Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |\^/| _| TCA |_ _|\| AIR |/|_ N E T L E T T E R > CANADA < B E T W E E N O U R S E L V E S >_./|\._< for P I O N A I R S | Your crew is: Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson Chief Navigator - Terry Baker tm number 60 date May 15th 1996 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . Mirabel Airport (YMX) holding an Air Show May 25/26th CF-TCC will be in attendance. . Laptop travellers beware of new hustle - A new and widely practiced hustle aimed at travellers with laptops is afoot. As laptop passengers approach the metal detector, two hustlers stand in front of the passenger. When the passenger places the laptop on the conveyor belt, one hustler moves quickly through the detector, while the other sets off the alarm and begins to slowly empty pockets. As confusion reigns, the first hustler takes the portable and speeds off into the crowd. Delay placing your laptop on the conveyor belt until you are sure to be the next passenger through the detector. - Computer World Canada. . Jack Cooke at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. sends us the following - After more than 25 years in the Travel & Tourism Industry, Rosemary Taylor is retiring! Please join us to give our farewell to Rosemary. Where:- Remo's Restaurant @ 156 Front Street West, Toronto When:- Thursday, June 6th, 1996 Cost:- $12 (includes snacks & gift) Please confirm by May 31st by contacting one of the following:- Bruce Castator in Markham at (905) 316-1060 Jose LoBianco in Toronto at (416) 343-1244 Mary Simpson in Vancouver at (604) 279-4870 Trudi Wigmore in Winnipeg at (204) 941-2167 Mel D'Mello in Montreal at (514) 422-6906 ~-=o0o=-~ . Air Canada PC Timetable users - Because of the expanding PC update stations, an easy and reliable facility, Air Canada will no longer distribute the PCTT disk by mail. Presently Dorval (YUL), Ottawa (YOW) and Toronto (YYZ) have update stations with a further 5 planned later this year. The Air Canada schedule can be downloaded from the Internet web site at http://www.aircanada.ca or from the ACRA BBS operated in Vancouver by Alan Rust at (604)541-1878. The new email for Alan is This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Visit his web site at http://www.mortimer.com/acra/ ~-=o0o=-~ . Found on the Internet The first Boeing B747-100 flew Feb 1969 and entered service January 1970. United Airlines are considering either a later version of the B737 or Airbus A320 family to replace (24) B737-200. British Airways has its first franchise to operate outside the U.K. - Aug 1st Denmarks Sun-Air will fly as British Airways Express. Flightless birds take to the air - British Airways plan to serve Ostrich meat to 1st class passengers starting July. Cathay Pacific received their first B777 on May 12th and will enter service May 17th joining a fleet of (23) B777 operating internationally with 7 airlines. British Airways and American Airlines are talking of forming an alliance which would leave the U.S. company with a 20% stake in British Airways. ~-=o0o=-~ That's it for this time, please we need your input, send comments and email addresses of any others who may be interested to Vesta with a copy to Terry. -!- Landing on an Island in the Pacific. _____(~)_____ ! ! ! This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. <<<>>> This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ................................................... . GREETINGS FROM . . Vancouver Island . . BEAUTIFUL B.C. CANADA . ...................................................

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |\^/| _| TCA |_ _|\| AIR |/|_ N E T L E T T E R > CANADA < B E T W E E N O U R S E L V E S >_./|\._< for P I O N A I R S | Your crew is: Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson Chief Navigator - Terry Baker tm number 59 date May 14th 1996 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . Further to our item re the fishing vessel on fire in Netletter nr 57 - Dave Walker sends the following observation - Just a brief comment on the BA flight and the ship fire. It seems to me that most ships do not have 121.5 as an emergency frequency. Shipping VHF is above 148 Mhz and almost always operates on FM instead of the standard AM for airplanes. Some ships might carry VHF radio equipment capable of operating in the aeronautical band but they would not be allowed to operate there except in the case of an emergency. I certainly agree that a fire on board is an adequate reason to get on any frequency when asking for help. I just wonder how many ship owners would install aviation channels for that occasion. For many years, aviation emergency locator beacons have also been carried by ships. Over the past several years, the shipping fraternity have led their aviation cousins in outfitting ships with emergency locator beacons operating on 406MHz. These beacons called EPIRBS, I believe, provide considerably better location and identification service to vessels in distress. If this vessel was equipped with EPIRBs, then there is no way that an overflying aircraft would even know that an emergency existed any more than a ship below would know that an aircraft above was broadcasting an emergency message on 121.5 MHz. For all practical purposes, they are blind and dumb to one another. What I have written here reflects what I can remember from serving on a committee at ICAO many years ago when some of these concepts were being validated. That was fun and I'm sure that present equipment would provide a more timely alert and more precise position fixing than anything available in my days of flying. Cheers Dave Walker. ~-=o0o=-~ . Found on the Internet Conair Aviation of British Columbia are reported to be seriously thinking of convertinga B737-200 into a water bomber. Aviators Tour to Farnborough and Britian In conjunction with Goliger's Travel in Toronto I'm hosting a trip to Farnborough Airshow and Britian. Starting Sept 5 til 14, 1996 we will be experiencing the ultimate in Aviation history. From the International Airshow in Farnborough to the historical fighter station at Duxford Airfield. From modern airliners to WW I and WWII fighters. Guest speakers will include Mr. Peter Baker, test pilot in the developement of the Concorde. Mr. Bill Bedford, who was a RAF pilot on Hurricanes, Thunderbolts,and Mustangs. Mr. George Paul the foremost expert on the exhibits at the Imperial War Museum Duxford Airfield. We also have visits to the Royal Air Force Museum and the British Aerospace Museum. The group is planned to be small and intimate. With 15 to 20 participants you will have access to the exhibits and to the guest host. This trip is planned to be more than an aviation trip...its going to be an experience. Our destinations will be London, Cambridge and Stratford. My name is Rob Darrah and I will be hosting the trip. I've been a corporate pilot in Eastern Canada for 21 years and presently fly for the Province of New Brunswick. If you have any questions drop me a note at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Itinerary-----at a glance Thu,Sept 05 Depart for London Fri, Sept 06 Arrive London, Welcome reception and dinner with Mr. Peter Baker Sat, Sept 07 Full day at Farnborough at liesure Sun, Sept 08 Full day at Farnborough at liesure Mon, Sept 09 Imperial War Museum, Dinner with Bill Bedford Tue, Sept 10 RAF Museum with private tour, Transfer to Stratford Wed, Sept 11 Aerospace Museum Thu, Sept 12 Transfer to Cambridge, Dinner with George Paul Fri, Sept 13 Imperial War Museum Duxford Airfield and farewell Dinner Sat, Sept 14 Transfer to Heathrow for return flight This trip is price at $2999.00 CDN dollars. This price is land only. If you have any further questions please email at the above email address or contact Ms. Beverly Polley 416-585-2258 or 1-800-267-5521 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ~=-o0o=-~ . Interline travel Airline employees, retirees, parents & companions sharing. Steamboatin' An American Tradition - Mississippi River Cruises - Mississippi Queen - 5 night New Orleans round trip Aug 25th from US$259 pp dbl. American Queen - 7 night Cincinnati - Memphis Aug 23rd from US$346 pp dbl. American Queen - 6 night New Orleans round trip Sept 13th from US$304 pp dbl. Two-Day Railtour Rocky Mountaineer - 2 days aboard with assigned seats Vancouver - Kamloops and Kamloops to Banff. Complimentary snacks & soft drinks Breakfast & lunch each day on board 1 night accommodation in Kamloops Transfers between station & hotel One way either direction pp dbl US$249 May or Oct, US$299 pp dbl Jun or Sept Companion rate US$299 May or Oct, US$359 Jun or Sept. Call 1-800-665-3100 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tunisia - Rt airfare, hotel resort, breakfast & dinner daily transfers & all taxes 1 week from CA$799 pp dbl 2 weeks from CA$1065 pp dbl. Beijing 8 day tour - departs Vancouver Nov 25th, round trip airfare, hotel, 3 meals daily, tours, admissionns, shows, ground transportation. CA$1499 pp dbl plus CA$50 tax and CA$55 China visa Call 1-800-690-3223 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ~-=o0o=-~ . Smilies from Vesta - Here's a list of the latest viruses for your collection: Airline Virus- you're in Toronto but your data is in Singapore. LAPD Virus- it claims it feels threatened by the other files on your PC and erases them in "self-defence". -=o0o=- That's it for this time, please we need your input, send comments and email addresses of any others who may be interested to Vesta with a copy to Terry. -!- Landing on an Island in the Pacific. _____(~)_____ ! ! ! This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. 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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |\^/| _| TCA |_ _|\| AIR |/|_ N E T L E T T E R > CANADA < B E T W E E N O U R S E L V E S >_./|\._< for P I O N A I R S | Your crew is: Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson Chief Navigator - Terry Baker tm number 58 date May 13th 1996 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . Aviation Memorabilia : Opening of London Heathrow Airport 1946 and Vancouver Airport 1996. 50 years apart. submitted by Terry Baker. 50 years ago, London Heathrow Airport began its civilian operational life. Scheduled service began Mar 19/46. The first civil aircraft visited Dec 6/45 when a British South American Airways (BSAA) Lancastrian G-GWC 'Starlight' landed,leaving a few days later for maintenance at Northolt Airport, to return and then depart on Jan 1st on a route proving flight to Buenos Aires. Apr 16/46 saw the arrival of the 43 seater Constellation of Panair do Brazil PP-PFC to be the first foreign airline to use LHR. May 27/46 saw B.O.A.C., now part of British Airways, launch its first service with a Lancastrian bound for Australia. By mid June, movements by P.A.A., B.O.A.C and B.S.A.A. totalled 70 per week. . YVR Vancouver International Airport first scheduled flight to Seattle in 1932. Trans Canada Airlines commenced service during 1937. Today, in 1996, Vancouver (YVR) is one of the worlds most modern airport with the recent opening of a new terminal building, funded by the passenger departure tax of CA$15 for International, CA$10 for North America and CA$5 for B.C. and Yukon destinations. Vehicle parking is CA$2.50 per hour or CA$10 per day for valet parking or CA$8 per day for non valet parking all plus GST. ~=-o0o=-~ . Aviation History Harbour Grace Airport, Newfoundland. compiled by The Harbour Grace Historical Society, submitted by Vesta Stevenson. Harbour Grace was my parents' hometown and while I was visiting there in 1978, I came across a little Museum and picked up two leaflets: 1. Historical Souvenir of Harbour Grace. Newfoundland Piracy, Maritime Commerce and Aviation. 2. History of Harbour Grace Airstrip - Hopping-off place to Fame. 1997 will be, to Harbour Gracians,the 70th anniversary of the construction of the Airstrip at Harbour Grace, Newfoundland which most of the pioneer Trans-Atlantic flights used as a take-off point in the conquest of the Atlantic by air. Many courageous and intrepid fliers were successful in their mission, while others were lost en route. This was an era, where, without the sophisticated navigational aids and the more scientific construction of aircraft and mechanical components of today (1977), the chances of success were marginal. Out of twenty flights attempted from Harbour Grace eleven were successful, four unaccounted for, two crashed on take-off, two aborted their flights for undisclosed reasons and one crash-landed off the coast of Ireland and the pilot was rescued. These were the people whose courage and daring led to the charting of todays air lanes between the old and new worlds. Their devotion to and confidence in their beliefs that air travel between the two worlds was possible is reminiscent of Columbus, who by his daring and insistence proved that the Atlantic Ocean led to new lands. Attempted and successful flights. name of craft: Pride of Detroit Aug 27,1927 Brock and Schlee Sir John Carling Sept 7,1927 Tully and Medcalf Gypsy Moth Oct 17,1928 MacDonald Golden Hind Oct 22,1929 Diteman Southern Cross June 25,1930 Kingsford-Smith Columbia Oct 9,1930 Boyd and Connor Liberty June 24,1931 Horiis and Hillig Winnie Mae June 23,1931 Post and Gatty Justice for Hungary July 15,1931 Endres and Magyar Liberty May 13, 1932 Lou Reickers Lockheed Vega May 20,1932 Amelia Earhart* Century of Progress July 5,1932 Mattern and Griffin Green Mountain Boy Aug 25,1932 Lee and Bochon Warsaw June 26,1934 Adamowitcz Brothers Lady Peace Sept 20,1936 Merrill and Richman Miss Dorothy Oct 29,1936 Mollison Other Flights Royal Winsor Sep 14,1927 Schiller and Wood Columbia June 20,1928 Mabel Boll* City of New York Aug 3 1930(crashed)John Henry Mears White Eagle Aug 1933(crashed) Adamowitcz Great Silver Fleet Sep 20,1936 Capt Eddie Rickenbacker. Provincial Historic Site There is a Monument and Plaque to Pioneer Trans-Atlantic Flyers at the east end of Airport runway. ~-=o0o=-~ . Interline travel Airline employees, retirees, parents & companions sharing. Historic China - 15 day land tour departing Sept 16th on Air China B747 flight CA992. Shanghai - Suzhou - Qufu - Mt. Tai Jinan - Beijing. Includes airfare from Vancouver, accommodations, ground transportation, daily meals & special banquets, guided sightseeing, cultural shows and baggage handling. CA$2099/US$1649 departure tax, visa fee, tipping and travel insurance EXTRA. Call 1-800-665-3100 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ~-=o0o=-~ . Smilies from Vesta - Here's a list of the latest viruses for your collection: Politically Correct Virus- not called a virus but an "electronic microorganism". Right to Life Virus- won't allow you to delete a file, regardless of how old it is. If you attempt to erase a file, it requires you to see a counselor about other alternatives. Government Economist Virus- nothing works, but all your diagnostic software says everything is fine. -=o0o=- That's it for this time, please we need your input, send comments and email addresses of any others who may be interested to Vesta with a copy to Terry. -!- Landing on an Island in the Pacific. _____(~)_____ ! ! ! This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. <<<>>> This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ................................................... . GREETINGS FROM . . Vancouver Island . . BEAUTIFUL B.C. CANADA . ...................................................

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |\^/| _| TCA |_ _|\| AIR |/|_ N E T L E T T E R > CANADA < B E T W E E N O U R S E L V E S >_./|\._< for P I O N A I R S | Your crew is: Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson Chief Navigator - Terry Baker tm number 57 date May 12th 1996 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . Reports being received that a ValueJet DC9 has crashed West of Miami International Airport in the Everglades. First indications are that there are no survivors. F.A.A. have previously questioned the safety and maintenance proceedures employed by ValueJet. ~-=o0o=-~ . Found on the Internet An eagle eyed British Airways flight attendant helped save 3 U.S. fishermen on May 3rd when she happened to glance out of a port hole and spotted their ship blazing, some 34,000 foot below. Further comment from the Internet re the above - Without taking away from the stewardess the accolades on her presence of mind, why wasn't the aircraft following normal practice and listening out on 121.5MHz anyway? The reports printed in the London Times, Daily Telegraph, and on the PA and Reuters wire services made no mention of the flight attendant. They did, however, mention the pilot picking up transmissions from the ELT/EPIRB. Comment from a British Airways flight attendant - As I understand it, they did pick up the distress call, but the stewardess, having seen the trawler, was able to help the flight crew state the exact location. Normally, they can only gauge it to an area several hundred square miles in size. It meant search and rescue could go straight to them, and thus pick them up before hypothermia had claimed any lives. ~-=o0o=-~ . Computer World reports that the new US$5 billion Denver airport has suffered more than its share of technical troubles. Builders forgot to install an intercom system for the internal subway, and when a computer that controls the subway broke down, there was no way to communicate with the trapped passengers. The city fixed the problem with 6 bullhorns. A container with a passenger's PC careened down an incline and was run over by a moving baggage cart. During a recent blizzard, the airport's tower plastic roof leaked water and snow on computer equipment. ~-=o0o=-~ . Interline travel Airline employees, retirees, parents & companions sharing. Jack Tar Village Beach Resorts 5 days/4 nights - Now until Dec 22nd Costa Rica - Malinche Real Resort & Spa in the Gulf of Papagayo, Guanacaste. Single $448, Dbl $380, Tri $356, Child $212 all US pp. 4 days/3 nights - Now until Dec 20th Puerto Vallarta Single $229, Dbl $159, Tri $149, Child $109 all US pp. Montego Bay Single $319, Dbl $259, Tri $249, Child $139 all US pp. Cancun Single $309, Dbl $259, Tri $229, Child $139 all US pp. St. Kitts Single $289, Dbl $239, Tri $219, Child $219 all US pp. Dominican Republic Single $259, Dbl $209, Tri $199, Child $199 all US pp. Special package at South Ocean Golf & Beach Resort Nassau - Bahamas. 7 nights, 1 complimentary round of golf, watersports and welcome cocktail on arrival. US$249 pp dbl. Call 1-800-665-3100 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ~-=o0o=-~ . Canadian Aerospace History continued from Netletter nr 51 - supplied by Vesta For the 20-year period ending in 1981, there was a rough balance between the imports and exports of commercial and defence aerospace products. This balance was assured for military products by adoption of a government policy to seek industrial benefit offsets for the Canadian industry against major procurements. However, since 1981 Canada experienced a cumulative trade deficit of $2 billion in military aerospace products. Until the 1980s commercial aircraft imports were also, in part, kept in balance through industrial benefit arrangements with Boeing, Lockheed and McDonnell. However, a Civil Aircraft Agreement of 1980 under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, to which Canada is a signatory, now forbids including offset requirements as a part of a civil aircraft transaction, although it does not prevent negotiating offsets as long as the sale is not conditional upon these offsets. The same agreement removed all tariffs on commercial aircraft trade, and the DPSA referred to earlier has effectively eliminated tariffs on defence trade. The industry now operates with a nonprotected status. This has the twin effect of causing the industry to remain competitive in world terms but leaving it vulnerable against foreign industries, which receive some protection through receiving directed defence procurements. Aerospace products, such as complete aircraft, aero engines and the electrical, electronic and mechanical subsystems, represent a complex and highly demanding application of advanced technology. The requirement for maximum safety and performance, with minimum weight, is a major reason why aerospace continues to emphasize the use of new and improved materials and new design and production technologies. The industry is a leader in the application of computer-integrated design and manufacturing technologies. The skill rating of engineers, technologists and production workers reflects the high design and quality standards of this industry. One disturbing feature is a pattern of cyclical employment caused by changing personnel requirements at succeeding phases of the relatively few major Canadian aerospace projects. As a result, immigration of engineers has frequently been relied upon to meet intensive demands, and more Canadian universities offer aerospace-related courses. The larger companies in the industry are unionized and labour relations are generally satisfactory. The main unions are the Canadian Auto Workers and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Institutions and Societies The aerospace industry is represented nationally by the Aerospace Industries Assn of Canada, which represents the interests of the industry to the federal government. It has also sponsored valuable cooperative projects for productivity improvement and for the enhancement of labour relations and training arrangements with unions, academic establishments and provincial and federal government departments. The technical society for the industry is the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI). Author: NORMAN GARDNER AND GÉRARD L. LALONDE Suggested Reading: G.A. Fuller, J.A. Griffin and K.M. Molson, 125 Years of Canadian Aeronautics (1983); K.M. Molson, Canadian Aircraft Since 1909 (1982); R.D. Page, Avro Canuck CF-100 (1982); D. Watson et al, Avro Arrow (1980). The Canadian Encyclopedia ~-=o0o=-~ . Smilies from Vesta - Here's a list of the latest viruses for your collection: Bobbit Virus- turns your hard-drive into a floppy. Oprah Winfrey Virus- your 1Gig hard-drive suddenly shrinks to 250MB, then slowly expands back to 1Gig Civil Servant Virus- divides your hard-drive into hundreds of little units, each of which does practically nothing, but all of which claim to be the most important part of your computer. -=o0o=- That's it for this time, please we need your input, send comments and email addresses of any others who may be interested to Vesta with a copy to Terry. -!- Landing on an Island in the Pacific. _____(~)_____ ! ! ! This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. <<<>>> This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ................................................... . GREETINGS FROM . . Vancouver Island . . BEAUTIFUL B.C. CANADA . ...................................................