Remembering
PEP Air May you all Rest in Peace! 25 years ago today, July 7, 1996, we lost an Air SAR team while they were searching for another downed aircraft. The pilot of the missing Air Craft became a SAR [...]
Air Training Exercise
An Air Training Exercise, single aircraft & crew, two flights were successfully completed after a WX postponement from Thursday. The Exercise completed 4 defined Search patterns both to the north & south of Nanaimo airport. Crew members completed 3 hrs [...]
Training Resumes
After many, many weeks of no flying we finally got back into the air today, May 25th. It's been a long wait. With vaccine rates increasing across the membership, enhanced safety protocols including double masking members are even more confident [...]
SAFETY GEAR
Safety Gear, or PPE as its better known in these Covid times. Aircraft deployment is oft times weather dependant. The same 'luxury' is rarely afforded to our Ground Homing Technicians. They can be despatched to locate active ELTs/EPIRBs 24/7 [...]
First Tasking of 2021
Yesterday evening, January 11th, CASARA Nanaimo, in conjunction with CASARA Victoria, was tasked to provide air support to Juan de Fuca SAR in their ongoing search for a missing kayaker over on the west coast. WX prevented a flight but [...]
New Year, New Challenges
With the New Year comes new challenges. 2020's COVID-19 restrictions saw the Unit enter 2021 with many member's Currency/Certification expired or about to expire. Member's cannot, as a rule, participate in an actual Task - Search without their specialist certifications [...]
United Way – Directed Donation
United Way Central & Northern Vancouver Island We were happy to present the MIASARS (Mid Island Air Search and Rescue) Board with a donation cheque from one of our generous donors! Receiving the cheque - Anita Vallee, Chair of the [...]
ZULU Time explained
An interesting article from "flightradar24" explaining the mysteries and rationale behind ZULU (UTC) Time; https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/zulu-and-utc-the-story-behind-aviations-time-zone/?utm_campaign=website&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email
COVID ~ Updated
Given the recent escalation in COIVID-19 cases across BC, PEP Air has cancelled, postponed or moved on-line all non-essential training. Group indoor in-person training & meetings remain 'unsafe'. Alternative platforms, Zoom, Skype etc, should be considered as needed. Essential flying [...]