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Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter Since 1995

Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

Since 1995



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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)


Number 599 June 27th, 2001,  We first Published in October 1995



Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson   -      Co-pilot  - Terry Baker


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. Need to know.
Here is the latest ZED fare chart -
CHART-ZED                       FARES IN US$
MILEAGE                     (ZL)       (ZM)       (ZH)
ZONE 1        1-450         13         19         25
ZONE 2     451-750         16         25         36
ZONE 3     751-1600       21         30         44
ZONE 4   1601-3200       32         43         68
ZONE 5   3201-4080       37         50         89
ZONE 6   4081-5000       41         59       105
ZONE 7   5001-6100       49         63       113
ZONE 8   6101-9000       57         70       126


FARES ARE CONVERTED TO LOCAL CURRENCY
SUBJECT TO TAXES AS APPLICABLE


It's summer time applying the travel dress code can be a bit tricky.
The Employee & Industry Travel team has received a number of questions regarding the definition of sandals and footwear, as listed in the travel dress code. Unacceptable footwear includes men's shoes without socks; hiking or military style footwear; beach footwear, such as flip flops; athletic footwear, including sports/velcro-fastened sandals; and very casual sandals with wood, cork, or foam soles. To ease the way for airport agents, please make sure you and your travel partners are appropriately attired from head to toe.
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. News from the Air Canada Pionair Districts -
Pionair activities - YVR
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ANNUAL BBQ
Summer weather is with us and yes it is BBQ TIME!
The date is Thursday, AUGUST 9 and here are the details:
PLACE: Woodwards Landing in Richmond. From Steveston Highway drive south
on #5 Road to Dyke Road, take a right and you are almost there.
Volunteers with signage will direct you to available parking. As it will
be very, very limited we strongly recommend that where ever possible you car pool.
TIME:1400 start
WHAT TO BRING: Your own refreshments (except for soft drinks and
coffee), sun screen and lawn chairs. It's a go rain or shine!!
COST: $11.00 p/p - children under 12 - 5.50 p/p.
Please mail your check payable to
Al Yallouz in Trust, 57 W42nd St. Vancouver, B. C. V5Y 2S8.
Deadline for receipt is August 1.
As numbers are limited it's a first come first served basis.
Marv Lohnes and Al Rogiani will be firing up the BBQ for the Strip Loin (some of you may remember how delicious it was last year!).
Plan to be there!
For further information call George Agnew 274-9193 or Jean Chernenko 946-2939.


DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Fall Luncheon -           October 21, 2001. Location to be advised.
Christmas Luncheon - December 13, 2001 Delta Pacific Resort and Conference Centre


Glen Steeves    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
District Director - Vancouver  Air Canada Pionairs


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Alan Rust, Web Administrator, ACFamily Network sends this news -



Following a very successful type trial, Air Canada
announced that it will offer its customers on board email
and Internet services throughout its fleet. With the
announcement, Air Canada becomes the first airline in North America to deploy the service. Air Canada has signed a letter of intent with Seattle-based Tenzing Communications Inc.,
a global communications provider, to install the system across
its fleet starting in the fall 2001.
The on board email and Internet system is currently
installed on five Boeing 767 aircraft operating on select North American routes and will be
deployed gradually throughout Air Canada's fleet starting in the fall 2001. In the meantime, customers can continue to use the service on the five equipped aircraft at no charge.
Passengers can access the system by registering for the
service on the Air Canada website at
<http://www.aircanada.ca/tenzing>www.aircanada.ca/<http://www.aircanada.ca/t enzing>tenzing.
The deployment of the system will be completed by the end of 2003.



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. Remember when - Air Canada    June 1994 - Toronto-Vancouver-Seoul service commenced with B747-433 aircraft.
June 2nd 1995 - Air Canada becomes accessible through the internet with web site
www.aircanada.ca
June 19th, 1995 - Air Canada becomes the first non-US carrier to fly into
Washington National Airport flown by CL65 from Toronto,
Montreal. The  Ottawa  service was to Washington Dulles.
June 20th - Toronto-Tel Aviv service started with B767 and A340 equipment.


Remember when - CAIL -
Apr 9th, 1974 first B747 CF-CRA to Honolulu originated and terminated in
Seattle due to a firefighters strike at Vancouver.
Apr 28th 1974 B747 CF-CRB inaugurated Vancouver-Tokyo.
Apr 27th 1975 DC8 CF-CPF inaugurated Vancouver-Los Angeles service.



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. Found on the internet.
Star Alliance news -
United may take 10 pct of Air NZ
United Airlines may take a 10% stake in Air New Zealand to help
recapitalise the New Zealand national carrier.  Analysts have been saying for some time
that Air NZ was likely to be seeking a funding solution from within the
Star Alliance, of which it is a member.


Airbus wins order for 111 planes


European plane maker Airbus Industrie said
Tuesday it had received firm orders from the world's largest
aircraft leasing company for 111 planes, including 10 orders for its
new superjumbo, the A380. The orders from International Lease
Finance Corp., a U.S-based firm that leases planes to carriers like
Continental Airlines and Southwest Airlines, is valued at roughly
$8.7 billion, based on catalog prices for the aircraft. "This order
solidifies our relationship with Airbus," Steven Udvar-Hazy, chief
executive of IFLC, told reporters. As part of the order, Airbus will
deliver five A380-800 passenger planes, five A380-800F cargo planes,
21 A330 jets and 80 planes in the A320 family. The planes will be
delivered between 2002 and 2009.


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. As this was a great Canadian achievement, we thought it may be of interest to our
readers - from the RAPCAN eNewsMail issued by Duane Frerichs -


From: "doug robinson" <d&This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Subject: SOUTH POLE FLIGHT
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 06:44:53 -0700


Thanks to Fred Aldworth of the Air Force Association of Canada.


Guys:


Air Force Assn is in the throes of determining
recipients of its several awards presented annually
at its AGM in Oct. Ken Borek Air Ltd, Calgary
is to be one of them.


Grant Whitson, Pres of 783 Wing, Calgary made it
his business to contact Sean Loutitt, chief pilot
and a member of the rescue team, "Wot's the
story?" Here it is for your information, and
admiration for an operation well planned and executed,
and a respite from the Senate and the helicopter
procurement program circus going on there.



Here is a narrative on our journey. If you need anything else let me know.


Kenn Borek Air received a call from Raytheon Polar Services on 6 April 2001. RPSC wanted to know if we thought it would be possible to fly to the South Pole and pull out a person. We came up with a plan on how to safely complete a mission such as this and worked out a risk assessment. With a week RPSC had agreed that we had a good plan and requested the services of Kenn Borek Air Ltd.


For an operation on the Antarctic continent during the winter season we required two DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft. One aircraft would fly to the South Pole and one would provide SAR coverage in case the need arose. The aircraft were equipped for cold weather ops and for polar navigation. This included a C11 compass system, a Lytton INS, a TSO'd IFR GPS, an astro compass, dual HF receivers, a satellite phone, and long range fuel tanks. This combined with a very experienced crew gave the mission a very good chance from the start. Each aircraft had two pilots and an aircraft maintenance engineer.


Both aircraft departed Calgary on 14 April and arrived in Punta Arenas Chile on 18 April. From Punta we watched the weather that was forecast by the Met Office in the Falkland Islands. On 21 April we had a break in the weather and continued to our reconfiguring point of Rothera. Rothera is the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) base. We utilized their hangar and reconfigured both aircraft to wheel skiis.


In Rothera we monitored both the Rothera and South Pole forecasts. We used SPAWAR Systems, Charleston who contracts to the NSF to provide weather reporting and ATC services in the Antarctic. They provided us with weather info from Rothera to the Pole. We needed good weather for destination as well as for Rothera in case we had to return. On 24 April we got the weather window we were looking for. We fuelled up the aircraft and departed Rothera with Dr Betty Carlisle who was the replacement doctor. Weather was very good for the entire flight. We departed at 1432 UTC which allowed us light for a return landing in Rothera as well as light for an emergency alternate enroute. We flew at 10000 feet ASL for the majority of the flight. Averaging 145 Knots we saw the welcome lights of the South Pole after 9.3 hours in the air. The weather at destination was 8000 meters in ice crystals and clear above. The temperature was a cold -68 C. The crews at the Pole had marked the skiway with 22 smudge pots (45 gallon drums with wood burning inside of them and with the lid off). As we turned to final we used the drums to line up on the skiway. The temperature did not become apparent until the power was reduced at touch down and our bleed air heat stopped. Once on the ground our goal was to put the aircraft away quickly so we could restart it after our duty rest. The weather in Rothera was changing so we had to extend our stay at the Pole. After 10.5 hours we began the warming process. We utilized three Herman Nelson heaters and warmed the cabin and the engines. When we went to start up the engines the oil temperatures were already at 30 C. It was a bit difficult to get the aircraft moving. As the aircraft sat, at a take off weight of 17500 pounds, and sticking slightly to the snow you have to use everything you have to get it moving. We had the people at the Pole rocking the wings, full power (50 PSI torque), and full control movements. There were a few minutes there that I was concerned that we would have to come up with a new plan for getting going. Thankfully the aircraft slowly started to move forward.


After a long but uneventful flight to Rothera we landed at 0052 on 26 April. We could not have done this without the help from the people at both Rothera and South Pole stations.


The next morning the aircraft was reconfigured and we continued on to Punta Arenas.


After the media debrief on 27 April both aircraft and crews continued on to Calgary, Alberta Canada. We arrived home on 3 May.


It was a huge team effort. This includes everyone from Kenn Borek Air in Calgary to everyone enroute, Rothera, South Pole, Denver (Raytheon Polar), Rothera, South Pole Station, weather, and all the support we had from the folks back home. In fact it was quite an international effort and I am personally proud to have been a part of it.


The Crew for the Antarctic flight was;


C-GKBG (the DHC6 that went to the Pole)


Capt Sean Loutitt
FO Mark Cary
AME Norman Wong


C-GPAO (the SAR DHC6 Aircraft )


Capt Matt Gacek
FO Anthony Szekely
AME Peter Brown.


Thanks to everyone.


Sean Loutitt
Kenn Borek Air Ltd.



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. Another internet tip from Tom Grant, webmaster of the RAPCAN web site -


Maximize that viewing screen of your browser


First this Tip assumes that the "picture" is running from edge to edge of the viewing are of the monitor. Second that the resolution is set at a minimum of 800 x 600. Third that we will use MS Internet Explorer as an example because it is the most widely used and the most notorious for the amount of superfluous information you can put on the screen. (This tip applies to any size monitor except that for high res monitors you will see more in any given size viewing area.)


Here are the "bars" other than the Main Menu at the top which is standard and is the similar in all browsers:


At the top -
- "Standard Buttons" (usually set with large icons and text) = 1/2"
- "Address Bar" = good 1/4"
- "Radio Bar" = about 3/8"


At the side -
- Any one of four "Explorer Bars" = 1" - 2" wide


At the bottom -
- "Status Bar" = good 1/4"


Allowing for dividing lines, these bars and the SCROLL BARS (side and bottom) that are now required because of the reduced area, you can see that the actual browser window is reduce in height by about 2" and the width by 1"-2".


Suggestions based on the fact that all "function" for the browser are available from the Main Menu and the Right Mouse button:


- All bars can be hidden or at the very least:
- Remove "Radio Bar" unless you know exactly what you are using this for.
- If you must have the "Standard Buttons" use either text or small icons, but not both and not
large icons.
- Hide the "Explorer Bars"
- The "Address" and "Status Bar" do give on-going information, so these can stay if you feel
these give you needed information.


-OR instead of hiding the "Address Bar", place (drag) it into the Main Menu (place in the right area). This gives a small bar but sufficient to do its job and results in more viewing area. (This also applies to the "Standard" and "Radio" bars if you must use them.)


There is one more bar that can be removed that will give another 1/4"+ of height. This is the Windows "taskbar" generally at the bottom of the screen. This bar can be set on "Auto Hide" which means that when it is not pointed at. it is will drop out of the window. (Go to START> SETTINGS> TASKBAR> Set to "Auto Hide")


Here's to better viewing.


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. Update on CF-TCC


The Lockheed is in Toronto Island Airport and will fly on Fri. Sat. Sun. 22,23 and 24th for DREAMS TAKE FLIGHT. Capt. Ken Patry and Capt. Ted Dodds are there and on Sunday, Capt. Gerry Norberg will join them to help with the flying duties. The DREAMS COMMITTEE in Toronto advise they are full for all flights.


Last weekend, June 15th, 16th and 17th TCC was in Ottawa. Again the Lockheed was welcomed to the Rockliffe airport and operated from the Canadian Aviation Museum facilities.  For anyone who hasn't seen this museum a trip there will not be a disappointment.


The DREAMS staff had a successful weekend and in addition a lot of people got to visit TCC and discover that Air Canada's original aircraft type is still around and flying.


Saturday evening the museum was the venue for the annual induction ceremonies to the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame. The formal ceremonies were held amongst the aircraft and a dinner catered as well. Some Canadian Aviation pioneers were among the guest list. Air Canada, a sponsor of the Hall of Fame, was represented by the Executive Vice President of Operations, Capt. Rob Giguere. Lockheed CF-TCC was there as well along with her sister Lockheed CF-TCA, who permanently resides in the Rockliffe museum.


Sunday morning saw TCC participate in a documentary TV film being made by Mood Productions from Vancouver. The documentary is on the life of Gordon McGregor and Grant McConachie and how both airlines started and developed together over the years. It is planned to be aired in the fall.
Regards,   Alan MacLeod


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. Smilie.
Tower: "Airline XXX, it looks like one of your baggage doors is open."
Captain (after quickly scanning the FE panel): "Ah, thanks tower, but
you must be looking at our APU door."
Tower: "Okay, Airline XXX, cleared for takeoff."
Captain: "Cleared for takeoff, Airline XXX."
Tower, during the takeoff roll: "Airline XXX, ahh ... it appears that
your APU is leaking luggage..."


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