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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 586 May 8th, 2001, We first Published in October 1995
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
To get in touch with either editor/pilot our email address is
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The co-pilot is off for a refresher on the simulators until May 25h approx<g>
- ensure you communicate with Vesta via
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. Need to know.
The latest Air Canada timetable for downloading
is effective May 1st thru Apr 6th 2002. sized at 1485k
This information from Isobelle Fox -
Subject: Park n' Fly . Toronto
About two years ago in your Net Letter you went into detail about Park n' Fly ,Toronto ,
I printed a copy of the discount Air Canada retirees were allowed , several times we used
the self parking at Carling Ave ., and received the discount .
On May 3rd 2001 , returning from a weeks stay in Scotland the discount was
not available , our information is that It was withdrawn on 2nd January 2001.
I hope this may be of assistance to other retirees who like us do not travel as often
as we once did..
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. Obituary for Frank Takasaki, one of our long time readers -
FRANK SHIZUTO TAKASAKI, P. ENG.
Frank passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on the morning
of Friday, May the 5th. A kind, generous, and caring husband and father, he
is survived by his wife of 37 years, Chiyeko, his two sons, Bryan Jennifer)
and Bruce (Audrey), his two young grandchildren, Rachel and Sarah and one
on the way; his siblings: Miyeko (Ken), Ayako (Tosh), Sumie (Tom),
Hideo (Naomi), Yukio (Janet) and Gary (Maria),
and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was born on June 20, 1927 in Vancouver, B.C., the eldest son of Miyuki
and Shizuko Takasaki. After completing an electrical engineering degree
at the University of Toronto in 1953, he began his career in northern Canada
with CN, then spent 18 years in Montreal and Toronto with Air Canada.
He retired to North Saanich, B. C. in 1988, to enjoy the fishing, mild weather,
natural beauty, and more fishing. In the last few years he turned his
passion to wood-turning, where he established a reputation as a talented
local artisan. Well-known for his generous smile and playful spirit, he
touched the lives of all who knew him. We will miss him dearly.
A memorial service will be held in his honour at 2 pm on Thursday, May 10,
at the First Memorial Funeral Home at 4725 Falaise Drive, Victoria.
In lieu of flowers we ask that donations be made in Frank's memory to either the
Saanich Peninsula Hospital,
2166 Mount Newton Crossroad,
Saanchton, B.C. V8M 2B2,
or the Hospice Society of Victoria, 1900 Fort St., Victoria, B.C. V8R > 1J8.
Regards, Chiyeko, Bryan and Bruce
(Frank was a past Director of the Vancouver Island Pionairs - eds)
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Alan Rust Web Administrator ACFamily Network sends this info re CF-TCC
I've just added the Summer Schedule for CF-TCC to her web site at:
www.acfamily.org/tcc
and added more photos there as well. She will be busy again this year
raising money for Dreams Take Flight starting on June 1 as part of her
annual journey across Canada.
Information for Dreams Take Flight can be found at their official web site at:
www.dreamstakeflight.ca
The ACFamily Network is happy to be providing the web hosting and web page
design for Dreams Take Flight since April 2001.
The old web site has been completely redone. Tom Grant is the Webmaster
for Dreams Take Flight and I administer the site.
I received the following interesting story from Mark Akerman; and thought you
may find interesting -
"All these years, I knew that this aircraft had returned to Air Canada and
I knew it had been used in a commemorative flight, but never dreamed it had
it's own website, or that it was flying so regularly. I was a young boy who was
befriended by Bud Clark, the aircraft's previous owner. He would take me and
my friend flying with him, whenever he flew the 10A. In fact, my very first flight
was in this aircraft at the Sun and Fun Fly-Inn at Lakeland Florida, my home town
and where this aircraft was kept before Bud took it to Brooksville, FL.
Both my friend and I joined the Air Force and my friend is now an airline pilot
himself. My Air Force duties kept me on the ground, but we were both aviation
nuts partly due to our association with this aircraft. Attached are a couple of pictures of the aircraft taken in the very early 80s. Feel free to post them if you like. If you have any photos from that first! trip after it was purchased, I'd love to have a few. Thanks.
--- Mark Akerman
Note: photos are at: http://www.acfamily.org/tcc/pics.html
Alan Rust Web Administrator ACFamily Network
http://www.acfamily.net email
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. Found on the internet.
Cayman Airways registration scheme seems to be related:
VP-CAL = CAL obviously Cayman Airways
VP-CKX = KX is the IATA code for Cayman Airways
VP-CYB = CYB is the IATA code for Cayman Brac (one of the airports)
Cayman's inflight magazine gives a brief history of the airline which states
that the original name was to be "Cayman International Airways", though this was
dropped as it did not want to have to fly over Cuba with the code CIA.
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. Vesta, our chief pilot, found these on our flight deck -
Arrest After Alleged Hijack Attempt
A roadie for Nelly Furtado was arrested and charged with mischief for allegedly threatening to hijack an commercial airliner Thursday (April 26), according to the
Winnipeg Sun. Furtado crew member Richard Hagan reportedly make the
remarks to employees of Royal Airlines at the Winnipeg airport
before a flight to Toronto Thursday morning. The flight was delayed
20 minutes as Hagan was detained and his luggage removed. "All
references to hijacking are taken very seriously," a Winnipeg police
officer stated.
Boeing, Bombardier win C$872 mln Canadian contract
Canada said recently it had awarded an C$872.35 million contract to
upgrade its fleet of 80 CF-18 jet fighters to BOEING CO. and
Bombardier Inc.'s aerospace unit. Defence Minister Art Eggleton said
in a statement that the upgrade, which will be carried out from 2002
to 2006, would equip the fighters with new radar and weapons
management systems as well as other state-of-the art equipment.
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. Thinking of starting an airline?
Here are the prices for Boeing aircraft -
717 $35m
737-800 $57m
757-300 $81m
767-400 $183m
747-400 $186m
777-200LR $186m
777-300LR $201m
Prices are US dollars, try for a senior discount!
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. An update on CF-TCC -
The Lockheed Electra is up and running again for the summer schedule.
I just returned from Winnipeg where we( Air Canada) rolled out the aircraft
and participated in an International Aerospace Convention being held
there this past week.
After we pilots did annual recurrent flying on Wednesday, to re- establish
competency, we then flew three trips on Thursday, as part of Air Canada's participation in the convention. Convention participants were touring the
Overhaul Base on Thursday. Twenty seven names were drawn and the lucky
people had a flight around Manitoba. Included was the Premier of Manitoba.
They were all ecstatic after the trip. The Premier remained around the ramp
and aircraft for the remaining portion of the afternoon he was so interested.
All five of the pilots flying TCC were there together. This is unique as we
don't often all get together at the same time. Pilots flying this year are
Capt. Ken Patry, Capt. Alan MacLeod, Capt. Ted Dodds, Capt. Harvey Reid
and Capt. Gerry Norberg. Same crew as past few years.
On Thursday evening Capt. Rob Giguere, Executive vice President of
Operations presented the Aircraft Maintenance Engineers and pilots, who volunteered their time over the past few years, with a memento in
appreciation of their time and efforts. Mechanics who participated were:
George Huntington, Jeff McCrea, Mike Clarkson, Denis Savoie,
Collin Shabaga, Brent Morrison, Craig Mackie, Richard Lyew and Dan Lillie, and Cam Lawrence, Airbus Programs Engineer, who manages the maintenance schedule, parts and materials over the summer.
TCC will remain in Winnipeg for some further interior cleaning for the next
few weeks.
The summer schedule, for those interested, is now on the TCC website.
www.acfamily.org/tcc
More later, Regards, Alan MacLeod.
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. The Heathrow Aircraft Enthusiasts Fair - UK
Saturday May 19th for 11:00 - 16:00 at Feltham Community Hall,
Browells Lane (off A312), Feltham, Middlesex, UK.
This event offers all kinds of aviation related collectables.
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. Terry's travel tips.
Subject: Unbelievable Holland America Rates!
Unbelievable Holland America Rates! Mediterranean, Western
Europe & Baltic
Port Fees Included in Rates!
Holland America Line aboard the Noordam
14-night Rome to Copenhagen
Civitavecchia (Rome), Monte Carlo, Marseille, Barcelona,
At Sea, Gibraltar, Lisbon, Vigo, At Sea, Le Havre (Paris),
Dover (London), Amsterdam, At Sea, Oslo, Copenhagen
May 27 Inside $499* May 27 Outside $599*
12-night Western Europe, Rome to London
Rome (Civitavecchia, Monte Carlo, Palma de Mallorca,
Malaga, Gibraltar, Lisbon, Vigo, At Sea, Le Havre,
Antwerp, Amsterdam, London (Harwich)
May 18 Inside $599*, Outside $699*
Holland America aboard the Amsterdam
12-night British Isles, London to Copenhagen
London (Harwich), Rotterdam, Le Havre, St. Malo, At Sea,
Grennock (Edinburgh), Belfast, Dunmore East (Waterford),
At Sea, Antwerp, At Sea, Oslo, Copenhagen
May 30 Inside $599*, Outside $699*
Holland America Line aboard the Amsterdam
12-night Norwegian Fjords, Copenhagen to London
Copenhagen, At Sea, Bergen, Hellesylt/Geiranger,
Trondheim, Cruising Svartisen Glacier/Holandsfjord,
Honningsvag, Tromso, Cruising, Vic/Flam, Stavanger, At
Sea, Harwich (London) June 11 Inside $599*, Outside $699*
Holland America Line aboard the Noordam
10-night Mediterranean, Istanbul to Rome
Istanbul (overnight), Kusadasi, Samos, Mykonos, Santorini,
Katakalon, Loutraki, At Sea, Naples, Civitavecchia (Rome)
May 17 Inside $499*, Outside $599*
Holland America aboard the Rotterdam
12-night Mediterranean, Barcelona to Venice
Barcelona, At Sea, Monte Carlo, Civitavecchia (Rome),
Naples, Valletta, At Sea, Kusadasi, Piraeus (Athens),
Katakolon, At Sea, Venice (overnight/disembark following
a.m.) May 21 Inside $599*, Outside $699* June 2 Inside $799*, Outside $899*
Eligibility: Active airline employees, spouse, dependent
children, parents, parents-in-law (select cruise lines),
retired airline employees and friends sharing
accommodations.
1-800-209-0424 for US residents.
For reservations outside the U.S. call:
In Canada: 888-357-5012
In the UK: 020-8941-7200
In Germany: 06103-50880
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. Smilie.
English is the universal language of the aviation industry - ever wonder why?
Here are some examples of why English is hard to teach and or learn:-
1. We must polish the Polish furniture.
2. He could lead if he would get lead out.
3. The farm was used to produce produce.
4. The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
5. The soldier decided to desert in the desert.
6. This was a good time to present the present.
7. When shot st, the dove dove into the bush.
8. I did not object to the object.
9. The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
10. The bandage was wound around the wound.
11. They were too close to the door to close it.
12. The buck does funny things when the does are present.
13. They sent a sewer down to stitch the tear in the sewer line.
14. To help with planting, the farmer taught to sow to sow.
15. The wind was too strong to wind up the sail.
16. After seeing the tear in my clothes, I shed a tear.
17. How can I imitate this to my intimate friend?
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