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The repaving of the apron and taxiways at the Squamish Regional Airport is complete thanks to the Provincial Government’s Air Access Program.  For more information about the program and details of other improvements that are coming to BC Airports visit the Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure Press Release Here. Steven Hill / Squamish ChiefAugust 18, 2015 05:08 PM

BCAV Member Bruce is currently treating his C210 to a major panel upgrade. Here are some photos of the progress so far. The work is being done in partnership with ICS Avionics in Kamloops and Bruce’s AME Coast Dog Aviation in Pitt Meadows.  The following are excerpts from Bruce’s posts to the Facebook Group Lower

A few weeks ago we sent out the first batch of 155 membership cards to our BC Aviation Association members. Given that each one was hand written there was bound to be a few small mistakes. One of these mistakes led to this exchange and resulted in a fantistic video put together by one of

Deadline September 20th, 2015 Helicopter Ball Drop Benefitting Hopeair Helijet is sending their Sikorsky 76 to the Nav Canada Charity Golf Tournament at Morgan Creek to drop 2,000 golf balls. The closest ball to the pin wins “2 round trip tickets anywhere Westjet flies” Tickets are being sold. You can purchase one (1) ticket for $20 or

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

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

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