Visiting Pilots

If you are visiting from another country, welcome to Canada and our beautiful flying sites.

Temporary Membership for Visitors

Please be aware that you will need to become a temporary HPAC member, good for 60 days, in order to fly most of our sites while you are visiting Canada.

You can find the temporary membership form here.

Foreign Insurance

While you likely carry world-wide insurance through your home country’s Association, that insurance will not be valid in Canada as primary insurance. Our landowners (of public as well as private land) are specifically named in our Canadian insurance policy and require all pilots to carry Canadian insurance. Your understanding is appreciated.

Note: Pilots resident in Canada are not eligible for the temporary visitor membership.

Contacts with Local Pilots

It is important to connect with local pilots at all flying sites. They will be happy to provide you with a site orientation regarding approved landing zones, house thermals, risk areas etc. It will ensure that the site is not put at risk.

A good place to start is by contacting a local school in the area you plan to visit, or one of the following local clubs:

Atlantic Canada

• HPAAC – heading to the East Coast of Canada? This club covers flying in Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland/Labrador. Their Facebook page is updated regularly with events and info as well.

British Columbia

• West Coast Soaring Club – covering Vancouver, the Sea to Sky (Whistler, Pemberton) Vancouver Island and Fraser Valley flying sites. Grab a temporary membership at the link above and connect with locals through one of their WhatsApp chat groups