Category Archives: Nanaimo

C-GAHG

C-GAHG, a 1965 Cessna 172G at the Nanaimo airport

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C-GSSJ

C-GSSJ, a 1967 Cessna 150G at the Nanaimo airport

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C-FTUC

C-FTUC, a 1970 Cessna A150K at the Nanaimo airport

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C-GHJI

C-GHJI, a 1946 Erco 415-C at the Nanaimo airport The Engineering and Research Corporation (ERCO) Ercoupe is a low-wing aircraft that was designed and built in the United States.  Postwar Ercoupes were powered by 75 hp Continental C-75 engines and … Continue reading

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Across the strait – Piper’s Lagoon

There I was, at Piper’s Lagoon looking across Georgia Strait to the Sunshine Coast and the Pacific Ranges of the Coastal Mountains. The light was rapidly fading at 3:30 and soon it would be too dark for handheld shots. I … Continue reading

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Across the strait – Piper’s Lagoon

Looking at the mountains across Georgia Strait from Piper’s Lagoon Although pretty much all of the southern ocean waters around Vancouver Island were encapsulated under the umbrella of the Salish Sea in July 2010, , it’s still Georgia Strait on … Continue reading

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Nanaimo at night

The Nanaimo Marina at night – on a rainy fall night…

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C-FNNV

C-FNNV, a 1961 Cessna 172C at the Nanaimo airport

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RCAF CT-156 Harvard II

Tail number 156125, an RCAF CT-156 Harvard II at the Nanaimo airport Beechcraft RCAF CT-156 Harvard IIs are  trainer aircraft based on the Pilatus PC-9. The single-engine turboprop aircraft is built by the Raytheon Aircraft Company. Length: 10.18 m Wingspan: … Continue reading

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C-FSXW

C-FSXW, a 1965 Cessna 150F at the Nanaimo airport

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