The sixth BCGA Survival Shakedown was held on October 17-18, 2020 17km outside of Kamloops, BC. This survival training event is designed to give pilots an opportunity to get acquainted with and practice using their on board aircraft survival kit. The group of 18 members and 6 Instructors met at the Kamloops Flying Club on Saturday morning. […]
REGISTRATION OPENS AT 0800 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH. After taking a year off, the Survival Shakedown is back! We couldn’t think of a better way to learn in a socially distant manner! This is a must do course for every pilot that flies over British Columbia’s rugged mountains ore forrests. Date: October 17-18 Location: Kamloops, BC Registration: There are only 20
Event is designed to introduce recreational pilots to B.C.-based airports A Glassair, left, and Citabria aircraft are parked beside the taxiway at the Alberni Valley Regional Airport on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020. (WARWICK PATTERSON/ Special to the News) SUSIE QUINN / Alberni Valley News Link To Original Article Aug. 25, 2020 6:00 p.m.The Alberni Valley Regional
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On Monday March 2nd, after months of planning by BCGA’s Pamela Nelson the Okanagan College hosted a successful event with exhibitors and panel discussions lead by successful women in aviation. This event was followed by a screening of the award winning documentary “The Man Who Wanted to Fly” Had the 81 year old lead character
BCGA Pilot Decision Making & Flight Planning Seminar This is the third pilot seminar organized by BCGA member Kyle Ewasiuk and hosted by the Aero Club of BC. Join presenters from Transport Canada and Nav Canada as they lead a discussion in the finer points of pilot decision making and flight planning. When:Saturday November 23rd,
In 2018 a group of pilots located in California, Nevada and Utah called The Flying Cowboys began a campaign called #HeavierOut. The idea was to leave remote areas heavier than they arrived by hauling out any garbage that they came across in the backcountry. Inspired by The Flying Cowboys, the BCGA introduced the #HeavierOutBC campaign to British Columbia. For the past
The BCGA motto for 2019 is “Great Idea, Make it Happen!!” and that is exactly what the members of the Vanderhoof Flying Club did! On the 2019 May long weekend members of the Vanderhoof Flying club and the BCGA flew and drove into the abandoned Woodcock Airstrip located on the banks of the Skeena River
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By: Sarah Bernal I assembled my flight emergency kit after having taken Shaun Glass‘s classroom survival course at Chinook Helicopters as part of ground school for my commercial pilots license. This weekend was the first time I put it to the test. I have been looking forward to taking the practical BC General Aviation Survival Course
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The fifth BCGA Survival Shakedown was held on April 13-14, 2019 in Abbotsford, BC. This survival training event is designed to give pilots an opportunity to get acquainted with and practice using their on board aircraft survival kit. The group of 10 members and 5 Instructors met at the Central Fraser Valley Search and Rescue headquarters
