COPA Flight 59 news - Cornwall Flying Club

COPA Flight 59 news
THE CORNWALL FLYING CLUB
Established 1971
COPA Flight Since 1997
www.copaflight59cfc.ca
JANUARY 2016 Vol. 5, No.1
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Barry Franklin, Editor Submissions: barry.franklin@sympatico.ca
Due Date for the March 1st 2016 Issue: February 28th.
* Note: Under the leadership of the new Executive, CFC activities have increased to the point where we have
moved from a quarterly to a bimonthly newsletter. Good work guys!
The PRESIDENT’S CORNER
Earle DePass, Captain, COPA Flight 59 - January 2016.
What an incredible winter…no snow, a green Christmas then a snowstorm to bring in the New Year, show
a bit of a turbulent ride! Looking back on 2015 I feel that our 45-year old Cornwall Flying Club/COPA 59
had an incredible year with a less turbulent flight!
Our 10 general meetings held in the trailer were first rate with so many interesting guest speakers!
These meetings allowed our members to enjoy great fellowship and camaraderie at least once a month. I
am truly appreciative of the many additional, social events hosted by so many club members. These
events have added so much character to our club! Of special mention are; the winter hangar breakfast
hosted by Barry Franklin, the summer BBQ hosted by Ross and Doreen Holden at their home, the spring
Transport Canada Safety Seminar hosted by Fergie Legge as well as our mid-summer Poker Run hosted
by Steve Small and family. These are just some of the events our members took the time and trouble to
host and have helped our club to club stand out in Eastern Ontario.
I thank last year’s executive consisting of Fergie, Barry, Jerry and Glenn for their continued and
unwavering support. Without their work behind the scenes this club would not be what it is. Barry and
his work with our newsletter provide a powerful communications media. His follow up with our website
improvements and addition of our two new domains (cornwallflyingclub.org and cornwallflyingclub.ca)
currently being forwarded to http://www.copaflight59cfc.ca/ will only further help with our external
communications.
Fortunately our Fathers Day 2015 fly-in breakfast chaired by Jack and Larry was a huge success! I
formally and publicly thank them for their continued support of this well-known event. The good weather,
great attendance combined with the generous raffle donation from Bob Gauthier has allowed us to
somewhat rebuild our coffers. The club members have decided to wait at a bit longer before renewing
our previous level of scholarships and donations.
Our involvement with youth by hosting our COPA for Kids events again last year was wonderful. Thanks
to the many members who gave of their time and finances to support this event.
Our Christmas dinner was classy, delicious and enjoyed by all. Thanks to Secretary Glenn for organizing
this event.
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Special thanks to Jack Hawley for his work in communicating outside of the club, allowing the events we
run to be made known to other flying clubs. Jack has decided not to continue on this position into 2016
and I thank him for all of the time and effort he spent.
Fortunately our membership at a total of 33 members has remained fairly constant. A special welcome to
returning members J.D. Houde, Bill Evans and Al Bazeley.
Thanks to Ross Holden, we continue to leave a legacy of fun by hosting our “Pilot of the Year” and
“Volunteer of the year” awards. Congratulations to Barry, Earle and Jack for being the winners in their
respective categories.
Looking ahead, 2016 promises to be another exciting year filled with recreational flying information, social
events and an atmosphere where like-minded flyers can freely share ideas. I thank the members for their
support in allowing me to continue in the left seat of this small but powerful club.
I hope every member and their families had a great Christmas season. Please accept my sincere wishes
for a very prosperous 2016!
Sincerely,
Earle DePass
MEETINGS & EVENTS
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2015 – ELECTIONS FOR 2016
President
EARLE DEPASS
Vice President
JERRY JOANISSE
Treasurer
FERGIE LEGGE
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Secretary
GLENN LAGDEN
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2015 AGM AWARDS
2015 VOLUNTEER of the YEAR
JACK CHRISTIE
PILOT of the YEAR – RENTER
EARLE DEPASS
PILOT of the YEAR – OWNER
BARRY FRANKLIN
President Earle DePass presents Capt. Sandy Macdonald, CO Cornwall Air Cadet squadron with this year’s donation to their Famil Flying Program President Earle DePass presents Jack Christie, Sponsor Chairman, Lancaster Air Cadet squadron with this year’s donation to their Famil Flying Program Cornwall Flying Club/COPA Flight 59 News - January 2016
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J.D. Houde – Airborne Again!
Starting up for its “maiden” flight after getting her good and legal.
Only took her up for 1/2 an hour. The weather closed in, I was in cloud at 2,000’ so I could not do too
much air work.
So, I just flew over to our property on Pleasant Corner and circled it twice and returned to East
Hawkesbury. Did one approach and touch and go (or was that bounce and go) and returned for a
shortened circuit and land full stop.
Lost an inspection cover under left wing, but everything else went great. I will have to install weather
stripping next (a bit chilly in the back of the neck from air coming in by the back door).
That bird really wants to go. The best rate speed is 84 MPH but I had a tough time to keep it under 100
MPH in the climb with full fuel, my fat ass and about 10 Lbs of gear in the baggage compartment I was
seeing around 1,000 FPM on the climb out!!
I still have to get checked out properly and get some altitude to do some air work and verify the airspeed
indicator vs. GPS for better approach speed, etc.
It was a great feeling after all this time and work. Thanks to Steve Farnworth for his nice work, patience
and being meticulous in bringing her back to airworthy status (not to mention legal paperwork, etc.)
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J.D. Houde and Piper PA-22/20 on maiden flight after much work!
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POSTCARDS FROM PARADISE
Dennis Fortier Flies the Bahamas
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NEXT MEETING:
09:00 AM, January 9th 2016,
CFC Clubhouse - Coffee & Greet 08:30 AM.
Our Guest Speaker will be Marc-Andre Valiquette who will speak on;
439 Squadron “Fangs of death”, WW2, F-86 Sabres, CF-104, CF-18 and Rescue story.
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CLASSIFIED ADS
This is our listing of aircraft parts/aviation articles for sale by members.
Please forward your submissions to Barry for inclusion in the next
newsletter.
24 Volt Power source/supply: $175.00
Contact: Dennis Fortier. 613 932-2227 for info.
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Sigtronics SPA 400 TSO Intercom with connectors & jacks
Removed for upgrade
$ 40.00
$ 25.00 each, 1 available
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Push To Talk Switches – 2 available
$ 15.00 each
David Clark H10-30 Mike
$20.00
Narco CP136M Audio Panel with Marker Beacons
Removed for upgrade. Needs a couple of lights $ 225.00
Contact: Barry Franklin 613 931-3012 for info.
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USEFUL LINKS
Cornwall Flying Club: www.copaflight59cfc.ca
FACEBOOK:
CFC/COPA Flt 59 http://www.facebook.com/groups/CFCCOPAFlt59/
COPA http://www.facebook.com/groups/2251886837/
COPA: www.copanational.org
On the Horizon, for advertising
COPA Flights, for updates
COPA For Kids, for advertising, Log Book for pilot records
Cornwall Aviation (1979) Ltd.: http://www.cornwallaviation.com/
Pres. Gordon Small (Kathy) cornav@pro-flight.on.ca
Chief Pilot & Engineer, Steve Small horsepeople@sympatico.ca
Airport Manager - CYCC
Steve Small horsepeople@sympatico.ca
EAA: www.eaa.org
Useful sections:
EAA Store, news, fuel replacement updates
YOUNG EAGLES: www.youngeagles.org
Useful sections: supplies & resources, Log Book- pilot records.
AOPA: www.aopa.org
News & fuel updates
FLYING CLUBS:
Rockcliffe: www.rfc.ca/en - Fuel Price, events, Museum access.
Smiths Falls: www.smithsfallsflyingclub.com - Fuel price, events.
Brockville: http://www.brockvilleflyingclub.info - Fuel price, events.
St. Lazare: www.aeroclubstlazare.org - Events.
Kingston: www.kingstonflyingclub.com - Fuel price, events
SUPPLIERS:
Aircraft Spruce Canada: www.aircraftspruce.ca
VIP - www.vippilot.com
Discount Avionics: www.discountavionics.ca ELTs, cheap recertification
Radio World: www.radioworld.ca handhelds, headsets, etc. competitive prices
Toronto Avionics: (located at Peterborough) - www.torontoavionics.com/_ Installations
Canairmo Avionics Ltd. www.canairmoavionics.com pitot/static checks. On site installations, *See
Steve Small.
Foreflight Mobile: www.foreflight.com/ipad/ glass cockpit app for iPad, electronic flightbag.
Gibson & Barnes: www.gibson-barnes.com/ flight jackets, gear
Sporty's Pilot Shop: www.sportys.com/PilotShop - info on products, beware of int'l fees.
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LOCAL AIR CADETS
253 Claude Nunney VC SQN - Lancaster www.253aircadets.ca - Breakfast help
SSC Chair: Bill Ellis yobi1@videotron.ca
Contact: Jack Christie navy1950@cogeco.ca
CO: Capt. Carlo Pettinicchio - carlo@c3solutions.net
325 Cornwall Kiwanis SQN - Cornwall www.325air.com - Breakfast help
Contact: VP Jerry Joanisse: jerry.joanisse@cogeco.ca
CO: Capt. Sandy McDonald: sandy_mcd@hotmail.com
379 "MUSTANG" SQN – Alexandria: www.379glengarrymustangs.org - Breakfast help
SSC Chair: Terry Zelek: zelthurs@yahoo.com
CO: Capt. Alain Leger:
Department of National Defense (DND) /Air Cadet League (ACL) - Approved Pilots for Air Cadet flying
Lt. Earle DePass: earfran@cogeco.ca or copaflt59ja@gmail.com
Air Cadet League Director (ACD) Barry Franklin: barry.franklin@sympatico.ca
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