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| Some Notes on the History of the DHESC-FS |
by D. Lye |
[PDF Version] |
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| Refs - File of paperwork from Bill Tee, input from DCO logbooks etc |
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1969
1970-1979
1980-1989
1990-1999
2000-2009
2010-2019
2020-present
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2000 |
Karen Deme joins (briefly) as Class 3 Flying Instructor, but is busy as a new pilot in Flight Operations.
November - Rob Klessens died suddenly.
Dan Matovic a DFTE from Toronto Airways starts doing flight tests for our club members.
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2001 |
Tom Whitfield retires from the company, and as Chairman of DHESC.
Lance Kessler takes over the Chairmanship of the DHESC.
New policy for Ground School, no longer to be done 'in-house', club asks a few students at the top of the waiting list to complete PPL groundschool at a nearby school with an OC (or on-line).
D.Lye moves up to Class 1 Flying Instructor.
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2002 |
March - MCWD passes away.
May - Rates increased to $70 for QKX & $80 for CZJ (+$5 for HopeAir missions).
Still $15 for Instruction.
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2003 |
DHESC can no longer afford to pay all of the insurance, as the company has ended the grant it was giving to the DHESC (and membership is down & store sales down). The Flying club starts to contribute to the insurance, paying $4,500 of the $11,350 premium. Rates increased to $80.00 per tach hour for QKX (except $85 for RPP or PPL training; $90.00 per hour for CZJ (except $100 for RPP or PPL training). If any flights are flown for Hope Air missions, an additional $5 per hour is added to the rental rate, to cover the increased cost of fuel bought elsewhere. Instruction fee still $15 per flight hour. D.Lye re-started FIR training with Hakner (Simo & Sider had left the company), but Hakner stalled at the written exam.
L.Biderman moved up to FIR Class 3 (at YTZ) and instructed in our club for a short while, then left.
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2004 |
Feb - Club is re-certified by HRDC as an educational institution for tax purposes
Lynne McMullen a DFTE from Seneca College does 2 flight tests for club members, and Dan Matovic also did 2 this year. D.Lye starts FIR training with H.Villalobos, who passes FIR Written Exam & Flight Test
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2005 |
Old shed replaced with a new shed in October. Increases in fuel prices require an increase in rates: $90 per tach hour for QKX ($95 for RPP or PPL training); $100 per hour for CZJ ($110 for PPL or RPP training). CZJ has major overhaul completed over the winter months.
B.Peralta had to drop out as Instructor for medical reasons. |
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2006 |
H.Villalobos moved up to a Class 3 FIR, through instructing at Markham, and started instructing in our club, joining Lye & Basham. B.Beale regained his Class 4 FIR after working with D.Lye. |
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2007 |
D.Franks retires (at 76) after many years as Chief AME. A.Vincent takes over this role. Fees for routine scheduled inspections revised upwards, and 'retainer' payment for Chief AME is discontinued.
Rates revised again, to $100/105 for 150M, and $110/120 for 172M.
D.Lye starts FIR groundschool for 4 people (J.Hakner, A.Kitching, N.Ribeiro, A.Kozlowski).
C.Basham now has 25 years continuous instructing service in our club, and D.Lye has 20 years.
Hope Air flights re-established.
Graham Elliott creates our club website & online system for booking and status sheets. |
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2008 |
C.Basham starts working abroad, in Dubai, so does not have much time for instructing. H.Villalobos moves up to Class 2 FIR (& Class 1 in 2010), but is instructing mostly at Markham. |
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