Valin and I immediately joined Airmedic. I bought a satellite phone and knew that one day this protection would save my life.

Due to my heart attack, I could not drive and the arrival overland for help would have taken far too long. So the second I saw the helicopter, I knew I was going to be taken care of and was going to be okay with it. The medical staff are able to take care of the patients. They are equipped with the right equipment.

The Airmedic team quickly picked me up and I was transported to the Chicoutimi hospital. When I arrived at the hospital, everything was ready: the operating room, the doctors, the staff. They gave me excellent service.

Thanks to Airmedic, I am here to testify.

A big thank you to the whole team. I received incredible service and follow-up. The on-site medical staff even came to visit me in the hospital when I was recovering. Thanks again to all the employees who saved my life. I'm searching for words. It hits you when you realize it's a heart attack, that it can quickly end in a situation like this in a remote area.

I hope to never see you again in such a circumstance, but today I'm glad to see you and you share my story.

A reminder that members of Aviateurs.Québec benefit from a 20% discount on the rates offered by Airmedic. To subscribe to an Airmedic subscription, click HERE.

Report a Denial of Service from Nav Canada

Throughout the year, COPA receives information about one of the air traffic services (ATS) units in the country that has refused them service. In order to help resolve these issues, we need factual information with some specific details. We have created the tool below to help pilots report operational denial of service or service disruption by Nav Canada. We encourage pilots to report these incidents so that we can provide this information to Nav Canada on behalf of our members. Pilots can access the tool by clicking on the following link:

Report a denial of service

Source: COPA

Donate to the cause Vol d'un survivant

Aviateurs.Québec is proud to be associated with the "Vol d'un survivant.  This event was created in 2011 by Hugo Desrochers. The purpose of this event is to raise funds for the benefit of young children of the CHU de Québec who are fighting against cancer. Hugo Desrochers is an airline pilot for Air Canada and himself battled leukemia at the age of 29.

Since 2018, the event has partnered with the Charles-Bruneau Foundation, an organization whose mission is to provide all children with cancer the best chances of recovery by funding research and supporting the development of projects dedicated to cancer. pediatric hemato-oncology.

You are invited to make a donation by clicking HERE

Two great fly-ins: Lac des Loups and ULM Quebec

Congratulations to the organizers and to all the participants for contributing to the vitality of general aviation.

To consult the photo albums of these two events, click on the image

September 18, O'Connell Trail, Lac des Loups

September 24-26: ULM Festival, St-Cuthbert aerodrome (CCU2 )

Correction - issue # 858, September 15

In our September 15 edition, we made a mistake in attributing credit to this photo. In fact it had been taken by Daniel Morissette and not Naor Cohen, as reported.

We apologize for this and pledge to be more rigorous in the future.

Featured ad: Hangar for rent at Mirabel airport (CYMX). Hangar de luxe 44X34 avec porte électrique 15X42 avec controle à distance. Disponible pour location pendant la période d’hiver. soit appr. 1er novembre au 30 avril

Click on the image for more information about this opportunity

Your virtual library

Here are links that will take you to the latest editions of some publications.

Click on the title of the publication to view and download it:

Aviateurs.Québec Photo Contest 2021

We have two winners for the August contest.

Congratulations to Benoit Séguin (photo on the left) and Yan David Guérette (photo on the right), tied winners of the August round of the Aviateurs.Québec photo contest! Benoit Séguin and Yan David Guérette earn a cap or a polo shirt.

The 2021 competition continues!

It's also the time to submit a photo or two for September!

We currently accept photos (aviation related, read regulations )

Send your photos to photos@aviateurs.quebec before September 30 at 10 p.m.

You can vote by clicking on the photo (or photos) of your choice e n ranging HERE

The winner will receive one of the following prizes: cap or polo shirt

In order to allow everyone to have the chance to win during the year, the same person cannot be declared winner of the month more than four (4) times during the year.

You also have until the same date to vote for any other photo of your choice!

The winning photos of the month and the photos having had the most "likes" during the year (up to a maximum of 20 in total and coming from "active" members [membership in good standing]) will be judged subsequently for determine the three winning photos. (See text below)

It's also the time to submit a photo or two for September!

We currently accept photos (aviation related, read regulations ) 

Send your photos to photos@aviateurs.quebec before September 30 at 10 p.m. 

You can still vote for any of your favorite photos from the year 2021 by clicking “Like or love” before January 11, 2022 by going to our  Facebook page

The price structure:

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

In order to allow everyone to have the chance to win during the year, the same person cannot be declared winner of the month more than four (4) times during the year.

The winning photos for each month plus the photos with the most votes during the year, up to a total of 20, will be finalists.

For a monthly round to be held, you must have received at least five photos, from at least three different photographers. Otherwise, the photos received are entered in the following month's round. 

The complete contest rules can be viewed HERE

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