Avionics News March 2021 - 23

WEBSITE: coastdogaviation.com
FACILITIES: 3 locations -
Pitt Meadows, British Columbia,
and Yellowknife and Fort
Simpson, Northwest Territories

WHAT THEY DO:
A Transport Canada approved
maintenance organization, Coast Dog
Aviation provides maintenance, avionics
and major structural repairs for piston
aircraft, turboprops and light jets.

I

n January and February, the nighttime temperatures in
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, regularly go below
minus 25 degrees and can dip as low as minus 40
degrees. On the Canadian Shield, the capital and largest city of
the territory is just a few hundred kilometers, some 250 miles,
from the Arctic Circle.
Dale Floyd, owner of Coast Dog Aviation based
near Vancouver, British Columbia, and his team
spend about 180 days a year at his company's satellite
facilities in Yellowknife and nearby Fort Simpson.
They maintain, repair and inspect aircraft as well as
perform instrument checks and avionics installations
for private aviators and charter operators near the
Arctic Circle.
" I travel a fair amount, " said Floyd, who started
Coast Dog Aviation in 2010. " With two bases up in
the Northwest Territories, my staff and I go quite a bit.
Traveling overseas isn't common, but it does happen.
It makes for good adventures. "
In the region, there are only 33 communities,
many of them quite remote. With few highly trained
aircraft maintenance engineers, Coast Dog Aviation's
capabilities are essential to operators in the area.
Bringing a pilot's perspective
Floyd has more than 40 years of experience
maintaining and flying aircraft. As a licensed aircraft
maintenance engineer, he has worked on most small general
aviation aircraft and holds endorsements on heavy turboprops
and wide-body jets. As a commercial pilot, Floyd has logged
more than 10,000 hours of flight time, most of it in float and
amphibious aircraft up to and including the DHC-6 Twin Otter.
Back in Vancouver, the Transport Canada approved
maintenance organization continues its aircraft maintenance
and avionics services for all aircraft under 5,700 kilograms,
including most turboprop and some light jet aircraft. It also
offers major structural repairs and paint services.
" At all three facilities, we service a variety of types and
configurations - wheels, floats, amphibious floats, skis and
wheel skis, as well as pistons, turboprops and jet aircraft, " Floyd
said. " We have experience with engine upgrades, propellers,

EMPLOYEES: 10
FOUNDED: 2010 by Dale Floyd
AEA MEMBER SINCE: 2020

float and amphib installations, STOL kits and VGs (vortex
generators), even BRS parachute installations. We're also very
experienced in engine monitors, including the JPI EDM-930,
as well as radios, nav/comms, GPS, autopilots, transponders,
ADS-B and intercom installations. "

Offering advice on importing, exporting
In addition to maintaining airplanes, Floyd spends time
helping operators bring aircraft across international borders.
Importing and exporting makes up about 10% of his
business. While the process can be complex, Floyd is happy
to offer some helpful advice to ensure a smoother process.
" When you're importing an aircraft, you'll be required
to show that all repairs and modifications have been
performed in accordance with approved data, " Floyd
said. " You can use maintenance manuals, an STC, repair
drawings issued by the manufacturer or a DER, or a Form
337 (major repair or major alteration) signed by the FAA.
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