RAAOshawaInformation2004Feb
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President�s Message
Happy New Year to all RAA Oshawa members and their families! I hope that you all enjoyed at least some time to relax and unwind over the past few weeks, not to mention had time to think about that creation in the garage, hangar or basement that may one day fly!
Our Annual Awards Banquet Dinner and Dance was a huge success with attendance by many chapter members and friends of the local aviation community. For those who missed this annual event, I hope that you will come along next year and get to know your fellow builders and flyers on a more personal level than we normally have time for at monthly meetings. A complete report will be presented at the next general meeting for those who missed it.
In summary, completion awards where given out to Weldon Howell for the restoration of his Ercoupe and Brian Patch for the completion of his Zenith 701. Well done guys, this is what RAA is all about. Special appreciation awards were also presented to Don Dutton for 5 years as Chapter President and Jim Morrison for his significant contribution to educational events and fund raising for the chapter. ( Woody�s Award) .
I hope to continue in the fine tradition Don has started as your new chapter president this year and face the challenges that will inevitably come our way. And I hope that you will volunteer some of your time to help make this club even better in 2004. We need your participation to make things happen, so please get involved!
Our new executive will also help us to plan another exciting year of events and meetings as the summer approaches. The first of which is a planned field trip to Endevour Aerospace Co. Inc in Lindsay , Ontario on Saturday Feb.28,2004 at 10 AM.
This company builds Lancair IV aircraft under contract for individual builders who don�t have the time to build themselves. This is one of the first companies to take advantage of the new Transport Canada exemption from subsection 507.03b and section 549 of the CAR�s issued in 2003, which allows for contracting of professional assistance in the construction of an aircraft, subject to the builder�s ( owner�s) overall control. They are currently constructing a group of 4 Lancair IV aircraft with 750 hp turboprop engines and very sophisticated avionics packages for individual builders. We plan to visit them on a Saturday for an hour or two to see examples of their workmanship. I hope that many members will at www.endevouraerospace.com
Our January General meeting will be on January 26th at 7:30 PM at the 420 Wing building and will feature Capt. Hoey from Search and Rescue, as our guest speaker. This will be an open meeting to all pilots in the area and COPA members to maximize the audience requested by the SAR people. Please invite your friends who are pilots and aviation enthusiasts. COPA has graciously offered to provide the cheese and crackers for everyone so it should be a good evening .
And just as a reminder, Reg Gardner will also be on hand to renew your 2004 RAA Oshawa membership which is now due.
Regards
Chris Gardiner
Medical Examiner In Whitby
We have heard of another Aviation Medical Examiner in this area. Dr. Judit Gaal has an office in the medical building at 220 Dundas St. W. Whitby. Call 905-668-5300 for an appointment.
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What is RAA Oshawa District
RAA Oshawa District is a self-help group of Oshawa area aircraft flies, builders and enthusiasts. The Oshawa RAA District is part of a larger organization, The RAA.
The Recreational Aircraft Association is a Canadian organization for pilots, aircraft builders, and enthusiast. The association represents it's members to Transport Canada in the developing and improving aviation regulations.
RAA has over 50 chapters across Canada. Our Oshawa group is one of them. Over the years, many Oshawa members have contributed their talents to RAA.
The original intent of the organization was to help members construct their own airplanes and to act as a club for local fliers and enthusiasts.
These purposes still exist, but RAA Oshawa District has gone on to become a respected voice in the operations and improvement of the Oshawa airport. The chapter is represented on the Airport Advisory Committee and the Airport Tenants Association.
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RAA Oshawa Meetings
Meetings are held monthly between September to June, except December. The meeting begin at 7:30pm on the last Monday of each month, in the RCAFA 420 Wing building on the airport south field. (MAP)
Jan 26/04 Meeting
Due to the last minute cancellation of the SAR (Search and Rescue ) speaker , for military reasons, we have moved up our February speaker , Wayne Juniper from Transport Canada to the January 26th meeting.
We will try to reschedule SAR for the February meeting COPA members are still welcome to attend if they wish. Regards Chris Gardiner
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Barnyard Fly-in
Sept 7, 2003
Come on out to the Oshawa District Recreational Aircraft Association organized fly-in at Hawkefield, N44 00, W 78 39. It�s a friendly gathering of pilots and enthusiasts, their families, and their ultra-lights, homebuilts, war-birds and certifieds from all parts of southern Ontario.
Land on the best 3300 foot grass strip around.
Keep all circuits to the west, avoiding residential areas. Traffic advisory is on 122.77. Please keep safety first and use standard approaches and departures. Note the runway 18 threshold is displaced to avoid parked aircraft
(Hawke Field Map)
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2003 Barnyard Fly-in
BEST FLY-IN YET
HAWKE FIELD - September 7, 2003:That was the place and the day when Ross Ferguson's magnificent replica Spitfire was publicly unveiled. It was our 8th annual Barn Yard Fly-In, one that many visitors and members of Oshawa District RAA members will remember in the years to come. A "tip of the hat" goes not only to Ross but to Fly-In Chairman Wayne McCarron, the Fly-In team leaders and the hard working group of members, assisted by some wives and several COPA members. They took our annual Barn Yard Fly-In to a new level this year and the weather cooperated.
Our Fly-In log lists 117 aircraft lining the aircraft parking area at Hawke Field, among them two replica Spitfires, two gyrocopters, a helicopter, and at least a dozen show quality homebuilts, war birds and restored aircraft along with the many other homebuilts, certifieds, ultralights and trikes. A powered parachute arrived by car but as the day wound down there were so many airplanes still to leave that the pilot decided not to fly. Seeing so many planes was a great site but to me the most satisfying part of it all were the comments from visiting pilots as they were preparing to leave. Several praised both our hosts, Karen and Hannu Halminen for the beautiful site they provided at Hawke Field, and the daylong dedication and enthusiasm of the chapter's "on field" crew - from our eagle eyed radio staff with their new base radio in their new tower and the marshals with their new fluorescent paddles who guided the planes to their parking area, to the members who had the sometimes difficult job of pushing the planes back into their parking spots.
"It was the best ever," said one pilot. Others asked where we found so much good help and several mentioned the new feature this year � runway markings painted on the grass by Reg Gardner and Rudy Riss which were highly visible from the air. Reg also supplied the radios that kept the ground crew in touch with each other.
HELP KINETTES PROJECTS
Everyone seemed to enjoy the free corn, and food thanks to the Kinettes of Bowmanville. And we can feel good knowing the proceeds will help finance the Kinettes good works. The corn cookers were provided by Eastman Steeves and Hannu.
Security worked unobtrusively but well, which is the way it should work There were only a few problems -- the most worrisome being a couple of children unaccompanied by parents wandering into the aircraft parking area and, in two or three instances, groups of adults talking and walking with their backs to aircraft taxiing out, ignoring the waving and shouting of marshals and security.
The Chadburn Squadron Air Cadets did a great job of keeping automobile and motorcycle traffic from blocking the driveway entrance area around the hangar, sometimes a problem in previous years, and getting drivers to go all the way back to the car park area. And with so many "drive in" visitors this year it was often a long way back.
Fortunately they were not needed but we felt reassured by the presence of professional Fire Fighter Tony McCraw, Paramedic Ed McDiarmid, Danielle Richards who looked after our First Aid Station and Doug Millson who brought a large farm tractor with fork lifts to be used in the rescue if any one should become trapped in an overturned aircraft.
A special thanks to those members who came early to set up tents, chairs and tables for the RAA's seminar held in the hangar and for the RAA booth where we sold hats and magazines. Many where still there at the end of the day to put things away and help clean up. (Pictures)
Winner of the draw for a ride in the Waco was Kyle Vowles of Bailieboro.
Don Dutton
