Copied From: BCROBYN (http://www.bcrobyn.com/2012/12/how-big-is-british-columbia/) How big is British Columbia?It’s big.Vast.Bigger than most US states, bigger than most countries.This Canadian province is so huge that most people who live there rarely see it all. It’s so vast that you’d need well over a month to properly explore it all.Technically BC is 944,735 km2 (364,764 sq mi), but this means nothing if […]
Curious as to where our members call home? Check out this map and see all the municipalities that are home to BCGA members! The B.C. Aviation Association has members from across British Columbia and the United States. British Columbians are not the only ones who enjoy the spectacular destinations that our province has to offer.
Here are over 150 reasons why we had to go to extraordinary measures to keep the association alive! These are the first round of membership cards and welcome letters being prepped to be sent out to our members. We owe this to the members! These will be sent out as soon as we receive the
The airport in the City of Grand Forks is a busy place these days. With the high amount of forest fire activity the airport is housing and providing fuel to firefighting aircraft and crews. The City is happy to be of service, but the higher than usual airport activity has triggered the cancellation of one
MEDIA RELEASE: Grand Forks Airport Day & Fly-In CANCELLED Read More »
Mel Rushton is a very accomplished pilot and member of the BCGA. He will be embarking on a journey from Vancouver to Geneva on August 25th. He has crossed the Atlantic many times in his and other TBM850s. Mel is so well respected in the community that Socata uses him to train new TBM owners
Foreflight is in the BETA release stage of its popular tablet based flight planning APP. The BETA release brings all of the convenience of the mobile APP to your computer desktop. They are currently in the BETA release stage which means they are only releasing it to a limited number of existing Foreflight subscribers. To sign
In spite of the marginal weather conditions, our feature performers, Super Dave Mathieson, Phil Symmans and Geoff Latter put on some thrilling and truly remarkable shows at low altitude! Three really great gentlemen who interacted with our crowd and gave more than just great flying exhibitions! We had a remarkable crowd who, while occasionally getting
Yesterday I was in Parksville attending a wedding and had a few hours to burn in between the ceremony and reception. Despite the marginal weather I knew that the Aero Club was hosting an Airshow and even though I knew it would most likely already be over or probably cancelled I drove 20 minutes up
Parksville Qualicum Aero Club – A Breath Of Fresh Air Read More »
It was a beautiful day for the Langley Fly-In! Great attendance and a great time had by all! Thanks for the Langley Aero Club for hosting such a fantastic well organized event!
Submitted By: Teena Della The BC Coast 99s annual Poker Run scholarship fundraiser was a great success this past Sunday in the sunshine. There were 27 aircraft with 53 poker players who purchased 254 hands. The furthest aircraft was from YYF Penticton, BC. Pilots could choose five of nine airports from all over the South West of BC
