What is your name?Gary Marshall What is your occupation?REMAX agent What is your home airport? Fort Langley CAS4 What year did you start flying?2012 Where did you learn to fly?Chilliwack Why did you start flying?Personal enjoyment, love of outdoors, hunting, fishing remote areas What airplane did you learn to fly in?C152 What airplane do you fly […]
February 15, 2017 (1152am Pacific)We have very few details at this moment but one of the fuel suppliers have issued a notice accross much of Western Canada advising that any 100LL delivered after December 28, 2017 from a specific refinery be quarantined pending further investigation and that 100LL delivered after January 1, 2018 should not
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Thanks to BCGA member Simon Potter, registered BCGA members will now enjoy a 10% discount at Eco Outdoor Sports on Broadway in Vancouver. Eco Outdoor stocks a wide range of outdoor gear and apparel and this member discount is a great way to save a few dollars when purchasing outdoor gearor sprucing up your survival
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Minette Ledrew of COPA Flight #97 (Avalon) in St. John’s Newfoundland has contacted us to help them organize a Survival Shakedown. They are currently in discussions with their local search and rescue teams to get support for the exercise. Their exercise will be modeled after the BCGA Survival Shakedown and will most likely be called
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What is your name?Carter Mann Instagram Name (If Applicable):@carterwmann What is your occupation?Manager of Government Affairs, COPA What is your home airport? Delta Airpark (CAK3) What year did you start flying?1989 Where did you learn to fly?The right seat of many interesting and unique airplanes, and formal training at Pro IFR Why did you start flying?Mandatory
The nominees for the 2018 COPA elections have been announced. There has been unprecedented interest in the position with seven nominees for two available positions. We would like to thank Joe Hessberger for his service on the COPA board and look forward to continuing to see him as an active member of the local community. What
What is your name?Jessica Peare What is your occupation?Engineer in Training What is your home airport? CYNJ What year did you start flying?2010 Where did you learn to fly?Sea Land Air, CZBB Why did you start flying?I was very fortunate to grow up in an aviation family and was exposed to the wonder of flight at
George Miller has been named the new Airport Manager at Pitt Meadows Regional Airport. George is a veteran Canadian Air Force Pilot, Former Snowbird Pilot, Langley Airport Manager and current leader of the Fraser Blues aerobatic team. George was inducted into the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame in 2015 and was awarded the Belt of
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The energetic and optimistic spirit of small town Vanderhoof has conspired to provide a unique opportunity for high school students at Nechako Valley Secondary School to earn their first steps towards a career in aviation. A pilot class of seventeen students – pun intended – started their first semester of Aviation 11 in January 2018.
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What is your name?John Wheeler What is your occupation?Electrician – hydroelectric consultant What is your home airport? CZGF Grand Forks What year did you start flying?2010 Where did you learn to fly?Grand Forks Why did you start flying?I have wanted to be a pilot since my earliest memories. Finally got the money and opportunity in middle
