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Vol. 4, No.
6 NOVEMBER 2011
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| FROM
THE EDITOR
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A Year Since the
Passing of a Canadian Aviation Legend
Three years ago I discovered that a man named Ray
Fiset who lived in Quebec City would help me track down
the Recreational Aircraft Association's aircraft scales.
Having made the initial contact with him, I asked Ray
the following summer to see if he knew of anyone wanting
a ride to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. His response was
"Yeah, I need a ride myself!" Read
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| THE
JOHNSTON SPECIAL - PART 1 |
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The following account isn't
only a story of an ongoing aircraft restoration. It's an
account of a true Canadian pioneer of grassroots
homebuilt aviation. Stanley N. Johnston (1898-1998) died
shortly after his 100th birthday. During his lifetime,
he built six airplanes, one each decade from the '20s to
the '50s and two in the '60s. The Johnston Special that
I'm currently restoring is the second of two Johnston
Specials, and it flew in the late '60s. It was also his
last. But let's start at the beginning.
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CANADIAN CURRENCY - NO,
NOT THE EXCHANGE RATE!
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As the days grow shorter, we
think about winterizing our aircraft, or at least we
anticipate fewer opportunities to go flying. We all like
to keep our flying interest alive during the winter.
November is a good month to review our currency, or
"recency" as the Canadian regulations would
have it.
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KNOW YOUR AIRSPACE, KNOW
YOUR ROUTE
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Many VFR pilots steer clear
of Class C airspace and ATC. I am fortunate to have a
son-in-law who is a controller in the tower at Lester B.
Pearson International Airport in Toronto. His name is
Ken Oates. I asked him if he would consider writing us
some guidance based on his own experience. He kindly
agreed to share some thoughts based on what ATC might
want you to know even if you are trying to avoid them!
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| HOMEBUILDER'S
REPORT FROM THE MD-RA
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| If
you've never tried to build an aircraft in Canada, you
may not know much about the process involved. Canada has
a slightly different system to the United States, and in
future articles we will be seeing some interesting items
directly from Allan Mahon, the general manager of the
Minister's Delegates - Recreational Aviation (MD-RA)
inspectorate. As opposed to the term
"experimental" used in the United States,
Canadian aircraft built at home are called
"amateur-built".
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| LAKE
MEMPHREMAGOG SKI FLY MEET SET FOR FEBRUARY |
| The
fourth international skiplane fly-in (February 18, 2012)
on Lake Memphremagog on the Quebec/Vermont border is a
unique international event in that it requires no formal
interaction with U.S. or Canadian Customs. Canadian and
U.S. pilots will fly to the lake and land on their
respective sides of the border. Participants will be
allowed to gather on either side of a temporary line in
the snow on the frozen lake and are encouraged to bring
chairs and a lunch. Officials from each country will be
on hand and participants will be allowed to mingle with
each other during the event only, but no items will be
allowed to be passed across the border. The weather date
for the event is February 19; contact George
Weller for more information or visit the event
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| TRANSPORT
CANADA APPROVES TECNAM P2006T LIGHT TWIN FOR SALE |
| Canadian
flight schools wishing to provide up-to-date twin engine
instruction will be delighted that they have a new
choice in aircraft-the twin Rotax 912S powered Tecnam
P2006T. Transport Canada certified the aircraft at the
end of October. With the option of a glass cockpit, the
P2006T would make a good choice for a twin trainer.
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| FROM
THE ARCHIVES |
Sport
Aviation, December 1974
Building and Flying a Piel Diamant
The three- to four-place
Piel Diamant is essentially a development from the
well-known two-place Piel Emeraude design which in 1966
Montreal-based Gene Littner sold for $100 US. There are,
however, many major differences, the most obvious being
the longer cockpit, increased wingspan (31.5 feet
instead of 26.5 feet for the Emeraude), and the
redesigned tail.
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| AVIATION
WORDS |
| This
month we focus our communications skills at the
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
phonetic alphabet. We use it all the time. However,
reading through the pronunciation rules, how many of us
know that, not only are the numbers pronounced in very
specific ways, but a couple of the letters would trip
most of us up?
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| STEVE
TAYLOR'S AIRVENTURE BLOG |
| EAA
staff took advantage of the relatively favorable weather
this fall to get lots of things done on the AirVenture
convention grounds in preparation for the 2012
convention. Along with the usual clean-up and repair
work - like smoothing the ruts left in Camp Scholler -
they've also worked with airport staff to replant grass
along the turf taxiway next to Runway 9/27, and reseeded
the area damaged by the F-16 overrun at the north end of
Runway 18/36. One major goal before 2012 is to address
the mud and dust in Camp Scholler. Read more in the
latest installment of Steve Taylor's AirVenture
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| MULTIMEDIA |
First
Flight Prep
This month John White conducted an EAA webinar that
explained complex maintenance information for homebuilt
aircraft, including advice, recommendations, and
precautions one should take while preparing for a
homebuilt's first flight. Watch
the webinar
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WEBINARS
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Building a Canadian Amateur Built
Aircraft
Join Jack Dueck, an experienced
homebuilder, as he reviews the rules and inspections related to building
your own aircraft in Canada.
All webinars begin at 7 p.m. CST unless
otherwise noted, and they require registration. 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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