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Harvard News
HARVARD HAPPENINGS
October, 2005 30th Edition
Next
CHAA Meeting: Tuesday,
October 18 at 7:30pm
Tillsonburg OPS Building
What’s happening…?
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Guest Speaker for September:
Charley Fox DFC Bar, Spitfire
Pilot and Hon. Col. 412 Transportation Squadron spoke about his May 2005 trip,
the Celebration of the Liberation of Holland. We thank Charley for sharing
this experience with us.
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Condolences:
Our thoughts are with Director Johnny Curran
and his family at this time as they mourn the loss of his father, John Curran.
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Congratulations: Our warmest
wishes go out to members Sean Voscamp and Rhonda Lane in Winnipeg, as they
celebrate their recent engagement.
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2006
Calendars: by Pat Hanna, Bill
Shepard and Sandra Sparkes
Background: Following in the footsteps
of Janis Bennell and Greg Burnard who have produced the CHAA calendar for the
passed few years, we’ve worked with Bill Sutherland and Gib Newman of the 404
Kitchener/Waterloo Wing to produce a high quality 16 month aviation calendar.
Photo choices: In choosing the photos,
we attempted to include only Canadian owned aircraft. We’ve used photos of
CHAA’s aircraft as well as that of: The Great War Flying Museum, Ed Russell’s
planes, the Lancaster out of Hamilton and many more. The photos chosen by CHAA
are the work of members Pat Hanna and Eric Dumigan; we thank them for their
generosity in freely donating their talents for this fundraising project.
Cost: At last word, the calendars were
to be picked up today from NORCARD in London, and they will be available at the
meeting on Tuesday evening at a cost of $10.
Mail out: In addition, a copy of the
calendar will be mailed to all members not able to attend the meeting; a letter
from President Greg Tyrell is included with each. Orders for extra copies are
coming in from all across Canada; we’ve printed only 2000 so get yours early. If
you wish further copies, contact Sandra
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Advertisers:
Many thanks to the following businesses as they purchased advertising space
in our calendar: Tillsonburg Municipal Airport, Moosehead, Stauffer Motors Ltd.,
Spitfire Emporium, Canada Stampings, Coyles Country Store, Jimmy’s Restaurant,
Trevor McNally and Spectrum Aviation.
The fundraising committee appreciates the
support shown by CHAA members to keep our airplanes flying.
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CHAA
Website: Lance Russwurm
continues to do weekly updates to our site which has both the history of CHAA
and all its latest news. To remain informed, check it often.
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Service Crew Update: from
Service Crew Chief, Al Spiers
On Sept 8 at 20.00hrs the Brownsville Fire Dept
arrived at Hangar 1 to put on a demonstration of their fire fighting equipment.
They had been asked to attend by the CHAA Service Unit. They arrived with a
pumper truck, a rescue truck and a foam producing truck. Along with Fire Chief
Dirk Verboom, they had 17 volunteer fire fighters in attendance. Brownsville
Fire Dept is the group responsible for covering the Tillsonburg airport.
After a brief introduction, the group of 15
CHAA service crew and pilots in attendance were given a review of the equipment
on the vehicles and how and when it is used. We were shown the various nozzle
attachments, how foam is produced, “jaws of life”, portable generators,
compressor, hand held extinguishers and other emergency items they carry on
board. We were then broken down into groups and as one group was given a “hands
on” demonstration on how to extinguish a “live” fire with a hand held unit, the
others were involved with a discussion on how the fire fighters approach a fire,
how they assess it and what is required to control the situation. A
demonstration of foam produced from the foam truck and how it is applied was
shown to us by three members of the unit. The fire department was also given a
review of the onboard extinguishers of our Harvards and a general layout of the
hangar.
The Fire Dept was thanked for their attendance
and appreciation was shown by the CHAA members. A review later of a number of
the CHAA participants indicated they appreciated the demonstration and the
information received from Chief Verboom and his crew. Overall, it was a very
successful event.
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Service
Unit Wish List for 2005-2006:
submitted by Al Spiers
1
ALUMINIUM 8 FOOT STEP LADDER (heavy duty)
FLEX SOCKETS ¼” Drive SAE
1 SET BATTERY BOOSTER CABLES
Anyone wishing to donate any of the above,
please contact Al Spiers (
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or Dan Cameron (
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Thank you for your support.
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Membership News: from Marion
Bennell
Gift Certificates:
It is not too early to think about CHRISTMAS and what you are going to get for
that hard-to-buy for person in your family. Here’s the perfect solution: A
CHAA gift certificate. Not only do gift certificates solve Christmas
shopping but also birthdays, retirements and anytime a gift is needed for that
extra special someone. Call now and have one less gift to buy during the
Christmas rush. To obtain all the details, contact Marion at (519)633-0053 or
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(Note: the 1 in her email address is the
numeral one).
Membership Renewal for 2006:
In the September ROAR
you will find the 2006 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL form; it is also available for
printing on our CHAA website (under Membership). Marion thanks you in advance
for using this form when submitting your payment, as it will provide her with a
‘paper trail’ if you have any questions about your renewal.
Updates:
22 new members in September and renewals are coming in steadily. Wayne
Wilkins of Sarnia is our newest Sponsor member and we welcome his
participation in CHAA.
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Hangar News:
from Roy Venn
For updates and info on September 10th Flyday,
RZW, the Moth, Jennifer MacKinnon’s appointment as Duty Operations Officer and
more,
CLICK HERE
For info on our exciting
new restoration project under the direction of the Rice brothers,
CLICK HERE
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Standards and Safety Committee Update:
from Bob Hewitt
On Saturday, October 8, the newly formed
STANDARDS AND SAFETY COMMITTEE met at Tillsonburg. The meeting was chaired by
Director (and Mentor for this first meeting) Bob Hewitt. The committee consists
of the C ops O, C Tech O, Chief Pilot, a member of the Aerobatics team, Service
Chief and a formation lead pilot. Under the co-ordination of Bill Long, the
committee has undertaken to produce a new FLYING OPERATIONS MANUAL by the end of
the year. All details and standards pertaining to CHAA's Flying, Service and
Maintenance will be handled by this committee. (A policy was approved to have
minutes of meetings immediately available, and with the wonders of modern
technology, signed minutes were available to the committee members at the end of
the meeting.)
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Upcoming CHAA Flight Schedule:
from Greg Tyrell
Weather permitting
Oct 23 - 4 planes - Oshwegan - 3 seats
available
Nov 6 - 4 planes - Sheddon - 3 seats
available
Nov 11 - 4 planes – Toronto - 2 seats
available
Nov 11 - 4 planes - London/Woodstock - 2 seats
available
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CHAA
Stores Update: from Greg Tyrell
We have some new CHAA stock: hats with CHAA
logo in both ball cap and Tilley style; t-shirts; golf shirts, sweatshirts and
so much more (great Christmas presents). As well, a few of the 20th
Anniversary ball caps are still remaining. All stock is available for viewing
with Bruce Tapp at the members’ meetings each month at hangar in Tillsonburg.
If you are unable to get to the hangar and wish further information on
purchasing any CHAA stock for personal use or as a gift, contact
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We suggest you make it a practice to visit this
easy-to-navigate site for updated information on CHAA and the ongoing
explorations of the Dive Team.
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CHAA Dive
Recovery Team Experiences “Hard Hat” Diving
By Chris Venn
When one goes diving, equipment is
critical. Diving is like going to the moon – there is no air to breath unless
you bring it, and you must protect yourself from the environment. The Dive
Recovery Team uses some very advanced equipment and computers to conduct its
underwater searches and we trust our equipment implicitly. But imagine taking a
bucket, turning it upside down, pumping some air into it through a hose and
diving with it. That’s exactly what several members of the CHAA Dive Recovery
Team did on July 17th, 2005.
At the Annual Shipwreck Symposium,
we met Mike Babiski who spent several years as a commercial diver before
starting to collect historical dive equipment. Mike offered to spend a day
introducing us to the original dive equipment from the turn of century – and we
jumped at the chance. Using the excellent facilities at London Scuba Centre
owned by Terry Kovacevic in London, Ontario, Mike gave us an historical overview
of the equipment, and then allowed us to dive in the pool with this vintage
hardware, Using air pumped into the helmets (commonly called Hard Hats), we
experienced the type of gear that the pioneers of diving used at some tremendous
depths. It was fascinating to learn the history, understand the differences in
the equipment, experience the weight of the gear and get a different taste of
our marine heritage. Our thanks go out to Mike for giving of his time and
knowledge to make this happen.
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Air
Cadet Flyday: from Kip Davis
CHAA was pleased to be hosting the Havoc
Squadron on September 25 at the Tillsonburg airport. This was meant to be an
opportunity for Cadets to learn about the North American Harvard and its roll in
the British Commonwealth Air Training Program during WWII. Due to the dreaded
“red tape”, the event has been scrubbed; hopes are it will be held in 2006.
Thanks to the following for their efforts: Johnny Curran, Greg Burnard, Bill
Long, Brandon Zimmerman, the Rice Brothers, Gib Newman and all pilots who had
volunteered to participate.
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Mailing
Address for CHAA:
Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association
P.O. Box 175, Tillsonburg, Ontario N4G 4H5
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Upcoming CHAA Meeting Dates:
Mark your calendar!
(7:30pm) Tuesday: Oct 18, Nov 15
(10-Noon) Saturday: Dec 17, Jan 21, Feb
18 (Annual Business Meeting) and Mar 18
Until next time...clear
skies, safe flights and smooth landings!
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