Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) Releases a Review of the
Pickering Lands Needs Assessment Study -  September 30, 2011 

 Transport Canada (TC) engaged the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) to conduct a Study of the need for retention of the Pickering Lands for an airport and their report contains some alarming observations and recommendations about General Aviation (GA). Read More...

New Functionality in eAPIS - August 10, 2010
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Twelve Seconds of Destruction
By M. Bruinsma

It only took 12 seconds to devastate Goderich, Canada's prettiest town on Sunday August 21.With only seconds of warning, the funnel cloud crossed Lake Huron creating over 2 ft. waves. It travelled over Rotary Cove roared up West Street straight through Courthouse Square down East Street cross country to Benmiller clocking winds from 250 to 300 km. Winds at CYGD were 87km. The airport, hangars and aircraft were spared. Sandy Wellman of Sky Harbour Aircraft sustained no damage either. Read More...

Oshkosh 2011
By Marilyn Bruinsma

The end of July and another Oshkosh is over. How sad to say good bye to all our friends with whom we have camped. COPA 45's Fred and Marilyn Bruinsma attended the 2011 AirVenture. Plan A was to fly there and camp under the wing of the Cavalier in Homebuilt camping. E-APIS filed and plane packed,  Read More...

2011 Fly In Weekend
                                             By Marilyn Bruinsma

GREAT WEATHER, GREAT FOOD, GREAT SPEAKER

Another great weather weekend for COPA 45's annual fly-in at Sky Harbour Airport, Goderich. The weekend began with coffee, cold drinks and plates of fruit before a barbecue lunch of burgers salads, and desserts held in the shade and breeze of Bruinsma's hangar. After lunch, Norman Pickell, a local lawyer and pilot, spoke to us about his position as Integrity Commissioner for Nunavit, ...Read More...

High-Flying Adventure to the 2011 COPA Convention
By Jane Farrell

Preparing for this adventure brought back a lot of memories of other flights and adventures we’ve had the privilege to partake, through those beautiful majestic Canadian Rocky Mountains.

Interested participants came along with their inputs & e-mails, along with meetings for “breakfast” for some flight planning, when it came time to put our plans to paper.

There were 4 Planes, with 4 couples involved to make this come together, our time of departures from our various home-bases, and to meet up in Gore Bay for the initiation of our flight out west. Read More...

2011 Interprovincial Air Tour - June 2 - 5, 2011
by Marilyn Bruinsma

The 2011 Air Tour will be known for the Quebec City “airbus tour”. Last year the IPAT had perfect weather for flying and the tours but this year the weather was totally unpredictable from hour to hour. Despite rain and low ceilings the camaraderie was exceptional. Read More...