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So You Think You Can Fly?

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Michael McKay
on 26 August 2009
in OFC and Pilot Training
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WEBSTER MEMORIAL COMPETITION WINNER CORY RABY

WEBSTER MEMORIAL COMPETITION WINNER "CORY RABY"

Last week-end, Cory-Daniel Raby, a pilot who received his flight training at the Ottawa Flying Club, won the prestigious Webster Memorial Trophy Competition, an annual event aimed at determining the Top Amateur Pilot in Canada.  The Webster Trophy Competition includes 9 regional competitions and the national finals, held this year at the Bramption Flight Center.  This is a prestigious event and quite a coup for Cory and for the Ottawa Flying Club.

Cory started training with the Ottawa Flying Club in September 2008 as part of the Aviation Managent Program at Algonquin College, a sixteen month diploma program that aims to prepare students for careers in commercial aviation.   The Ottawa Flying Club provides all the flight training and grounds school courses to the program participants.

Congratulations to Cory and to his instructors! Bravo Zulu.

A New CEO for the Ottawa Flying Club

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Michael McKay
on 20 July 2009
in Management, OFC and Pilot Training
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This is my first post as the CEO of the Ottawa Flying Club. It is a honor to be given the responsibility for such a venerable organization. The club has been active since 1928 and has a long history of promoting aviation in Canada. In the last few years, a strong partnership has formed with Algonquin College where OFC provides professional flight training to students at the Algonquin Aviation Management program. While this is beneficial for the club in terms of increased activity and revenue, it is also creating new challenges for a club that is now a multi-million dollar business. Properly managing the growth in the next few years will be critical to ensure that the club continues to benefit from its new business activities. I look forward to these challenges and would appreciate any comments the club members may have regarding the way ahead.