BCGA Member Dr. Keith Wilson is organizing a group of BC aviators that would like to come together and travel to Airventure Oshkosh 2017. Oshkosh is truly the greatest aviation celebration on earth and can be intimidating for first time attendees. By sharing knowledge and going as a group we can make the experience even […]
Recently AOPA and EAA have been successful in getting the class 3 medical rules changed in the USA. The new law was signed by President Obama July 12th 2016. So, What Does This Mean for Pilots? After doing some research, it doesn’t appear that the rule will go into effect for another year but as
Declaring an Emergencyby Mark Dixon, Civil Aviation Safety Inspector, General Aviation, Ontario Region, Civil Aviation, Transport Canada “TOWER, THIS IS HOTEL ECHO LIMA PAPA, WE ARE DECLARING AN EMERGENCY 10MILES OUT, 4PEOPLE ON BOARD, 1 000 POUNDS OF FUEL AND NO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.” What does it mean to declare an emergency? Is the pilot-in-command (PIC)
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The BCGA and NavCanada are pleased to bring you two tour dates for the control tower at YXX. This is open to BCGA members however each date is limited to 10 participants. For more information or to RSVP CLICK HERE or click the photo of above. Tours will be held on November 18th and December 9th We
The COPA Membership Satisfaction Survey is in full swing, 1,000 COPA members were selected in stratified sampling across Canada by KC Surveys. Since the last survey in 2012, COPA Directors and members have forwarded the National office additional questions to be included in the next Membership Satisfaction Survey. Some of these questions were not applicable for
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The BCGA and NavCanada are pleased to bring you two tour dates for the control tower at YYJ. This is open to BCGA members however each date is limited to 10 participants. For more information or to RSVP CLICK HERE or click the photo of above. Tours will be held on November 18th and December 9th
Preparations are underway by NavCanada to publish the 42nd Edition of the Vancouver VFR Terminal Navigation Chart (VTA). There are several BCGA members that are NavCanada employees. As NavCanada employees we have been asked to provide our input as to changes that we would like to see on the VTA chart to make it more
The BCGA and NavCanada are pleased to bring you two tour dates for the control tower at YVR. This is open to BCGA members however each date is limited to 10 participants. For more information or to RSVP visit www.bcaviation.ca/yvrtour or click the photo of above. The dates are: November 17th & December 3rd. BOTH TOUR
Fantastic news! Osoyoos Town Council today passed a motion “to abandon the study for the repurposing of the airstrip to industrial lands and continue to seek opportunities for grants to upgrade the airstrip.”Thank you so much to Mayor and Council for taking action to protect this irreplaceable asset that will increasingly contribute to the economic
The airstrip at the Sandpiper Golf Course / Rowena’s Inn is one of the gems of general aviation in Southern BC. It is a private airstrip however the owners have for a long time granted blanket permission for aviators to visit their little slice of paradise. Whether you are flying to Sandpiper to play golf,
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