High River Chapter Members Profiles and Projects
This page is dedicated to the members of Chapter and their dreams. Our members span the full spectrum of recreational aviation from retired commercial pilots, to dedicated flyers, to active homebuilders, to "wanna-be's." Learn about of member's interests and projects on this page.
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Fritz Bortenlanger | How many times have we heard Fritz say, "This will be my last one?" Don't believe it! A bigger project and more challenging is just about to arrive and Fritz will again amaze us with his ingenuity, craftsmanship and artistry! Updated April 2008. |
Can anyone have too many RV's? If you can build them and finish them like Fritz does , the answer would be "never!" Fritz repertoire includes two RV-8's, an F1 Rocket (sort of an RV), and his latest a luxurious RV-10. Some of these aircraft now belong to others who fly them into High River just for fun but the Rocket and the RV-10 remain in his hanger. Visit his hanger on the field and see what we mean by an "RV head turner!" |
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Troy Branch | Troy has completed and flies his RV-9 and holds his private pilot license. He plans to get his Commercial and IFR ratings. | Troy’s aviation experince began in childhood with attempts at ‘winged flight’ with models and RC aircraft. Recently he has been flying (and building) the Avid Flyer and the RV-9. |
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Scott Church | Scott recently achieved his private pilot's license after a long break in the middle of his training. Added March 2007. |
He is in the midst of two projects. He, along with a friend, is restoring a Cavalier that he plans to fly shortly. After this he plans to taken on a bigger project - the restoration of a Beech StaggerWing! |
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Jack Dueck | Jack is a contributing member of the EAA and is the current President of the Chapter. He is an EAA Technical Councellor and instructs SportAir Workshops all over Canada. |
Jack Dueck has been a homebuilding enthusiast throughout his aviation career, now spanning fifty years. Jack restored a CF-PII, an Aeronca Chief, 11AC, a Luscombe, then "slow built" a Van's RV4 that flew in 1999. |
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Jean Dueck | Jean is the Chapter's newsletter editor and a home builder. She flies her beautiful purple RV-9 out of High River. | In 2000, Jean Dueck completed her beautiful RV9A and can be seen flying it regularly out of High River. |
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Joe English | Joe English, Flight Officer , 625 SQN(ret), is an honourary member of EAA Chapter 1410. Joe is a veteran Lancaster pilot who flew for the RAF completing over 20 missions in WWII. | For his 82nd birthday, Joe treated himself and has begun building a Falco! See photos of Joe at EAA AirVenture 2006. Read about his honourary membership in the October 2006 newsletter. |
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Paul Gregory | Paul Gregory is a private pilot who rents aircraft from the Calgary Flying Club. He is the Chapter's Treasurer and website administrator. | Paul is evaluating whether to fulfill his dream of exploring Canada's north with a high wing (like a Glastair Sportsman, or Yukon) or drill holes in the sky with an RV-7a. |
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Ralph Inkster | Ralph is a Private Pilot, our Vice President and an aircraft builder with a few project under his belt. He and his wife Cheryl have enjoyed countless hours in their RV-7a. Ralph is also an EAA Technical Councillor. Updated Feb 2008. |
Worked on Miranda project, refurbished a Cavalier SA102.5, completed RV-7A (standard kit), nearly completed RV-6 (plans built), and he builds RV's for others. |
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Allan Logan | Allan is an experienced private pilot who is also the Chapter's Young Eagles Coordinator. He flies out of Springbank airport in his Mooney M20 and his F1 Rocket. Added March 2007. |
Allan owns a nicely appointed Mooney M20 and recently purchased a Harmon F1 Rocket. He is altering the F1 Rocket with dual rudder controls and plans to be up flying it soon. |
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Nico Meijer
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F1 Rocket: I am a low time pilot but long-time aviation buff, recently retired from a capital markets job, and looking forward to doing a lot more flying and building. Last update January 2008!. |
I recently moved to Calgary from Toronto, so my project is still in the Mississauga shop of KitPlaneBuilders. |
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Neil Myers | Neil Myers is a plans-built homebuilder. He has started two Cosy KR2's working with his two sons. If Neil Myers had stayed in his native South Africa, he would be flying his Cozy and sharing his flights with Pretoria EAA Chapter 322. But that was not to be. | The cost to import the Cozy to Canada could not be rationalized, so the ‘nearly built’ airplane was donated to Chapter 322 and Neil left Africa to pursue his dreams in Western Canada. |
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Lars Oyno | Lars Oyno is a Norwegian expat and moved to Calgary January 2007. Lars holds a commercial licence with an instrument rating. He is also an enthusiastic glider pilot. Added December 2007 |
He built a small composite two-seater called MCR01 with a Rotax 912S engine. The aircraft is designed in France, parts are moulded in Portugal, the engine is from Austria, the instruments from the US, the aircraft was built in the UK, Lars is Norwegian and flies the aircraft in Canada – so this is truly an international project! |
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Hal Rainsforth | Hal is a retired commercial pilot who has many exciting and fascinating tales of flying in the Canadian north. He is building an RV-8. | Hal began his dauntless flying career as a commercial pilot with Hudson Bay Oil & Gas Co. flying the north in the 1960's. His career as a commercial pilot gave him an opportunity to fly many different types of aircraft. |
| Photos to come... | Jack Reid | Jack got my license over 40 years ago and this is the first airplane he has have ever owned. Added March 2007 |
Jack's "new" Tri-pacer is a repair project: it had a taxing accident. The nose wheel dropped down into a badger hole and bent the nose wheel strut and engine mount. |
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Clark Seaborn | Clark Seaborn is a master restorer of aircraft and has had the pleasure to fly his historic projects all over North America. | CF_AAM is a 1928 Fokker Universal reborn. After 10,000 hours, and eighteen years of restoration work, Clark’s joy in this airplane is not the rivets, wood and fabric... |
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Jeff Seaborn | Jeff is a brand new private pilot with a young family. Last update May 2007. |
Jeff well into first project: an RV-7. This is an active project so make sure you check back frequently. |
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Lionel St. Hilaire | Lionel St. Hilaire is a charter member of EAA Chapter 1410 and an active volunteer for the High River Regional Airport. | He flies his Cardial 177RG out of CEN4. Read his account of his love affair with the Cardinal. Read more... |
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Mic and Nancy Theissen | Mic Theissen flies his ultralight Kitfox out of Lethbridge. Updated July 2006! |
She’s colourful and gorgeous, graceful and feisty and she’s Mic & Nancy‘s dream airplane. Learn how they brought this "Southern Belle" up to Canada from Atlanta. |