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Vol. 1, No.
6 November 2008
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 Welcome
to Bits and Pieces,
EAA's e-newsletter and monthly information digest for
builders and fliers
in Canada. If you have ideas or suggestions, please send
an e-mail to EAABitsandPieces@eaa.org.
We also encourage you to forward your copy to your
aviation friends and invite them to subscribe at the
link located at the bottom.
We have now published six
monthly issues of Bits and Pieces, Canada's EAA
e-newsletter. It is gratifying to note that our first
issue reached some 3,800 Canadian EAA members, and was
open to anyone on subscription. It has now grown to more
than 6,200 subscribers in these six months. If you have
a relevant story or item that we should include in an
upcoming issue, why not forward it to the editor at cgyrv@yahoo.com?
In addition, if you know of someone who might like to be
included in our e-mail list, why not forward a copy to
him or her?
As editor, I am delighted
in your comments and suggestions. Our goal is to bring
stories about people and airplanes to Canadians. I hope
you enjoy our format and our stories. - Jack Dueck, Editor |
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| The
Ultra-Versatile 'Bushcaddy' |
 Is
this an amateur-built aircraft? Yes, it can be. How
about an advanced ultra-light, (AULA)? Again, yes. And
we are also producing a model for the American special
light-sport aircraft (S-LSA) market. Also, do you prefer
a tricycle gear or a tail dragger? No problem. Your
choice!
A few miles west of
Montreal, right off Highway 40, I met Marlene Gill and
Sean Gillmore at their fabrication plant with several
BushCaddy aircraft under final stages of construction.
This is a new and better location for this firm, with
more room and better environmental conditions for
manufacture and for worker comfort. Read
more |
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| Hints
For Homebuilders |
 Earlier
this year, EAA launched "Hints for
Homebuilders" on its website, a series of weekly
videos that provide useful, timesaving pointers for
people building or restoring aircraft. Each week one or
two new "hints" on one of the following
categories are posted: General, Sheet Metal, Tube &
Fabric, Wood, and Composite. Statistics show that the
series has "hit the ball out of the park" in
terms of viewer interest. Consider these numbers:
- Number of weeks - 48
- Total number of
downloads - 325,436
- Total number of
minutes downloaded - 1,178,021 (That adds up to
19,633 hours, or 818 days, or 2.24 years of
viewing!)
If you haven't viewed one
of these video clips yet, here's one titled, "Safety
Wiring," that will give you a pretty good idea
of what they're like. To see them all, visit www.EAA.org,
click on the multimedia menu, then open the Hints for
Homebuilders video player by clicking on the Hints link
at right. |
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EAA SportAir Workshops -
Ontario
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 Three
of the popular EAA SportAir Workshops were held in
Ontario centres on October 18 and 19. EAA Chapter 245 of
Carp, held two of these workshops - Electronics/avionics
and Annual Maintenance Inspection of your Amateur-built
Aircraft. Kitplane Builders of Mississauga hosted the
third class, Sheet Metal Basics. Read more
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| EAA'S
Response To Transport Canada's ELT Rule Proposal
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 Canadian
pilots and owners are aware of the 'Proposed Amendment to
Canadian Aviation Regulations (Parts I and VI-ELT)
concerning 406 MHz ELTs.' In response to the request for
comments, here are two letters sent to Transport Canada on
behalf of EAA members. The first addresses American
registered aircraft flying into Canadian airspace, and the
second addresses Canadian members flying in Canadian
airspace. Read more
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| Volunteers
Sought For New EAA Canadian Council |
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 To better
support efforts designed to provide services to Canadian
members (like this newsletter) EAA is reconstituting the
EAA Canadian Council. The new council will help EAA build
on its traditional strengths in Canada, such as
homebuilding, EAA Chapters, the Young Eagles program, and
the operation of historic aircraft, and will also aim to
increase the government lobbying power of EAA in Canada.
The EAA Canadian Council will also help plan and implement
future initiatives such as enhanced web services for
Canadian members, and plans to celebrate the 100th
anniversary of Canadian powered flight at AirVenture 2009.
Five members
of the new Canadian Council will be appointed by the EAA
President from within EAA's Canadian membership and will
serve in a volunteer capacity as advisors to staff members
and the EAA Board of Directors. If you are interested in
being considered, please complete the online application
form. Those wishing to apply should have sufficient time
to dedicate to an active role within the Council (1 to 2
physical meetings per year plus a number of web meetings
and teleconferences) and be capable of analyzing
regulations, policies, and issues.
Additional
information or questions are welcome at jsmith@eaa.org.
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Annual Maintenance
Inspection and Sign-out on your Homebuilt |
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 Ask
yourself the following question: After
three years of flying my homebuilt, what should my
maintenance records look like?
With the
privilege of building and flying our own aircraft in
Canada, we have each of us, signed a logbook entry in
our Journey Log that states: “This aircraft will be
maintained in compliance with CAR 625, appendices B
& C.” What does this entail? Read
more |
| Aircraft
Spruce Canada Relocates To Brantford |
 Aircraft Spruce Canada
opened doors of its newly relocated warehouse on Monday,
October 6, at the Brantford Municipal Airport, 150
Aviation Avenue. This new, 10,000 square foot facility
will serve as both a fully stocked distribution
warehouse as well as a will call store for their
Canadian customers. The Brantford Municipal Airport
location will be ideal for both drive-in and fly-in
customers. Read more |
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