Dealing with the Regulator Seminar is designed to help pilots and AMEs better understand and communicate with Transport Canada. This seminar is put on by Roger Beebe of Plane Talk Consulting.

Thursday, June 3, 6pm at the Steinbach Bible College (40 slots for Harv’s Air staff/students)
and
Wednesday, June 23 6pm at Harv’s Air St. Andrews (10 slots for Harv’s Air staff/students)

Students MUST RVSP: adam@harvsair.com First come first serve.

Roger’s Biography

I retired as Regional Director, Civil Aviation, Prairie and Northern Region, Transport Canada, after 10 years service in the position based in Edmonton and Winnipeg. I held other positions in my Transport Canada career, including A/Director General of Western and Central Region, Director, Airworthiness and senior positions at Transport Canada headquarters in Ottawa. I also served in the Ontario region as an Inspector and as Superintendent Manufacturing, Repair and Overhaul.

My civil aviation experience includes Wardair, based in Edmonton and Toronto, Air Canada, based at Toronto. . My aircraft maintenance experience was on the B747, Lockheed L1011, DC-8 series, DC-9 series, Boeing 707 and 727 aircraft. I also worked on the Bristol freighter, DHC-6 twin Otter and the DHC-3 otter and the Viscount.

I served over six years in the Royal Canadian Air Force, four of those years were at 1 Wing Marville, France and later at 1 Wing Lahr, Germany, maintaining the CF-104 Starfighters aircraft. I serviced many 1960’s military aircraft from several allied air forces. Immediately prior to leaving the Canadian Armed Service I maintained CF-5 aircraft in 434 Squadron based at Cold Lake, Alberta.

During my career I was involved in many national and international activities relating to aviation. In addition to my technical duties, I was involved in all the activities associated with management and executive responsibilities. They ranged from labour relations, finance and policy development to regulatory oversight of many small and large organizations.