Pacific Flying Club is a not-for-profit flight training and general aviation organization based at Boundary Bay Airport in Delta, British Columbia.
Pacific Flying Club is a not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to provide the highest quality flight training and general aviation services in a safe and supportive environment. The club is located at Boundary Bay Airport in Delta, BC, at Unit 4 - 4335 Skeena St. Delta BC V4K 0A6 Canada. Its stated goals include maintaining status as one of the top flight training and general aviation centres in Western Canada and training skilled, confident pilots of the future.
The club's origins date back to 1965, when it was established as the Canadian Pacific Airlines Employees Flying Club. It was originally located at Vancouver International Airport and was relocated to Boundary Bay Airport in 1985, when ZBB was recommissioned as an airport. In 1999, Pacific Flying School became the first flight training centre in the Lower Mainland to be accredited by the PCTIA. In 2002, the club entered into a partnership with the British Columbia Institute of Technology for its Airline and Flight Operations Program.
The club provides flight training programs including recreational, private and commercial licensing, as well as advanced instruction relative to night-flying, multi-engine and instrument ratings and other endorsements. The club is recognized as a leader in IFR and simulator training. Admission routes include short contract courses, long contract courses, an instructor program, a renter option, and programs for international students.
The club operates a fleet of 30 aircraft, including eleven Cessna 152, seventeen Cessna 172, and two Piper Seneca aircraft, along with 3 simulators. Listed facilities include an ALSim ALX flight simulator, an AlSim 250 flight simulator, a Redbird Full Motion Simulator, and an aircraft maintenance facility.
Gretchen Matheson was awarded the British Columbia Aviation Council's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1992. The club is an active member of both the Air Transportation Association of Canada and the BC Aviation Council.