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Membership Dues

Club dues for 2013/2014 are payable by April 30th, 2013.

Dues remain unchanged for the 7th consecutive year at $300 for flying members and $50 for social members. New this year; however, is a collaboration with COPA.

Anyone who is a member of COPA will receive a $25 discount on their club dues. This applies to both flying and social members.

Those entitled to this $25 discount have the option to donate that $25 to COPA's Freedom to Fly Fund. To make things easy, you can write a single cheque to the club for your dues and the donation and we will forward the $25 to COPA on your behalf. The donation is just a suggestion and is purely optional.

Those club members who do not belong to COPA will be afforded the opportunity to join COPA when they renew their club membership and receive the $25 discount on their club dues. All you have to do is write a single cheque for your discounted dues and COPA membership. The club will then forward your name & COPA fees to COPA's head office in Ottawa.

The table below outlines the cost to renew your club member and join COPA at the same time.

Flying Member Social Member
Club dues $300 $50
COPA Membership $58 $58
HST on COPA membership $7.54 $7.54
Subtotal $365.54 $115.54
Club discount for COPA Members $25 $25
Total $340.54 $90.54

The club has undertaken this program as an expression of our support for the good work COPA does on our behalf. The Borden Flying Club has been a COPA Flight (Flight 84) since 2000 and this is our way of recognizing the efforts made on our behalf by COPA in defending the right of Canadians to enjoy the freedom of Canadian airspace.

We hope that those who are COPA members will choose to forward the money they save on club dues to COPA's Freedom to Fly Fund. We encourage those who are not members of COPA to consider taking us up on this offer and join COPA. If you wish to find out more about COPA, and the work they do, please visit their website.

Mentorship Program

Don't forget that the club set up a mentorship program last year. If you have any questions regarding any aspect of flying, be it radio procedures, flight planning or anything else that you are unsure of, ask one of the club's more experienced pilots to give you a hand.

For more info, and to arrange for a mentor, go to the members only section of the web site. Mentors can come along on a flight with you or simply spend a few minutes on a ground briefing - whatever you want.

Mentors are volunteers so there is no charge for their time.

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Want to find out more about the Borden Flying Club? Seen our ad in COPA Flight? Visit our new member's page for more info.New club members

Federally incorporated in 1958 as the Centralia Flying Club, the BFC changed its name after relocating to CFB Borden in 1967. In the fall of 2002 the club moved to Lake Simcoe Regional Airport (CNB9) following Base Borden's decision to close the aerodrome and in March 2007 the club moved to its current home at Edenvale Aerodrome.

The Borden Flying Club is open to everyone. We have something to offer renters, owners and aviation enthusiasts alike. If you would like further information or are interested in becoming a member please contact us at membership@bordenflyingclub.com

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xx BFC IFR Ground-School
March 27, 2013, 23:52 by Sam Sciscione
Organizing an accelerated four day IFR Ground-School course in the Barrie area, Thursday April 25th - Sunday April 28th. 
The course will build a solid foundation on instrument flight, while fully preparing candidates to write the TC INRAT (instrument rating) exam. 
Enrolment and further details, contact Sam anytime at (416)473-3226 or svs747@yahoo.ca.  Fly Safe!!!!
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xx Ladies & Gentlemen, ...
March 15, 2013, 09:09 by Fred Simpson
... we have a Hobbs Meter.

Orillia Aviation installed a Hobbs Meter in PDW this week.  There was no room to put the Hobbs in the panel, so it has been installed below the panel, tight against the centre console, on the co-pilot's side.

It has been more than a dozen years since we last saw 0000.0 on the Hobbs!

We have also ordered a custom fitted cowl cover and a pre-heater electrical outlet to be mounted on the cowl so that you don't have to reach inside the cowl opening to plug the extension cord into the pre-heater.  We hope to have both by the dog days of summer (or sooner)!
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exclamation PDW is at Edenvale
February 14, 2013, 09:07 by Fred Simpson
Sam flew PDW up to Edenvale yesterday (Feb 13th) and she is safe and sound in the club's hangar.  Once you complete the ground school, call (416-473-3226) or email Sam to arrange a check ride.

In the meantime, feel free to look her over in the hangar.  We will be getting a Ground Power Unit soon, and once we have it, you will be able to power up the avionics and play with the GPS.


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