One of the most common questions that we are asked is “When is the next big BCGA Fly-Out?” There is no easy answer to this question because every good weather day with or without an organized event is potentially a BCGA fly-out day. What is a BCGA Flyout?A BCGA flyout is anytime two or more […]
Flight Chops is coming to the West Coast!Steve Thorne, host and creator of the popular YouTube channel Flight Chops is coming to town at the end of June/ Beginning of July. He has reached out to the BCGA on Daniel Adair‘s recommendation to show him what aviation on the West Coast is all about. We plan
Shared from the Abbotsford Flying Club Website Wings & Wheels 2016 ReportTom, Keith and others had also improved the gate cross over area so much better than previous. I found another hole in the grass since so still needs some more work, but generally is much better. Also we leveled up the new band platform
We are proud to announce that we have been invited to the AOPA Bremerton Fly-In VIP Dinner on the Thursday before the big convention and fly-in. Members of the BCGA leadership will be attending the dinner along with leaders of other Aviation & Pilot Associations from Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, California and many others. We
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The BCGA has taken the step of providing the Victoria Rescue Coordination Centre with access to our living Airstrip Map. We hope that this resource will aid them in future searches. The accuracy of the information on this map is only as good as our member’s PIREPS which can be submitted through the BCGA website.
On June 5th a Beechcraft Musketeer departed Pitt Meadows airport around 0930am for a flight to Pemberton and back with a planned arrival time back in Pitt Meadows of 1200pm. At 1930 the aircraft was reported missing. The Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria commenced a search utilizing both a DHC5 Buffalo and EH10 Cormorant helicopter.
This live webinar event was hosted on May 5th 2016. It is an advanced, scenario-based course on flying with ForeFlight Mobile. Dominik focuses on VFR features of the app from a Canadian perspective. You will learn how to use the app to its fullest from planning to inflight navigation. Pilots at any level are welcomed, however this
Edited: Feb 11, 2019 There has been some recent discussion about getting a FAA (American) pilots license as a Canadian pilot. Having just received mine in the mail I thought that it would be best to explain the process to those that might also be interested in obtaining their FAA License. Your Canadian pilot license
Today we received the official paperwork recognizing the BC General Aviation Association as a non-profit society. Yes we announced our official name back in December however, due to back logs at the provincial registry office it has taken over six months for us to get our official designation and paperwork in hand. Thank you all
