The Buttonville Flying Club COPA Flight 44

Attention BFC members, we are having a rare summer meeting which will be held on August 11 at the clubhouse. The main order of business is a BBQ!!! So come out and join us and have a great time. Please note this meeting is for members only and membership status will be checked at the door. Any guests must be accompanied by an active BFC member.

Aviat Husky aircraft doing short field landings and take-off at Sleap Airfield in Shropshire, flown by Bob Pooler.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c99ZHZw97rU

Land of Freedom The Undoing of The Barefoot Bandit - Colton A. Harris Moore.
11 July, 2010

http://www.eleutheranews.com/local/948.html

(Eleuthera, Bahamas) - Colton A. Harris-Moore aka the Barefoot Bandit, was captured by Bahamas police off Harbour Island, North Eleuthera, early Sunday morning, July 11, officials have said, in a high speed chase on the sea ending up on Whale Cay.  The lanky 6'5" youth was seen in Harbour Island around midnight last night and the subsequent pursuit and capture took place around 2:00am.

Self serve fuel at Oshawa

The Oshawa Municipal Airport is pleased to announce that Avgas (100 LL) self serve fuel is now available on site. The self serve fuel is available at the Bulk Plant located on the east side Apron I by the main terminal building. The instructions on how to use the system are attached to the card terminal.

Effective July 1, 2010, the price for Avgas (100 LL) is: $1.582 per litre (inclusive of all taxes).

Dan Riddle
Airport Operations Manager

Pilot sets down on a 'river of lights'
Tori Brunetti | KXLY4 Anchor / Reporter
July 5, 2010

Solar plane attempts 24-hour flight
By Deborah Gage
|Jul 7, 2010
www.smartplanet.com/technology/blog/thinking-tech/solar-plane-attempts-24-hour-flight/4670/

[Cirrus SR22] Three killed in small plane crash near Essex County Airport in Fairfield
Monday, July 05, 2010

CALLBACK
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From NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System
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Given recent events (two killer accidents at Buttonville within a month) I think every pilot flying out of our airport needs to stop and think for a bit.   Both accidents maybe stall spins under aggravating conditions, ( one a skidding Turn back to the airport with a dead engine, the other a low-speed Climbing Turn ).
 
I for one have been doing a bit of a review.  It might be a good idea for every pilot to do the same.
 
A) First, do you know your aircrafts straight and level, ball centered, stall speeds at normal gross weight?
 
Everyone does… right?
 
For my cirrus SR20 its 65 kts without flaps, 56 with full flaps.
 

Good day BFC movie buffs,
Just a reminder that there is no BFC Movie night tonight, primarily because it does not get dark until 9 these days. So the BFC Monday Night at the Movies is suspended for the summer and will return in September. 'See you then.

(From John Van Lieshout)