We are excited to share that Lien Tran, recipient of a 2024 BC Floatplane Association Scholarship, completed her float rating on August 14th with Airhart Aviation in Kelowna.

Accompanied by her partner Scott McGillivray, the two completed their ratings in one of Airhart Aviation's Cessna 180's on Edo 2870 floats. Their journey was marked by memorable flights and the thrill of mastering new skills.

Reflecting on her experience, Lien shared: "In float flying, every takeoff and water landing feels like another step closer to true freedom, as there are so many new places to explore. I had never flown anything bigger than a 172. Learning from two Airhart instructors (Kyle and Caleb) gave me different perspectives on both floats and the more powerful aircraft. I could not have done this without the support of everyone around me, especially the generosity of the BC Floatplane Association."

Lien and Scott have acquired a set of CAP 2000 floats for their 1966 Cessna 172 and they look forward to splashing-in with other BCFA members in 2025.

There is a Celebration of life for past BCFA President Ken Martin at the Kamloops Flying Club

Saturday September 10th @ 1:00 pm

Please save the July 9 2022 weekend as the AGM date.  We were hoping to hold this year’s AGM at the Courtenay Airpark and Seaplane Base but winter damage to the float dock and dock fuel system require a change in plans. At this point it is unknown when the seaplane base will be back in operation, but we hope to arrange a future AGM at this great location.

We are in the process of making plans to hold this year's AGM at the Pitt Meadows Airport.  The meeting will be held the afternoon of Saturday July 9, to be followed by a BBQ, and informal fly-out on Sunday to one of the nearby lakes.

There are still a number of variables to make this year’s fly-in AGM happen,  but we are optimistic that the conditions will fall into place to have a fun 2022 fly-in AGM.

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Due to the wildfire situation in BC, the BCFA meet at Northwood Lodge has been postponed. We are looking at having a meeting in September, plans to be announces as soon as possible. Thank you all who expressed interest in the meeting. We have had trouble with July meetings several times over the past few years due to weather and forest fires and will look at possibly moving the date for future meetings. Watch the website and your email for more information about a September meeting

BCFA is arranging for a bronze plaque in memoriam of Ken Martin. It will be installed at the Kamloops float plane ramp in the near future. BCFA is accepting donations to help pay for the plaque and installation - check here

2021 BCFA AGM will be at Northwood Lodge on Timothy Lake, July 16, 17, 18. We have had previous AGM’s at Northwood which is located 7 NM North of the 108 Mile Airport. There is lots space on the beach to tail your floatplane into, camp sites and cabins for rent.

The BCFA has reserved one 3 bedroom cabin, two 2 bedroom cabins , two 1 or 2 bed rustic cabins and 4 campsites. The cabins 2 and 3 bedroom cabins have showers and the rustic cabins don’t have showers, all cabins have a 2-minumum.

Cut off date for reserving cabins and campsites is June 15. Contact Northwood Lodge at https://www.northwoodlodge.com/ or Ann at 250.396.7311 to make your reservation.

Deadline for the BCFA Scholarship application is the April 30, 2021. Don't miss out, get your application in now. Go to https://www.bcfloatplaneassociation.com/Scholarships for more information. This years scholarship is in memory of Fred Glasbergen who recently passed away. Fred was involved from the start of the BCFA Scholarship and was instrumental in getting it started.

We have added a way to make donations to the BCFA Scholarship fund. This was added so that we can accept donations in memory of passed members.

http://bcfloatplane.com/donations