On Thursday, January 28 150 registration packages were assembled at the CASARA building at St. Andrews Airport after a nice lunch at the restaurant at Harv's Air.  By the end of the Rust Remover session at the ANAVET Hall on Portage Avenue in the evening we had 37 registration packages in pilots' hands!  Our original goal was for 100 participants; we decided to print 150 passports, decals, and name tags since the cost of an extra 50 wasn't that much greater than the cost of 100.  In Jerry Roe...

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We're thrilled to have LZO joining the Aviation Tour.  Owner Dennis Mockford purchased LZO in 2008 having first seen a Norseman in Selkirk in 1964 when he was training as an RCAF Navigator in Winnipeg.  Starting from Red Lake Ontario, LZO participated in the Cross Canada Flight last year and ended up flying from coast to coast in 100.5 hours at 100 mph before returning to Red Lake for the Norseman Festival.  LZO will be on wheels again this year during a busy summer of attending events from M...
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Watch for a Cessna 172 carrying Tour Decal #001 on its tail during the Tour.  The pilot is Judy Saxby, a long time pilot and aviation promoter.  Judy has been active in the aviation community for over 35 years, serving as President of the Manitoba Aviation Council for 8 years, President of NATA for 2 years, a member of the NAV CANADA Advisory Committee for 11 years and currently serving as a Director of Southport Aerospace Centre.  She received the Award of Excellence in Transportation in 199...
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The first registrations are now coming in!  You can download the registration form here, complete it (its simple) and mail it with a cheque payable to Manitoba Aviation Tour for $25 to:
Manitoba Aviation Tour
1-915 McLeod Avenue
Winnipeg, MB
R2G 0Y4
Your registration package will be mailed after January 28.

The simplest way to register is to attend the Rust Remover Session on January 28 at the ANAVET Hall on Portage Avenue in Winnipeg.  Registration forms will be available, pay the registration fee...
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Yes, the Tour is ready to go!  The Tour Passport is almost ready to be printed, the Tour Decals and Name Tags are almost ready - many thanks to Joanne and Gail at Leech Printing for all their work!  The Tour has been well received which is very encouraging for the group of us who have been organizing it.  As you can see the Platinum and Gold sponsorships have been very well supported, well beyond our expectations.  We are still actively encouraging sponsorship at the Silver and Bronze levels ...
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