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On June 14, Sealand's Pipistrel Velis Electro will take flight for an introductory flight lesson. It will be the first time a person can purchase a commercial flight on an electric aircraft in Canada. The student will be allowed to operate the aircraft under the guidance of the flight instructor.

Sealand Flight is hosting a contest to find a person for the training flight.

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[โ€“] rbos@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago

I really thought Harbour Air would be first.

[โ€“] sonori 4 points 5 months ago

Those little electric Pipistrels have been getting more common for instruction and pattern work down here for a bit too. Iโ€™m told theyโ€™re great fun if you just need to do a lot of sub hour flights every day.

[โ€“] pbjamm 2 points 5 months ago

Saw this little plane at the Comox Air show a few weeks ago and it was getting a lot of attention.

The Fully Charged Show had a recent video about this same plane in Britain. Lots of details and they take it for a test flight.

[โ€“] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

Vancouver to and from the nearby islands seems like an ideal use-case for all-electric aircraft.