JAZZ AIR (Air Canada) plans to begin four-times-weekly Toronto-Atlantic City, NJ flights (using Q400 equipment) on May 22, 2015
Calgary ACRA hosts the 22nd Annual Lobster Party on June 6, 2015. This year’s event will be held at Thorncliffe Greenview Community Association.
Tickets are $50 for ACRA members and $60 for non-members. You can purchase tickets from Al Barbaro, Dan Dubuc, Norm Kneeshaw, Geoff Nicholas or Lorie Hyrnkiw. For more information check the Facebook events page: www.facebook.com or contact us at:
ACRA Softball Tournament in Las Vegas May 26 – 28. Full details can be found on the ACRA webpage at www.acra.ca
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Abbotsford Event Sets World Precedent – 1741 Girls Fly FreeOver 9,800 participants attend hands-on aviation & aerospace discovery event for women by Kirsten Brazier, former Air BC employee |
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For the third time in four years The Sky’s No Limit – Girls Fly Too! annual aviation and aerospace outreach events have set a new worldwide precedent for the largest outreach event of its kind ever held. On March 7-8, 2015 over 9,800 females and their families from around Southwestern BC and beyond gathered at the Abbotsford International Airport for an exciting free outreach event. Among many unique attractions was the opportunity to experience the thrill of flying - females of all ages who hadn’t flown in a small aircraft before were invited to register in advance for a free helicopter ride. |
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For more information visit: The Pima Air & Space Museum has unveiled its new 'Women in Flight' exhibit, commemorating the achievements of women aviators over the past century. |
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Robert Arnold has sent us this information -
This is a 1/24 scale Viscount Cutaway model of CF-TGI. It was made by the Westway Company located in the UK which made professionally built models for the airline industry. The wingspan is 47 inches long and the fuselage is 40 inches long. The base alone is about 17 by 10 by 12 inches high and weighs about 30 pounds.
What makes this model so unique is that it is a "White Top" version. Most Viscount models of this size that were made for TCA, emulated the earlier 40 passenger, 1954 bare metal version of CF-TGI. The seating configuration of this model has also been changed to reflect the new 44 seat layout with a more modern selection of fabric colours. Based on the history of the "White Top" and the "44 seat configuration", I would put this model as being made sometime in early 1957.