CHAA Box 175 Tillsonburg ON N4G 4H5

1. Members’ Monthly Meeting: The next CHAA members' meeting will be held at 7:30pm on Tuesday, May 17. Instead of a guest speaker, a video of the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain will be shown. Also...now available in Stores...a very limited quantity of CHAA/RCAF logo sweater jackets for a trial run. $80.00

2. The 2011 Bingo dates are: June 3 and September 11. Bingo is an important CHAA fundraiser and is held from 5pm to 10pm at a hall in London. If you are able to volunteer, please call Torben Haarbye at 519-679-1733 for all the details. Mark these dates on your calendar, call Torben and plan to help with this fundraiser.

3. 2011 Flying Season

Backseat Chair: Bob Trowell will be looking after bookings of crew rides in our historic aircraft for this season. Contact Bob at 519-425-1510 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for availability and pricing. If you wish to be on Bob’s email list to be among the first to know about upcoming backseat opportunities, send him an email and he will be pleased to add it to his growing list.

CHAA Fly Days: Sat. May 21, Sat. July 30, Sat. August 27

CHAA’s Wings & Wheels Day: Sat. September 24

All available members are encouraged to attend as many flydays as possible to assist as needed.

June 6 – there is a planned CHAA formation flight over the opening and dedication of an overpass in London dedicated to the late Charley Fox (more info to follow as it becomes available). Crew rides are available for this flight. Contact Bob for all the details.

August 26 – CHAA’s Harvards have been asked to perform a flypast as part of the dedication of the new Woodstock Hospital.

4. On Saturday, May 14 at 9:30AM a Service Crew Refresher Course is being given at the hangar by Service Crew Chief Jack Viau. This course will focus on tractor training, service crew practices and safety techniques as well as learning the appropriate skills required when dealing with the public and being good ambassadors for CHAA at all times. If you are interested in this course, contact Jack This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 519-633-9440

5. Membership Report: Marion Bennell This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 1-519-633-0053

Now with the improvement in the weather there have been many more inquiries re crew flights. Welcome to all new members.
A reminder to all members - if you have a change in your postal address, please send it to me. Mail is frequently returned because someone has moved and has not forwarded their new address. Also members with rural route addresses need to forward their fire number.

The ROAR is available through email rather than getting a hard copy in the mail. In email form, you receive the edition sooner and can print it off or just save it on your computer for future reading. For the printing and stamps, the ROAR costs our organization approximately $1200 for each mailout. Sending it by email costs nothing. That savings would be a sizeable amount to keep for other costs, as gasoline and so much more is on the rise. Think about it. If you decide you want to help our organization save on this cost, email Marion with this info and she will be pleased to add your name to the growing list who have already made the change.

6. PR Report: Bob Trowell This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

-Fly Day flyers have been distributed to media and to bus and motorcycle touring firms.

-Tourism Oxford is doing a great job in assisting CHAA with publicity by advertising our Fly Days to their membership as are listed on their website and Facebook pages.

-The Woodstock Quality Inn has placed our flyers throughout their hotel.

-We will take part in a Father’s Day promotion with Heart FM radio in Woodstock.

-Fly Day information is being posted on various radio stations’ websites in the free public service and announcement sections.

-An ad will be posted in the Old Auto Magazine for our September Wings & Wheels.

-Radio commercials are being produced for airing on Easy 101 radio in Tillsonburg.

7. Canadian Tire Money is being collected by our Restoration and Maintenance Crews to be used toward necessary purchases. If you have some to spare, please consider donating it to CHAA. Either drop it off at our hangars or mail it to C Tech O Bill Ritchie at the CHAA address listed at the top of this newsletter. Thank you to those who support CHAA in this manner.

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Until next time, clear skies, smooth flights and safe landings!

Sandra Sparkes, CHAA Member

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