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RAA-Toronto March 2026 Newsletter
March 2, 2026 · RAA Toronto

RAA-Toronto March 2026 Newsletter

A humorous anecdote about accent-swapping radio calls, plus a deep dive into the Globe Swift — its rise during the postwar aviation boom and the accounting error that helped sink it.

#newsletter #swift #history
Cessna Skycatcher: The LSA That Couldn't Catch On
January 5, 2026 · Matt Ryan (AVweb)

Cessna Skycatcher: The LSA That Couldn't Catch On

An analysis of why Cessna's effort to create an affordable training airplane around the new LSA category ultimately failed, with fewer than 200 deliveries before cancellation in 2014.

#newsletter #history #lsa
"Flight Line" — Rt. Capt. Kent Smerdon's book
December 4, 2018 · RAA Toronto Region

"Flight Line" — Rt. Capt. Kent Smerdon's book

Retired Captain Kent Smerdon presented his book "Flight Line" to the chapter — anecdotes from a career flying everything from dignitaries to nuclear weapons.

#books #members #history