HARVARD HAPPENINGS

June 2006     

CHAA P.O. Box 175, Tillsonburg, Ontario N4G 4H5

CHAA Board of Directors News: Past President Roy Venn

The past couple of months have seen a number of changes at the CHAA Board level. 

-About mid-April, Tony Donnelly resigned as Chief Pilot and as a Board Member. With the Formation Weekend close at hand, Tony was immediately replaced as Chief Pilot by Dave Martin. 

-Within a couple of weeks, Greg Tyrell, a long-serving Board Member, also submitted his resignation and removed himself from the positions he held of Vice President and member in charge of Stores. Greg has agreed to stay on as C Tech O until annual inspections are completed.

-The position of our Stores/Merchandise Manager is open and the Board is hopeful someone will step forward and assume this responsibility.  Bruce Tapp and Carl Sapelack are both onside and Greg has advised he will assist...it needs an overseer.

-At the May Board meeting, on advice from my doctor, I (Roy Venn) turned in my resignation as President.

-Your remaining Board of Directors is actively working on your behalf.

NEXT CHAA MEETING: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 1930hrs

Remember to bring along non-perishable item(s) for the local food bank.

GUEST SPEAKER: James Essex of Petersburg, Ontario

During WWII, Mr. Essex served for five years with the Royal Canadian Navy and saw action on the HMCS Prince Robert and HMCS Uganda operating the then secret RDF (later called Radar).  In subsequent years, he has worked as an engineer of a radio station, an electronics technician, a writer and a painter.

CHAA’s WEBSITE: www.harvards.com

Browse the extensive menu for more CHAA news, the Aerobatic Team Schedule (Kent, Dave and Pete will be in Ottawa this weekend thrilling the crowd with their amazing show), a calendar of CHAA events and so much more.  Thank you to Lance Russwurm for keeping the site current.

ROAR: JUNE 2006 EDITION

will be received soon and we thank Ken Arnott and Wayne Wilkins for their collective efforts to bring this information to the membership.

CHAA DIVE RECOVERY TEAM: Walt Irie www.chaa-recovery.ca

Much happening....check out the recent updates to the site. Thank you, Walt, for posting Harvard Happenings on this site each month.

CHAA MEMBERS FLY DAYS:

June 17, July 22 and August 19: at Tillsonburg Airport from 0900-1600hrs
September 9 & 10: RE: Doors Open Oxford, at Tillsonburg Airport from 1000-1600hrs
 

BBQs at Tillsonburg Airport: June 17, July 22 and August 19:

If this is to happen, CHAA will be operating the BBQs. Someone is needed to coordinate these BBQs with some helpers as well; contact Roy Venn if you can work any of these dates.

BACKSEAT RIDES:

Contact Leroy Gilmore This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   or (519) 895-2717

HARVARD HAWKS PROGRAM:

Kip Davis and other dedicated CHAA members recently prepared and presented a four Saturday course for Harvard Hawks which included info on the Link trainer, the Theory of Flight and other interesting aviation related themes. A great deal of time and energy went into this program and we are hopeful the two young people who took part found it to be of interest.

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE: Greg Tyrell, C Tech O

All Harvards are serviceable and the radios are in the process of being installed in RZW.  A big thank you to Larry Lysiuk for getting two sets of King KY 196 radios for both UFZ and RZW. Some minor snags are being identified as RZW is being flown more, nothing concerning safety or the airworthiness.  The Moth annual is due and will be done shortly.  Further consultation will happen with Tom Dietrich and Les Balla about the Moth so it will easier to operate this year.  Both of these members are well experienced with the aircraft and have a vast amount of knowledge. 

AVIATION PHOTOS:

CHAA member Eric Dumigan is once again sharing his professional shots with us. 

-DHC-1 Chipmunk Symposium, Downsview Park, May 26-28, 2006

http://www.airic.ca/html/chipmunk_60th_anniversary.html

-CHAA’s Trainer Weekend, Tillsonburg, June 2-4, 2006 (read Dan Cameron’s report in the ROAR) http://www.airic.ca/html/chaa_formation.html

Thank you, Eric, for sharing these amazing shots with us; you make us feel like we were there. 

CONGRATULATIONS:

-A WEDDING! On April 29, 2006, CHAA members Sean Voscamp and Rhonda Lane became husband and wife.

-AN ENGAGEMENT! CHAA members Walt Irie and Maureen Merlo are officially engaged and are planning to be married in September 2007.

CHAA sends heartfelt congratulations to both couples and warm wishes for many years of happiness.

THANK YOU:

-Ken Arnott and Wayne Wilkins have taken on the task of completing the paperwork for the July submission for the Trillium Grant. Many thanks, Ken and Wayne!

-Walt Irie is creating a site to purchase CHAA Merchandise online; more info to come on this exciting development.  Thanks, Walt!

MEMBERSHIP NEWS: Marion Bennell This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

-many requests for gift certificates for Father's Day.  What a great way to honour a special man in your life!

-May was a busy month with many new members. 

-Thanks to Tony Donnelly for the nine new members from the Tiger Moth reunion in Downsview.
-on Sunday, June 11, CHAA pilots Johnny Curran, Richard Dewsnap and Marc Plouffe took four young Kitchener area aviation enthusiasts for their first Harvard flights. To quote Johnny, “The smiles on their faces when they climbed out of the aircraft was worth the flight”.  We welcome these enthusiasts to CHAA and hope to see them all again at the airport.  A special thanks to the three pilots for giving up  their Sunday and for correctly handling all the paperwork!
-Saturday, June 17, is the next Members' Fly Day and a large turnout is anticipated as many members with gift certificates are planning to take their rides.

SERVICE UNIT:  Al Speirs, Service Crew Chief This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Members are reminded of the need for 9kg fire extinguishers for the service area.  If you are able to contribute toward this purchase, please contact Al.

MONTHLY BINGOS: For info on how you can help with this important aspect of CHAA’s fundraising, contact Bill Shepard This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and for upcoming bingo dates visit the Dive Team site www.chaa-recovery.ca

2006 CALENDARS:

Our 2006 Calendars are now being sold at $2 each.  By the end of July, all remaining copies are to be returned to the Stores area at the Hangar and all monies are to be given to Ila Fallowfield for banking.  All funds coming in now are profit, so let’s sell as many of the remaining calendars as possible.  Thank you to all members who have supported this project.

FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE: Sandra Sparkes

Our meeting was held recently at the home of Bill and Cathy Shepard in Woodstock.  Bill forgot to tell Cathy we were coming, so when she received a call from a strange man asking how to get to her home from the 401 (traveling through blinding rain from Sarnia) she did her best to give directions and smartly called Bill to find out what was up. Soon after that, I arrived at their home (having traveled through a flooded area caused by the heavy rains happening all that day and evening).  One of Bill’s daughters met me on the front porch and I entered to find their home (the whole street, the whole town in fact) in total darkness!  Bill eventually arrived home, by which time Marg Hollister (Tillsonburg), Pat and Ruth Hanna (Cambridge), Ken Arnott (Toronto), Wayne Wilkins (Sarnia), Walt Irie and Maureen Merlo (Ingersoll) and I had started the meeting in candlelight.  We were together for over 2 1/2  hours and the power never did come on! We are wondering if this is the first CHAA meeting conducted in the dark... Whatever the answer to that question, we were quite productive in formulating an overall fundraising plan.  Anyone interested in helping with fundraising in any capacity, please contact any of the members mentioned above. Apparently Maureen was wearing her new engagement ring that night, but it was so dark no one saw it; at least she and Walt had an evening out --- complete with candlelight!

Until next time, clear skies, safe flights and smooth landings!

OTHER CHAA NEWS

Congratulations to all those involved in the Formation Training Weekend from the 2 - 4th June. I am not going to try to name you just in case I miss someone. The weather cooperated fairly well I think only two flights were missed on Saturday due to a severe  storm that ripped through the area. The aircraft all behaved themselves thanks to all the work done by the ground / service crews.
Operations ran a tight ship and kept the briefings pretty well on schedule, chased the pilots to complete the logs and made sure the coffee pot was full. When all was said and done, the FAST check pilot (Bill Long) appproved the qualifications of two new wingmen in the persons of Dan Cameron and Tony Donnelly. Congratulations to you both. Hopefully over the summer others will be able to develop their formation flying skills and we will be able to qualify more pilots.

Friday we had some visitors from Maple Manor Nursing Home  in Tillsonburg. They had been out for a drive and dropped in
for a visit. Then on Saturday Shadow Gardens Nursing Home from Aylmer came by for an hour or so.

Any comments on the activities at the Elm Hurst will have to  come from those in attendance. No complaints were heard so
it is assumed all went well.
 

Maple Manor residents visit out formation weekend	Harvard Pilots hob-nobbing with out visitors from Maple Manor

FR.Venn