Join/Membership
Monthly Meetings
Our ODFA meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 19:30 local time at the aerodrome terminal. If you are interested in joining as a general member or to rent the aircraft, you can contact us first or feel free to just come to one of our meetings.
Membership and Renting Aircraft
Our membership annual fee is $25. The procedure for joining is listed below.
A checkout with a designated ODFA Flight Instructor on make and model is required (insurance) before you can fly on your own and to rent the PA28-180C you need to have at least 150 hours of Total Time and a minimun of 5 hours on a PA28-180.
All members must also complete a checkout every year with an ODFA approved Flight Instructor and do the Aircraft Open Book exam annually. All checkouts follow a standardized ODFA Checkout syllabus/form. To just become a member follow Step 1 below. If you want to rent aircraft, please follow Steps 1 through 4:
1. Membership form and payment information.
- Fill out the membership form and email to ODFA Treasurer or send to accounts@odfa.ca. Note that some browsers block the form fields so you need to download the membership form and fill it out through a pdf reader.
- eTransfer the membership fee to the Treasurer. See the Payment Procedure on this web page.
- Email ODFA to get put on the contact email list.
2. Print and Complete the following and send them to the Aircraft Committee listed in Step 3:
- Signed Copy of the ODFA Aircraft Rules/Regulations/Currency document.
- Copy of ODFA Membership Form. Note that some browsers block the form fields so you need to download the membership form and fill it out through a pdf reader.
- Completed Copy of Rental Aircraft Worksheet and Aircraft Type Check Exam for the aircraft type that you plan to fly, Cessna C150 and, or, Piper Cherokee PA28-180.
- Photo Copy of Pilot's Licence, the ID page, license type and current medical certificate.
- Photo Copy of Last page of individual Pilot Logbook.
- Proof of Membership and Deposit.
- Review and be familiar with the ODFA Aircraft Operating Procedures.
- After completing Step 4 below, a copy of the results of the ODFA Checkout syllabus/form.
3. Contact a member of the Aircraft Committee below with the completed forms for approval. An orientation meeting will be held at the airport prior to approval. Bring your logbook and license with you for the orientation meeting. The orientation meeting will be held prior to booking a checkout flight.
- Bruce Rumsey; 403-710-0172; brumsey1@compuserve.com
- You can also cc: ODFA; info@odfa.ca
4. Once approved by the Aircraft Committee; Contact an ODFA Designated Flight Instructor Below to Arrange your Checkout Flight.
All checkouts follow a standardized ODFA Checkout syllabus/form.
***(Travel and instructor charges will be on a case by case basis and subject to individual instructor rates, Please discuss the cost and payment options with the instructor/school prior to the checkout flight)***
- Adam Smith; 587-222-0111; aksmithaviation@gmail.com
- Beau Soufi; Skywest Aviation 780-779-6056; captainb_5@hotmail.com
- Doris Giles; 403-874-4030
- Ian Murnaghan; 289-439-3549
- Jack Paquette Air Pockets Adventures; Cessna C150 Checkouts will be done in Beiseker. Jack doesn't drive to CEA3 so you have to be current to fly to Beiseker, or fly there with someone who is current and Jack can do your check ride. 403-837-3999; iflyapa@gmail.com. Beiseker, CFV2, is under new ownership and is PPR so call 403-701-4433 or 403-462-6135 and tell them that you are flying in to meet with Jack Paquette Air Pockets Adventures.
- Kirk Ryan; 780-803-0304; krflightinstruction@gmail.com
- Springbank Air Training College; 403-288-7700; cfi@springbankair.com
Payment
Invoices can be paid on-line or you can continue to pay by cheque, or cash.
On-line Interact eTransfer:
- To pay by eTransfer use the email address: accounts@odfa.ca. It is an automatic deposit so a password is not needed.
- Make sure your name and amount is in the email and any other information that is needed to process the payment.
- If the eTransfer is for an invoice from ODFA, include the invoice number. If the eTransfer is not to be directed toward a specific invoice but is for payment towards one of the rental aircraft include a comment as to which aircraft the eTransfer is for.
- If you have problems you can email the treasurer at accounts@odfa.ca, Email.
Payment is still accepted by cheque:
- Mail your cheque to the address shown at the bottom of this page in the footer section.
Payment in cash:
- Cash payments can be made during our association meetings.
If there is maintenance needed for the hangar or aircraft please fill out the Maintenance form.
Maintenance Form