The Museum’s participation in the airshow scene is coming to an end as summer wanes. Important events that the Museum sales and flight crew attended were at Pitt Meadows, Boundary Bay, Abbotsford and Chilliwack. Hundreds of thousands saw the Museum’s participation – either in person or through the social media. Check it out on YouTube.

What has been going on at the Museum, you may ask? The staff and volunteers take time out of their busy summer schedule to keep things happening. Did you know that a crew of volunteers have patiently sanded and painted the picnic tables and walkway rails – and taken time to water the planter boxes? Another group have worked in the blazing sun to keep the classic DC-3 in top shape. Others have painstakingly sorted photographs, books and memorabilia and logged it all into the Museum’s inventory. Others have used their skills to overhaul the equipment in the adjacent café to meet health regulations. Of course, having airworthy aircraft is a challenge all of its own. The aircraft must be maintained to full airworthiness standards as though they were in daily use at a flight school, and the pilots must pass the medical and technical standards to keep the old birds flying.

Do you want to be part of this activity? Casual volunteering for airshows or events may suit you better within your work schedule. Want to see an airshow from the inside out? Next summer plan on joining the crew as they prepare the sales stock, pack it in vehicles and set up the sales booth. And then get to talk to a very interesting group of spectators. After all, they are at an airshow because they are interested in aviation. Some are veterans of decades in the industry with stories to share, while the three-year-olds are taking their first ‘flight’ in the Museum’s toy aircraft. Come and join us!