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Fuel Prices - Jan 21 2013
Jet A1 - $1.46
100LL AvGas - $1.61
Flight School
There will be a informational meeting about the upcoming Flight School to be held Feb 12, 2013 at the terminal building at Killam/Sedgewick Airport. Stop by at 7:00pm. The host will be Border City Aviation out of Lloydminster. Phone Steve if you need more info.
Pitt Meadows Airport
Love the Airport. Friendly people.
Airport Identifier incorrect.
YSN is the identifier for St. Catherines airport in Ontario (near Niagara Falls).
BC Airlines float base on Powell Lake 1957-58
Maurie Mercer was BC Airlines base pilot on Powell Lake in 1958 when I was working for Bill Gaston at the little Shell station there. Mauie gave me my first airplane ride. It was a Cessna 170.. I would love to know the call letters of that airplane and locate a picture of it too if anyone has one. I can be reached at jpveale@shaw.ca Thanks
Would you believe...
The FAA still has this listed as CNB9 instead of CYLS. I've sent them an update.
CLOSED FOR 20 YEARS NOW
CLOSED FOR 20 YEARS NOW
Flight School
Setting up Flight School for an early 2013 start at Sedgewick/Killam Airport. The more people the better!
BAE typhoon fighter jet
It is possible that a Typhoon fighter jet will land on the runway at Kaslo, B.C., Canada.
I am not joking.
Runway condition
runway is usable -75x 1600' long dirt/grass no maintenance
Jim Marker
Jim passed away last year. The airport remains open.
re: terminal one or terminal three
If you are flying on Air Canada, they use Terminal 1. If you are flying on Westjet, they use Terminal 3. Other airline's information can be found under the Pilot Info tab and/or visiting the airport webpage.
re: Pleasure tours??
This field is privately owned and does not have a commercial operator who offers sight seeing tours. Closest airports that might have someone that offers sight seeing flights are Stirling, Belleville, Tyendinaga Mohawk (Deseronto) or Kingston. Closer to your location (Bobcaygeon), you might have luck at the Lindsay or Peterborough Airports. And its never too late to finish your licence.
terminal one or terminal three
How do you know which terminal you need to use when flying in or flying out. This is a flight from Vancouver to Toronto.
Pleasure tours??
Does this field have a flight for a christmas present to fly as a sight tour around the area for an hour?
I wish I had finished my ticket.
Looks like a great field.
Im from Bobcaygeon
re: Phone number
This number is still listed in the CFS.
Parking
Hello,
Just wondering if there is ramp space available for long term parking? If so, what would be the going rate?
Thank You!
Mike
Parking
Hello,
Just wondering if there is hangar space or ramp space available for long term parking? If so, what would be the going rate?
Thank You!
Mike
Who?
All the equipment operaters in Fort McMurray are union members. Dale Erb is not in the union. Why does Dale Erb think the rules will change for him? Is he special?
History
No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School:
Opened near Windsor Mills on 24 June 1940 under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The school closed on 25 August 1944.
The airfield no longer exists today.
Source Material: "Abandoned Military Installations in Canada Vol II: Quebec" by Paul Ozorak.
(Found here: http://www.militarybruce.com/history/base-history_15.html )
One Man Airport
Private airport, registered and opened for the flying community. Runway is built and maintained so that owner's C182 can use it comfortably. A bit tricky to find the first time, as the lakes around tend to change their size, but absolutely worth visiting. Wayne Wilderman is an awesome person, keeping his airport in a great shape - friendly and open to the visitors. It was great to land there, will be happy to make it there again!
CYKA
Not much to say.
Self Serve Fuel
100LL Fuel available on the honour system. Competitive Price.
re: EAA 65 Stoney Creek
Reply to @MarcusPfeiffer: hello co-ops are coming up this year at my school and everyday as i pass by the air port there is at lest 4 or 5 cars. i was thinking that it would be great to get learing experice at a smal air port like this . Although it is smal there is no contact info and i hoped that you could lead me to some one who has experince in the mecanics as im vary intrested in how things work.
Aerodrome Information:
3500' Packed Gravel
Limited Winter Maintenance
UNICOM 122.85
Avgas/Jet A Available
Airport Upgrades
Now has 24/7 Fuel Card Lock with JET A1 and 100LL
Resurfaced Runway and Ramp
New LED Runway/Ramp Lighting
New PAPI Lighting
GPS Approach (being certified)
Mansfield
Great little aerodrome with 2 grass runways. Note a bit rough due to the terrain but solid even after a rainstorm. 1,900' and 1400'
Collingwood Airport
Excellent facility and friendly staff. One of my favorite airports. Great unicom service and good fuel prices.
re: Can anyone verify?
Reply to @david: It's not in George Plews lists (CFS airports, CFS heliports, WAS seaplane bases) that I can find.
Can anyone verify?
I can make out what might be a landing strip beside the pond, but it's extremely small -- it wouldn't work for anything but an ultralight, at best.
re: Close to Edmonton and price of fuel
I hope that good things do come of the change and maybe some upgrades, I have heard that they have increased prices on aircraft parking (almost double) and that a couple of aircraft may have left already. I am not currently in province so am not using this airport, but would love to see it thrive especially in light of YXD fore coming closure (my anger on this is a different matter) and the things I have read about ZVL. It would be nice now that the lake is receding if some land could be reclaimed and the runway and the taxiway extended. I know Cooking Lake Aviation has/had a legal GPS approach, but believe it is restricted, if the condo board could get that for general access.... Some Jet A1 would be good as I have seen a couple of turbines operate out of there.
re: A Bigger Small Airport
Reply to @dazuppa:
I've found that it really varies depending on which instructor you get. I had Matt Ross as my instructor and he was great. Overall I found Buttonville to be very professional.
Flying out of Stoney Creek
Hi,
I live close and am currently in the process of acquiring a Challenger XL-65 Ultralight. I am looking for a place to keep it, hanger if possible (1/2 maybe), tie down otherwise but I expect I will keep it at my cottage in Honey Harbor half (or more) of the time.
Seems I JUST missed the EAA 65 meeting this month :(. Should I just drop by? Is there someone I can talk to?
Thanks
Heliports in Toronto
I wonder how much traffic each of the downtown hospitals helipads get on an average month, (HSC & St. Mikes). Does anyone know about Sick Kids specifically? I'm having trouble finding this information online.
Cheers if you do!
re: web design
Thanks for the feedback. Any suggestions on how to improve it?
David Megginson, Founder, OurAirports
web design
Terrible web site. badly designed and unfriendly.
Close to Edmonton and price of fuel
Cooking Lake Airport has now been transfered to the Condo association. We are expecting good things to come of this to breath new life into this airport. With the city center airport closing it is very well situated for anyone flying to/from Edmonton, Sherwood Park or Leduc. No Jet A. AvGas is $1.60 while City Center is $2.01/l.
re: New Fuel Service Available- Central Aviation Inc.
Update Oct 9, 2012
Central Aviation Self Serve Fuel Prices
Avgas $1.75+GST
Jet A-1 $1.34+GST
see
wow i can see volk orange with orange hurc sitting there ha
Unfriendly
This is an extremely unfriendly and PPR strip which is too bad because it is perfectly situated to take full advantage of Buttonville closing - and has some old RCAF jet parts onsite.
I recommend you make your forced landing in an adjacent field before this place!! Go to Greenbank or Lindsay instead.
Co-op
Hello I'm looking for a phone # my bus passes the air port every day and I thought that it would be cool to do a co-op with a mechanic there .this page is the only thing I have found that has any info. Can anybody give me more info that would be great
re: ride to town
Sorry we missed your post but for future plans, the group is very active and most of the time there are members at the airport that would gladly help you in any way they can. You can always request a cab from the airfield to downtown Hamilton or any other destination.
Regards
needs new pavement.
Needs paving I see.
springbank ATC
I have flown in and out of Springbank a few times in the last couple years and found the ATC to be consistantly surly so it seems to be more a culture of attitude toward GA. I fly C space around alberta quit a bit and have flown literally across Canada bumping controlled space frequently, I've never experienced anything near as bad as Springbank ATC. After the first couple bouts with Springbank ATC I asked an instructor at the local school, a recently retired Airline pilot who flys recreationally as well AND NavCanada rep at a rust remover for an interpretation of the Northern approach instructions to Springbank; all provided a different interpretation. I use Spring Bank to commute to meetings in Calgary so my choices are limited. I'll start carrying a bottle of Mydol in the plane and when they get snotty with me again I'll give it to the women (with deep voices) in the tower.
Landing and take off at Winter's field CRY4
Aug 2012, I landed here in a Beech 19a. Called ahead and spoke with Wayne who OK'd the use of his field. Runway 34. Bit bumpy but fine for a soft field approach and landing. Suggest anyone fly over the field first to get a good idea of what it's like. Exercise caution while taxing to park as there was an invisible hole just beside where I parked that was big enough to lose a foot in about 6" deep and would easily damage landing gear.
Thank Wayne for the use of the airfield
Margaree Airport
Visited the airport in August 2012. Beautiful asphalt runway, nicely maintained. No aircraft visible anywhere. Small terminal building, locked, looked largely unused. Three "hangars" of which only one looked servicable. Middle hangar falling down and full of non-aviation junk, third hangar closed with what looked like municipal ditch mower parked in front. No fuel, no telephone, and some distance from accommodation. This airport is close to the famous and scenic Cabot Trail, Baddeck, and should be crown jewel. Just add gas, a beater courtesy vehicle, an open terminal/pilot lounge and it should be busy all spring and summer. One wonders who built this airport, for what, and why it is well maintained but seemingly unused. Too bad really, could be a great destination.
Camp
Base for my Super Cub Ultra in FSX. Camping, flights to glaciers and flying the rivers. Apparantly it is not open, so it's pretty quiet there...
Linden, AB
If you are flying in to Linden for the first time this YouTube video shows the full sequence of approach, circuit joining, landing, taxiing and parking: Golden Haze: Dawn Landing at Linden.
A quick search will find it ....
re: Terrific Day Trip Destination
Reply to @jasmantle: Yes! A really cool flight. I take off CYRP and land at Morrisburg .5h later. I cross the street and "voilà " ; I spend the afternoon at Upper Canada Village, with my sons...
CYLS
🔗 Sat, 26 Jan 2013
— @ptomblin at Barrie-Lake Simcoe Regional Airport, Canada
I wrote to the FAA about the fact that they still have this listed as CNB9, and they wrote me back asking exactly when it changed. The person asking said "I need this information to track down in what AIRAC Canada publication it was modified for FAA's history file and as an authorized source to update of FAA (NASR) data base." Anybody here know when it changed?