UPCOMING EVENTS:
It's never to early to send us your 2007 events!
Send JENN or HAROLD the stats and we will post it here and on our website - free of charge!
PS: Harold visits numerous aviation events with his camera....
tell us about your event and a story about it may be featured in our newsletters' co-Captain's Message!
- August 13-18, 2007 - PLATINUM TRIANGLE POKER RUN
Host: Collingwood (CNY3)
1st prize, $500; 2nd prize $400; 3rd prize, $300; 4th prize, $100, plus many others!
Participating airports: Goderich (CYGD), Hanover (CPN4), Kincardine (NS7), Midland (CYEE), Owen Sound (CYOS), Parry Sound (CNK4), Port Elgin (CNL4), Stratford (CPK5), Tillsonburg (CNQ4), Tobermory (CNR4), Wiarton (CYVV). Prizes awarded August 18, 1530hrs. $5/hand, $20/5 hands. Fly any time between August 13-18 ... be sure to have completed poker hands submitted to Collingwood BEFORE 1530 on the 18th.
- August 19, 2007 - LATE SUMMER BREAKFAST FLY-IN
Host: Wingham Airport (CPR7)
(rain date August 26). Come fly to Wingham for a delicious breakfast hoseted by the Wingham Optimist Club. Special invitation to first-time flyers age 8-17 -- young eagles day! Free shuttle bus available. Chance to win a Fuel coupon! Displays, prizes and giveaways! For info call (519) 357-1208 x28, bskillen@northhuron.ca or www.northhuron.ca.
- *NEW* September 8, 2007 - ANNUAL FALL FLY-IN
Host: Parry Sound Airport (CNK4)
(rain date September 9). The WWII Harvard will be returning and rides will be available. Live music by Northern Lights Steel Orchestra, BBQ, corn roast, beer tent, static displays, and under wing camping. For more info contact Ashley Hill, Customer Service Manager, 705-378-2897.
Visit www.copa70.com/FutureEvents.html to check out all of the Oshawa Flight activities.
Full event details as they are passed along to us are listed on our website; click here to view our events page.
All events listed according to most recent.
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ROOFTOP CAFÉ:
Our Rooftop Café is now open for meals, Saturday & Sunday, 8:30am-2:00pm. As always, coffee and snacks are available all the time!
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AVIATION SCHOLARSHIP:
This year, we are pleased to announce that Cecily Keeshig of Cape Croker is the recipient of the FOTA/COPA Flight #68 Peter Bulmer Memorial Aviation Scholarship award. This year's review board of Joan Bulmer, Harold Fry, Hank Nuis & John Totton met with the applicants throughout July, and considered Cecily to be the most deserving candidate for the award. Cecily had her first taste of aviation at a Young Eagles Day at CYVV, and has since than worked hard to achieve her acceptance at Confederation College Thunder Bay, where she will be in training for a commercial pilot's license. Congratulations Cecily, and good luck with your studies!! |
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SERVICES ADVERTISING:
If you or your company offers an aviation-related service, simply send Jenn or Harold the details and we will gladly add the information to our publications (12 months on flywiarton website & newsletter), for a small donation!
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EVENT ADVERTISING:
Our newsletter reaches over 1000 flight enthusiasts in Ontario, and we are constantly expanding our mailing list. If your Airport is hosting an event, and you would like us to advertise it in our newsletter and on our website's 'Events' page, simply send Jenn or Harold the details and we will gladly add the information to our publications, free of charge!
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LINK EXCHANGE:
While browsing through our website, you may have noticed a page titled Ontario Airports. We initiated this page in 2003 to share information from 'neighbouring' Ontario Airports with our website visitors.
In 2004 we started a "Link Exchange". If you would like your airport included in this space (web address, description, call number, special features, contact information, etc.) simply send Jenn an email with the details. In return, all we are asking for is a link to our website (www.flywiarton.com) on yours!
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Wiarton/Keppel Airport - the only Airport around that offers a discount on fuel purchases!!
When you buy 100 low-lead fuel at the Wiarton Airport and pay with cash*, you get a discount of 5˘ per litre! (for example, on 80 litres, you save $4.00!)
Not only do you have the opportunity to save money with your gas purchases at the Wiarton Airport, you meet fantastic people and even can opt to take a tour of the beautiful Bruce Peninsula! What more could you ask for!?!
(*The term "cash" refers to cash or cheque*)
debit card purchases are not eligible for gas discount as of September 17, 2004
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Don't be shy - To find out more about what the Wiarton/Keppel Airport has to offer, visit our user-friendly Website at www.flywiarton.com. You'll be glad you did!
Also, our website offers accommodation information and restaurant locations. If you are planning on visiting us and would like information on places to stay or eat, check it out! Also, check out our links for area information and things to see and do!
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We LOVE hearing from you! Send your comments, questions or suggestions to:
Harold E. Fry (hfry@bmts.com)
co-Captain, COPA Chapter #68
Wiarton/Keppel Airport - CYVV
or
Jenn MacLeod (aubyn@bmts.com)
Publications Designer, COPA Chapter #68
Wiarton/Keppel Airport - CYVV
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~ Watch for our next Newsletter: September 3, 2007 ~
If you know anyone who might be interested in receiving this newsletter, please forward it on.
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Lorne Schroeder and I took off from the Wiarton Airport enroute to Oshkosh for the AirVenture 2007 Show at 10:30am on July 23. First stop, Drummond Island, in order to clear customs and also close Canadian flight plan and file new USA plan. What a change in customs from 2003 - had to fill in two forms, present aircraft ownership, pilots license and current medical! Took a long time to close flight plan with an individual who was in New Mexico. We found out that the FAA no long was in charge of flight planning but had contracted this responsibility to Lockeed and they are having problems. Next stop was in Menomiee Wis, and once again we had problems closing our flight plan.
Thanks to superb navigation by Lorne, we skirted Green Bay space and went out to New London, and then straight into Ripon and got in line for landing at Oshkosh, no problem! We ended up parking in the north 40 and then traveled to the South end of AirVenture grounds, where we bunked in with Dave Little and son Blaine (home for holidays from Japan, where he lives and works), as our trailer was not scheduled to be delivered until the next day.
Looked forward to seeing the Beach Boys on Monday, but unfortunately we were at the back of the audience - all 20 000 of them standing! Never did get to see them - but did hear them! Stayed for a few songs and then went to dinner. Friday night we joined 700+ others at the Nature Center Pavilion where it was International night for all those folks from abroad such as Germany, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Japan, etc, and of course great Canada! Great night, complimentary dinner and all the free beer you could drink!
If you like aviation, it does not get any better than the EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh -- after all, over million visitors a year can't be wrong!!
