Vancouver Flying Programme June 4

Associate of Science in Airport Operations and Aviation Logistics
Vancouver Flying Programme June 4-27, 2014
Flight Training Report
Submitted by
Cheng Chu Leung, Eric
Lo Graf
Wong Tin Pang, Henry
Li Chi Chung, Jacky
AU Tsun Wing Adrian
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Where we fly?
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city in British Columbia, and it is located on the west coast of Canada.
Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada, 52% of its residents have
a first language other than English. Our flight school is located at the Boundary Bay Airport, southern part
of Vancouver near the US border.
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How’s the weather?
Vancouver has a moderate, oceanic climate. Surrounded by the mountains and warmed by
the Pacific Ocean currents, Vancouver is one of the warmest cities in Canada. In Vancouver,
it has a cool summer but warm winter. The daily mean temperature is around 20 degrees in
summer while in winter is above 0 degrees. The summer months are typically dry, with an
average of only one in five days during July and August receiving precipitation. Therefore, it
is ideal for VFR (Visual flight rules) flying during summer.
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Where do we live?
We lived in a hostel owned by a Filipino who
lived in Canada over 20 years. Since the owner
was a nurse and the house was a nursing
home for patients, but now it is open for
tenants. The hostel is located at a very
advantageous location in Ladner, a suburb in
Delta and it was really close to our flight
school, separated by a 15 minutes drive. The
facilities provided by the hostel are
comprehensive, including daily necessities and
entertainment. Basically the rooms are very spacious, including desk, wardrobe and television.
Moreover, there is also a huge open kitchen
that we can cook our delicious meal there.
The owner was very generous, because she
even lets us to use her precious and efficient
cooking sets including a wide range of pots
and pans. Also, there is a snooker table that
we can play snooker freely at night when we
felt bored. Overall, the owner provided us a
very comfortable place to live and let us feel
like our home.
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We live really close to our airport, we can reach there in 15minutes by our minivan.
It was a nice house when we first arrived there, we took a picture there that we wish we would have a nice trip there.
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Sea Land Air Flight Training Centre
Sea Land Air Flight Training Centre (SLA) which is owned by Sea Land Air Management Ltd. is one of the
flight training schools located in Boundary Bay Airport (CZBB).
Also, Sea Land Air is one of the authorized
maintenance centers of Diamond Aircraft in British
Columbia and is one of the Transport Canada
authorized examination centers for written
examination of pilot licensing.
The hanger of Sea Land Air Flight Training Centre.
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Figure 1
Instructors
Akiko Takami is the Chief Flight Instructor of Sea Land Air
Flight Training Centre (SLA).
Akiko went to Canada in 2002 from Japan as an
international student. And she has over 2,500 hours
experience in teaching private and commercial students.
Esther Wong
became one of the SLA’s flight
instructor in 2003.
She is a graduate from BCIT
studying the Airline and Flight
Operations Commercial Pilot
Program.
Brandon Murphy who studied Aviation Management
at Algonquin College is one of the flight instructor in
SLA.
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Piper Sakamaki started flying in 2007 over the blue sky of Southern
California. Growing up in an aviation family, passion of flying has
always been a part of his. Being an instructor he now enjoys helping
students make their dreams come true.
Frances Pang started flying since 2007 in Lower
mainland, B.C. She loves to share her passion for flying
and helping student to achieve their goal.
Ken Fung (Multi-IFR Flight Instructor) graduated from the
Commercial Aviation Management program at the
University of Western Ontario in 2012, Ken has worked in
Southwestern Ontario and Lower Mainland as a 702/703
Pilot and Flight Instructor. He enjoys working with private
owners on various GA types and assist new pilots in
achieving flight ambitions. Ken looks forward to bring his
ME/IFR knowledge on modern equipped G1000 DA40/42
to students at Sea Land Air Flight Centre.
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Boundary Bay Airport
(ICAO code: CZBB, IATA code: YTD)
Runway Information
Direction
Length & Width
12/30
3755 ft. x 100 ft. (asphalt)
07/25
5606 ft. x 100 ft. (asphalt)
07
25
12
Radio Communication
ATIS
125.5
Bay Ground
124.3
Bay Tower
118.1 ( Inner)
127.6 (Outer)
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Flight Training
Items highlighted in red are the topics we chose in our training:
Familiarization
Climbing
Spin
First solo
Night Flying
Preparation for flight
Descending
Spiral
Illusions Created by Drift
Seaplane
Ancillary Controls
Turns/Steep Turn
Sideslip
Precautionary Landing
Ski plane
Taxiing
Range and Endurance
Take-off
Forced Landing
Type Conversion
Attitudes and Movement
Slow Flight
Circuit
Pilot Navigation
Emergency Procedures
Straight and Level Flight
Stall
Approach and Landing
Instrument Flying
Radio Communication
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Ground School
According to Transport Canada’s Licensing requirement, the Private Pilot License applicant must complete
a minimum of 40 hours of private pilot aero-plane ground school which cover the following 10 topics:
1 Canadian Aviation Regulations
2 Aerodynamics and Theory of Flight
3 Meteorology
4 Navigation
5 Flight Operations
6 Airframes, Engine and Systems
7 Flight Instruments
8 Radio and Electric Theory
9 Licensing Requirements
10 Human Factors
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Travel
After the lesson, we had some leisure time to travel and visit different spots in Vancouver.
University of British Columbia (UBC)
The University of British Columbia, commonly
referred to as UBC. It is the oldest institution
of higher learning in British Columbia and
enrolls over 57,000 students at its Vancouver
and Okanagan Valley campuses. UBC is
consistently included among the top three
research universities in Canada, and among
the top research universities in the world.
We had visited to its library, UBC Museum of
Anthropology, Beaty Biodiversity Museum,
and walked around the whole campus, we all
agreed that UBC was a huge and beautiful
university. Studying in UBC should be a dream
of every student.
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Simon Fraser University (SFU)
Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada,
with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain and satellite campuses in Downtown
Vancouver and Surrey. The university was named after Simon Fraser, a North West
Company fur trader and explorer. Undergraduate and graduate programs operate on a
year-round tri-semester schedule. It is the only Canadian university competing in the
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
Compared with UBC, the scale
of SFC is smaller but it was still
having its own special
attractions, good studying
atmosphere, and convenient
transportation made SFU’s
student could enjoy their
amusing school life.
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Vancouver Aquarium
The Vancouver Aquarium
(officially the Vancouver
Aquarium Marine Science Centre)
is a public aquarium located in
Stanley Park in Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada. In addition to
being a major tourist attraction
for Vancouver, the aquarium is a
centre for marine research,
conservation and marine animal
rehabilitation.
Aquarium was a good place to study marine biology and ecosystem, we were remained that
the beautiful ocean and the whole planet should be protected by ourselves, and all of us
deeply understood the importance of environmental protection and so we kept doing
recycling in Canada, as well as Hong Kong.
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Stanley Park
Stanley Park is a 1,001-acre public park that borders the downtown of Vancouver, Canada
and is almost entirely surrounded by waters of the Pacific Ocean. Unlike other large urban
parks, Stanley Park is not the creation of a landscape architect, but rather the evolution of a
forest and urban space over many years. Most of the manmade structures we see today
were built between 1911 and 1937 under the influence of then superintendent W.S.
Rawlings. Additional attractions, such as a polar bear exhibit, aquarium, and miniature
train, were added in the post-war period.
Although that day we visited was a cloudy day, it didn’t matter for us to enjoy this natural
place with fresh air and foreigners with happiness.
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Granville Island
Granville Island is a peninsula and shopping district in Vancouver. It is located at Downtown, under the
Granville Street Bridge. The penin-sula was once an industrial manufacturing area, but today it is now a
hotspot for Vancouver tourism and entertainment.
The public market was surprising us because we had not seen the market such lively but clear before.
There were so many different kinds of goods selling such as dessert, fruits, meets, delicatessen, etc. The
things you mention may be appear in there!
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Whistler
Whistler is a Canadian resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in
the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately 125 km (78 mi) north of Vancouver
and 36 km (22 mi) south of the town of Pemberton. Incorporated as the Resort Municipality
of Whistler (RMOW), it has a permanent population of approximately 9,965, plus a larger
but rotating "transient" population of workers, typically younger people from beyond BC,
notably from Australia and Europe.
Whistler Mountain was really awesome and wonderful! This was the first time for us to
travel a snow mountain and all of us were extremely exciting on that day, we took
hundreds of photos and played a snow ball war. Even the cable car was stopped when we
had to return, we all could enjoying this trip and thought it was also a special and
interesting experience.
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Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
The Capilano Suspension Bridge is a simple suspension bridge
crossing the Capilano River in the District of North Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada. The current bridge is 140 meters (460
ft.) long and 70 meters (230 ft.) above the river. It is part of a
private facility, with an admission fee, and draws over 800,000
visitors a year.
At the beginning, many visitors including us were fear to cross the
rivers with the Suspension Bridge. However, in fact, it was an easy
job for us after the flying programme, the difficulty of passing the
bridge was much lower than spinning in the sky!
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Food
Before we go to Vancouver, we think that there are only fried foods or Subway would be our meal every
day. However, there are many types of cuisines from other countries.
Our first meal in Vancouver is something familiar with us – Chinese cuisine.
The restaurant is called Master Hung BBQ Restaurant.
The food is very delicious. The taste of those foods
may be even better than that in some restaurants in
Hong Kong.
Another type of cuisine we have tried in Vancouver is Japanese cuisine – Maguro Sushi. This restaurant
may be the most frequent restaurant which we have our meal.
At first we don’t know the quantity of the lunch box is such large amount. Many of us cannot finish the
whole lunch box. After we have our meal here for many times, we can finish the whole lunch box.
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We also try hot dog at Japadog which is a famous hot dog shop located at Downtown. There are many
kinds of hot dogs as well as French fries provided. Since it is a famous hot dog shop, there are many
customers.
Besides, we have tried the fast food in Vancouver which is Church’s Chicken. There are two kinds of
chicken provided, one is Dark and another one is White. Mixed is also provided if you can make a
decision. Finally, we have ordered 12 pieces of mixed chicken under family and friends category.
Moreover, we also tried some local food – Fish and Chips. The restaurant, which is called
Stanley’s Park Bar & Grill, is
located at Stanley Park.
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Beside something to eat, we also tried some drinks like tea and coffee.
Furthermore, we also tried Korean cuisine.
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Another famous restaurant we have been is the old spaghetti factory at Whistler.
The Old Spaghetti Factory is and Italian-style
chain restaurant in the Canada, United States and
Japan. There are many kinds of spaghetti provided.
Also, bread is provided as many as you want. After
finishing your dishes, dessert is provided as well such
as ice-cream.
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We also tried Greco-Roman Cuisine – ALFA.
Salad
Shrimp with garlic
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Main dish
Menu
Ricky’s All Day Grill is another restaurant provides fish and chips.
The one who orders
this breakfast must be
very hungry
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Sometimes, we would order pizza and ask for delivery to our hostel – Domino’s Pizza.
Top: Pizza with pepperoni and mushroom
Middle: Boneless chicken
Bottom: Pizza with chicken and green pepper
Finally, Subway is always being
lunch for many times because of
the convenience of take away.
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our
Transit in Tokyo
Tokyo - the capital of the Japan. Tokyo Metropolis is
the most populous metropolitan area over the
world, which include the hub of political, economic,
and transportation.
Other than Vancouver, we also stay in Tokyo due to
the overnight transit before we back to Hong Kong.
So we take this opportunity to explore the Tokyo
cities.
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Tokyo Metro
Tokyo is covered by a dense network of train,
subway, which are operated by about a dozen
different companies. The train lines operated
by JR East and the subway lines are most
convenient for moving around central Tokyo.
The yellow line is indicated the stations
between Haneda airport international
terminal and Shinjuku i.e. our destination.
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Shinjuku
Shinjuku can be divided into 3 areas: which is
the West Exit area, an office town with a row of
high-rise buildings; the South Exit area is the
entertainment district around Kabukicho and the
East Exit area is a row of department stores.
Shinjuku is a town that never sleeps, many
shops and restaurants is open in 24 hours,
especially in area around East and South Exit.
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Our first dinner in traditional japanese restaurant near the Shinjuku station East exit.
Okonomiyaki - a Japanese savory pancake containing a variety of ingredients.
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Tokyo International Airport (HND)
Tokyo International Airport - HND is one of the two primary airports that serve the Tokyo
area, Tokyo international airport mainly focus on domestic with some international longhaul flight and the Narita international airport are mainly serve the international flight. In
2010, a dedicated international terminal was opened at Haneda in conjunction with the
completion of a fourth runway, allow the long-haul flights could arrive or depart during
nighttime.
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Eric’s Reflection
First of all, I would like to thank you CCCU and all of my programme leader and lecturers giving me an
opportunity to have a flying experience in Vancouver.
Becoming a pilot is my dream. In this tour, I could be awarded a chance to have 10 hours flying time which
is very memorable for me. In the beginning of flight training, I had a little bit nervous because this is my
first flying experience. And I found that there are many works needed to be done from pre-flight to after
landing such as contacting with ATC, getting take-off and landing approval from ATC. However, the nervous
feeling disappeared after I was familiar with all the
procedures. The most valuable things of my trip was
practicing spin and spiral dive. From this, I learned how
to control and recover the aircraft which is a very
important skills to be a pilot.
Flying in the sky is very comfortable. Although 10 hours
flying time is not enough for me, it is a very good
experience. It gives me a well foundation for entering
aviation industry. In the future, I would keep work hard
and take aviation as my career goal. Last but not least,
many thanks for CCCU and all of my programme leaders
and lecturers.
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Graf’s Reflection
I am grateful to have this opportunity from CCCU supporting me to the Vancouver Flying Programme. This
is not something official to say, but in fact, if CCCU does not offer this sponsorship to me, I cannot step
closer to my dream – flying in the sky.
Aircrafts and airport are something close to me in my life since my home is located at the opposite side of
the airport, therefore, I could look outside and see the aircraft take off and landing. Because of this, I
always think about what is the feeling of flying in the sky and this becomes my dream when I grown up.
Before studying at AOAL, I never think about one day I could fly. Hence, I really gratified by studying at
AOAL in CCCU. This Vancouver Flying Programme could be
my great experience in my life. I remembered that I was very
excited during my first flight. It is really a profound moment
after I take off. The most challenging thing for me is the
radio communication since I need to pay attention at any
time in order to reply the controllers as soon as possible
with proper information. However, after flying for 10 hours,
I could do the radio communication well because of the help
from those professional flight school instructors.
Although 10 hours flights is not enough, I have gained the
fantastic moment from this study tour as well as the
knowledge and skill of controlling the aircraft. I am proud
that I could be the first girl to join the flying programme and
I would grasp another opportunities to continue my dream.
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Henry’s Reflection
This is a very amusing and valuable experience travelling to Vancouver and enjoying a brilliant flying
programme. Before sitting in the cockpit, I thought it should be easy to apply the theory and principle
learnt before in aircraft operation. However, in fact, it was different to the real situation and it was difficult
to me. At the beginning of the training, I needed to spend lots of time for preparation and revision for
radio, navigation, operation procedure, etc. Nevertheless, with the help of my friendly schoolmates and
professional flight school instructors, I finally could generally understand how to operate aircraft in a stable
and normal status, this made me pride that I could control the aircraft myself. It was really a great success
and achievement to me in my life!
Aside from flight training, we six also spent our leisure time after
lesson to travel and walk around this beautiful and special city –
Vancouver. People living in Vancouver were passionate and kind, we
could see everyone enjoying their lives and works with smile. This
surprised me it was really different between Hong Kong’s culture and
Vancouver’s culture.
Overall, I learnt so much valuable and practical from this trip. I am glad
that I can be a part of this flying programme. I am grateful that CCCU
giving me this opportunity and offering me this valuable journey.
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Jacky’s Reflection
Flying in the sky is a promise made to myself a year before.
I’m very glad I’m completed 10 hours flying in Vancouver, it’s
very important milestone in my life. And I would like to take
this opportunity to express my gratitude about CCCU
organized this flying programme make my dream come true.
Through the flight training, I can perform what I learned in the
lecture as well as experience what will the pilot do in the real
environment. It’s very challenging no matter I’m on the
ground or in the sky. On the ground I need to prepare the
flight document, calculate the weight and balance of the plane
as well as do the walk around check make sure the aircraft is
safe and suitable for flight; During flying, I need to contact
with the air traffic controller, control the aircraft and keep to
look outside make sure no obstacle on the front due to the
VFR. I need to multitasking to done the tasks but I really enjoy
in that moment because I can fly in the sky. For me, if I have
chance I will continue my flight training and step to my dream,
become an airline pilot in my future.
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Adrian’s Reflection
It is my dream that to become a pilot. I am passionate in soaring in the sky. However, it is not an easy way
to reach my goal. Therefore, this flying program in Vancouver is a valuable and memorable experience for
me. As mentioned, the main purpose of this trip was participating in a 10-hours flying course. It was
exciting and amazing to me, because I have a chance taught to become a professional pilot and apply my
knowledge that I had learned from my lessons.
The most exciting part of flying is not just flying the plane by myself. It was that I could multitask well.
During the flight, besides controlling the plane, I have to look around for traffic and make radio calls at the
same time. However, the most unforgettable part
throughout the training is spin. Spinning the aircraft is
part of the training, but I was afraid the feeling. After
that, it builds up my confidence, and I start to be braver.
In the training, I had overcome my fear, and giving me
more confident to become a pilot. I feel really thankful
and grateful to CCCU that giving me the opportunity
flying to Vancouver, giving me that chance to know
more about myself and step up to my dream. It was a
very important milestone in my future development.
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