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BCGA Scholarship Deadline Extended to July 31, 2020

6/26/2020

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For the fourth year in a row that BCGA is proud to offer two scholarships / bursaries to our members. These awards are made possible thanks to generous donors such as Erissa Yong and Dr. Harshbir Toor. 

What makes the BCGA awards different from other scholarships is that they are not specifically meant for those in financial need or those that are pursuing aviation as a career. They are available to any BCGA member that has faced adversity in their pursuit of flight and are meant to allow general aviation pilots to further their training and become safer, more proficient pilots. 

BCGA members may nominate themselves or another member. We would like to thank the BC Aviation Council for working with us to make these scholarships possible. 

The application deadline has been extended from June 30th to July 31st.

Get your applications in because you can't win if your don't apply. Again, any BCGA member may nominate themselves or someone else and these awards 
are not solely for those that intend on making aviation a career. Furthermore some of these awards are also available to Aircraft Maintenance Engineers as well.

VISIT THE BCGA SCHOLARSHIP & AWARDS PAGE
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Anne Stevens Joins BCGA Board of Directors

6/25/2020

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We are pleased to announce that the BCGA Board of directors has appointed Anne Stevens to the BCGA board to fill a recently vacated position. Anne's appointment will allow her to get a feel for the role before being nominated for election at the next annual general meeting. 

Anne is a very active member of the association, she has become the heart and soul of the Vanderhoof Airport and has a passion for aviation and community that is hard to beat. Anne was also the recipient of the BCGA Onkarbir Singh Toor Memorial Bursary in 2018 which recognizes a pilot who has overcome adversity in pursuing their passion for flight. Lastly we would like to acknowledge that we are long overdue in welcoming our first female member to the BCGA leadership team. 

A Message from Anne:
"As a kid living on the coast in Alert Bay and Shearwater, I was fascinated with the float planes and amphibians that shared the docks and harbours. One never forgets the sound of a Beaver roaring to life on a misty morning. Forty years later after a few careers and raising two daughters with my husband Rick, a chance conversation with a pilot at an airshow inspired me to take an introductory flight and life was never the same! Four years later I am a student pilot, Secretary of the Vanderhoof International Airshow and active member of the Vanderhoof Flying Club. "
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BCGA Adopts a Formal Diversity Policy

6/18/2020

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The BCGA has always been an inclusive organization designed to be welcoming to ALL aviators and those that share a love of flight.
The BCGA has grown to become the second-largest aviation organization in Canada and is home to over 2100 members.

The Board of Directors feels that it is imperative that we establish a formal Diversity Policy. The Board of directors stands united in its adoption as we continue to encourage the continued health and growth of this community.
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BCGA Diversity Policy

The BC General Aviation Association (BCGA) is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion in the club, and aviation as a whole.


The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, unique capabilities and viewpoints of our members represents a significant part of our culture. Regardless of what makes us different we all gather around a mutual love for flight.

We embrace and encourage our members’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status and other characteristics that make our members unique.

All BCGA members have a responsibility to treat others with dignity and respect at all times, whether its online or at events, or simply as members of the greater aviation community.

The BCGA Facebook community will be actively monitored for inappropriate dialogue or behavior against others, and offenders will be removed.

​We recognize that there is work to be done to improve the accessibility and inclusivity of the BCGA, and the Executive is committed to listening, learning, and encouraging diversity.

Signed, 
BC General Aviation Association
Board of Directors 
June 18, 2020
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Interim Changes: Small private aircraft maintenance schedule – COVID-19

6/6/2020

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Article By: Lauren Nagel (COPA E-Flight)

A welcome maintenance schedule relief for small, private aircraft owners impacted by the pandemic. Hearing industry and owners’ concerns, Transport Canada is providing interim policy changes to help affected aircraft owners and operators during these COVID-19 times. In collaboration with your Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME), you can apply certain tolerances and deviations to your maintenance schedule, such as: 1) inspections performed every 12 months in accordance with STD 625 Appendix B; no greater than 15% and 2) Out of phase task intervals performed in accordance with STD 625 Appendix C; no greater than 10%.


For example, where a 12 month inspection is carried out at 13.8 months (12m +15%) based on an applied 15% tolerance, the next inspection is due 12 months from the date of the inspection was completed.


Should you not go through an AME, you can do through your TCCA office. Please see attached industry notice for details.

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Medical Renewals via Telemedicine Now Possible

6/6/2020

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Article By: Steve Drinkwater (COPA E-Flight)

Recognizing that many Civil Aviation Medical Examiners (CAMEs) are not seeing patients or those seeking medical certificates in their offices or clinics on a face-to-face basis due to the ongoing pandemic, Transport Canada has announced temporary provisions for the renewal of medical certificates permitting the use of virtual visits instead.
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The temporary measure is not applicable for those seeking their first medical certificate. Furthermore, if the CAME cannot determine with certainty the fitness of the applicant, a traditional face-to-face examination will be necessary.

Also exempt from the new measures are applicants whose medical condition has changed, those whose current medical certificate has any of the following limitations or restrictions:
  1. Licence restricted;
  2. Permit restricted;
  3. 3 months only;
  4. 6 months only;
  5. 9 months only;
  6. 12 months only;
  7. 24 months only;
  8. Subject to letter dated;
  9. Private Pilot Licence (PPL) privileges – 12 months only;
  10. Valid only when another air traffic controller available and competent to assume your duties;
  11. With an accompanying pilot;
  12. Not valid for Civil Aviation Medical Examiner (CAME) renewal.

The new measure is valid until either March 31, 2021 or when the Minister of Transport cancels it, whichever occurs first.

Follow this link for more details.

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COPA Appoints a New President & CEO

6/6/2020

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Article By: Steve Drinkwater (COPA E-Flight)

Bill Mahoney, Interim Chair of COPA’s Board of Directors, is pleased to announce that Christine Gervais (no relation to Bernard) has been appointed its new President and CEO. Christine brings with her over 20 years of experience in the field of aviation as a commercial pilot, an air traffic controller and, more recently, a manager in airspace and level of service management.

Christine holds a current commercial pilot licence which she earned with the Ottawa Flying Club’s Professional Pilot Development Program over 20 years ago. A follow up float endorsement lead to the start of her professional aviation career. She has flown the great de Havilland Beaver in Northern Ontario, a Grand Caravan from Africa to South America (and many more flights and aircraft in between). She completed her final professional landing as a corporate pilot.

Following the birth of her son, she successfully trained and joined Nav Canada as an air traffic controller and worked in the Ottawa control tower for nearly a decade. Fluently bilingual in English and French, for the last four years Christine has been dedicated to management at Nav Canada, with her most recent role in Level of Service. During this time, she gained comprehensive experience as a leader in a high-performance team and advanced her education in project management.

She has maintained her pilot licence recency requirements, both on floats and on wheels.

Christine brings with her not only significant experience in the field of aviation, but also professionalism and leadership skills. Her network has prepared her well to successfully assume the role of COPA’s President and CEO. In addition, her ambition, combined with her professional ethics, exemplifies that she is ready and capable of undertaking new challenges.

Her sustained passion for the wild blue yonder will serve her well as COPA’s advocate to advance, promote and preserve the freedom to fly for all of General Aviation in Canada.

Christine will be starting on June 22 and transition with Bernard for a few weeks.

Sincerely,
Canadian Owners and Pilots Association 
75 Albert Street, Suite 903
Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5E7
Tel: 613.236.4901
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