September 2014

THE PATRICIANThe Victoria Flying Club ~ Aviation Excellence Since 1946

OCTOBER 2014

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VFC Launches New WebsiteDetails on page 3

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“To promote flying and aviation in general, and to teach and train persons in the art and science of

flying and navigating and operating all manner of heavier-than-air aircraft.”

(Victoria Flying Club Incorporation Bylaws, 1946)

Board of Directors

President...................................Ramona ReynoldsVice President....................................Firat AtamanSecretary......................................Colin WilliamsonTreasurer.............................................Rob ShemiltDirectors............................................. Steve Demy Howard Peng

Vernon FischerRolf Hopkinson

General Manager.................................Gerry MantsChief Flying Instructor....................Graham Palmer

1852 Canso RoadSidney, BC V8L 5V5

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In This Issue 3 VFC Launches New Website 7 1913: The First Fatal Aviation Accident in Canada - Eleanor Eastick

9 BC Airport Challenge Update

11 Women in Aviation Updates

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THE PATRICIANMonthly Newsletter of The Victoria Flying Club - Aviation Excellence Since 1946

OCTOBER 2014

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VFC News

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Make your next move!Commercial Groundschool Starts This Month.We’ll save you a seat!250-656-2833

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VFC News

VFC Launches New WebsiteThe Victoria Flying Club is pleased to announce the launch of our new website, after a year of design discussions, content gathering, and technical up-grades. Lead by VFC President Ramona Reynolds, a team of staff, members, and outside contractors have collaborated on the project which presents the Club in a professional and polished manner.

The new site should appeal to students looking for profession-al training that will help launch their career in aviation, and also recreational pilots looking for a place to train and hang their hat.

With sections on learning to fly, flight planning, flight safety, booking flights, a members area, charter flight information, news and events, and general club information, the new VFC website will have a broad ap-peal and will be a hub for pilots in the Victoria area.

New websites are never with-out their challenges, and this one still has a few. The team is working to create an experience that is seamless and easy to navigate, with all the right infor-mation in all the right places. Over the next few weeks, a number of tweaks and additions

will take place, and we will keep you posted as those changes roll out. Follow VFC on Face-book and Twitter to stay up to date on all the latest.

In the meantime, if you are look-ing to spend some time explor-ing the new site, here are a few suggested places to start:

• Gettin’ There articles in the Flight Planning section

• History page under the About section

• Click on News & Events to check out the Calendar

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Book your Discovery Flight now! 250-656-2833

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Submitted by: Eleanor Eastick

For more information on COPA Flight 6:[email protected]

For flyout information:[email protected]

The September meeting, held the day after Labour Day was well attended. The topic pre-sented by Vern Little was gen-eral aviation electrical systems. He is an expert; the talk was most informative, illustrated with simple diagrams (for dummies like me). Afterwards everyone joined in a lively discussion; who amongst us hasn’t had prob-lems with aircraft electricals!

Next meeting of COPA is at the Catalina, Tuesday, October 7th. Come early if you want to order dinner; meeting starts at 7 PM. The topic for discussion will be an introduction to forma-

tion flying. Anyone interested is welcome to attend. For more information, contact [email protected].

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Just a quick reminder regarding the Chilliwack/Rowena’s flyout scheduled for October 4:

Rowena’s, which used to be called Pretty’s, is a 2100 ft gravel strip. It is located near Harrison Hot Springs and close to the Sandpiper Colf Course.

Because Rowena’s is an unreg-istered aerodrome, VFC aircraft are not permitted to land there (see VFC Member Rules and Regulations).

But there will be plenty of fun (and pie!) to be had in Chilli-wack, so please sign up and go along for the first part of the day!


COPA Quadrant

2014 Flyout Schedule

Oct 4th - Chilliwack / Rowena`sNov 11th - Boundary Bay / Delta Air ParkDec 20th - Abbotsford

A $20/hr rental discount on VFC aircraft will remain in ef-fect during these days, and a new fuel discount (for owners) is being implemented for any VFC member participating in these flyouts.

A big thank you from all of us at VFC to the VFC and COPA members who spend considerable time organizing COPA meetings and Fly-Out Bug events. This is what makes general aviation great. Please know that your efforts are appreciated!

VFC SMILE CARDS Pick up your smile card today at the VFC office, and 5% of your grocery purchase will go towards creating scholarships and awards for VFC members. Thank-you Thrifty Foods! To date, the Victoria Flying Club has received over $14,000 from the Thrifty Foods Smile Card program. These funds have been appreciated by all members of the club. Thank-you Thrifty Foods!


Achievements

New MembersHugh StevensonRichard BeekmanEduardo FeoTrevore RussellMiguel Villa PavaDavid Villa PavaMartin TruchonMike TurnerStephen NgaraDuncan CochraneSimon CharleboisRianna ClarkJoshua GoodeveDavid WongFancy ChingEli Layfield

First SolosHarrison FletcherCrystal SommerGreg DowellMatt WateRoy GrahamBrian Bachor

PPL Flight TestDoug Braden

PPL Written ExamIsabelle WeissDavid LensEric Leocadio

PPL LicenceIsabelle Weiss

CPL Flight TestBrad Townsend

CPL Written ExamWalker RedshawAaron NeyrinckAlethia Forsberg

Multi-IFR Rating Aaron Neyrinck

INRATWalker Redshaw

ATCSimon DennisMike Chow

VFC MEMBER ACHIEVEMENTS

711 A Broughton Street(street level, by Victoria Public Library)

Victoria BC V8W 1E2


Feature Article

1913:The First Fatal Aviation Accident in CanadaBy: Eleanor Eastick

It had been fewer than ten years since the first flight by the Wright Brothers (December, 1903) and flying machines were still just a novelty to be seen at fairs.

It was at such an event that the first Canadian aviation fatality took place. And it was right here in Victoria, Wednesday August 6, 1913, one hundred and one years ago. I got a first-hand ac-count of it from an eye witness! *************************

Way back in the 1960s, I worked for a well-known local business-man as his office assistant, general factotum, amanuensis or (shudder) Girl Friday as they said then. I typed letters, an-swered the phone, ran errands and drove him around town on appointments. One summer’s day, as we drove along Wharf Street towards Store Street, he gestured towards Pandora Av-enue, and remarked that a plane had crashed on a rooftop there, on one of the old brick buildings.He added that it had happened

in 1913 and he had actually witnessed the crash, along with thousands of others gathered on the streets from Vancouver and Yates to the Inner Harbour. It was Carnival Week in Victoria; a time to show off a busy and growing city and all the modern inventions heralding an exciting future.

Aside from a parade of automo-biles and floats, there was to be a flying exhibition of balloons, a hydroplane piloted by American John Bryant and a land plane


Feature Article

1913:The First Fatal Aviation Accident in CanadaBy: Eleanor Eastick

flown by his bride of a few weeks, Alys McKey. The Bry-ants were on a tour of the Pa-cific Northwest when they were asked to come to Victoria to give a few demonstration flights; five in the hydroplane and three in the landplane.

On August 5th, McKey, the first woman to fly in Canada soared above the city for about 10 minutes, taking off and landing at the Willows racetrack. She reached an altitude of 200 feet, well below the 3,400 feet she had attained at events in the United States. She vowed that she would set a new “elevation” record while in Victoria. Alas, how the circumstances altered that noble goal!

Bryant had already made two successful flights on the 5th. On the 6th, despite a strong wind, he took off from the wa-

ters of Cadboro Bay but after five minutes in the air, he had made no progress against the wind! He landed and tried again, finally succeeding in becoming airborne and landing 20 minutes later with a great splash in the Inner Harbour. Just after 5 PM, he took off again for his fourth of the five promised flights, flying over City Hall and other down-town areas.

It was to be his last flight. Aero-planes were flimsy craft in those days, and in front of thousands of people, the strong, gusty winds got the better of machine and pilot. My boss, a lad of 13 at the time watched in horror as the plane, with Bryant struggling for control suddenly fell onto a rooftop. Stalled, I suppose. John Bryant was killed instantly.

Now here’s the payoff. The car-nival had agreed to give Bryant

$1,000, for five demonstration flights, but $400 was forfeited because he had only made three of the promised flights! Of the $600 payout, half the money was used to repair the roof of the building on which the unfor-tunate man had crashed, leaving only $300 for his widow.

Despite this act of meanness, the first and only carnival ended up $11,000 in the red, a huge sum in those days.

Alys McKey Bryant went on as an aviator, setting many records. She trained pilots during WW I and in her sixties during World War II, she was hired to work for TWA. She died September 6, 1954 at the age of 74.

Fly between Victoria and destinations on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. Charter an aircraft and take up to 3 people.

(restrictions apply)

VFC CHARTER SERVICE BE THERE IN MINUTES!

For more information or to book a flightEmail: [email protected]: 1-250-474-0213


Feature Article

Club Aircraft

1 Bart-Jan C (31)2 Morgan S (20)3 Robin H (17)4 Doug N (14)5 Lynn F (13)6 Walker R (13)7 Brad T (12)8 Keegan A (12)9 Alethia F (11)10 Jessica R (10)11 Aaron N (9)12 Andrew H (9)13 Colin W (9)14 Kyle H (9)15 Silvia Z (9)16 Adan T (8)17 Andrew K (8)18 Brett W (7)19 Don D (7)20 Yaaseen M (6)

21 Schuyler C (5)22 Bruce R (4)23 Joey M (4)24 Kevin S (4)25 Matt M (4)26 Morgan B (4)27 Stephanie B (3)28 Aaron C (2)29 Ben H (2)30 Bonnie T (2)31 Courtlandt R (2)32 David V (2)33 Howard P (2)34 Jessica J (2)35 Lanaya D (2)36 Ramona R (2)37 Tim H (2)38 Tom V (2)

Owner Aircraft

1 John L (70)2 Norman Y (61)3 Dave G (44)4 Norm D (36)5 Ken C (29)6 Ken T (16)7 Glenn L (15)8 Firat A (4)9 Jeremy P (3)

Only three months left and not many airports left un-visited! Well done, VFC pilots!

You can find the updated map and current standings at: http://www.olantra.com/vfc/

BC CHALLENGE - Your 2014 Adventure


Feature Article

Important BC Airport Challenge Note:

John Litherland posted the following photo and explanation to the VFC Facebook Group page.

“I had plans to land at CBQ8, Woodcock, last weekend, (One of the red pins) but decided against it when I saw trees growing up through cracks on the runway.”

Needless to say, we have taken CBQ8 off the list for this year’s challenge. Our thanks to John for the heads up and the great photo!

Keep on flying! Every airport visited is a chance for that month’s participation prize - and they are all GREAT prizes!

If you don’t fly, you can’t win!

August Winners!Norm Dove - Back Pack Emergency Kit donated by the Bella Coola Airport

BJ Caron - Starbucks Gift Basket and $20 gift card donated by Starbucks at Westside Village

September Partipation Prizes:One free two-hour hypnotherapy session (valued at $180) generously donated by Mind’s Eye Hyp-notherapy

One 1.5 inch antique copper “Guided” compass pendant with wings, pearl & swarovski crystal, with 36 inch vintage copper chain (silver shown here) made by Sweet Memories Art

October Participation Prizes:“Pleased” pendant made by Sweet Memories Art together with a $25 Gift Certificate to Safra Day Spa donated by Sweet Memory Art

$40.00 Japanese Village gift certificate donated by the law firm of Frey & Company


VFC News

Looking for VFC AlumniWe are still looking for photos of our successful (and good looking!) alumni to share with prospective student pi-lots.

If you completed any of your training, or worked as an instructor, at VFC and you are presently working in the aviation industry (in a plane or on the ground) then we really want to hear from you! We couldn’t be any prouder of your achievements and we would love to share that pride with our new visitors and students!

So don’t be shy! Take a smiley photo of you living the dream, and email it to: [email protected]

Updates From Women in AviationWelcome to Fall and our new Women In Aviation Leadership Series. This se-ries of workshops is aimed at develop-ing and flexing our leadership muscles and includes sessions on : decision-making, commitment, career planning, mentorship and networking.

The series will include sessions from a life and business coach, the Aviation Leadership Foundation, military and commercial career pilots, and others. Everyone is welcome. Cost for each session will be $5.

Saturday, October 4, 2014 (1300 - 1500): The Coach Approach to Leadership Tracey Burns from Tracey Burns Ex-ecutive Coaching for Life, Leadership & Business

Saturday, November 8, 2014 (1300 – 1500): Hallmarks of Strategic Leadership of 21st CenturyThe Aviation Leadership Foundation


First Solos

Crystal SommerInstructor: Sean Tyrell

Greg DowellInstructor: Sean Tyrell

Harrison FletcherInstructor: Sean Brenton

Matthew WateInstructor: Brett Stevens

Roy GrahamInstructor: Colin Brown

Brian BachonInstructor: Brady Tucker


Flight Training

Monday and Wednesday 1900-2200Victoria Flying Club Classroom

DATE TOPIC INSTRUCTOROct 01 Flight Operations Colin 06 Navigation Brendan 08 Navigation Brendan 15 Navigation Brendan 20 ATC/Fly Out Jason G. 22 Review Colin

To register for Groundschool, or to purchase a Groundschool Kit, please contact the Victoria Flying Club

at [email protected] or 250-656-2833.

PRIVATE PILOT GROUNDSCHOOL


Mystery Aircraft

MYSTERY AIRCRAFT

August Mystery Identified:

From Tim:This month is the DeHavilland Dove eight-seat transport powered by two 400 hp in-line 6-cyl engines. An innovation was the stringers were bonded to fuselage skins instead of rivets. About 500 were produced over a 20 year period from 1946.

Correctly Identified By:Alan Johnston gets the bonus points this month for being the first to correctly identify the aircraft, along with Peter Morris, Peter Houghton, and those listed below who wrote in. Thanks all!

This is a de Havilland DH-104 “Dove” which produced shortly after the end of World War 2 and contin-ued in production for some time. A “stretched” version was the DH-114 “Heron” with four engines. Both aircraft used de Havilland Gipsy Queen engines.Jim Fretwell

Greetings:The Mystery Aircraft, D-INKA, is a De Havilland Dove, operated by Luft Transport Union out of Dus-seldorf, Germany. My dad was the Chief Pilot when LTU was started in the 50’s and left Swissair in Zu-rich to fly for them. I think he flew D-INK once in a while. Will have to check with him. He is now 94 and lives here in Sidney. His lifelong passion for aviation was passed on to me and I operate a Grumman Goose C-GYVG and an Aerostar 702P form YYJ.Cheers, Juergen Puetter

The mystery plane in the Septem-ber issue is the de Havilland DH 104 Dove. It was designed as a postwar short-haul airliner. The first flight was September 25, 1945 and 542 were produced from 1946 through 1967. It was a popular plane and was considered to be one of Britain’s most successful postwar civil designs.Daryl Williams

Hi,The mystery aircraft pictured in the September 2014 edition of The Patrician is a de Havilland Dove. This aircraft is operated by the German airline LTU (Lufttransport-Unternehmen GmbH) and although few remain in flying condition, over 500 Doves were built between 1946 and 1967.Cheers, Rolf H.

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