Well, we’re moving into the last month of another year, and it’s been a great one as far as the flying goes. I managed a few flights this past month, the latest of which was a trip to the Vulcan RCAF airfield just outside of Vulcan, of course. There were six planes on the ground, and we had a good time looking around down there. There is certainly no problem getting in there, as we landed on one of the taxiways, and it was definitely passable even after a bit of snow the night before. Three of us then headed to Linden for lunch, and the other three headed down to Nanton to check out the museum. I didn’t want to head to Nanton, as we would have landed in a farmer’s field, and I have yet to remove my wheel pants. The fields can sometimes be a little hard on the paint job. It was a great day of flying, nonetheless.

As this will be my last article in this column, I would like to thank you all for allowing me to be your president for the last couple of years. It has been very enjoyable, and I hope I lived up to your expectations. As with the flying I do, most of the enjoyment comes from the people I fly with and the things I learn by being around such a great group of fellow aviators. The meetings are much the same, as I always look forward to seeing you and hearing about your latest escapades.

I would like to thank your outgoing board members and welcome the people who are stepping up to take over. It was a job well done! If you wish to run for one of the positions, it’s not too late. See Dave Procyshen or Ed D’Antoni to put your name forward.

It’s also membership time. The fee is $30.00 per year. It is also time to purchase your raffle tickets for our annual raffle. Once again, the prices are $10.00 each or 3 for $25.00. Help support our club and pick up a few. The prizes this year are a SPOT personal tracker with a one-year subscription and an ICOM A6 handheld radio. I kind of went a little over budget on the prizes, so buy some extra tickets and help bail me out. See Carl Forman to pay your dues and purchase tickets.

I would like to thank Clarence Simonsen for his talk on World War II history last month. This month’s guest speaker will be Trevor McTavish, who is an engineer with WestJet. It will be an interesting talk for sure.

See you soon!