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What is your name?Andrew Martens What is your occupation?Pilot What is your home airport? CZNL What year did you start flying?1998 Where did you learn to fly?CZBA CYBW What airplane did you learn to fly in?C152, C172 What airplane do you fly now?C172 What other aviation organizations / clubs are you affiliated with?CASARA Other interests:Mountain Biking, […]

What is your name?Thiago Azevedo Lobo Instagram Name (If Applicable):@cmte_lobo What is your occupation?Project Manager What is your home airport? Langley Regional Airport – CYNJ What year did you start flying?2018 Where did you learn to fly?Skyquest Aviation, Langley, BC Why did you start flying?Many important things that recently happened in my life (new country, new

Underwater Egress Training in Langley on July 25th50% Off BCGA Member Discount!ONLY A Few Available We are excited to announce that Pro Aviation Safety Training will be offering an underwater egress course on Tuesday October 2nd in Langley. Pro Aviation is offering a BCGA Member discount for this course and the limited open spots are first come

September 26th marked the first meeting of the 2018/2019 Vancouver IMC Club Season. The Vancouver IMC Club is sponsored by Maxcraft Avionics and meets at their Pitt Meadows facility on the last Wednesday of each month. The IMC Club has become a flying club in its purest form in that all the discussion is about

Please see the attached information that has been provided to us by the family of Geoff and Judy the pilot and passenger aboard the RV6 that went missing between Edmonton and Chilliwack. We are sharing this information at the family’s request.  We ask that all members keep an eye out for evidence of this aircraft

Introduction British Columbia is home to some of the most ruggedly beautiful and unforgiving terrain on earth. As pilots we are fortunate to have this vast landscape to fly in. With rugged remote wilderness and mountains comes an enhanced need to be prepared and to have a set of plans and backup plans to: 1.

#HeavierOutBC CONTEST CLOSES OCTOBER 1st, 2019 IntroductionIn 2018 a group of pilots located in 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

What is your name?Jayden Wolfe Instagram Name (If Applicable):@jay_w_98 What is your occupation?Student What is your home airport? CYXX What year did you start flying?2016 Where did you learn to fly?Coastal Pacific Aviation – AbbotsfordWhy did you start flying?All through Elementary and Highschool, I was the “nerd” that could name every airplane and every airline that

FINAL STATEMENT – 20 September 2018After an exhaustive search for a small, private plane missing since September 14, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Victoria (JRCC Victoria) has made the difficult decision to suspend their search today as of 15:00 PST and transfer the case to the RCMP. Over the last seven days, Royal Canadian Air

Lighthouses Are Not Just For Boats In light of the recent news articles about the unserviceable status of some web cameras on the British Columbia coast the BCGA has been contacted by Jeff George who is the Principal Lightkeeper at Lennard Island Lightstation.  Geoff informed us of a little known fact that many lighthouses on the