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The BC General Aviation Association is proud to be working with COPA, Transport Canada and other Aviation Associations from across the country on a new Canadian General Aviation Safety Campaign. By sharing knowledge and resources from across the country the hope is to create a modern campaign that speaks to pilots about issues that have […]

NOTE: For the purposes of this article “Spot Tracker” refers to any GPS tracking device. Many pilots are now flying with SPOT Trackers to allow their friends and family to follow along in their adventures. The biggest benefit of having a SPOT Tracker is to assist search and rescue in the event that you are

A pilot license allows us to take to the sky and explore new horizons in the literal sense of the term. There are many trips a flights that we want to take but many pilots feel overwhelmed, unsure or uncomfortable at the thought of flying somewhere that they haven gone before. Be it terrain, airspace

By: Russ NilesLink To Original Article on COPA Website Alpha Aviation, the operators of the Boundary Bay Airport in Delta, B.C., is at least temporarily suspending implementation of a controversial schedule of landing fees that were to have become effective Jan. 1. The schedule of fees was posted to Alpha Aviation’s website on Dec. 19th,

Dear Members, 2017 is coming to a close and it has been another momentous year for the BC General Aviation Association.  In the past year we have continued to build our membership base while promoting a grassroots community that has demonstrated that general aviation is alive and well in BC.  If there were two words

Early this morning it became known that Alpha Aviation the company that operates Boundary Bay Regional Airport introduced a landing fee of $25 for all transient aircraft using Boundary Bay Airport. The rumor quickly expanded to include Pitt Meadows, Abbotsford and Langley airports. Today we spent the better part of the day on the telephone

On January 2nd two high-performance experimental aircraft will depart Kelowna’s YLW Airport on a 20,000 mile flight around the Americas to raise at least $500,000 for Hope Air. One of these pilots is none other than BCGA Director and President of the Kelowna Flying Club Dave McElroy. Dave has previously completed a flight around the

Dear BCGA members, This is an invitation for you to participate in a research study concerning general aviation flight safety in British Columbia. Please read the following information and contact me, Jonathan Davis (primary researcher) if you are interested in contributing to the increase of flight safety in GA ! You, the research candidate, should read the

December 7th, 2017 The British Columbia Aviation Council (BCAC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dave Frank as the organization’s new Executive Director.   Frank spent five years as the Director – Marketing and Public Relations for St. John Ambulance, arguably the leading not-for-profit charitable enterprise in the province, playing the leadership role in

By JC Audet​COPA has successfully lobbied Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) to remove an arbitrary, bureaucratic hurdle that required aircraft used for IFR check rides (IPC) to be equipped with approved GNSS capability (IFR Flight Test Guide 02/2017). TCCA has revised this requirement to be applicable on the initial IFR test ride only – recognizing