Subject: Netletter nr 31 - Between Ourselves . The following are details for the Vancouver Island Pionairs spring luncheon - Place--Princess Mary Restaurant,350 Harbour Rd. Victoria Date---Wednesday,April,3rd,1996 Time---Coctails at 11:30,Buffet luncheon at 12:30 Cost---$12.50 per person Speaker-Fraser Muir,National President,Air Canada Pionairs Etc.---Tinned goods and dried foods gratefully accepted for the Mustardseed Cheques to be made payable to Air Canada Pionairs and mailed to; Saville Hambleton, 1657 Barrett Dr. Sidney BC V8L 4Z1 Balance of years activities looks like this: May 24-27 Pionairs A.G.M. Ottawa Late June or early summer, Pionairs 1st Annual System Golf Tourney, Kelowna, BC August 7th Annual Picnic,Mount Doug Park,Victoria August 29th"Up Island"Luncheon Kingfisher Oceanside Inn, Courtenay BC October 23rd Fall Luncheon, Oak Bay Beach Hotel Victoria Information supplied by Saville Hambleton, Director -=o0o=- . Corrections - Netletter 30 Air Canada will commence B767 service YMX-BRU on May 14th. Preliminary unofficial analysis of the tapes from the B757 which crashed off the Dominican Republic indicates faulty airspeed indicators which led crew to stall the plane during a turn. Thanks to Alan Rust for pointing out the difference between the B767 and B757. -=o0o=- . With the introduction of the summer 1996 schedule, AIR CANADA dramatically boosts its scheduled, non-stop sevices to destinations across Canada, U.S., Eurpoe and Asia. . Found on the Internet - Flight Attendants on a British Airways flight swapped outfits designed by Bruce Oldfield on Mar 7 to stage the worlds first in-flight fashion show. AirBC to introduce twice daily, non-stop flights from Calgary to Spokane on Apr 22nd. USAir to cut US/Canada tickets by up to 40% off standard 21 day advance purchase fares. The first Airbus A340, the longest range airliner in the world, seats 280 pax, will be delivered to China during May. Aeroflot to lease 4 Airbus A310 from Airbus Industrie. Delta introduces companion fares which allows two people to fly together YVR to 64 US destinations for US$398, US$498 or US$598 return. Plans going ahead to build a fifth terminal at LHR. Worlds busiest airports for passengers handled - CHI (Ohare) 67,254,586 ATL (Atlanta) 57,734,755 LHR (Heathrow) 54,452,636 Busiest cargo was at Memphis, Fedex hub at 1,712,066 metric tons. -=o0o=- Early Canadian Aviation Trivia submitted by Vesta. -------------------------------------------------- The first death involving an airplane in Canada was at Victoria, BC, on 6 Aug 1913, when American barnstormer John M. Bryant was killed in the crash of his Curtiss seaplane. In subsequent fatal accidents the small load capacities of the aircraft minimized the number of deaths, but when aircraft became larger, and their commercial use became more common, crashes assumed horrendous proportions. Canada's first major air disaster occurred on 25 Aug 1928 when a Ford Trimotor flew into Puget Sd in bad weather; 7 persons were killed. -=o0o=- . Don't forget System Curling at Calgary Mar 26-29th . Couple more NON EXISTANT Virus for you from NANPCUG - Federal Bureaucrat Virus: Divides your hard disk 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. Politically correct virus: Never calls itself a 'virus', but instead refers to itself as an 'electronic microrganism'. -=o0o=- . Thought for the day contributed by Vesta Stevenson You know you have been flying too long when - ... You start logging the odometer readings on your car. . That's it for this time, please we need your input, comments and email addresses of any others who may be interested. -!- 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 No . . Vancouver Island Vacancies . . BEAUTIFUL B.C. CANADA . ......................................................................
Subject: Netletter nr 30 - Between Ourselves . Welcome to Charles Mackie who is at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , living in Victoria and runs TCA amateur radio net being contacted on VE7WW . Air Canada will commence B757 service YMX-BRU on May 14th. . Syl & Kay Napolitano, Pionairs from Victoria B.C. are hosting a cruise Apr 27th for 14 days on 'Cunard Dynasty' from Fort Lauderdale to Vancouver calling at Grand Cayman, Colombia, Panama Canal, Costa Rica, Mexico, Los Angeles and Victoria. Cost inside US$1400, outside US$1500 includes tips. Book by Apr 1st at (604) 861-3223 . System ACRA event - Bowling on May 31 - Jun 02 in Edmonton. . B & B near LHR 'The Chimneys' a private residence close to Royal Windsor, London half an hours by train and LHR almost next door. Owner is Air Canada employee and will pickup at LHR. Pionairs & friends 10% discount. Call 01-44-01753-580401 or fax 01-44-01753-540233. . Reminder The Pionair A.G.M. at YOW. Get your request for accomodation in as soon as possible. . Every computer user should be aware of any virus which can affect their computer systems - these are HARMLESS and NON EXISTANT - imagine AT&T Virus: Every 3 minutes it reminds you of the great service you are getting. MCI Virus: Every 3 minutes it reminds you that you are paying too much for the AT&T virus. Government Economist virus: Nothing works, but all your diagnostic software says everything is fine. Gallup Poll virus: 60% of the PCs infected will lose 38% of their data 14% of the time (+ or - a 3.5% margin of error). Airline virus: You're in YUL, but your data is in LHR. PBS virus: Your programs stop every few minutes to ask for money. Source - NANPCUG. -=o0o=- . Found on the Internet Preliminary unofficial analysis of the tapes from the B767 which crashed off the Dominican Republic indicates faulty airspeed indicators which led crew to stall the plane during a turn. . Trivia - Cost of renting a B747-400 is US$6,000 per hour. -=o0o=- . Visiting friends in Victoria, is GRAHAM WILLIAMS and his wife, he is retired from Telecommunicaions (Radio) YUL and a Pionair. The Graham Williams' live in London, Ont. We hear that he has 3 computers but no E-Mail address. Anyone seeing Graham at the AGM in Ottawa, persuade him to get an E-Mail address so that he can become a subscriber to our Between Ourselves - NetLetter. =O0O= . Thought for the day contributed by Vesta Stevenson You know you have been flying too long when - ... You attempt to steer your car with the brake and clutch. . That's it for this time, please we need your input, comments and email addresses of any others who may be interested. -!- 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 No . . Vancouver Island Vacancies . . BEAUTIFUL B.C. CANADA . ......................................................................
Subject: Netletter nr 29 - Between Ourselves . NEWS FLASH A follow up by Terry and Vesta. Re our item in NetLetter nr 21. Saville Hambleton of the Pionairs Executive as of Feb 29th indicated that the 800 number is not feasible to connect Pionairs across the system to the ACRA BBS in YVR. A very expensive proposition, indeed. In the meantime, we will keep you informed via our Between Ourselves NetLetters. -=o0o=- . The System Curling will take place in Calgary Mar 26-27. . Mar 16th is the sugaring off dinner & entertainment by the Montreal Interline Club. . Tourist information for the British Isles, including Northern Ireland can be obtained free from BTA/NITB 111, Avenue Road Suite 450 Toronto Ont M3R 3J8 . A TT$10.00 fee per passenger on departure from Trinidad is being introduced as a Security Tax. -=o0o=- . Found on the Internet The flight recorder from the B767 which crashed off the Dominican Republic has been recovered from 7200 feet of water by a US Navy robot. Assuming no damage, preliminary data should be available during next week or so. -=o=0=o=- . Thought for the day contributed by Vesta Stevenson You know you have been flying too long when - ... You safety wire the gas cap on your car! . That's it for this time, please we need your input, comments and email addresses of any others who may be interested. -!- 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 No . . Vancouver Island Vacancies . . BEAUTIFUL B.C. CANADA . ......................................................................
Subject: Netletter nr 28 - Between Ourselves . Air Canada will discontinue the Calgary-Chicago route Apr 7th due lack of passenger interest. . Vancouver Airport will open the new extension passenger terminal for trans border flights May 1 and International flights Jun 1 - come see your taxes at work! . Found on the Internet Northwest Airlines ordered 20 Airbus A320 jets and husk kits for 20 B727 and 10 DC9. Continental and CSA Czech Airlines signed a code share agreement for Newark-Prague route. Martinair, owned by KLM, have lifted the No Smoking ban on all their flights by popular demand. 30 pax received minor injuries during an emergency evacuation of an American Airlines A300 Airbus after the pilot smelled smoke in the cockpit while backing away from the gate at JFK. -=o0o=- * * * This message was from JAY MCGOWAN to VESTA STEVENSON * * * * * * and has been forwarded to you by VESTA STEVENSON * * * ----------------------------------------------- Dated Feb 28/1996. I was down to Everett (Paine Field) on Friday to pick up Fin #635 from the Boeing factory. It is a B767-300. The aircraft is worth approx $86 million US dollars and we arrived as the final money negotiations were taking place around a large conference table. Before we could fly the aircraft away, the money had to come from various banks and organizations around the world and assemble at the leasing company, who then had to get it to Boeing's bank. On the conference phone were representatives from banks in Germany, Cayman Islands (may an NDP connection?), Japan, Canada, and United States. After over two hours of processing and talk, the money was finally in place and the airplane released to Air Canada. The acceptance involved us flying 200 miles off-shore (international airspace) where Air Canada formally accepted the aircraft and signed the papers (we had a total of 5 people on board, including us [the pilots]). After that we landed in Victoria to clear customs and pick up an envelope. The first flight of a new aircraft in Canada has to be a REVENUE flight, so the envelope was considered cargo. Many of the Air BC staff came on board to have a look around while the Timeair pilots gazed on with long faces. We motioned for them to come over and have a look, but they shook their heads (reluctantly, it appeared). We then flew to Vancouver and left the aircraft overnight. After the minimum 12 hours required to make the aircraft Canadian (the generic, not the corporate), we flew the airplane back to Everett to a company called Tramco (a division of BF Goodrich) to have the various options installed (telephones, video, etc). The aircraft will be ready for pickup this coming Saturday and in service Sunday. It was quite an experience. The airplane smelled even better than a new car; and no peanuts rolling around the cockpit floor!!!! Not even ONE coffee stain. The aircraft was spotless, inside and out. Amongst all those other airline colours parked on the flight line, ours sure looks good... On our return to Everett, even the tower controller mentioned how good the Maple Leaf looks on the tail. He was surprised when I told him it was a decal! The return flight from Vancouver to Everett was great. With just the Captain and I on board, we cruised over the Gulf Islands and San Juans (right over Friday Harbour) at 15,000 then turned SouthEast toward the airport. On arrival, we did a full stop landing, then turned around and did a high speed rejected takeoff to test one of the reverser systems. Though I've done it many times in the simulator, it was the first time in an actual airplane. I just can't get over how well the 767 handles this maneuver. It only gave me even more confidence in this marvelous aircraft. It was an exciting couple of days and I'm really please to see Air Canada acquiring more of these airplanes. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. --- -=o0o=- . Thought for the day contributed by Vesta Stevenson You know you have been flying too long when - ... you pull into the parking lot and start turning off the Radios, Electrical equipment,.. and where's the dang Mixture! . That's it for this time, please we need your input, comments and email addresses of any others who may be interested. -!- 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 No . . Vancouver Island Vacancies . . BEAUTIFUL B.C. CANADA . ......................................................................
Subject: Netletter nr 27 - Between Ourselves A FLASHBACK IN AVIATION HISTORY: * * * This message was from TREVOR DAILEY in an Aviation Forum * * * * * * and has been forwarded to you by VESTA STEVENSON * * * ----------------------------------------------- AVRO AIRCRAFT CANADA - FEBRUARY 20, 1959, 11:20 AM "The radio has recently announced that the Prime Minister stated in the House of Commons this morning that the Avro Arrow and Iroquios programs have been terminated. We, the Management of the Company, had NO official information prior to this announcement being made. The Cancellation of the Arrow and the Iroquios has, however, been confirmed as a fact by Mr. Hore, the representative here of the Department of Defence Production. It is impossible at this stage to give you any further details until such time as I receive the official announcement from Ottawa. In the meantime, I would ask that you continue with your work. Later on in the day you will be informed as to our future." AVRO AIRCRAFT CANADA - FEBRUARY 20, 1959, 11:22 PM "Take notice that your contracts bearing reference numbers set out below including all amendments thereto are hereby terminated as regards to all supplies and services which have not been completed and shipped or performed thereunder prior to the receipt by you of this notice. You shall cease all work immediately, terminate subcontracts or orders and instruct all your subcontractors to take similar action. You are requested to submit to the Department of Defence Production, Ottawa, Ontario, for consideration any claim that you may have as a result of this termination. Such claim and those of your subcontractors and suppliers, if any, are to be submitted on the prescribed developmental termination claim forms. On receipt of this notice, you should make application in writing to the Chief Settlement Officer, Department of Defence Production, Ottawa, for the requisite set of forms. Ends D.L. Thompson, Dept. of Defence Production" AVRO AIRCRAFT CANADA - FEBRUARY 22, 1959 "To All Employees: Following the Prime Minister's statement we have received wires from the Government, instructing us to immediately cease all work on the Arrow and Iroquois programs at Malton and by all suppliers and subcontractors. As a result, notice of termination of employment is being given to all employees of Avro Aircraft and Orenda Engines, pending full assessment of the impact of the Prime Minister's statement on our aeronautical operations. We profoundly regret this action but we have no alternative since the company was given no prior notice of the decision and therefore we are unable to plan any orderly adjustment. The whole situation is and will be under constant review and when the full impact is determined a formal statement will be made by myself as soon as possible. All monthly, weekly and hourly-paid employees are hereby given notice of lay-offs as of this date and under the terms of the applicable collective agreements. Tools must be returned to the Tool Cribs for clearance before final separation pay is made up. As all work on these projects is terminated, there will be no work for you to preform after this date. You may recover your tool boxes and your personal belongings on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, February 23, 24 and 25, during the regular day-shift working hours. Your separation pay, separation notice, vacation pay books etc., will be mailed to you as soon as possible. Some employees will be required to perform termination functions an to maintain essential services. These employees will be notified by their supervisors and will report to work accordingly. In the meantime, the company will assess the work available and the employees required. Those employees will be recalled or retained under seniority provisions of the collective agreements. (signed) J.L Plant for President and General Manager" Suggested reading: Storms of Controversy: The Secret Avro Arrow Files Revealed, by Palmiro Campagna. There Never Was An Arrow, by E. K. Shaw. Arrow, by The Arrowheads -=o0o=- . If you have enjoyed reading this sort of article and want more of the same??? And if they have some stories of their own, please submit them. -=o0o=- . Reminder - watch those carry-ons for size! . That's it for this time, please we need your input, comments and email addresses of any others who may be interested. -!- 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 No . . Vancouver Island Vacancies . . BEAUTIFUL B.C. CANADA . ......................................................................