Welcome to the fourth and final Private Delight. We never expected that this series would solicit so much response! We drove pilots into fences and trees, had to replace a few hangars' full of aircraft, drove some of our pilots insane, etc. Our forum was set alight with leaked rumours of secret talks between Platinum Airways management and Microsoft concerning the development of special aircraft that could deal with fences and trees. High time to visit a real quite airport in the BC Rockeys.
 Golden is nestled in the Rocky Mountain Trench, built around the confluence of the Columbia and Kicking Horse rivers, surrounded by three different mountain ranges and six National Parks: Banff, Glacier, Jasper, Kootenay, Mount Revelstoke and Yoho. Golden is situated just below the Rocky Mountains on the north end of the Columbia River Wetlands – an area 180 kilometres in length that supports over 300 species of birds and mammals. Coming from the east, Golden is the provincial gateway to British Columbia and the majestic Purcell and Selkirk Mountains. Coming from the west, Golden is the gateway to the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
There can be no doubt that the Golden area has dozens of secret hideaways VIPs who hate cameras would flock to in the skiing season. We're more than happy to oblige.
Much of the town's history is tied into the Canadian Pacific Railway and the logging industry. Today, the town's economy still relies heavily on those two influences, but the development of Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, along with other outdoor adventure companies, has allowed the town to diversify into tourism.
Golden Airport (CYGE) is located adjacent to Golden, British Columbia, Canada. There's not much to say about the airport though. You should approach CYGE with caution, as deer have been spotted on the runway.
CYGE has a single runway:
14/32, 4,528 ft, 1,380 m
We could not find a full set of charts for CYGE, but we combined the most important information into this file.
Live tracking is available here, but you may have to wait a long time before anything happens ...
Scenery material is also scarce to come by. All we could find, was this file for FS9.
For this week, you will have to do without video material, as we couldn't locate any real life CYFE videos. See you all next week again, for a new series.
Any flight to our current DOTW is awarded with a 5% bonus. You are free to select your departing airport. When filing your PIREP, please select the DOTW button.
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