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More Air Ambulance Suspensions

Some isolated B.C. communities say they’re stuck in the middle of a bureaucratic tussle between Transport Canada and Helijet Airways that is threatening the health of their residents. Residents of Texada Island, west of Powell […]

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John Charno

Flight Date:07/18/2016 Flight School:Durham Flight Center Flight Instructor: Andy Powers Comment:Best experience of my life. July 18, 2016 at 1045 I experienced flying on my own for the first time. And it’ll be a time […]

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Curtis Warren

Flight Date:08/15/2016 Flight School:Future Air Flight Instructor: Cam Twible Comment: Wow I can’t believe that I actually did it. It was totally amazing, all the instructors at Future Air Collingwood are amazing!

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RCAF Supports Vimy Flight

The RCAF will lend major support to an aerial tribute to one of the most important battles in Canadian military history. The Air Force has agreed to load six replica First World War fighters on […]

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EMS Helicopters Banned at Hospitals

Helijet has suspended air ambulance service to seven hospitals in the heavily populated Lower Mainland of B.C. and the Vancouver Island city of Nanaimo over a paperwork issue with its helicopters. Transport Canada told Helijet […]

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Rouge Keeps Growing

It appears Air Canada’s bid to blunt competition from WestJet with a spinoff budget carrier has paid off. Air Canada Rouge has grown by 31 percent in the last year and is ten times the […]

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Jack Kyle

Flight Date:07/14/2016 Flight School:Skyquest Aviation Flight Instructor: Josh Sandford Comment:It was awesome and went by in an instant!

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Fighter Showdown Out West

For the first time, the Lockheed Martin F-35 will fly against the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet in Canada even if the only thing at stake is pleasing an air show crowd. Both aircraft will perform […]

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No Medical Reform in Canada

Transport Canada has no plans to follow the U.S. in relaxing medical requirements for private pilots. And by extension that means American pilots who let their medicals lapse under the new rules will not be […]

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TSB Wants Tougher Balloon Rules

On the heels of a terrible accident in the U.S., Canada’s Transportation Safety Board has issued a statement saying it continues to be concerned about charter balloon safety in Canada. TSB Chair Kathy Fox said […]

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Joshua Hung

Flight Date:07/15/2016 Flight School:Skyquest Aviation Flight Instructor: Harris Brown Comment:My first solo flight in a powered aircraft was quite surreal. I still remember continuously glancing over at the co-pilot seat just to convince myself that […]

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Jack Gilfillan

Flight Date:07/13/2016 Flight School:Sky Quest Flight Instructor: David McIntosh Comment:Absolutely amazing being free in the air. Loved my first time.

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Phoenix Golshan

Flight Date:07/16/2016 Flight School:Durham Flight Centre Flight Instructor: Jamie Ingall Comment:My solo flight was an experience unlike any other. From the moment I started the engine, I was extremely nervous and anxious to see what […]