Our winning photo of the contest Your photo in the banner of the newsletter is Michel Therrien. Congratulations to Michel for this beautiful capture of Mount Bromont at this special moment that is the golden hour.

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 #897 - March 1, 2023

IN THIS EDITION :

• Safety Capsule: Take-off performance data from your POH: are they reliable?
• Annual General Meeting: April 22 via ZOOM
• Casey (CSQ4) gives you an appointment next Saturday for a brunch
• News from one of our partners: Select Aviation
• Our Facebook page Vols d'accompagnement
• Career opportunities
• Two flight schools at Saint-Jean airport (CYJN)
• A memorable February: 4 RVAs and a training session
• We tested the capabilities of Chatgpt
• Your calendar
• Your virtual library

Safety Capsule: Take-off performance data from your POH: are they reliable?

Loss of control in flight (LOC-I) is one of the biggest causes of death in general aviation. Loss of control in flight can happen in any phase of flight, but is especially deadly during takeoff. Loss of control can be caused by engine failure or equipment failure, but often it is due to the inability to clear an obstacle during takeoff. It is important to correctly calculate the required take-off distance including the distance required to fly over an obstacle. Your POH contains performance data to calculate the required distances. But should you rely on this data?

To find out more, click HERE

Contrary to what had already been announced, the 2023 Annual General Meeting will be held in virtual mode via ZOOM. We want  to give the opportunity to all our members who are distributed throughout Quebec and those across the border to join us for this meeting.

The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. The agenda of the annual general meeting as well as the relevant documents will be sent to all members in good standing two weeks before the meeting.

So we give you an appointment. This will be our opportunity to update you on what we have accomplished over the past year, our financial situation and our plans for 2023.

Members in good standing can register by going to the Aviateurs.Québec website by clicking HERE

Casey gives you an appointment next Saturday for a brunch

News from one of our partners: Select Aviation

The Select Aviation team (Daniel Giraldo, Nathalie Fortin, Raphaëlle Rolland and Pierre-Alexandre Menguy) had the pleasure of meeting Alsim representatives at the Aeronautical Training and Professions Exhibition in Paris - Le Bourget from February 3 to 5. Alsim is the French manufacturer of the simulators we use at college for flight training.

Here is a short video that shows how Select Aviation, via one of these simulators, puts these student pilots to the test.

Our Facebook page Vols d'accompagnement

Our support program: an opportunity to encourage the next generation, offer coaching and experience the pleasure of flying.

Do you often fly alone? So why not offer your empty seat to a young pilot who will be able to gain additional experience to his training or to another experienced pilot?

To offer a seat or request a flight opportunity, visit our Facebook page by clicking on the following link:

Vols d'accompagnement

Photo: Kim Paulin

Career opportunities
Here are some career opportunities that might interest you.

Two flight schools at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Airport (CYJN)

Good news. The municipal council of the city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu has approved the arrival of two flight schools at the airport (CYJN). They should start operating this spring, once the necessary authorizations have been obtained from Transport Canada.

Click on the logos to learn more about these two flight schools.

Photo: Jean-Pierre Bonin

All-you-can-eat Lobster benefit dinner, May 27, 2023 at the Cabane à sucre D'Amours in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines

TICKETS ARE GOING FAST. DON'T MISS THIS RENDEZ-VOUS

Tickets for our classic All-you-can-eat Lobster fundraising dinner are available for $150 (taxes and tip included).

For you as a business owner, this is a unique opportunity to show your appreciation to your customers by reserving your own table!

Join the party, there's still time.

For your tickets, click HERE 

Consult our classifieds, click on the image

A memorable February: 4 RVAs and a training session

Aviateurs.Québec would like to congratulate and thank all the organizers of these unifying events. Organizing an RVA takes energy, time and a passion for aviation. Thank you for keeping general aviation alive. Thank you also to all the pilots who participated in these events. 

Our collaborators brought us photos of these RVAs which were held in February.

We tested the capabilities of Chatgpt.

Have you heard of Chatgpt ,  this new product developed by Open AI and funded at the cost of millions by Microsoft ? ChatGPT is a conversational agent prototype using artificial intelligence and specialized in dialogue.

We tested the capabilities of Chatgpt by asking him to explain to us the phenomenon of stalling in the turn that kills. The attached text is as provided to us by Chatgpt. We leave it to you to draw your own conclusions.

Send us your comments by writing to us at express@aviateurs.quebec

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:

• Transport Canada Aviation Safety Bulletin 4/2022
• Aeronautical Information Manual, 6 October 2022
• Nav Canada Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP), February 23, 2023
• Magazine L'Aviateur, January-February 2023 edition

Photo Contest 2023

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

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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 random draw 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."

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