McElhanney Associates Land Surveying Ltd. has been contracted by the City of Courtenay to use a drone to survey the parking situation around the Town of Courtenay.

The drone will stay West of the River (within the red boundary on the attached map) and at a maximum altitude of 300 ft AGL.

The pilot is an advanced certificate drone pilot and will be monitoring 123.35 throughout and will discontinue flight if there is a safety risk to aircraft.

Current proposed schedule is:                                                                              

Wednesday (or Thursday) Sept 27/28 – 0930 to 1800                                         

Saturday Sept 30 1030-1400                                                                                          

Saturday Oct 7 – 1030-1400

 This may change or be extended due to weather. The pilot will inform us when they have completed their flights.

AR AeroMotive Consulting Limited is now offering maintenance at the Powell River airport but can be mobile depending on your needs.

Take a look at our website and please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

AR AEROMOTIVE

Thank you,

Annie and Ron 

AR AeroMotive Consulting Ltd

AE AeroMotive Poster.pdf

The Gate to the newly replaced float dock has been fitted with a combination lock.

Visitors arriving at the dock can unlock from dock side. An information poster with the code, is available in the Airpark Lounge.

For Airpark members, the information is also available in the Members Area, Social Forum.

The winners of the two sightseeing flights generously offered by Ted Haraldson (owner of aircraft) and flown by Duame Dubyk are shown after they enjoyed their flights in the local area on Saturday, Sep.2

Jason Lutter and Henry with pilot Duane Dubyk

Duane, Danika Cottingham and Henry, with Airpark president Ray Henault

The project to replace our 30+ year old floatplane dock was completed by Marine Solutions Inc. of Powell River on 17 Aug. 2023.

In the photo below, Ray Henault, president of the Courtenay Airpark Association officially welcomes Ruby Chorel, the first float plane pilot to tie up at the new dock.

(L-R, Alexander Kiesielius, Ray Henault, Ruby Chorel)

"Old and new!"

Construction of a new Air Ambulance Helipad will commence Monday, August 21, and is projected to be completed by August 24.  Crews will be working between the hours of 8 am- 4 pm (hours may vary). 

The image below shows the extent of the construction and the impacted taxiways and hangars. 

We appreciate your patience and acknowledge the inconvenience this may cause. 

 

Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email courtenay.airpark@gmail.com. 

Happy Flying,

Your Board of Directors

Dear members of the Courtenay Airpark Association,

It is with deep regret that the Airpark Board of Directors wishes to advise you of the passing of Mr. Larry Matthews on 01 August 2023.

Larry was a long-time and very active member of the Airpark, had a passion for aviation and was proud of his Challenger ultralight. He could be found regularly at the Airpark and was always ready to lend a hand and volunteer his services for whatever job needed to be done.

Larry was one of those aviators that always had a smile and a good word to say. He will be sorely missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him.

The Airpark Board of Directors extends its sincerest condolences to Larry's family and friends. Our hearts and prayers are with them at this difficult time of grieving.

In sadness,

Ray Henault

President Courtenay Airpark Association

Phone:  (250) 465-0086 (Cell)

Another TASC is in the books and Airpark pilot volunteers had a great time  once again, giving air experience flights to 24 young people who attended this year.

As before, we started with a safety briefing in Courtenay before launching for Gillies Bay with our group of five aircraft, ready to begin at 1000  the 15 minutes of local flying each of the young people would receive. The operation went smoothly , in large part due to the excellent work by our ground coordinator Martin as well as by the planning and effort by Sheila McFarland (TASC I/C) and her volunteers. All flying was completed by noon, followed by lunch and social interaction with the TASC students and staff.

Weather was perfect and we thoroughly enjoyed our Texada visit and the chance to top off the camp experience for the students with a real-life flight. Certainly, no one expects them all to become pilots, aircraft technicians or air traffic controllers but they already have shown some interest in aviation in attending the camp and these flight might just be the spark that starts someone onto an aviation-related career!

Thanks to Martin for coordinating the operation and to Marisa for conducting the Q&A sessions. Special thanks to the pilots, Richard, Karl, Duane & Sylvain for donating their time, aircraft and fuel.

If you are reading this and know of a young person who would be interested in attending the Texada Aerospace Camp next year, the link below provides detailed information. Note that the TASC is already half -booked for 2024!

Texada Aerospace Camp

More photos from TASC 2023

"The Courtenay Airpark Association is working with Remote Marine Solutions to replace their aged float plane dock, ensuring aircraft visiting Courtenay have a safe place to park while they visit or conduct business. This dock is located on the Courtenay River, adjacent to the Courtenay Marina and the Courtenay Riverway. There will be no impact to trail users and the Courtenay Riverway will remain open. The dock replacement is planned for August 10 and 11. This project is supported by funding from the Government of B.C. aimed at improving aviation-related infrastructure around the province."

Project was completed on Thursday 17 Aug. Photos of the new dock installation below:

Ascent Helicopters will replace Helijet for providing BC  Medevac flights with a fleet of seven new AW169 aircraft. We look forward to seeing them at the Airpark!

https://verticalmag.com/news/ascent-helicopters-lands-544-4m-b-c-air-ambulance-contract/