The great RC community has come together to help support one of our team members. Michi Akimoto had been delt a brutal hand, first by the loss of the exemption and subsequent implementation of Transport Canada's rules governing RPAS which in turn caused the complete loss of flying privileges at his local club in Victoria.
Not to be outdone by this impediment, he contacted the PDQ flyers, became a member & arranged for weekend accommodation. For a brief period, this allowed him to continue to practice but sadly, due to heat and the heightened fire situation in the area, the PDQ field was recently shut down. Not to be deterred again, he contacted the folks up in Comox and paid them a visit to see the club setup (it’s actually a dual purpose RC and full scale aerodrome!). After some back and forth messages between myself and Mike McCrindle, the club exec of the RCAA Comox Valley offered Michi full access to their facility in order to practice for the upcoming Worlds in Australia!!!
It will require some local orientation and training of procedures but this small gesture on the clubs part, means a great deal to Michi, the team and highlights the brotherhood of the rc community in which we live. Simply fantastic!
I suspect that some demonstrations of precision aerobatics will be coming soon the the Comox Valley! Maybe even get some guys out for the Sportsman level!
Please take some time and check out their web page at https://rcaa.ca/
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