UPDATE:-MOT is doing RAMP CHECKS.
Recently one officer went through personal items such as lic, med, charts, CFS etc while another went through the aircraft. It took over half an hour to complete the check. They were so fussy that they made a pilot write up frayed seat belts that looked very good while MOT observed him writing the snag. Fortunately for the pilot, PRO IFR keeps the docs up to date including the charts and CFS. I will make sure they are current as best I can. If you are flying and the chart or CFS is out of date, purchase a replacement and send the bill in with your payment. The company will not be responsible for you taking off with outdated documents. I am waiting for the new VTA’s which are expected near the end of July. Be warned.
HCJ had a dirty plug problem reported again this morning. As I had a trip planned, during run-up, I leaned the engine and ran it to clear the fouling. It ran fine after that. Remember to lean.
JULY NEWSLETTER EXCERPTS:
By now you should have had time to read and process the new Schedule “B” Flying Rules. I have not heard any comments at all so we assume everyone finds them acceptable. Most people are filing Flight Plans now instead of an itinerary with a responsible person. This is for the better, but please remember to close it or we will be called by the RCMP or CASARA.
Our spare oil in the closet and the extensions are in the little cabinet. The funnels or extensions are in a plastic bag with some rags. Please try to keep the oily cloths from getting on the new towels
Some shareholders have done fine work in cleaning the aircraft. This is a considerable help to members. The Fantastic bottle is a strong cleaner only for paint and metal surfaces - it will fog and craze plexiglass.Plexiglass is cleaned only with the Pledge bottle please.
Please take care with the headsets as they are fragile.
If you book a plane and return quite early, or if you decide not to use a booking, it is important to phone in a cancellation. In summer there are frequent standby flyers waiting for planes.
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June 28 2010
From Lowell Breckon:
I have attached a copy of the revised version of our Schedule “B” Flying Rules. They were approved by the Board effective June 29, 2010.
There were several areas the Board wished to clarify and communicate to the shareholders. The major changes are:
· New Shareholders will have to have a current and valid pilot’s license and Medical to purchase a share.
· In an effort to maintain the original “recreational” nature of the company, no commercial upgrade training will be permitted.
· We have also eliminated IFR training as we do not currently keep the VOR’s and ADF’s within the required tolerance to fly IFR.
· Shareholders must now inform the Booking Secretary if their license or medical is not current according to Transport Canada Regs.
· When booking we would like to have the name of the responsible person if not filing a Flight Plan.
· New Shareholders will have to complete a check ride on all Company aircraft with a Company approved CFI
As you can see from the foregoing, the reasons for these changes are twofold. On the one hand, we do not wish to be in competition with the Flying Schools in conducting commercial Upgrade training. This was a cause for a near shut down about 10 years ago and we do not wish to bring the wrath of Transport Canada down on us again. On the other hand, we have closed some areas which could be an insurance liability to the company.
We have a couple of shareholders who were grandfathered from these changes and on the consideration of all members of the Board will complete what they have begun. Once they have completed their training, we will apply these new Flying Rules to them as well.
The effort behind these changes is not to be restrictive, rather to be safe and fair. We enjoy relatively inexpensive flying compared to renting or owning and wish to keep the company going as long as possible.
If you have any comments on these changes, please feel free to pass them along. We on the Board set out to do our best on behalf of all the shareholders. We would like to know if we are meeting this test.
Best Regards,
Lowell Breckon
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