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re: Rwy 16/34 is now closed
Reply to @douglasr: I've updated the pilot info - thanks. Very sad news for the city of Edmonton.
Rwy 16/34 is now closed
On August 3, 2010 the city barricaded the runway and had a NOTAM issued. More details in this article from the Edmonton Journal: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sports/Edmonton+City+Centre+Airport+closes+runway/3354012/story.html
Good place to visit
I flew in to PEI for four nights. As advertised, parking was free, with cables to tie down. The school is open 8-8, but they can provide a code to give you after-hours airside access. Fuel was not self-serve, and the instructors are often up flying with students, so fill up when you land if there's someone there -- it's not really an FBO (though the staff are friendly), but just a flying school that sells gas and gives away free parking. There was no multiweight oil available (just mineral oil -- apparently, that's all the school uses in its planes).
For Americans, note that this is a Mandatory Frequency (MF) airport, something that doesn't exist in the US. There's an FSS rather than a tower on the field, but you're still required to talk to it (though it doesn't issue clearances like a tower would).
re: restaurnts
There's a Druxy's Deli in the old (white, wooden) airport terminal.
RAA Oshawa Barnyard Fly-In
Annual RAA Oshawa District Barnyard Fly-In - 2010-09-12
Orono, ON - Friendly gathering of pilots and enthusiasts and all types of aircraft including amateur built, certified and ultralights. Breakfast and lunch served from 9:00-15:00. Overnight camping is available but no facilities. Win a ride in a Classic Aircraft. Call 416-436-3361 for last minute details. Come out and enjoy the best grass roots event in Ontario!
Visit our website at http://raa-oshawa.dmt.net/index.php/Annual_Hawkefield_Fly-in (note: website does not appear to be working at this time)
Hawkefield co-ordinates N44 00,W78 39. Private field. 3300 foot grass strip. 620 ASL. 18/36 runway heading. 3 miles due south of Mosport Raceway. Traffic advisory on 122.775. NORDO use standard arrival procedures. Circuit height is 1600 ft ASL. Keep all circuits to the West, avoiding residential areas. Runway 18 threshold is displaced 300 feet to avoid parked aircraft. Keep safety as first priority and comply with Transport Canada regulations.
restaurnts
I'm told there's no place to eat at the airport? Do you have to take the ferry to get a bite to eat.
Seaplane base and airport
Good seaplane base and adjacent gravel airport, wide and smooth and well maintained. Dash-8s land here to transport hunters. Avgas and Jet-A pumps available at the dock and at the strip. Fuel price is reasonable since it can be delivered by road (this is about as far as the road goes!). The dock has room for five or six seaplanes. Buzz the adjacent outfitter buildings so that they know you're arriving (the buildings are about a mile away).
Air service
Red deer has air service Northwestern air and Swanberg air offer flights as well as a few others that arent listed on the Red deer airport homepage.
courtesy car
Rocky is a great little airport,not busy,courtesy car and very scenic to the west!
re: An employee named Lugga
Thank you very much, you're very kind. I just wanted to say hi to him & ask about Cody & Josephine. Thanks again, Billy B in Texas.
Awesome Field
Great for gliding :-)
FBO information
177 BRACKLEY PT RD, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 6Y9‎ - (902) 892-7983‎
Information by phone, 2010-07-28: Parking is free. AvGas is available from 8 am to 5 pm local time (otherwise, there's a callout charge): there's a chance that everyone will be up flying with students, so it might be necessary to wait for service. Park at the tie-down cable, using the painted lines to find the spots.
Airport
BA Blackwell owned and operated
Fuel callout fee on weekends
Fuel is sold on field by Central Air. Sadly, there is a $50 callout fee on weekends now. And someone may not always be around during the week either. So make sure you have enough fuel to get home or make plans to fuel elsewhere.
Does anyone own or manage Dog Creek Airport?
Hi there,
I am wondering if anyone knows of a manager or contact regarding the use of Dog Creek airport. I am a student doing a simulated prescribed burn plan for the area and I want to use the airport as our hub for fire operations.
Friendly and helpful
Great gas prices and cheap tie down for a stay on the beautiful shore of Lake Huron. Airport is firendly and helpful,
self-serve fuel coming soon I hear.
re: late night flights
I know it can be rough for residents, but in most cases, the airports were there first and the cities have grown out and around them, so the people who buy the houses or sign the leases do so knowing that there's an airport nearby.
Of course, that assumes that real-estate agents are honest — I know one couple who bought a house right under the approach to CYYZ 24L, after being assured by their slimy agent that the airport used the runway only for emergencies (I guess the definition of "emergency" is "when the wind is blowing from the southwest"). It was cool for their kids watching the planes passing low over the park playground, though.
late night flights
YVR's website indicates that international airports are 24 hour operations in Canada. However if you look at Toronto's departure schedule, you will see that traffic generally stops at 1:30am and resumes at 6:00am In Vancouver we have flights leaving up to and including 3 am with only a three hour lull to 6 am. Our airport is smack dab in the heart of our cities. Convenient but not for sleep.
re: Not all grass - lots of gravel
Reply to @Tony: thanks for the comment we have added gates at the entrance to stop the traffic from entering the run way area
re: An employee named Lugga
Hi! I know this was written a long time ago, so you might already know this: I know Lugga, his name is Darryl Nasogaluak and you can find his number if you google Tuktoyaktuk White Pages. Hope this helps!
Black Donald Lake Seaplane Base
You will receive superb, friendly service from Shawn and Valerie Popkie and their family. Shawn flies a beautiful C185 on straight floats. The base is located on the north shore and is sheltered by islands from the main part of the lake. The resort is maintained in pristine condition with many gardens by Valerie. I have been refueling my seaplane at this base for several years and I highly recommend it to you. Len Bryan C-FCZF
Valleyfield airport is situated south of the city, between B
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Fuel stop
Great facility. Wish I had more time to enjoy the beautiful setting. Next time I will plan to spend at least two nights. Just proves that a user-friendly airport does not have to be attended. We were on a flight from Yellowknife to Nanaimo. The self-serve fuel was greatly appeciated and saved us from another landing for fuel. Definitely a 10 plus in my book.
Thank you.
George Irbe, Comanche C-GGGG
Restaurant?
Does anyone know if this airport has a cafe or restaurant on site?
looking for John Howroyd
Hi John,
I have a photo of you and my dad (Hugh Thomas) with the Staggerwing. I would like to send it to you via email. Please contact me at jlicsko@wildblue.net.
Warm regards,
Joanne
Super gracious hosts
A goup of us from King George Airpark in Surrey flew into Cortes with almost no notice and arrived to find lunch ready for pilots and passengers from eight airplanes. Jim and Diane are a real asset to the flying community. We will be back.
James Shepherd.
Autorotations
Once upon a time this is where helicopters from nearby CFB Gagetown practised touchdown autorotations. We used grass/packed snow areas alongside the runways. Is this still what folks do, or do you still use the "new" autorotation area at the Gagetown heliport?
Deer Lake
A gaggle of CH-135s and one or two CH-136s camped near here in autumn 1974 and flew into the airport often, but much flying to the west over magnificent terrain. Very wet month!
Chipmunk 035
I don't know whether it is still there, but Chipmunk #035 was once in the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum collection. It was the first aircraft I flew, and the one in which I flew my first solo. And it still looked to be in pretty good shape when I saw it there decades later, all shiny with the faint scent of nervous pilot sweat in the leathery cockpit!
Porcupine Mountain Fire, 1979
Worked a forest fire at Porcupine Mountain in 1979. My high-time month as far as flying time is concerned.
Collective Challenge
Spent some time here in autumn 1978 for a helicopter competition. Fun
1975
For some weeks in early spring 1975 we flew CH-135s from Alert down along the coast to a place known only as Ho Hum Bay restocking batteries and working out on that thick, old ice, supporting Defence Research Establishment (Pacific), I think. Dropped by Fort Conger, Cape Aldrich, Hazen Lake. Drilled holes through the ice and tried to get the char to bite at something. The char had more luck than we had!
In those days the station consisted mostly of ATCO huts. Comfy enough for the time we were there. I hear it is different now.
What a surprise!
I was in Montreal on Sunday 6 June, riding in the Tour de l'Isle bicycle ride. (I'm a cyclist and a pilot.) So, I was riding along Boulevard Gouin with about 25000 other cyclists, enjoying the river and the neighborhood, when suddenly this lot full of seaplanes appeared on my left. I almost fell off the bike! I couldn't believe it. What a neat seaplane base!
My suggestion to the operators - sign up to get one of Montreal's wonderful Bixi public bicycle stations at the base. Central downtown is an easy 15 km from the base, and Montreal is an extremely bike-friendly city. For those who haven't experienced Bixi, these are public bike stations. You put in your credit card, pay $5, and take a bike. Ride to wherever you're going, return the bike to the nearest Bixi rack (they're everywhere), and pick up another one for your return trip.
Nordair
Flew in many times, B737-200 and Lockheed L188. Short runway, often icy. No overuns at either end.
Hi John
Hi John, Craig Finnigan here. I lost your phone # and havn't forgotten you!
Call me or e-mail. cell 250-740-7579
craig@mclarenlighting.com
Friendly Service
Visited this airport briefly to pick up a friend. The fueler was very friendly, even though he was missing the hockey game to be there for me. The runway is at an angle; 0.65% up if landing on runway 26 (though it seems a lot more than that when landing). The airport is staffed with FSS who was also friendly. I presume the whole place is one big friendly Alberta town - next time I'll spend more time and find out for sure.
Kaslo Airport.
Runway is longer than Nelson's runway and plenty of room to expand.
Currently 1- 3 bay hanger is for sale! Ask Kul Nijjar.
No good!
The aircraft parked here are so overgrown their landing gear is now part of the landscape. It looks like this was once a field with a Cessna population that is long gone. The runway is no longer a runway and is simply a road into the gas station. Too bad, it would have been fun!
Fuel
This little airport is a short flight north of North Bay, Ontario, on the east side of Lake Temiscaming. I believe it is the westernmost public airport in Quebec, or at least, very close.
I called today to ask about a Hope Air flight next week. The person who answered was very friendly, and he confirmed that 100LL is available for $1.60/litre tax included (not an unreasonable price for northwestern Quebec). You have to give notice if you want fuel, but the person was very friendly, and said he had no objection to waiting around a few hours if my arrival time wasn't certain. We spoke in French, so I'm not sure how easy it would be to get service in English.
Fuel enquiries: +1 819 629-4936
re: How much is Landing Fee CYQB?
If you are a light general aviation airplane, there are no landing fees. I go there every month or so and do pay a dime in landing fee. However, after one day at one of the FBOs, parking will run around $25/night, worth a phone call to double check.
Enjoy this beautiful city!
How much is Landing Fee CYQB?
Anyone know? I have looked all over and I cannot find what the landing fee will be in CYQB. I am in the states and would be traveling there in June. Thanks
re: PPR and stay in the middle
whoops! make that SE of field :-)
Fuel Stop
My 30 minute fuel stop turned into a 1 1/2 hr stop. The Snowbirds were there and all wanted to look at my Velocity, great bunch of pilots. Did not realize that the Tudor only has a 1 1/2 hr duration, even with belly tank. Main comment was "You came all the way from Ottawa without stopping?". Brandon has some of the friendliest people in that part of the country.
re: No french? no UNICOM
Reply to @anjp: I've never had any response from Maniwaki Unicom in either language. :)
It's true, though, that staff at FBOs for many smaller Quebec airports often don't speak English, or speak very little.
PPR and stay in the middle
as prev post states, there can be some low & soggy spots so stick to to the exact middle of the strip. Also keep in mind the high tower (flashing) SW of field. Don't extend your downwind too far for 35 :-)
Weird wind
Been here a few times (always in the spring/summer months) and have found the wind to be odd. There's a some trees and a few bumps in the North ground that may contribute to this. A couple times wind has been dead on one side and 10-15 kts on the other (measured via dual windsocks installed at aerodrome). But don't let that discourage you.... great airport!
No french? no UNICOM
Been here a couple times and could never get the UNICOM to respond to my english... Other pilots in the circuit speaking french do receive a response. What can you do :-)
Visual games on 28
Great airport, watch for visual tricks when you come in on 28. The water is low and so is the grass before the strip starts....but the threshold is higher. Keep an eye out for skydiving traffic. The buildings you see on former 04/22 comprise a skydiving school.
Comment problems?
Dave, did you make some change to the comment system recently? It seems like in the last few days, every comment by a non-logged in person is repeated three times.
re: Rwy 16/34 is now closed
🔗 Sun, 08 Aug 2010
— @douglasr at Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport, Canada
Since the mainstream newspapers are prone to removing links to articles, here's a similar article on aviation.ca -- http://www.aviation.ca/content/view/9011/117/