DQK on Final
Mike Lemay and friend watch as DQK is about to drop the tow rope. (7Jun14)
Welcome to the Airfield
Welcome to Rideau Valley Airpark. (15Jun14)
Beautiful
Beautiful location by the river. (15Jun14)
Kars Airfield Below
Little to high to start thinking about landing. (15Jun14)
New Windsock
Kars airfield gets new windsock. (23Jun14)
On Tow
View of the field from the backseat of RVS while on tow. (27Sep15)
2-33 and Pilot Ready to Go
Brad Martire and glider on the launch point ready to go. (28May16)
West End of the Field
Open house sign on road invites people to this end of the filed. (28May16)
Button of Rwy08
Looking east on runway 08. (28May16)
What's That Down Below?
Corinthian Leather Seat
New seat on Sears tractor...wow. (20Jul16)
CPL3 Looking North
CPL3
Always know where the field is...:). (20Jul16)
On Tow
While on tow looking west, on this day gliding launches were off Rwy 08. (1Aug16)
River Bend
Landmark - Bend in Rideau River
The bend or elbow in the Rideau River is an easy geographical feature to locate the field. (14Apr17)
Early Spring Colours
Hopefully it will green up soon...and dry up. (14Apr17)
IMG 0261a
You should be able to see where the pipeline is from the air. This marks the boundary between CYA528 and CYA534 ("dog's ear")
Kars Station 13Apr17
The field was still pretty wet this day. (13Apr17)
Kars Station 3Jun17
The field is greener and the flight shack has a newly painted door and RVSS sign. (3Jun17)
All Gliders Tied Down
Gliding Ops done for the day due to bad weather. (28Jun17)
A Quick End to a Gliding Day
Localized thunder clouds rolled through the area starting at 1400hrs local. (28Jun17)
Puchacz Tee Shelter
Scattered clouds to the west. (3Jul17)
What is the Wind Speed?
Per Transport Canada Standards (CAR) a 15-knot (28 km/h; 17 mph) wind will fully extend the wind sock, a 10-knot (19 km/h; 12 mph) wind will cause the wind sock to be 5° below the horizontal, a 6-knot (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) wind will cause the wind sock to be 30° below the horizontal. About 3 knots per band. (3Jul17)
No Flying in the Morning
Lots of grass cutting in the morning, flying started at 1200hrs local. Mark is happily cutting grass, thumbs up. (3Jul17)
Interesting Composition
Paul is seen cutting the grass this morning, flying did not start till the afternoon, 1100AGL ceilings in the morning. (3Jul17)
Challenger II Ultralight
Today C-IROY landed at Kars airfield to participate in the RAA Fly In. (15Jul17)
Pusher ...Not a Puller
NIce looking propeller. (15Jul17)
Yellow Hazard Flags (RAA Fly In)
The Recreational Aircraft Association (RAA) put small yellow flags on Rwy 26 warning of areas that were too wet and soft to enter. Today was their annual Fly In BBQ. (15Jul17)
Launch Point Rwy26
The area around the launch point was pretty wet. (15Jul17)
Saturday 15 July 2017
No flying today, the field was water logged and the ground to soft to support gliders rolling on one wheel. Come August when the field is dry and hard you will feel this rut when you roll over it. (15Jul17)
A Man With His Glider in an Alfalfa Field
Steve Lazuk is seen with the club's LS4 glider after his land out today. Photo courtesy Tim Forbes (1Aug17)
Hanger Row
East end of the field, a few gliders still on the ground. Photo courtesy Victoria Ward (29Jul17)
West End of Field
Seen below is Rwy 08 launch point., in the grid is HGW and RVS. Photo courtesy Victoria Ward (29Jul17)
Rideau River
A photo of the Rideau River looking west, south west, looks like a serpentine. Photo courtesy Victoria Ward (29Jul17)
Glider Launch
Here the glider is seen being launched on Rwy 08, the glider lifts off before the tow plane. Photo courtesy Victoria Ward (29Jul17)
Start of Glider Launch
The launch has just started, both tow plane and glider are still on the ground. Photo courtesy Victoria Ward (29Jul17)
Rideau Valley Air Park (CPL3)
Looking to the west, the field looks beautiful. Photo courtesy Victoria Ward (29Jul17)
IMG 3898
Gliders, gliders, everywhere
About to Turn Final
Looks like we're landing on the deck of an aircraft carrier. (8May18)
Brown
Very brown looking...at this time in Ottawa there is a fire ban order. (8May18)
Setting Up at Runway 08
Migrating to Runway 08
Pilatus
The RAA chapter at CPL3 held a fly-in BBQ. Never thought I'd see a turboprop show up at the airfield.
February 21
Warm sunny day in February in front of the hangars. Not much snow so far this year
Hangers End Of March
End of March and there is no snow, ground is thawed, and virtually no standing water
Panorama AIrfield March 2024
Panoramic view of airfield at end of March
Rolling The Runway
Andy taking his turn to roll out the ruts the grass runway has been collecting over the years