July 3, 2013 Meeting

Our July 3 meeting will include a discussion about the upcoming Copa For Kids (C4K) event followed by presentations by Jonathan on his trip to Florida and the Caribbean and by Firat on his flight to Alaska.

CASARA Survior Packs (update)

Here's an update to the CASARA Survior Packs Personal & Crew from our last meeting.

Thanks Les!

COPA for Kids Sept. 28, 2013 Volunteer Signup

This message is being sent to generate interest in volunteering for the first C4K held in Victoria.

June 1st / 2nd weekend Southern BC-Air Tour!

Please follow the link for the flyer...

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0Dy41nyQzk9bVl1b20yUVc1TnM/edit?usp=sharing

June 1, 2013 Victoria Fly-in

We will be hosting a BBQ on the afternoon of June 1st, inviting all local pilots / clubs to fly in to Victoria for the day / evening.

May 1, 2013 - Meeting - Survival Kit, what do you have with you?

Do you carry even the most basic survival gear with you? If so, bring it along to our next meeting for a discussion on route-appropriate gear. There will be a presentation and sample survival kits by CASARA.

Captain Nick Veenof, Search & Rescue 443 Squadron will be our guest speaker.

Here's the content list for the CASARA Personal Survivor Pack.

COPA for Kids Site now Active

Have a look at http://copaflight6.blogspot.ca/p/copa-for-kids.html 

Apr 3, 2013 - Meeting - Portable Technology in the Cockpit

Presentation on new PORTABLE technology in the cockpit (phones, tablets etc.) Bring your gear, questions, and experiences for this open discussion about portable technology in the cockpit.

COPA for Kids Sept 28 in Victoria - Volunteers Needed

From Bill McAllister...

Perry and I met with Henry (Chief Pilot and Organizer), Bruce (Webmaster) and Ruth (Registration) today at VFC. They were kind enough to fly over from ZBB to meet us. They have run the C4K at Delta and/or ZBB for years. No. 2 in the country, well organized.

We learned a lot. We look forward to volunteering for their event at ZBB May 25.
 
We are grafting the COPA5 C4K web site landing page and sign-up page to our own for COPA6.. First priority is a webmaster...not new code, just an import and mod, then minor maintenance...urgent. Predecessor to marketing collateral and cold contacts.

Here is what we might need for 200 kids:

9 more pilots (total 12)
1 pilot on ground Flight Manager
2 Registration
2 head Marshall (aircraft movements/ramp safety) one am - one pm
4-12 kid-Marshall (kids from reg to planes) (one per plane) may well need less when we determine the groundschool to ramp logistics
1 good photographer
1 greeter/crowd flow control/walk-ins/tantrum dissipater
2 marketing (now to Sept)
1 facilities
1 Groundschool (backup or assist)

These numbers may look fat but are based on the most optimistic sign up and the usual contingencies.  

Thanks for your input,

Bill

Please contact Bill at whmcallister@hotmail.com if you'd like to volunteer.

COPA for Kids Guide

Here's a link to the latest guide for the COPA for Kids Aviation Program (pdf)

Information Sessions at COPA 5 Boundary Bay Flying Club

From Jim Niessen, President, COPA 5 Boundary Bay Flying Club

 

Hello All

It’s that time of year again where flying sometimes has to take a back seat to the weather. I don’t know about you but I am not getting as much flying activity as I would like. For that reason COPA flight 5 Boundary Bay Flying club has setup four Safety Seminars.

2013 COPA-for-Kids - Boundary Bay - Volunteers Needed

The following is from Henry Ilg with COPA Flight 5 in Boundary Bay.  Please contact Henry directly if you would like to participate.

Hello Folks,  

This message is going out to all who volunteered at the September 2012 COPA flight 5 COPA-for-Kids flights at Boundary Bay airport.

Mar 6, 2013 - Tour of Fire Station And US Customs Procedures

Bryan Webster has arranged for us to tour the Fire Station at Victoria International at 7pm, and Jonathan will provide an overview of US Customs procedures back at the flying club at 8pm.

NOTE: We will be meeting at the Fire Station at 7pm for the tour.  Map shown below.

Feb 6, 2013 - Meeting - John Howroyd

Change in plans:  Originally Keith MacDoanld was going to give us a presentation on the history of CYYJ but unfortunately he took a very bad fall in the parking lot right after our last meeting and is just out of hospital.   Hopefully we will have an update for you on Keith by Wednesday.  

John Howroyd who was owner of the Howroyd/Butler airstrip (which is now a gravel pit in Central Saanich), and who has built many aircraft and is an all-round interesting guy will fill in for Keith Feb 6th.  It should be a fascinating presentation! 

Jan 23, 2013 - Meeting - Jason Grist from Control Tower

Jason Grist from Victoria Tower is going to be giving us a presentation on the local airspace and procedures in and around CYYJ.   He is happy to entertain any and all questions too, so bring 'em if you got 'em!  

Hope to see you all there.