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HELLO and Welcome to Fall!
Bad news! Actions taken by the mighty Liberal Government lately are going to cost you a lot of money if you wish to be an instructor or commercial pilot in Ontario. For absolutely no service to the flight schools or the students, fees imposed by the present government will result in $1500 of additional costs for a Commercial Pilot License and $1000 for an Instructor Rating. What will you get in return for this cash grab? Nothing. What can you do about it? There is an election coming up in October! Now’s the time to email, phone and go to meetings and do what you can to get through to this government! For those already enrolled at OAS (in either a Private or Commercial course) your names have been submitted and you are grandfathered against these additional costs. Unfortunately, these fees apply to new students at flight schools.
Lary, President.
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Firsts and other wonderful accomplishments so far this summer
FIRST SOLO
Joachim Limburg
Patrick Bobbit
Dave Houston
Cody Prud’Homme
Andrew Aikens
Lee Burrows
Doug Sellers
Nic Can Adrichem
PRIVATE PILOT
Braden Stenning
Al Sweeney
AEROBATICS
Adam Pyszko
Douglas Fleck
COMMERCIAL PILOT
Sarah Vaughan
Jonathan Rotondo
CLASS III INSTRUCTOR
Piotr Dobrowolski
MULTI-ENGINE RATNG
Chad Barnhart
MULTI-IFR
Steve Haybukhai
Review for Safety! From the Transport Canada Safety Handouts
LOW FLYING EXAM
Low flying is a killer: Before you even contemplate it, try this test: It may change you mind and save your neck.
- How much airspeed will you lose if you slam your aircraft into a 45 degree bank turn?
- What rate and radius of turn will you get in a 45 degree bank turn?
- How much space will you need to complete a 180 degree turn?
- How much space will you need with a 20 knot tailwind halfway around the turn?
- How far away can you see a wire?
- If you have to jerk back on the stick/yoke to miss a wire, how much space will it take to change the flight path upwards?
- If you have to pull up quickly straight ahead, what airspeed will you have after 300 feet of climbing?
- What do you do if you run a tank dry at low altitude?
- Will your windshield withstand hitting a 3-lbs gull?
- Do you still want to try some low flight?
Not only is low flying dangerous, it is a reflection of an immature pilot. Fly smart and fly alive.
The Safety Squad!
ATTENTION! NEW 80 HOUR COMMERCIAL PILOT GROUND SCHOOL HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED!
As most of you know, Transport Canada changed the ground school requirement to obtain a Commercial Pilot License. Instead of the usual 40 hours, the new requirement is 80 hours. OAS instructors have been working vigilantly for the last few months to prepare for you, what will be a very interesting and informative course. Course cost is $450 for tuition. The course manual used for the course is the Pultz Commercial Pilot Manual. This is a 3 volume manual and can be obtained for $155 at dispatch. The course begins on October 15th and will run Mondays and Thursdays from 6pm to 9pm. If you have any other questions or want to sign up, call dispatch now at 613-737-2933!
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