- MEETINGS
Every first Wednesday eve of the month, in the new Emergency Response building.
Club meeting Febr 1, 2012:
Basic Instrument flying for the VFR pilot by Bill.
AI: your friend, back up is the electric TC. Know your air speeds, corresponding power/RPM, pitch picture as well as resulting rates of descent and climb. Know your heading out of inadvertent IMC and trust your AI and or TC. Train and train more.
Club meeting Jan 4th, 2012:
- OWT #4: “Carb-icing only when it is cold and you are in the clouds”. Michael W discussed the types of frame ice, how to predict, detect and monitor the development, the effect on performance, remedies to save your life.
- Pitot heat: on always, when the dew point spread is less than 5 degrees some advise.
- Carb heat: on if below the green arc of the RPM/tachometer and in the event of icing conditions where you notice a slight drop in in flight RPM (fixed prop) and of course if the engine stumbles as your rectal sphincter will attest to. It might take a few minutes to melt the ice and allow unrestricted airflow into the carb. Carb heat stays on till out of the icing conditions. (Some recommend to lean a bit as carb heat will enrichen your mix). C/S prop drivers: watch your carb ice temp probe.
- Some great websites shared: Climate Prediction Center, Flight line.com, ADDS in the USA.
Club meeting May 3rd, 2011
- OWT#3: “keep up airspeed and you won’t stall”. Various types of stalls discussed. The deadliest: base to final, slight tailwind, overshoot , acute banking and inside rudder to get the nose around, back on the stick to hold me up to salvage the approach and then the final touch: upper wing aileron raised to arrest the acute banking. Low, slow and cross controlled. Trouble for sure.
- Spiral dive recovery: does it make sense to POWER, PUSH, RUDDER, ROLL and ease out the dive as in: power off, then stick slightly forward to off load wings, level the wings and ease out of the dive? The jury is out.
Club meeting April 05, 2011
- OWT #2: Never fly over square. Not so, just follow your POH. This myth is a left over from old radial engine times.
- Revisited LOP issue. 50 degrees lean or rich of peak is both 50 degrees temperature from peak. At 50 d lean of peak: no harm to your engine as there is less fuel, less combustion and less internal cylinder pressure. At 50 degree ROP: here you have enough fuel to cool the cylinder down to this temperature, but at this fuel mixture and resultant combustion, you have the highest internal cylinder pressure. This pressure is likely the reason for burnt exhaust valves when the high pressure hot air that “blow torches” past the exhaust valve opening.
- Cap n Ron:”Peak CHT is the worst place to be, but that’s about 75 rich of peak EGT. OTOH, peak EGT is a very good place to be for most carbureted engines, as it provides an excellent balance of power, economy, and smoothness (carbureted engines being somewhat intolerant of runnin all cylinders lean of peak EGT due to the inherent unevenness of the fuel/air mix in the various cylinders).”
- Airport Appreciation Day planning discussed. Effort to get the kids involved.
- Fly out to Elko/Sparwood.
Club meeting March 03 , 2011
OWT #1. Leaning LOP burns valves and costs you lots of money. Watched and discussed “LOP” as per Mike Bush’s Webinar. Not many converts as the 40 to 50 year old POH’s, mechanics, personal experience and anecdotes still rule.
Club meeting October 6th, 2010
- The new Airport Manager, Aaron will be talking to us about his past aviation experiences and some of the plans he has for the future. Great talk on past experiences and current commercial operation as well as their planned flight school that will start up Jan, 2011.
- Michael will give a brief talk about I.F.R. “Everything you wanted to know about I.F.R but where afraid to ask”. Very informative and hats of to those brave soles that can trust their eyes and not their butt and ears!
- Continue our discussions concerning the role of the Flying Club at next year’s open house.- We would like to provide more items of interest to the younger people attending the open house.Therefore we are planning to display some dioramas with model airplanes and have a quiz concerning details to be observed of the various airplanes.-A colouring contest for the younger kids?
- It is time to start organizing the traditional Fly past on the 11th November. Michael will take the lead as coordinator. Some training runs to be scheduled this month.
Creston Airport Appreciation Day
Victoria Day May 23rd, 2011
- Target audience: Creston Valley people
- Time: 10h00 – 15h00
- Eyes to the skies, Flight over town: 09h15
- Welcoming words.
- Master plan: Static presentation
- Displays
◦ Static exhibition
▪ CASARA , (RCMP, Fire Department , Ambulance only if there is interest)
▪ Bear Air Flight school
▪ Air Cadets if any interest
▪ Radio Control: Paragliding: Vincent
. Rotary wing
▪ Fixed wing
- C-140/150/172/177/195, Lake, Kitfox, Super Cub, Maule, J3 Cub, Tomahawk, Morane Saulnier, Beaver, Cavalier/Monocoach, Hyperlight, Citabria, Duchess, R44, Meridian
▪ Sightseeing flights no host
▪ Demonstration flight:
- Rotary hover and auto rotation
- Fixed wing Slip, Power-off Landing, Spiral Descent, Low and Over, Short Field Take-off, Grass , Wheel landing
▪ Kids: Paper plane folding and distance or flight aloft, Diorama
- Concession
- Tractor ride
- Raffle Tickets draw for free flight at 12:00; 13:00; 14:00
- ACTIVITIES
Remembrance Day Nov 11th, 2011 fly over
Michael to lead the bunch in the Beaver. Pilots soon to be contacted for a review of procedures an details.
Remembrance flight for Volker
Went well. Thanks to those who organized and flew his ashes to Volker’s favorite spot. resting spot.
Seal coating: Thursday 16th 08:00, done. Thanks for all the volunteers that showed up to make this happen. New kid on the block: Congratulations to Bill with the great looking Citabria. Lots of upside down fun! Painting the hangar white and green, to start soon.Airport Appreciation Day 2011: Dreaming and scheming can start now. Air force static display? Your opinion sought. Remembrance Day Fly by: November 11th, 2010. Had a lot of fun. 5 planes involved of which two float planes and a spectacular break away, flying the “missing man”, lead to much appreciated feedback from many.
Fly out 2011: Late Volker: ” Just don’t talk about it, do it!”
COPA FLY INS:
Canmore May 30th, 2011: Breakfast Fly in.Approx 380 NM there (Pincher) and 360 back (Radium). Two day trip with a stop over at Fairmont Hotspring for soak and lunch.
May 30, Camrose, AB (CEQ3): Flight 137 56th Annual Fly-In Breakfast from 7 a.m. to 12 noon. Hearty western Breakfast $7, expecting over 100 aircraft. One of the largest, longest running Fly-Ins in Western Canada. Everyone welcome. For more information please contact Barry Graham, grahamb@cable-lynx.net.
May 1, Red Deer, AB: Our annual Fly-In / Drive-In pancake breakfast will be held at the Sky Wings hangar from 8 a.m. until noon. No Rust Remover this year. Airplane rides at a cost of $25 per seat will be available at Sky Wings for “Old Buzzards” and others! For more information please contact Bert Lougheed at 403-350-5511. Visit our website at www.reddeerflyingclub.org.
May 1, Pitt Meadows, BC (CYPK): 99s Poker Run. Rescheduled from Fall of 2010. Open to all pilots…everyone welcome. Abbotsford, Boundary Bay, Chilliwack, Delta Airpark, Langley, Squamish, Victoria, Pitt Meadows (terminus). Lots of fun & prizes; funds raised go towards aviation scholarships and projects. Rain date: May 15. Watch for a poster on our website www.bccoast99s.com or call Raeleen, 604-837-4148.
May 7, Springhouse, BC (CAQ4): COPA Flight 21 COPA for Kids. For more information, please contact Dave Ireland d.ireland@shaw.ca
May 8, Sundre, AB: COPA Flight 146, the Sundre airport’s 25th year will be honoured at the Mothers Day Fly in Breakfast from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Honoured guests: Paddy Munro, Reeve of Mountain View County – Syd Vollmin, Mountain View County Reeve in 1985 – Norman Cummins, first Captain COPA Flight 146 (2006). For more information please contact Mountain View Pilots and Flying Association/Sundre Flying Club President Bryce Schacher, 403-556-1369, bryces@telus.net, or Alf & Norma Bicknell, 403-638-9001, anbic@telus.net.
May 8, Cache Creek, BC (AZ5): 12th Annual Fly-In Breakfast from 8:30 a.m. until noon. Located at the Cache Creek Airport, 50 miles west of Kamloops and 1 ½ hours from Chilliwack. Everyone welcome flying or driving. For more information please contact Andy Anderson, 250-453-2281, 250-457-7333 or ashirl@telus.net.
May 14, Chilliwack Airport, BC: Fly Market and Swap Meet. Sponsored by EAA Chapter 1477 and the Chilliwack Flying Club. Flying events. BBQ. Bring your aviation junk – tables available. Bring your wallet – leave with your aviation treasure. For more information please contact Joe Martin, joemartinca@shaw.ca.
May 14, Delta, BC (CAK3): COPA Flight 5 COPA for Kids with a rain date of May 15, 2011. For more information, please contact Bruce Prior, 604-437-4219 or email b.prior@ieee.org. Visit the website at http://copa5.wordpress.com
May 14, Rocky Mountain House, AB: COPA Flight 166 COPA for Kids with a rain date of May 15, 2011. For more information, please contact Alan Acker at 403-845-0978 or email ala@ghgsolutionscorp.ca
May 15, Barrhead, AB (CEP3): 2nd Annual Fly-In/Drive-In Breakfast from 0800-1100. Located Barrhead Johnson Airport. Fuel 100 LL available, 3500×100 asphalt, 123.2 com. Plenty of aircraft parking. For more information please contact Peter, 780-915-1569, pstupniski@xplornet.com.
May 22, Westlock, AB (CES4): COPA Flight 61, St. Albert Flying Club Nav/Dash Fun Event. Precision flying exercise around a course and a complimentary BBQ to follow. Pilot briefing 9 a.m. in terminal building. Join us for a fun day of flying. Rain date Monday, May 23. For more information please contact Ben Strafford, 780-458-1606, larandben@cruzinternet.com.
May 23, Creston, BC (CAJ3): Airport Appreciation Day. Cerston Airport, N49 02 13, W 116 29 54. Breakfast and lunch served, static displays of airport users. Fly-in visitors welcome. Spring fair in town this weekend. For more information please contact Rudi Kroon, 250-428-5047. Visit http://www.crestonairport.ca/.
May 28, Prince George, BC (CYXS): COPA Flight 79 Annual Fly in Drive in Breakfast. Central B.C. Flying Club is hosting the second annual Breakfast starting 8:30ish at the clubhouse Located at the south end of the ramp at CYXS. For more information, please contact Gordon Jack, 250-565-5400 or email gordjack@telus.net
May 30, Camrose, AB (CEQ3): Flight 137 56th Annual Fly-In Breakfast from 7 a.m. to 12 noon. Hearty western Breakfast $7, expecting over 100 aircraft. One of the largest, longest running Fly-Ins in Western Canada. Everyone welcome. For more information please contact Barry Graham, grahamb@cable-lynx.net.