{"id":360426,"date":"2024-12-20T15:24:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T20:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skiesmag.com\/?post_type=press-releases&p=360426"},"modified":"2024-12-20T15:29:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T20:29:11","slug":"sealand-flight-celebrates-electric-airplane-solo-flight","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/skiesmag.com\/press-releases\/sealand-flight-celebrates-electric-airplane-solo-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Sealand Flight celebrates electric airplane student solo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sealand Flight has celebrated what it said is the first solo flight of a Canadian student pilot in an electric airplane. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Catherine Check, 18, has been learning to fly in the flight school\u2019s Velis Electro. On Dec. 18, 2024, with about 10 hours of training experience, Check is said to have become Canada\u2019s first-ever student pilot to fly solo in an electric airplane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Catherine Check, 18, has been learning to fly in the flight school\u2019s Velis Electro. Sealand Aviation Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This milestone is seen as a major triumph in the aviation industry\u2019s pursuit of sustainability. It serves as tangible evidence of the current utility of electric aviation for flight training. The Velis Electro is ultra-quiet, produces zero emissions, and is expected to be less expensive to operate than conventional training aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the support of Clean BC, BC Hydro, and Transport Canada, Sealand Flight is grateful to be leading this endeavour and is incredibly proud of Check\u2019s accomplishment. Check is well on her way to fulfilling her goal of becoming a pilot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On Dec. 18, 2024, with about 10 hours of training experience, Check is said to have become Canada\u2019s first-ever student pilot to fly solo in an electric airplane. Sealand Aviation Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter sending students solo in conventional airplanes for over 20 years, it was exciting and rewarding to watch Catherine solo in an electric airplane for the first time,\u201d said Ian Lamont, chief flight instructor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working closely with Transport Canada regulators, and under a special trial program, Sealand Flight is said to be the first flight school in the country to be offering primary flight training on an electric airplane. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAfter sending students solo in conventional airplanes for over 20 years, it was exciting and rewarding to watch Catherine solo in an electric airplane for the first time,\u201d said Ian Lamont, chief flight instructor. Sealand Aviation Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This initiative serves as a foundation for further commercial implementation of zero-emissions aircraft. Through the electric airplane training flights, regulators and industry members are studying and evaluating how aviation can feasibly adopt these emerging technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to primary flight training in the Velis Electro, Sealand Flight offers electric sightseeing experiences for the public, and Electric Airplane Differences Training for licenced pilots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This press release was prepared and distributed by Sealand Flight.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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