Air 1 Insurance is proud to announce that it now has its own insurance program. What this means is that instead of just being an insurance broker Air 1 is now the insurer and has developed its own special packages. Call Air 1 For an insurance quote! As a BCGA Member you will receive preferred […]
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BCGA Member and COPA Director, Tim Cole sent us this document outlining VFR arrival & departure procedures in Victoria (CYYJ). Victoria can be a tricky and intimidating place to fly into for those that are unfamiliar. The airport is host to a large mix of traffic both IFR and VFR. This procedures are designed to
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Daniel recently overflew the “abandoned” Lytton Airport. He said that it appears to be on private property and that a section of the runway has fencing on it but there is about 40′ of runway width remaining next the fence for and aircraft to get by. We will make an effort and find out who
Dear Members, A good friend and local pilot, Sonya Sangster and her sister Bridget Sangster run a not for profit that supports a village in Uganda. Sonya and Bridget are from BC. Sonya learned to fly at the Abbotsford Airport in 2003 and is a Captain on the Dash 8 for the UN in Africa. Along with their team
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Good Afternoon Members! Spring flying weather is upon us and we hope that you are getting out and making the most of it! BCGA Fly-Out & BBQ ReportLast weekend we hosted our first event as an Association. The original plan was to fly to Vargas Island, however due to the sheer number of aircraft and instability
Good Morning All! FINAL DESTINATION: GILLIES BAY (CYGB) 10:00amWith an optional side fly-out to Vargas. Explanation:We have been watching the weather and it looks like Vargas would have been doable. It also looks like the weather is going to come in very quickly this afternoon. While we wanted to go to Vargas this decision was made
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This is the second update for the event. The first update from last night is attached below, if you RSVPd today please read both and the top one has the most current information. Good Evening Everyone! (Update 2) The weather forecast appears to be improving. As of right now it is calling for sunny skies in
Good Morning Everyone! This email is going out to everyone that has RSVP’d to the Fly-Out and/or the Hangar BBQ on Saturday. At this time we have 48 people RSVPd for the Fly-Out and 47 for the Hangar BBQ. There are a total of 23 aircraft that plan on landing on Vargas Island and 4
The BC General Aviation Association (COPA 194) is pleased to announce its first Fly-Out & BBQSaturday March 26th 2016 EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO BOTH EVENTSTHE BBQ / HANGAR PARTY WILL HAPPEN RAIN OR SHINE Please RSVP For Updates The Fly-Out Destination is Tofino / Vargas IslandWEATHER ALTERNATE DESTINATIONS ARE:1. Gillies Bay (CYGB)2. Pemberton (CYPS)3. Merritt
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The most recent issue of the Flying-U Guest Ranch newsletter had some very interesting content! Most importantly it appears that the ranch is making an effort to design some of its special programming around aviation. The Flying-U Ranch is hosting some big aviation events this summer and have even made aviation a big part of
