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Glider Tragedy

Aug. 25/13-The privately operated Pioneer II glider (C-GFJW) was being towed at the London Soaring Club 3 nautical miles W of Embro, ON. The glider began to oscillate laterally shortly after takeoff. The glider released […]

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Vladislav Grichtchenko

Flight Date: August 24, 2013 Flight School: Brampton Flight Centre Flight Instructor: Mohammed Fahim Nakhuda Message: Congratulations Vladislav!

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Matt Lundy

Flight Date: April 25, 2013 Flight School: Brantford Flying School Flight Instructor: Kristen Wilson-Harris Message: After taking a nine year break from flight training I finally returned to earn my wings in 2013. My first […]

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Hirose Webster Winner

Canada’s best amateur pilot for 2013 is Takashi Hirose, an Algonquin College student who flies out of the Ottawa Flying Club. He was one of nine finalists taking part in the Webster Memorial Trophy Competition, […]

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Air Canada Interested in CSeries

Air Canada is considering buying Bombardier CSeries aircraft to replace its aging fleet of short-haul planes. During a ribbon cutting at Air Canada’s new operations centre in Brampton, Ont. Tuesday, Air Canada CEO Calin Rovinescu […]

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Homebuilt Crash Kills Pilot

Aug. 18/13-The privately operated Kitfox V homebuilt aircraft was carrying out low and over flights on the pilot’s newly constructed airstrip near Barss Corner NS. During the third flight, the aircraft was on a left […]

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FLYHT Gets 767 STC For AFIRS

FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (“STC”) for activation of its Automated Flight Information Reporting System (“AFIRS(TM)”) 228 on the Boeing 767 – 200/300 series aircraft from Transport Canada. FLYHT had […]

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Landing Accident at Stanhope

Aug.18/13-The privately operated Cessna 172R (C-GTAZ) was landing on Runway 08 at Stanhope (CND4) after completing a flight from Brampton (CNC3). While aborting the landing after touchdown the aircraft struck a bush at the end […]

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Pitts Damaged in Forced Landing

Aug. 8/13-The privately operated Pitts S1S (C-GEWW) was returning to the Brampton Airport (CNC3) after a local aerobatic flight when the engine began to run roughly before quitting. The pilot performed a forced landing in […]

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Wheels-Up Landing for Amphib

Aug. 17/13-The Superior Airways, Cessna 208 Caravan, C-FYMT was operating on amphibious floats from the runway at CYRL, Red Lake. The aircraft had departed Red Lake and was en route to South Trout Lake. The […]

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Cropduster Brushes Ground

Aug. 13/13-The Provincial Airways Cessna 188A AgTruck, registration C-GZCB, was spraying about 5nm north of Indian Head, SK. While manoeuvering, a wing tip entered the crop and the aircraft flew into the terrain. The aircraft […]

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Balloon Pilot Killed

Aug. 11/ 13-The Aerostar S55A hot air balloon, registration N25QL, had landed without incident after a 35 min flight from an area close to the CYJN Saint-Jean airport to a field 6 nm east of […]

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Ag Plane Flips Over

Aug. 13/13-The BP Airspray Air Tractor AT401, C-FEKO was departing Quill Lake SK, on an application flight. Durng the takeoff run, the engine (Pratt & Whitney R-1340) sputtered and lost power. The pilot rejected the […]