Welcome to the
TEXADA AEROSPACE CAMP
We would love to see you on Texada Island for the Texada Aerospace Camp! The purpose of Camp to immerse youth aged 10 to 15 in the basics of aviation and aerospace sciences using unique training aids specifically designed and built by experienced volunteers - aircraft maintenance engineers, software developers, pilots and scientists, among others.
The curriculum consists mainly of hands-on learning, combined with select engaging presentations.
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The Texada Aerospace Camp typically runs from the morning of the last Wednesday in July to the afternoon of following Saturday in July, daytimes only. The 2024 Camp fee was $220..
Please note that we always have a great deal of interest in our camp. When registration opens, please be sure to include your youth's own expression of interest in the section entitled For the Camp Participant. Spots will be offered based partly on this section, and it's possible that we'll have to do a lottery as well.​ This process will be finished in a timely fashion in order to allow parents time to arrange alternate camps if need be.
If you would like to be on a reminder email list regarding registration, click the contact button below or email texaero2023@gmail.com. Families will receive an email in February with further details.
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We gratefully acknowledge that the camp is located on the unceded traditional territories of the K'ómoks, Tla'amin, Wei Wai Kum First Nations and thank them for their stewardship of the land, waters and air through the millennia.
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(photo credit @Texada Arts, Culture and Tourism Society (TACT))
Sample Texada Aerospace Camp lessons
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Principles of flight
Aircraft construction principles
Airplane model work OR design/sketch
Detailed flight simulator instruction
Parachute basics
Astrophysics
Aerospace anthropology
Aircraft radio operation
Metal working
Electronics and soldering
Aerospace careers
Aerospace and the environment
Fire safety/fire extinguisher use
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(photo credits @TexadaAerospaceCamp)
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Courtesy of the Courtenay Airclub
Latest News
50/50 raffle was a success!
Thanks for your support of the 50/50 raffle for Texada Aerospace Camp for the 2022-2023 year. Revenues for the camp were $405 in ticket sales and $265 in donations rather than purchase of tickets :-).
About
The History
The Texada Aerospace Camp is the result of many people volunteering together over the years, and many people and organizations donating money and goods in addition. To read the story of how it came to be, click below. We would especially like to thank the Texada Arts, Culture and Tourism Society for their support and guidance over the years.
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(photo credit @TACT, @Urban Mommies and @FestivalSeekers, and https://www.exploratorium.edu/tinkering/projects/paper-circuits)
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All the People that Make this Happen
The Texada Aerospace Camp would not be possible without the efforts
of a great many individuals and also with the support of the Texada Arts, Culture & Tourism Society (TACT).
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We want to say a special thanks to the 2023-2024 core volunteer group: Sheila McFarland, Becca Can, Doby Dobrostanski, Peter Tuener, Peter Chick, Dr. Rob Reimer, Gerry Johnson, Dr. Sid Boleten, JohnBikadi, Larry Dyke, Kathy Hanson, Angela Sargeant, Colonel Patrick Castonguay, together with junior volunteer instructors Tayden Howard, Dominic Galon, Tim Pavlushik, Flor Marianne (Yasha) Pacatang and Lukus Kessler, and lastly Dan Can for t-shirt design.
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A very special thank you to Chris Hansen for organizing familiarization flights for youth, often as co-pilot, and his fellow pilots - Karl Kiltz, Dale Erhart, Ray Henault and Sylvain Fortin - of the Courtenay Air Park - for providing these flights which students will remember for years to come.
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We would also like to acknowledge the Royal Canadian Air Force in particular Captain Trevor Pellerin and the RCAF Cormorant crew, Major Blake McNaughton, and Captain Jonathon Mishrigi together with the RCAF Cyclone crew. A special thanks also to Dan Abramov and Andrzej Stewart who did remote live talks on behalf of the NASA Ambassador Program.
Founding Volunteers:
Doby Dobrostanski, Angela Sargent, Gerry Johnson, Mike Parsons, Dale Rinehart, Sandrine Simms, Gerry Johnson and Bari Lewis, Richard Fahlman, and others to whom we are so grateful!
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An extra special thank you to Gerry who continues to collect and return empty deposit items on behalf of the Texada Aerospace Hangar and Museum - in the amount of several $1000's over the years! - which has enriched the camp experience of so many youth.
Donation of Equipment,
Goods and Funds
We would like to thank: Knud Rasmussen, Angie Beaumont, the Chilliwack Flying Club, Stan Smith, Texada Arts Culture and Tourism Society, Jazz Aviation LP, the Powell River Rotary Club, Save-on Foods, First Credit Union, Sandi and Karl Bergstrand, Valley Building, the Sullivans, the Amaudruz Family, Jennifer Cheek, Pegah Roohi, the Sargents, Wicks Fire Safety, Gary Bainbridge, Ricky Jones, John Quelch and Susan McLeod, Gertjan and Jacqui Hofman, and Target Fire Protection Services.
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A special thank you to the BC Aviation Council, the Richmond RCMP, and the TD Bank for their generous donation of graduation items for the 2024 camp.
Other Volunteers Past and Present:
We would like to acknowledge other volunteers and guest speakers: Sandy McCormick, Fred McElroy, Peter Stiles Sr., Charlie Groves, Al MacIsaac, Lawrence McLeod, Joe Martin, Charlie Gibbs, Vancouver Island Skydiving, Rob McWilliams and the Gillies Bay Fire Department, Angus Cumming, Richard Shawcross, Airport manager Valerie Ferguson, Larry Dawe, Charlotte Dawe, Anthony Walcott, Greg Howard, Doriana Kiland, Larry Brisebois, Sophie Schock, Victoria MacKenzie, Josh McQuillin, Wade Bowman, Theresa Curtiss, Jane Short, Rhonda Liebech, Leigh Phillips, Sara Johnstone, Judy Slootweg, George Childress, Gerry Childress, Thomas Willms of the Aero Club of BC, and others equally appreciated.