EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
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The Northwest Territories Flying Association organizes and hosts several social and educational events in Yellowknife each year. NWTFA also sponsors a fly-out picnic or other aviation activity and organizes the bush pilot memorial fly-by during the biennial Midnight Sun Fly In.
Annual rust removersNWTFA presents an annual Rust Remover each spring to assist members in meeting their requirements for recurrent pilot training pursuant to CAR 421.05(2)(c). Topics covered in past sessions have included aviation weather, flight planning and navigation, aviation medical examinations, and aviation regulations. Our Rust Remover agendas have been approved by Transport Canada.
AGM and break-up partyThe annual general meeting of NWTFA is typically held in late May. In order to celebrate break-up and kick off the float season, the AGM is combined with a BBQ and pot luck. In recent years, this event has been held at Fred Henne Park, allowing members to enjoy early summer weather while watching the last bits of ice float in Long Lake.
freeze-up party and chili cook-offAfter the conclusion of each float season, NWTFA hosts a freeze-up party and chili cook-off. Members are invited to contribute their best chili, trade stories of the past float season, and compete to win the coveted "chili cup".
COPA FOR KIDSThe Northwest Territories Flying Association, as COPA Flight 108, has been proud to participate in the COPA For Kids Aviation Program sponsored by the Canadian Owner and Pilots Association (COPA). Our COPA for Kids event was held in Yellowknife on an annual basis from 2009 through 2017*. All flights were in floatplanes owned and flown by local pilots. Each pilot introduces kids to the science and general mechanics of his plane and then treats them to a flight in the co-pilot's seat.
*Note: Our continued participation in the COPA for Kids program is currently under review due to the imposition of new regulatory requirements at the national level.
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