Qualicum Beach Flying Club
1000 Ravensbourne Lane 9 # 9 V9K 1P9 Qualicum Beach, BC, Canada

Blue skies today, so the airport is very lively today.

Please note there will be no fuel at the Qualicum Airport on till Wednesday or Thursday.

Attention pilots flying in the vicinity of Nanoose Bay The Skydive Vancouver Island organization has recently moved its operating area from overhead the Qualicu...m Airport (CAT4) to the vicinity of Nanoose Bay, with activity commencing June 1, 2020. The new location is at the Arbutus Meadows Events Centre at 1515 Island Hwy E in Nanoose Bay at N49 16 59.77 / W124 14 32.51. (See map below). The operating area is 2 miles in diameter and 6 miles from the Qualicum Beach Airport directly on the approach path for Runway 29 (!). For IFR approaches (CYCD & CAT4), the area is near the NANOO intersection. This jump location is along the highway between Nanoose Bay and Northwest Bay. Skydivers can be exiting the aircraft between 2500 and 12,500 feet ASL. Alerts will be broadcast on 122.8 at intervals of 5, 3 and 1 minutes prior to the jump and at the time of the jumpers exiting the aircraft. C-FRTN & C-FHKC are the primary jump aircraft. Request further information at: [email protected] or 250 580 5867 See more

A group of local pilots will be doing a flight over the Oceanside area tonight at 6:30 p.m. This is to honour the memory of Captain Jenn Casey who was tragicall...y killed yesterday on a mission to bring goodwill and hope to the people of Canada. Please take a moment to reflect and remember her, and all her team and family who are grieving her loss. Blue skies and tailwinds Jenn, May you Rest In Peace See more

A Canadian Forces Snowbirds aircraft has crashed in the vicinity of Kamloops, British Columbia. This is a developing situation. Our number one priority at this ...time is determining the status of our personnel, the community and supporting emergency personnel. When appropriate, more information will be made available. See more

Hopefully, they will give a update this evening with a new date and time.