AVIATEUR EXPRESS #967 - October 29, 2025 

The photo in this edition of "Your photo as the newsletter banner" is by Robert Collard.

Congratulations to Robert for this photo taken at Aeroventure Casey 2025. This photo  will be among the finalists in January 2026, presented to an external jury who will determine the three winners of the photo contest trophies. It will also be eligible for the year-end drawing for one of ten prizes from among ALL the photos received.

To see all the photos from the 2025 Photo Contest

You too could have your photo featured in the banner on our newsletter and our Facebook page.

Discover the details of this competition

IN THIS EDITION:

  • Safety Capsule: Nighttime Acuity
  • Transport Canada: Aeronautical Information Manual
  • Two events are being added to the 2026 calendar.
  • Aviateurs Québec Insurance Plan
  • Welcome to a new partner: Vision Pro Performance Aeroclub
  • Featured classified ad: Hangar for rent in Mirabel
  • First solo: Alicia realizes her dream
  • Bell Textron: Training on new technologies in modern helicopters
  • Death of a giant of bush flying in Quebec: Jean Tremblay
  • News from our partners: Altitude Centre de l'Aviation Centre and Québec Aeronautics
  • Underwater egress training
  • The AIR series: A final "show" for Martin Hivon
  • Discover our Classified Ads section
  • Calendar
  • What's new at the Aviators Quebec store
  • Nav Canada's SPACES app on phone or tablet
  • Transport Canada: TC AIR, a mobile application
  • Your virtual library

Transport Canada has put online the latest edition of the Aeronautical Information Manual, TP 14371, valid from October 2, 2025 to March 19, 2026.

You can download it by clicking on the following link:

Here we go! We're already adding two events to our 2026 calendar.

Welcome to a new partner: Vision Pro Performance Aeroclub

We welcome Vision Pro Performance Flying Club, based in Saint-Jean (CYJN) and Trois-Rivières (CYRQ). Vision Pro Performance Flying Club offers a new way to fly in Quebec. We sincerely thank them for their support. To learn more, click on the image.

News from our partners: Altitude Centre de l'aviation an Québec Aeronature

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

New in the Aviators Quebec shop:
A book by Richard Saint-George - I am interested in the technology and maintenance of light aircraft.

Richard Saint-George's book is available exclusively from the Aviateurs.Québec store.

To order your copy

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