Hello Everyone,

I would like to say “Thank you” for the honour and privilege to serve as your new president for the current term. I look forward to working with the club and our membership. I have been attending club meetings fairly regularly over the past 10 years and find them quite enjoyable. Our club has a vibrant history and moving forward we will continue to do so. Keeping this in mind, I look towards growing our membership and planning exciting events. With your help and support, we will continue to enjoy our club and share our passion with others.

One of the things that I would like to announce is that our website has been totally revamped. I invite you (if you haven’t already done so) to visit our club website crufc.ca and take a look around. It is my hope that you will find our site helpful and useful, as well as getting our message out there as to how much fun we have as a group. I believe that some of the new features will help attract new members and serve us in a practical manner. Check out the “airports” section as an example.

On another front, it sure is nice to see more television programs featuring flying, especially when they are set in Canada. I believe we are in a unique position to showcase our club as well as our passion for flying with the general public. I have held the dream of doing an ultralight program for a number of years and this is something I’d like to see happen. I invite you all to make any comments or submissions to me about your thoughts on this as I see an opportunity and a potential project moving forward.

Yes, I would admit that this may appear a little ambitious on the outset, however, we will continue to maintain our club as one of the most fun and exciting places to be. Im sure with your support and help we are in for a fun ride! Finally, I would like to thank outgoing executive members Andy Gustafsson, Pat Cunningham, Carl Forman and Garrett Komm. You are a great bunch of guys and job well done! I thank you sincerely.

Let’s get out there and up there and have many a safe flight!