
[A photo I took of Vinny, the boy who wanted to fly, and did.*]
This is amazing, I can’t believe such a thing exists, but according to the website Air Time Canada has been around for 14 years. They’re in the Vancouver area and fly out of Boundary Bay Airport.
From the website:
Air Time Canada is a non-profit organization that administers free and nearly-free aviation-based leadership and self confidence programs for teens and adults. The program is run and paid for by volunteers and by voluntary donations from past participants.
A FREE introduction to flying? No shilling for companies? They say not. Here’s info on their Co-Pilot Program. After a quick skim, one limitation is that Transport Canada restricts the participant weight to 170lbs (just over 77kgs), which means it really is oriented to young people. But their one-day Ground School is completely free — they even pay for lunch!
If you have kids interested in aviation (or might be) and you live in the Lower Mainland of BC, definitely check it out! And if you do participate in one of their programs, I’d love to hear what you have to say about it. I hope this nonprofit group is around for a long time yet, maybe my nieces or nephew would be good candidates in a few years.
A couple “Flying Fielding” photos:
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