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The safety team, CFC Instructors Devin Poppe & Mindy Benson, are pleased to announce the addition of the Share NAV CANADA Experience tool to the safety page on our website.

Through the use of this tool we can provide critical feedback to NAV CANADA about all of our experiences with ATC and FSS. This allows you to provide immediate feedback regarding the services you receive, whether positive or negative. We strongly encourage all pilots to use this tool to improvethe service we receive at Springbank. Reports can range from a safety concern to service disruptions, such as being denied the circuit. This information will reinforce the argument that something must be done to support the growing staff shortage in Springbank tower.

The Tool can be found on our safety tab on the Calgary Flying Club website or at www.sharenavcanexperience.ca, this is a mobile friendly website allowing quick access and easy reporting.

Together we can provide the data needed to make a difference!

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Upcoming EventsMarch Guest Speaker -Save the Date! CFC Virtual Speaker Series - Special

Guest Speaker Alison Chalker March 15, 2022 7pm MST

Register HereIn order to properly celebrate International Women'sDay in March, we have secured a special guest speakerfor the March CFC Virtual Speaker Series.

A member of the Ninety-Nines Speakers Bureau, AlisonChalker (Moorestown, NJ) will be presenting on herexperience racing at the Air Race Classic and give us abit of a lesson on the history of women in aviation.

Alison has been a pilot since 1990, and has aCommercial pilot’s license, single-engine land, with aninstrument rating, complex, high-performance andtailwheel endorsements. She is a member of the EasternPennsylvania (EPA) Chapter of The Ninety-Nines. Shecurrently acts as Chapter Secretary, and recentlyinitiated a Chapter Mentoring program. Her past rolesinclude EPA Chapter Chair, Mid-Atlantic SectionGovernor, and Section Vice-Governor. She is also anAssociate Director on the Board of the Air Race Classic.

CFC Virtual Speaker Series - Garmin GTN 750 GPS System April 7, 2022 7pm MST

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Saturday Sortie - CYBW to Beiseker for lunch! Saturday, April 2, 2022 Meet at the Club for a briefing at 10am.

RSVP Here

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Alison is a general aviation pilot who flies for fun and has more than 1600 hours flown. She has afour-seat single engine Cessna 182 and enjoys flying to meet friends for lunch around the East coastregion; taking passengers for airplane rides to raise funds for the Chapter scholarships in our annualPennies-a-Pound event; and flying her husband Ray and dogs Einstein and Piper to visit friends andfamily around the country. Her favorite aviation activity is the Air Race Classic. In this annualadventure, teams of two women fly a four-day, 2000 nautical mile cross-country route that isdifferent every year, competing against their own handicap.

Alison works in the pharmaceutical industry and moved to the US from the UK in 1996.

Join us on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 7pm to get a firsthand account of not only participating in, but playing an integral role planning the annual Air Race Classic.

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For more information on The Ninety-Nines organization, check out their website:

www.ninety-nines.org

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CAV-OK Grill Reviews

In February we announced that the CAV-OK Grill was under new management and one month later, the reviews are flooding in from CFC Members - and the food is DELICIOUS.

Open 9am - 4pm, Monday to Saturday (Closed Sundays), the restaurant has daily specials, breakfast specials and something for every taste. Check it out for yourself the next time you are at the Club!

Thanks to CFC member David M for the pics!

Acronyms for Flight Training

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Here are a few acronyms that you might find helpful for your next flight. Bonus points if they are a reminder for you!

Pilot Readiness Checklist: IMSAFEIllnessMedicationStressAlcohol/AnxietyFatigueEmotions/Eating

Required Documents for Flying: ARROWJILAirworthiness DocumentRegistrationRadio Operators CertificateOperating HandbookWeight and BalanceJourney LogInsuranceLicenses

These are acronyms that we found online that may be helpful for your personal checklists!

Standard Passenger Briefing: SAFETYSeatbeltsAir VentilationFire ExtinguisherEmergency ProceduresTrafficYour Questions

List of Inspection Dates: AV1ATEAnnual InspectionVOR (30 calendar days, IFR only)100 hour check (Commercial ops only)Altimeter (24 calendar months - part of the pitot-static system)Transponder (24 calendar months)ELT (12 months or 1/2 batter, or 1 hour cumulative use)

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Aeronautical Decision Making: DECIDEDetect the ChangeEstimate the need to react to the changeChoose a desirable outcomeIdentify actions to control the changeDo take necessary actionsEvaluate the effects of your action

Safety Checklist: PAVEPilot - know your personal limits, weathercondition, the runway, landing/takeoffminimumsAircraft - know the limits of the aircraftenViroment - know the weather of yourintended path and at your destinationExternal Factors - what is driving you totake this flight? What will be impacted ifyou do not complete this flight?

Cold Temperature Preparation

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With spring right around the corner we are all hoping to ditch the cold weather and welcome the warmer temperatures, but thereis always a chance that we will still see the mercury drop in to the minus temps well into March.

Are you prepared when you fly in the winter months? Follow this easy list to help you prepare for your next cold weather flight!

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