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This is your chance to hear directly from each board member. This section will include messages from the directors about upcoming initiatives that they are working on but also news that they want you to know about.
Treasurer Devin Campbell
Just a friendly reminder that Membership Dues were Due August 1. If you have already paid thankyou. If you have not paid and wish not to renew, please contact myself or the Secretary (Bevan Tomm). Please remember that as per Bylaw 2.8 "A sustaining member is in good standing unless the initiation fee has not been paid, the annual dues are more than thirty (30) days in arrears, the monthly flying account is more than thirty (30) days in arrears..." and "[a] life member shall be considered to be in good standing if the monthly flying account is not more than thirty (30) days in arrears..."
Newsletter Devin Campbell and Warren LeGrice
This month's newsletter is going to have very little as far as board reports go. Other than a reminder from the treasure about renewing your membership dues, this month we are focusing on stories from this years airshow.
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We never know what we are going to get and have had a few unusual operations over the years. This year a text message on Friday, asking if due to the severe traffic delays did we have space Saturday to park a Eurocopter. We said we could handle it and six text messages later the plan was set.
same destination. Take off at 0929 hrs. Follow the freeway west and climb to 2000 ft. Contact Vancouver terminal for higher. Cleared for 4500 ft. There was some concern about low sea stratus, but as we got past Sechelt, the sky opened up. Standard approach over the little lake near the airport, midfield crossing, check the wind and in this case land upwind and downhill. Perfect landing at 1026 hrs, with no backtracking required. Bob and I left right away to Julie’s Restaurant, a five minute walk from the airport to make reservations for seven people Soon afterwards the rest of our group joined us. The restaurant is decorated with us aviators in mind, with many model planes suspended from the ceiling and numerous airplane pictures on the wall. The food and service were good. After all of us were well fed, GUFA took a head start again and all of us were airborne by 1230 hrs. Another scenic flight via Sechelt, Bowen Island and the North Shore mountains got us back in CYXX again in 59 minutes and 1.1 hrs on the tach.
