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F-35 ‘Combat-Ready’
The U.S. Air Force has declared the simplest version of the F-35 fighter “combat-ready” but there are a bunch of asterisks after that title. The Air Force announcement comes somewhat suspiciously on the heels of […]
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RV Ski Set-Up Headed For Antarctica
The builder of the world’s only Rans RV-8 on wheel skis is helping an aviation explorer realize his dream. Patrick Gilligan, VP of Operations for the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association, said he’ll volunteer his […]
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Aviation Changes Pledged
A prominent contender for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party is pledging to overhaul Canada’s airline and airport system if he becomes prime minister. Maxime Bernier said he’ll scrap foreign ownership requirements for domestic […]
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Kaitlyn Buckborough
Flight Date:07/23/2016 Flight School:Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre Flight Instructor:James Poon Comment:My solo was absolutely amazing! The thrill of leaving the ground alone for the first time is something I’ll never forget.
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Zachary Montagnese
Flight Date:07/26/2016 Flight School:Journey Air Flight Instructor:Vince Paquette Comment:Congratulations on your first solo Zachary!
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Kris Leung
Flight Date:07/23/2016 Flight School:Discovery Aviation Academy Flight Instructor:Josh Staskus Comment:First time flying in a Cessna 172 solo was the best experience of my life. Before this, I’ve only flown in a glider and I can […]
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Ashley Mills
Flight Date:07/23/2016 Flight School:Waterloo Wellington Flight Center Flight Instructor:Joseph Pang Comment:My first solo was amazing. There are few words to describe the feeling of being in control of a Cessna 152 all by myself! There […]
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Canadians Featured at AirVenture
The thousands who attend EAA AirVenture are getting a good look at the skill and enterprise of Canadian aviators. A significant percentage of the daily afternoon air show features Canadian acts. The RCAF Snowbirds return […]
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Raven Winterick
Flight Date:07/20/2016 Flight School:Future Air Flight Instructor:Mathew Comment:Congratulations on your first solo Raven!
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Patrick McGuire
Flight Date:07/21/2016 Flight School:Diamond Flight Centre London Flight Instructor:Lawrence Gauci Comment:Obviously the first solo flight is a huge step in flight training, and especially on the Air Cadet Power Pilot Scholarship wanting to have the […]
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Guragam Bhalla
Flight Date:07/22/2016 Flight School:Waterloo Wellington Flight Center Flight Instructor:Dickson Poon Comment:My first solo flight was a very rewarding experience. I completed this flight on the Power Pilot Scholarship, a senior course within the Royal Canadian […]
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Kent W. Pasincky
Flight Date:07/21/2016 Flight School:Waterloo Wellington Flight Center Flight Instructor:Ying Katryna Stemmler Comment:My first solo was pretty awesome. Had the pleasure of being able to solo in the best 152 at WWFC which was C-GGFR (a […]
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Xiao Ying (Helen) Xiong
Flight Date:07/27/2016 Flight School:Waterloo Wellington Flight Center Flight Instructor:Ying Kong (Joseph) Pang Comment:My first solo was an interesting experience. I say this because although I took off with a simple task to complete, it was […]
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Reanna Palleske
Flight Date:07/19/2016 Flight School:Waterloo Wellington Flight Instructor:Dickson Poon Comment:It was a whole new experience, the weight and stability was all different! Soloing after a week and a bit of course was scary at first – […]
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Brandon Hutcheson
Flight Date:07/23/2016 Flight School:Waterloo Wellington Flight Instructor:James Poon Comment:It was amazing!!!