NEWS RELEASE
CANADIAN OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION
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After a very successful event in 2023, the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) Discover Aviation (DA) program is happening again soon.
DA is planned for Saturday, August 17, 2024, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. It will take place at the Niagara Central Dorothy Rungeling Airport, (aka Welland Airport). COPA Flight 149 is hosting the event.
Doug Reilly, COPA Flight 149, Discover Aviation Coordinator said, “We are very excited about our August 17th Discover Aviation Day. Over the last two years we have had over 200 young people introduced to the magic of flight. We have not been actively advertising our 2024 program because we had over 100 people on out waiting list from 2023. We are able accommodate 100 of them for this year’s program and are now starting a “First Dibs” list for August 16, 2025!”
“This is an opportunity for young people, aged 8 to 20 years old, to experience the joy of flight, up close and personally in a small airplane. After the experience we gained last few years, we can comfortably accommodate 100 would be aviators.”
There will be a mini ground school where the prospective aviators will get a chance to go over an airplane to discuss the various components and find out just how a plane is able to fly. There will also be a small static display with a couple of planes so the kids can familiarize themselves before they go for their actual flight.
Siblings and parents are welcome to come and take in the ground portion of the adventure.
The flights are about 20 minutes in duration, to explore a portion of the Welland Canal, the Lake Erie shoreline, and towns in the local vicinity.
Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, Meridian Credit Union and the Niagara Central Airport Commission, the flights are free of charge and are conducted by COPA Flight 149 pilots who are volunteering their time and aircraft to make your discovery flight possible. Each pilot is a member of COPA, licensed by Transport Canada and all the aircraft utilized meet the regulatory requirements to safely fly your loved ones.
For more information and to book your spot on the First Dibbs List for 2025, please visit this website:
https://sites.google.com/view/copa149atcnq3/home/discover-aviation
Or email Doug Reilly at [email protected]
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