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 There are very few private aircraft in Nunavut. Over the years there have been a handful of ultralights and Cessna 172s based in Iqaluit, although at present CYFB is without a private aviation presence. But though Iqaluit is fairly far north by southern Canadian standards, it is not the most northerly spot for private aviation in Nunavut. Check out this blog from Larry at CYCO Kugluktuk, Nunavut (formerly known as Coppermine) on the Arctic Coast.
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Last Updated on Friday, 07 June 2013 21:05 |
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 Gerd and Dorothy Wengler have visited Iqaluit twice so far in their Turbo Skylane. The first trip was a stopover on the way to Ireland in 2005, the second for a sightseeing trip in 2007 to Pangnirtung, Qikiqtarjuaq and Greenland.
Gerd has written a very thorough trip report on their 2005 trip, which you can read here.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 01 September 2012 19:55 |
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 Wing Commanders Rahul Monga and Anil Kumar were in Iqaluit on August 1 and 2, 2007 on day 60 and 61 of their record-breaking ultralight trip around the world. The event was part of the celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Indian Air Force. On the Canadian arctic part of their, trip they experienced a few days of bad weather, holding them in Northern Quebec before they could cross the Hudson Strait to Iqaluit.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 21 April 2012 09:11 |
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 Bob Webster has a site full of photos of his 2004 trip from Oklahoma to the weather station at Eureka on Ellesmere Island. Eureka is the northern-most civilian outpost in Canada. The only more northerly location with an airstrip is the restricted military site at Alert, at the top of Ellesmere. Bob also has a very good site with useful information for people planning a trip between Europe and North America on his Flying to Europe website |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 08 March 2009 10:36 |
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 The International Air Rally visited Iqaluit on August 4 and 5, 2006. Iqaluit was the destination for this intrepid group of small plane owners and pilots. The trip started at the Oshkosh air show. Click here for a map showing their route.
This group plans trips like this to out of the way places just about every year. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 13 August 2009 22:53 |
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 Paul Nopper and his Aviat Husky visited the South Baffin Island region a few times. He has a great trip report on line, with lots of photos, of his 2000 trip to Qikiqtarjuaq through Auyuittuq National Park. As you read, remember this was nearly 10 years ago: the prices have changed!
Paul had an experience on one of those trips that reminds us of the unforgiving nature of the terrain, and how fast weather conditions can |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 April 2010 21:15 |
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 Siegmar Sprenger and Harro Lorenz arrived in Iqaluit from Germany on June 15, 2005. They came for a bit of arctic sightseeing in their Flight Designs CT advanced ultralight. Their trip report, with photos, is available in German. An English version can be found here. In this photo, we're just about to park the plane in the Polar Pilots hangar for Siegmar and Harro head out to explore Iqaluit. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 08 June 2010 19:14 |
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 Meeting Brian Milton was quite an event. He was the first person to travel around the world in a microlight, back in 1998. And that, of course, brought him through Iqaluit. He had quite a story to tell about his amazing trip in an open ultralight. Much of the story is detailed in his book Global Flyer. And you can check out this article which names him one of the Top 20 great British adventurers.
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Last Updated on Monday, 25 May 2009 23:23 |
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 Pat Healey and John Lohr flew their 2001 American Champion on quite a trip in 2003. Starting in Maryland, they travelled through Iqaluit and on up to the Magnetic North Pole. Their trip report has lots of photos along the way. In addition to the Magnetic North Pole, they also flew the western part of the Northwest Passage in 2004. Here's the route map for those trips.
The photo shows Pat Healey on the ground in Resolute, Nunavut. |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 18 April 2009 11:02 |
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