Charles Pachal - Governor Generals Sovereigns Medal for Volunteers

Congratulations to Charles "Chuck" Pachal on receiving the Governor Generals Sovereigns Medal for Volunteers (SMV) !

This medal is presented to Canadians who devote a large amount of time into volunteerism. Chuck has been involved with search and rescue in PEP Air/CASARA for over 50+ years! This is a medal that couldn’t go to anyone more deserving and CASARA is proud to have you as a member of our organization. Thanks for your time and effort Chuck!

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SmartPilot will provide a rich resource of interesting and informative articles, videos and interactive programming to help inform pilots about how to be safer in the air.

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Mission

The mission of the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA) is to support Canada’s Search and Rescue (SAR) program and to promote SAR awareness.

Vision

The Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA) will continue to evolve and support the Canadian Search and Rescue (SAR) and Aviation Safety Programs through leadership, continuous training of its volunteers and education of the general aviation community.