Home of air trikes in British Columbia, Canada

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Welcome to the home of air trikes in Western Canada!

Open Skies Aviation Ltd. is the air trikes pioneer in the beautiful province of British Columbia. Conveniently located just 45 minutes from downtown Vancouver, we are proud to have the privilege of introducing Western Canadians to this new means of affordable aviation. Our services include discovery flights, trike rental and complete pilot training course. If you've ever dreamt of a magic flight in the open-cockpit aircraft, your wait is over -- welcome to the open skies!

 
Vancouver Sun goes ultralight
It doesn’t happen often when the mass media comes down to earth to run a story about ultralight aviation unless there was an accident or something as "ground-breaking". This is why it was a major event in the life of our flight school when on April 29, 2008 we welcomed Vancouver Sun’s sport journalist and local celebrity Ian Walker to our hangar.

Ian Walker (center) with the founders of Open Skies Aviation - Mikhail Gavrikov (right) and Victor Okunev (left).
Ian Walker (center) with the founders of Open Skies Aviation - Mikhail Gavrikov (right) and Victor Okunev (left).

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POISK trike on BCIT campus
On May 3, 2008 we had a great time introducing our training trike POISK-06T to the attendees of Aerospace Information Day in British Columbia Institute of Technology at the Aerospace Technology Campus (ATC) strategically situated at the Vancouver International Airport (YVR).

The trikes always capture the hearts of a younger generation.
The trikes always capture the hearts of a younger generation.

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Meet our student Paul Sveinbjornson
Paul has recently taken a flight training course with us and agreed for a short interview with Victor. We hope to publish such interviews more often to let our students share their first-hand experience with you.

I am very pleased that I am taking this course.
I am very pleased that I am taking this course.

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What's Next?
Now we've got you thinking ... life was already complicated enough without a new hobby -- why get involved?

There is no simple answer to this question. Perhaps our photo gallery may provide you with some clues. Our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page and the collection of trike-related web links will certainly provide you with some food for thoughts. We also invite you to browse BC Trikers Directory to learn what your fellow British Columbians have to say about their passion for flying.

You may consider joining or browsing the archives of free Yahoo! discussion group UltralightTrikes to feel the vibe of the world's largest (2900+ members!) online trikers community. There you'll find answers to most of your trike-related questions.

Yet the best way to understand why people fly trikes is to join us for a short discovery flight. This is where you will experience the magic of an open cockpit flight and rediscover our beautiful province from the bird's eye view in our state of the art instructional aircraft.

Once you decide to become a trike pilot, we'd be happy to offer you our excellent training course tailored by the experienced instructors for your safe, fun and unforgettable experience!

Become a trike pilot!