New Student Applications

June 7, 2020 Tours and Field Trips No Comments
We are now accepting new student applications for Fall sessions.Please contact our office for more information. Email: teenflightcr@gmail.comTelephone: 250-923-9858To qualify as a TeenFlight student youth must be of the ages 15 to 18 years old.

Welcome New Students!

December 6, 2019 Tours and Field Trips No Comments
TeenFlight 2019/2020 has started! Thank you to the Mentors who donate their time to TeenFlight, without the Mentors this program would not be possible! This years build is a Murphy Radical. TeenFlight sessions are held on Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoon. We have room for new mentors, for more information…

September 2018 Building

September 23, 2018 Building a Vans RV-12 No Comments
A new group of students have joined the TeenFlight Campbell River program. After an introduction to safety and hangar operations the group learned about working with sheetmetal used in aircraft construction. The group learned about the different types of rivets used to build the RV12 and then got to practice the skills…

Texada Fly-In

June 30, 2018 Special Events No Comments
The Fly-In and Airshow season has started. While our TeenFlight Wings & Wheels Fly-In will be July 15th, Texada Aerospace is holding their Annual Fly-In a week earlier. The event takes place at Gillies Bay Airport on Texada Island on Sunday July 8th 2018. Any Students interested in attending the…

March Building

April 11, 2018 Building a Vans RV-12 No Comments
More work on the engine cowl   The Bottom Engine Cowl is temporarily fastened together with clecos until the rivets are installed   The fibreglass Wheel Pants have to be trimmed for a tight fit and fasteners will be attached to hold the 2 halves together and to the supporting…

February 2018 RV12 Construction

March 4, 2018 Building a Vans RV-12 No Comments
The next phase of assembly on the RV12 is the Engine Cowling The Engine Cowl is a 2 piece design with an upper and lower half. Piano Hinge is used to secure the Cowling halves together and to the fuselage.   The Upper Engine Cowling has been trimmed and Oil…

Fuselage and Wing Progress

January 28, 2018 Building a Vans RV-12 No Comments
The TeenFlight Campbell River Crew has been making great progress since the winter break. The Aft and Centre Fuselage sections were joined together and the Wings were test fitted for the first time. The RV12 features removable wings. Small adjustments were made to the alignment blocks to make the Wings…

Building – Fall 2017

October 22, 2017 Building a Vans RV-12 No Comments
The Teenflight Campbell River crew started up again with the beginning of the new school year. When the summer ended, the firewall and center wing spar box was being assembled. Since then more bulkheads have been completed and the longerons have been bent. The Longerons run along the length of…