Sunday, October 27, 2013

Chris Hadfield Book Tour



Wednesday 13 November 2013
7 pm to 10 pm


1120 Grant Ave, Winnipeg

http://chrishadfield.ca/

Chris will also be at the Winnipeg Free Press News CafĂ© on the 13th, from 4 pm to 5 pm. His appearance will be streamed on line here: http://new.livestream.com/WinnipegFreePressNews/events/2524264.

No other Manitoba or nearby dates have been announced yet.
http://chrishadfield.ca/booktour/

If you're not already following Chris Hadfield on Twitter, you can see his feed here: https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield

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Saturday, October 26, 2013


RAA Tour to Grand Forks and Minot 
1 - 3 November 2013


Nov 1-2-3rd RAA “Project/Hangar Tour” to Winnipeg – Grand Forks – Minot, North Dakota…with stops at interesting projects and aircraft collections along the way and shopping for your partners. A few of the projects, planes and people we’ll meet (details with addresses will be available for those who let me know they are coming):


Draft Itinerary – exact times and locations TBC

Nov 1st – Morning, Grand Forks projects TBA

Nov 1st – Maddock - Bob and Sherry Engkvist Starduster “a project in a builder’s desert”!,

Nov 1st – Velvo - Larry Linrud’s 1929 Arrow Sport, Monocoupe, Kit Helicopter,

Nov 2nd –Minot – Don Larson, Dakota Territory Air Museum, http://www.dakotaterritoryairmuseum.com/

Nov 2nd –Minot – Warren Pietsch / Jethro Bodine, Pietsch Aviation Restorations http://pietschaircraft.com/

Nov 2nd –Minot – Kevin Rosenberg, Pietenpol

Nov 3rd – Morning, Garrison (45 min south of Minot), Breakfast with Darryl J and pilots from the area – P51, 52, Poterfield, Wolf Boredum Fighter, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir373DzZXo0, Fisher Celebrity…and more

Nov 3rd – Noonish, return to Winnipeg via Grand Forks (to do some shopping)


Partners welcome to come and take in some shopping;

Local pilots from North Dakota invited to join us along the way.

Check out last years "Hangar Tour" http://raatour2012.blogspot.ca/, and North Dakota pilots and builders, feel free to check out http://www.lyncrest.org/ to learn more about us and it would be awesome if you joined us for part or all of the tour (it's Free!!).

Pilot Decision Making Course
Lyncrest Airport
30 November 2013
9 am to 4 pm



The Springfield Flying Club at the Lyncrest airport will be holding its second annual PDM Course on 30 November at 0900.

Last year we had an informative presentation from Aaron of Harv's Air. This year we are very fortunate to have Tom Kissock leading us. Tom has a wealth of varied and valuable experience in aviation and will be giving us a very interesting and informative session. We are sure you will find this to be worthwhile and helpful in your daily flying.

This Pilot Decision Making session will fulfil Transport Canada re-currency requirements.

Refreshments will be served and we are lining up a door prize or two.

Cost will be $10.00 at the door.

Please register at: lyncrestpdm@gmail.com

Monday, October 21, 2013

Western Canada Aviation Museum Haunted Hangar 25 October 2013



An evening for the whole family with ghost stories, tricks and treats, and close encounters with the museum’s airplanes. The event is free to museum members and $6 for non-members. The event is free with the purchase of a 2014 family membership (cost: $50). Doors open at 5:30 pm; fun begins at 6:00 pm sharp. For information and reservations, call 204-786-0730 or email: programs@wcam.mb.ca by October 24, 2013. Visit our website for more information: wcam.mb.ca

Event webpage