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my Scugog Citizen -- Tuesday, November 3, 1998 -- 7 Aa Charter air service starting to take flight A few months ago Stephen Hewitt was commuting from his " Nestleton home to a good paying job in Toronto. These days his daily commute is in the opposite direction to the Lindsay Municipal Airport where he is manager of Charter Operations with Linvic Flying Club. °° Not only does he manage the Charter business, he's one of the pilots that received final federal approval to fly passengers and freight on a charter basis. * He decided to get into the charter flight_business for a couple of reasons. Firstly, in this day and age where time is "guoney there is a solid potential for charter flights that get < busines® people quickly and conveniently to the destination and back again. T™) And, since being bitten by the "flying bug back in 1987, Captain Hewitt is doing something he enjoys immensely. The chi company currently has four raft in its fleet: two twin enfille Cessna 310 that can carry four passengers with a crew of two; and the smaller single engine Cessna 172s that are used mostly for single-day "sight-seeing" flights of shorter distance. Mr. Hewitt told the Citizen in a recent interview that the company eventually hopes to add a larger eight-seat Cessna 420 or a Piper Navaho 10-seater. But that's in the future. Right now, Linvic flying Club Charter Service is looking to boost business by getting the word out to the public that this service exists. Currently taking from six to 12 charters each week, Captain Hewitt said candidly that "this is not enough." He adds that so far, "reaction from the business community has been very encouraging." Because of this, he feels it is just a matter of time before the number of weekly charters goes up significantly. The company is licenced to fly anywhere in Canada and the United States, although most bookings are within a 1,000 air mile triangle from Lindsay that stretches to Winnipeg, Halifax and Myrtle Beach, USA. One of the more popular charters has been what is nick- Name the Carnival - win $100 Want to win a cool $1007" Just come up with a snappy name for the Scugog Winter Carnival and you'll get a brand new $100 bill. The winter carnival is being planned for mid-January and the organizing committee wants it to have a distinctive name. Port Perry resident Roy Walker Smith graciously agreed to put up $100 for the winning entry. Please see the entry form on page 22 in this issue of the Scugog: Citizen. Deadline for entries is Friday, November 12 at 5:00 PM. A panel will select the winning entry. And everyone who submits an entry will receive a free one-day pass for skating at Scugog Township's famous Ice Palace. named the "Atlantic City Red Eye." A group of four climbs aboard the Cessna 320 about 6:30 in the morning for the two hour flight, enjoys a day in this popular tourist spot on the Atlantic Ocean and is back at the Lindsay Municipal Airport by 11:00 PM that night. A one-day round trip to Ottawa is also proving popular with business people. It's less than an hour flying time (the Cessna 310 cruises at about 220 mph) and" the cost (based on four passengers) is $135 per person. And in an effort to smooth out as many bumps as possible for their customers, the company will arrange such things as car rentals and hotel reservations. Captain Hewitt first started flying six years ago. He first took his private licence and now holds a commercial licence which allows him to fly twin engine craft in all kinds of weather day and night. Lindsay Municipal Airport with two 3500 foot landing runways will soon be approved for full instrument landings. In the event, charters are unable to land at Lindsay, they put down at Peterborough when a van is waiting to bring passengers to Lindsay. The other half of the business is the Linvic Flying School where Walter Stock is the Chief Flying Instructor. Under his instruction, students can work towards their private flying licence, which takes about ten months. That includes ground school and flying sessions twice a week. The cost is about $5,000, said Capt. Stock, who spent four years as Chief Instructor in Brampton before moving to Haliburton last year. Students at the Lindsay school ' can also take instruction leading to multi-engine licences, instrument and night flying. The facilities at the Lindsay Airport are now under-going renovations for new class space and flight simulator room. Along with his teaching duties, Capt. Stock flies chartef flights as there are always tyo crew members in the cock¥pit on charters where the twin ine craft are used. The Lindsay Municipal Airport is located on Highway 35, just a mile or so north of Highway 7. For information about flying lessons or charter flights of all kinds call, 705-324-8921. Walter Stock (left) and Step! A Hewitt of Linvic Flying Club Charter Operations at the Lindsay Airport. See story for detalls. Sale ends November 8th, 1993. We're celebrating with a Special Sale this week only! BUY 1 ... Get the 2nd (of equal or 1&8 value) at S0% OFF Oo MW LADIES' SELECTED CO-ORDINATES BM CHILDREN'S SELECTED CO-ORDINATES BW MEN'S RIVIERA DRESS SLACKS & DRESS SHIRTS . Fill out a ballot for a chance to win a $100. Gift Certificate or a Marshland T-Shirt! BR@CK' 168 QUEEN STREET, PORT PERRY 985-2521 Service, Quality and Style since 1881