Vesta's Corner
Replica of 1905 Wright Aircraft Damaged in Crash - Pilot Mark Dusenberry was unhurt but his handbuilt replica of the 1905 Wright Brothers Flyer III aircraft was damaged in a crash landing during a demonstration flight at Huffman Prairie, in Ohio, on Friday. The aircraft was airborne for only about 30 seconds when it started to porpoise, then banked, and a wingtip hit the ground, the Associated Press reported. Dusenberry spent seven years building the airplane and said repairs will take about two more years. Hundreds of spectators were at the field for the demo flight, which marked the 102nd anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first public flights of the original airplane at the same site. The 1905 model is widely regarded as their first practical airplane. Among the spectators was Amanda Wright Lane, great grandniece of the Wright brothers, who told the AP that while the plane came to the ground "very unceremoniously," the flight itself brought tears of happiness to her eyes. She said her uncles had crashed many times during flight tests, and Dusenberry's crash made her even more impressed with what they had accomplished. Note: Click on image above for more photos. Also a great video of previous flights and a story is availabe if you click here. This weeks postcard - 29/05/2000 titled Couleurs et lumiere de France-Paris Dear Vesta, This is another one of my preferred site in Paris-I'le de la cite, with Notre Dame cathedral, birthplace of Paris. Bookshops on the banks of the Seine river. And everywhere around you: beauty and history. A life style. I say that because we are just back from Val d'or 3 weeks visiting our son. Another life style. Regards, Jean Le Pottier. Note: for our new readers, I have been collecting postcards from our travelling NetLetter "family" for many years. If you are away and have a minute, I'd be delighted to get one from you as well. You can obtain my address by sending an email to From: Norma Morin Subject: FUNDRAISER FOR THE MONTREAL CHAPTERS DREAMS TAKE FLIGHT A bazaar/fundraiser will be held on Sunday, December 2nd for the Montreal Chapter of Dreams Take Flight. There will be at least 30 crafters selling everything from beautiful jewelry, handmade soaps, Xmas decorations, pashminas wraps, great for those Xmas gifts. As well there will be a large food court selling all kinds of foods. Please visit our website http:///yul.dreamstakeflight.ca click on" fundraiser activities" for more info. Shirlee Schacter sent us this notice - ATTN former Computer & Systems Services (C&SS) employees: Mark Sat. Nov. 17/07 in your calendar for the 6th Annual Friends of Front St. (FoFS) Reunion Lunch. It is being held at the Canadian Legion Hall, 948 Sheppard Ave. W. Toronto from 12 to 3. If you haven't received your invitation or need more details, please contact Shirlee Schacter at You can view pics of previous reunions at: http://imageevent.com/fofs/fofsreunions |
Dreams Take Flight
Dreams Take Flight Calgary celebrated the 15th anniversary.
On Wednesday, October 24th, Dreams Take Flight Calgary celebrated the 15th Anniversary of making "Magical Memories for Special Needs Kids". A group of 167 adult volunteers - including sponsors, media and doctors - wore Calgary Stampeder Jerseys to chaperone the 138 children who were adorned in Calgary Stampeder jerseys to "Put a Stamp on Dreams". Chantal Baril, President and CEO, ACHGS and Marc Rosenberg, Vice President, Sales and Product Distribution, volunteered with the Calgary Chapter this year. Air Canada donates a B767-200 for this Magical Day! For more information, please refer to the website www.dreamstakeflight.org or phone 403.221-2607. |
Air Canada and Star Alliance News
New! Electronic ZED tickets on the Employee Travel Site (ETS). Electronic tickets, also known as e-tickets, allow your entire travel experience to be easy, safe and paperless. ZED E-tickets are now available on the Employee Travel Site. At this time, only a very few airlines are able to accept ZED e-tickets, they are: Canadian North (5T); First Air (7F) and Swiss (LX). The next time you travel with one of these airlines, you will travel on an e-ticket! As more airlines are ready to accept our Electronic ZED tickets and are added to this list, the OAL agreement section on ETS will be updated. Stay tuned Passenger complaints about airline food usually fall on deaf ears but when a pilot and flight attendant joined the chorus about a Columbus family's choice of carry-on cuisine, it raised a big stink. Robert Blum told The Associated Press that a pilot and flight attendant threatened to throw him and his family off the United Air Lines flight from Denver to Columbus if they didn't get rid of the kosher fish dinner they were enjoying. Other passengers had apparently complained about the smell (remember, those vents just recirculate the air) and the crew members sided with them. |
Terry's Travel Tips
Your co-pilot shares his recent travel experience - On a British Airways A319 flight from Amsterdam to London Heathrow in economy each passenger was served a boxed lunch with a choice of tea, coffee or soft drink. On each seat was a pillow, blanket and a pouch containing a pair of sockettes, eyeshades and a travel toothbrush c/w paste supplied free. Conversely, the next day a trip on an Air Canada flight from Vancouver to Montréal on a B767, in economy, there was no pillow, blanket or boxed food supplied free. Oh yes, there was tea, coffee or soft drinks supplied free. As I was aware that food was available at cost, I purchased a foot long from Subway at a cost of $7.04 prior to boarding. The passenger I was sitting next to purchased the same type of food from the flight attendant, except it was 6 inches long, and cost $7.00. The duration of the Air Canada flight was 4.5 hours and the British Airways flight was a whole 100 minutes!!!! EUROPE'S AIRLINE PAX PROTEST CELLPHONES ALOFT Forget security and safety-of-flight concerns -- airline passengers in the U.K. are worried about their sanity if cellphones are allowed in the cabin in flight. "It would drive me absolutely mad if the person next to me was using his phone," Gwyneth Dunwoody told the London Telegraph. The newspaper has been spearheading a campaign to keep cellphones out of airline cabins. So far, over 3,000 people have signed an online petition to protest the proposal. In the U.S., the FAA has dropped any plans to consider allowing cellphone use aloft. But the European Aviation Safety Agency has given the OK to new in-flight mobile technology that allows devices to operate with less power and avoid possible interference. |