Well, I thought winter was on its way last month, but November actually turned out some pretty nice flying days, one of which was last Saturday, November 29th. I flew out to Sundre with a number of fellow club members, as well as numerous other pilots, to help them celebrate their new GPS overlay approach being approved by Transport Canada. At one point, I counted 15 planes on the ground—another good showing by southern Alberta pilots! Of course, any day of flying wouldn’t be complete without a stop in Linden for pie and coffee.

The results are in for the proposed club name change, and your choices will be as follows, in no particular order:

• CALGARY RECREATIONAL FLYING CLUB
• CALGARY RECREATIONAL AVIATORS
• CALGARY ULTRALIGHT AND RECREATIONAL FLYING CLUB
• CALGARY ULTRALIGHT FLYING CLUB

Now is your chance to sit back and think about what you would like your club to be called. We will be having a vote on this issue at the January 8th meeting. If you wish for your vote to be counted and will not be in attendance at the meeting, please e-mail me with your choice, and I will make sure it is counted. You can also contact me by phone if you wish.

Your membership dues are due January 1st, 2009. There will be a small increase of $5.00 to a total of $30.00 per year. Please see Carl Forman or one of the executives as soon as possible to pay.

The annual banquet is once again being looked after by Dave Procyshen and will be held in February; more details will be upcoming, as well as our annual raffle taking place early next year.

Elections will be taking place at the December meeting. If you are interested in either the Vice President or the Secretary positions, please see Dave Procyshen and let him know; it’s still not too late to throw your name into the hat. It takes volunteers just like YOU to keep this club in the great shape it’s in right now.

I would like to thank Troy Branch for his presentation of his ongoing RV10 project. It’s going to be one beautiful plane in the near future, and it’s easy to see why Troy remains one of our favorite speakers. As I will be unable to attend the December meeting, I would like to wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

See you soon!