Airfield and other info for BC, Yukon
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Airfield and other info for BC, Yukon
Hi,
Planning to bring my N reg C185 from Seattle to Alaska this summer. I use Garmin Pilot. What is my best source of airfield, fuel information, mapping etc for the Canada leg?
Cheers,
David
Planning to bring my N reg C185 from Seattle to Alaska this summer. I use Garmin Pilot. What is my best source of airfield, fuel information, mapping etc for the Canada leg?
Cheers,
David
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Re: Airfield and other info for BC, Yukon
Information in Canada is a closely guarded secret. www.skyvector.com is a good place to start. FltPlan Go is a free app with a lot of information: VNC, VTA, CFS (canada flight supplement) all for free. Foreflight offers a little more, but is a paid subscription.
Any Yukon specific questions, feel free to PM me, lots of other guys more familiar with BC on here.
Any Yukon specific questions, feel free to PM me, lots of other guys more familiar with BC on here.
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Re: Airfield and other info for BC, Yukon
You can look up airport idents on www.100ll.ca* and check fuel prices, view a lot of the CFS data, and see current METAR/TAF info for airports that report it. From there are direct links to the equivalent pages on www.FltPlan.com, www.Skyvector.com, and www.FlightAware.com. For actual in-aircraft use, I recommend FltPlanGo, it's bang-for-the-buck factor can't be beat. Certainly try it before you spend money anywhere else.
[*disclaimer - I run www.100ll.ca but have no affiliation with any of the other sites]
[*disclaimer - I run www.100ll.ca but have no affiliation with any of the other sites]
Re: Airfield and other info for BC, Yukon
In the early 1970s I spent the summer working the Schwatka Lake float plane base in Whitehorse and saw lots of small US registered floatplanes pass through headed for AK. Most were flying I follow road rules.
Re: Airfield and other info for BC, Yukon
If your stoping in Dease Lake BC, call ahead for fuel.