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Vol. 1, No.2 -
July, 2008
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 Welcome
to the second edition
of Bits and Pieces, EAA's new e-newsletter and
monthly information digest for builders and fliers in
Canada. If you have an idea or suggestion for the
newsletter, send an e-mail to EAABitsandPieces@eaa.org.
We also encourage you to forward it to your aviation
friends and invite them to subscribe at the link at the
bottom of the newsletter.
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is
nearly upon us! I invite those of you planning to attend
to stop by for a visit at the Builder's Education
Centre, located in the Workshops area.
- Jack
Dueck, Editor |
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| Useful
EAA AirVenture 2008 Information |
 Be
sure to log onto www.airventure.org/2008/flying/
for important information if you are planning to attend
AirVenture Oshkosh 2008. Here are some of the topics you
should become familiar with:
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| Ask
About Young Eagles Flights in Canada at Oshkosh
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 Recently,
questions have arisen regarding EAA Young Eagle flights
in Canada. To help answer any questions that current or
potential Young Eagle pilots might have, you are invited
to stop by the Young Eagles pavilion during AirVenture
to find out more. Each day at 1 p.m. Young Eagles
Executive Director Steve Buss and Field Representative
Lloyd Richards (Timmins, ON) will be at the pavilion to
answer your specific questions or address concerns. The
pavilion is located just northeast of the International
Visitors tent, next to the EAA Chapter House. |
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| Aluminum
Pieces With a Lot of Holes! |
| Chilliwack,
BC, and my Garmin navigator can’t find 8155 Aitken
Road. I’m trying to locate the Murphy Aircraft
organization, and I try both ends of Aitken Road but don’t
seem to be able to “connect.”
It’s Monday, a Canadian
Statute holiday, and the streets at 1000 hours are
empty. I decide to try the airport and my Garmin takes
me there OK. On the ramp, a number of people are
gathered around a couple of RVs, (a 9A and a 7). Mother
lode! No problem! These guys will be able to direct me
to Murphy Aircraft. Read
more
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| Canada's
Amateur-Built Aircraft History
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| Note:
We
received several e-mails in response to our story in the
June issue of Bits and Pieces, including several
regarding our brief mention of Canadian Amateur-Built
aircraft history. This next story expands significantly
on that subject. - Editor
In keeping with our
earlier theme of Canada's aviation history, we now look
at the role that amateur-built aircraft have played,
together with the players who brought this aircraft
category to us.
In a December 1999 EAA Sport
Aviation article, "Canadian Council News, 45
Years in 2000," Rem Walker - then Chair of the EAA
Canadian Council - details a chronological itemized list
of steps from early efforts to today's "Chapter 549
Exemption'" covering amateur-built aircraft.
"Keith Hopkinson
of Goderich, Ontario, under the flight authority of
Flight Permit 001, made the first flight in an aircraft
constructed under Department of Transport regulations
that recognized homebuilt aircraft in Canada on October
3, 1955." Read
more |
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| Importing
a U.S. Homebuilt Into Canada |
| Within
the last few months, we've seen several U.S.
amateur-built aircraft purchased and imported into
Canada by Canadians. If you are contemplating such an
adventure, you need to know some of the basic rules.
Is the Aircraft
Eligible?
- Maximum 4-place with
three designated passenger seats
- Maximum 5,000 lb.
gross weight
- Minimum of 100 hours
logged flight time after issuance of a permanent C
of A for amateur-built aircraft in the USA
If the aircraft meets the
above three conditions, you have passed the first
hurdle! Read
more |
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| A
Truly International EAA SportAir Workshop |
| Arlington,
WA, May 17-18. Just another run-of-the-mill EAA SportAir
workshop, “RV Assembly,” with 18 students. All are
passionate about amateur-built aircraft construction;
all are planning on building a Van’s RV; and all are
finding the effort and the expense worth every bit of
it.
So what is different and
“International” about this particular one? Just
consider the participants in this one workshop. Read
more
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| The
EAA Flight Planner Does Not Cover Canada! |
| A
note about the EAA Flight Planner:
We often hear from
Canadian members that the flight planner does not cover
Canada. I talked with Charlie Becker, director of Member
Programs at EAA, about this issue:
His answer: "The
roadblock we have run into is NavCanada. Unlike the FAA,
NavCanada charges for access to airport and mapping
data. The bottom line is that NavCanada fees make it
impossible to include Canadian data. We will continue to
work on this but I don't have much hope at this
time."
EAA is making an extra
effort to build Canada functionality whenever it is even
remotely possible. An example is the new Calendar of
Events that includes all Canadian airports and postal
codes, all entered by EAA staffers. |
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| Bill
Lishman Leads Global Humanitarian Project |
 Most
of you know of fellow Canadian Bill Lishman, a.k.a.
"Father Goose," the man who inspired the
Oscar-nominated movie, Fly Away Home. The pioneering
ultralight pilot is now embarking on a humanitarian
project called Air First Aid, which seeks to organize an
emergency first response system of professionally
trained ultralight pilots that can render advanced
assistance to the scene of a natural disasters or
humanitarian crises. The idea is to work with official
agencies, utilizing fleets of strategically placed
ultralights that can provide initial, rapid deployment
and decentralized delivery of emergency aid. It's all in
the name of saving lives and alleviating suffering until
more substantial help arrives. You're invited to learn
more about this project at www.airfirstaid.com. |
