- Panorama AIrfield March 2024
Panoramic view of airfield at end of March - Hangers End Of March
End of March and there is no snow, ground is thawed, and virtually no standing water - February 21
Warm sunny day in February in front of the hangars. Not much snow so far this year - Pilatus
The RAA chapter at CPL3 held a fly-in BBQ. Never thought I'd see a turboprop show up at the airfield. - Setting Up at Runway 08
Migrating to Runway 08 - Brown
Very brown looking...at this time in Ottawa there is a fire ban order. (8May18) - About to Turn Final
Looks like we're landing on the deck of an aircraft carrier. (8May18) - IMG 3898
Gliders, gliders, everywhere - Rideau Valley Air Park (CPL3)
Looking to the west, the field looks beautiful. 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) - 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) - Rideau River
A photo of the Rideau River looking west, south west, looks like a serpentine. 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) - Hanger Row
East end of the field, a few gliders still on the ground. Photo courtesy Victoria Ward (29Jul17) - 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) - 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) - Launch Point Rwy26
The area around the launch point was pretty wet. (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) - Pusher ...Not a Puller
NIce looking propeller. (15Jul17) - Challenger II Ultralight
Today C-IROY landed at Kars airfield to participate in the RAA Fly In. (15Jul17) - Interesting Composition
Paul is seen cutting the grass this morning, flying did not start till the afternoon, 1100AGL ceilings in the morning. (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) - 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) - Puchacz Tee Shelter
Scattered clouds to the west. (3Jul17) - A Quick End to a Gliding Day
Localized thunder clouds rolled through the area starting at 1400hrs local. (28Jun17) - All Gliders Tied Down
Gliding Ops done for the day due to bad weather. (28Jun17) - Kars Station 3Jun17
The field is greener and the flight shack has a newly painted door and RVSS sign. (3Jun17) - Kars Station 13Apr17
The field was still pretty wet this day. (13Apr17) - 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") - Early Spring Colours
Hopefully it will green up soon...and dry up. (14Apr17) - Landmark - Bend in Rideau River
The bend or elbow in the Rideau River is an easy geographical feature to locate the field. (14Apr17) - River Bend
- On Tow
While on tow looking west, on this day gliding launches were off Rwy 08. (1Aug16) - CPL3
Always know where the field is...:). (20Jul16) - CPL3 Looking North
- Corinthian Leather Seat
New seat on Sears tractor...wow. (20Jul16) - What's That Down Below?
- Button of Rwy08
Looking east on runway 08. (28May16) - West End of the Field
Open house sign on road invites people to this end of the filed. (28May16) - 2-33 and Pilot Ready to Go
Brad Martire and glider on the launch point ready to go. (28May16) - On Tow
View of the field from the backseat of RVS while on tow. (27Sep15) - New Windsock
Kars airfield gets new windsock. (23Jun14) - Kars Airfield Below
Little to high to start thinking about landing. (15Jun14) - Beautiful
Beautiful location by the river. (15Jun14) - Welcome to the Airfield
Welcome to Rideau Valley Airpark. (15Jun14) - DQK on Final
Mike Lemay and friend watch as DQK is about to drop the tow rope. (7Jun14)