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Vol. 4, No.
1 FEBRUARY 2011
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| FROM
THE EDITOR
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issue of Bits and Pieces honours two Canadian
freedom fighters. The emotional tributes to two Canadian
WWII pilots by Dave O'Malley of Vintage Wings will stir
your hearts.
After a ten-year hiatus,
the Hamilton Air Show returns this year. Mark your
calendar for June 18 to 19. (With thanks to Teri
Pecoskie of the Hamilton Spectator for use of her
story.) Read
more
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| 92-YEAR-OLD
BABY
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| With
the help of some friends, Mark Taylor and I built a
Silver Dart replica that we first displayed and flew in
2009 for the 100th anniversary of flight in Canada. The
aircraft flew well enough and was stable in flight.
After four flights down the runway, we decided to ground
the aircraft, because if we had an accident, we just
didn't think we had the enthusiasm to rebuild it. The
aircraft, while easy enough to fly, was extremely
awkward to handle on the ground. With its 49-foot
wingspan, it had to be "danced" through the
40-foot door of our largest hangar. Read
more |
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| CANADIAN
PRIVATE FLEET GROWS SLOWLY IN 2010
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| As
in 2009 the Canadian private civil aircraft fleet grew
in 2010, but at nowhere near the rate before the
recession of 2008 to 2010 started. In 2008 the fleet
grew at 3.2%. But by 2009 that dropped to 2.2%, and in
2010 it increased very slightly to 2.3%, a return to the
sort of fleet growth rates that were seen in the days of
2003 to 2004 when the Canadian dollar was quite low
against the U.S. dollar and sales were slow. Read
more |
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| HAMILTON
AIR SHOW RETURNS |
| After
a 10-year hiatus, the Hamilton Air Show is back off the
ground. At least a dozen vintage aircraft from the
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum will fly in the show
at John C. Munro Airport on June 18 and 19. Planes will
also be brought in from Gatineau, Tillsonburg and New
York State. The show will also feature seminars by
pilots and guest speakers as well as a large contingent
of planes on the ground. Organizers say the show will be
used as a dry run for the museum's 40th anniversary
planned for Father's Day weekend in 2012. Read
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| MANAGING
RISK FOR YOU AND YOUR HOMEBUILT |
| If
you're considering an aircraft project or already on
your way, it's never too late to do some risk planning.
Three main parts of the process are risk analysis, risk
assessment, and risk management. Aircraft manufacturers
incorporate risk planning in order to ensure predictable
results from their products. As a homebuilder, you too
can use this process to prove to yourself, your insurer,
and Transport Canada that you and your aircraft are safe
to fly. Read
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| WOMEN
IN AVIATION CONFERENCE IN MONTREAL |
| Women
interested in all aspects of aviation should mark their
calendars for two important dates this year. The
Canadian Women in Aviation (CWIA) Biennial Conference
will be held at Montreal, Quebec, June 15 to 18,which is
organized by the Canadian-based Women in Aviation,
International (WAI) chapters, as well as independent
groups. Ahead of that conference is the WAI Conference
in Reno, Nevada, later this month. Read
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| FROM THE ARCHIVES |
Sport
Aviation, June 1964
Earl Elliott's 'Minicab'
Earl Elliott of Estevan,
Saskatchewan, had read a story about Squarecraft's
Minicab and went to Calgary, Alberta, to visit designer
Stan McLeod. The visit left quite an impression on Earl;
he returned home with plans to build a garage-workshop
and the aircraft and to fly it within a year. Read
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| BITS
AND PIECES POLL
Q. Looking
ahead in 2011, which of these EAA events would be of
interest to you? Vote
now!
Please review and rate
this issue of Bits and Pieces.
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WEBINARS
Spitfire,
Hurricane, BF-109: Which is Best? Watch this Webinar!
Rob Erdos is Chief Test Pilot for the National
Research Council, Canada and has personally flown all three great
fighters of the Battle of Britain - the Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker
Hurricane and an ultra-rare Messerschmitt Bf-109E. In this fascinating
presentation, he will analyze and compare the flying qualities of each
aircraft and attempt to answer the question that has perplexed
generations of historians, pilots and aircraft enthusiasts - which
aircraft was best?
All webinars begin at 7 p.m. CDT. To find
out more about upcoming EAA Webinars and to register, visit the webinars
page.
EAA gratefully acknowledges the
support of Aircraft Spruce and Specialty Co. for its generous
sponsorship of the webinar programs.
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