The Buttonville Flying Club COPA Flight 44

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One of the rally points was to find and count the spans in the road bridge over the river in Cayuga. Although we didn’t know it at the time, this is the wrong bridge. This is the road bridge in Caledonia.

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A quick landing at Welland ( CNQ3 ) to get an airport stamp was next.

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The light house on the island off the east shore of lake Erie.

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Lake Erie Fishing boat. Paul likes to fly low and fast. Luckily my new camera has anti blur technology and apparently works while pulling 2 g's.

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Tennis anyone? The inlet just south of Port Dover was our next rally point.

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On the way we flew past Ontario hydro’s worst pollution source, the old coal fired electrical plant on the east shore of lake Erie.

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Met some old friends including Perry Burford part of the team flying in C-FXTZ, a beautiful 1993 LANCAIR 320.

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I am happy to report that one of our teams, (Laureen and Akky) did us proud by tying for first! Here is a picture of Laureen accepting a roots watch as their prize ( Akky was camera shy).