2022
Year
C-GAUW — 2022 Pipistrel Virus SW 128
C-GAUW is a 2022 Pipistrel Virus SW 128 based in Kitchener/Waterloo (CYKF), Ontario, listed on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register (serial VSW1280077).
Piston single
Category
Ontario
Based
3
On CA register
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The aircraft
Year built2022 · 4 years old
Airframe typeWhether Transport Canada classes it as an aeroplane, a helicopter, a glider, a balloon or a gyroplane.Aeroplane
Engine typeHow the engine makes power. Piston engines run on avgas like a car engine; turboprops and jets burn turbine fuel, cost far more to overhaul, and are usually reserved for bigger or faster aircraft.Electric
Engines1
Max take-off weightMaximum take-off weight: the heaviest the aircraft may legally be when it starts its take-off roll, including fuel, people and baggage. It's the number that decides what licence and ratings you need, and what it costs to park.599 kg · 1,320 lb
Where it's based
BasedThe city or airport Transport Canada holds as the aircraft's base. Where the field holds a four-letter code like CYXE, that's the airport's ICAO identifier.Kitchener/Waterloo (CYKF), Ontario
Transport Canada officeThe Transport Canada regional office that administers this registration. It follows the owner's address, so it isn't always the nearest office to where the aircraft actually sits.Toronto
Identity
Serial numberThe manufacturer's own number for this individual airframe, stamped on a plate. Unlike the registration, it never changes — it identifies the aircraft across every country it's ever been registered in.VSW1280077
ManufacturerThe full legal name of the company that built it, which is often not the name on the tail. A Cessna 172 built in 2022 was made by Textron Aviation.Pipistrel D.O.O.
Built inWhere the aircraft was manufactured. Most of Canada's fleet was built in the United States.Slovenia
ICAO 24-bit addressA unique 24-bit number your transponder broadcasts with every Mode S and ADS-B message — flight trackers key on it rather than the tail number. Canada's block runs C00000 to C3FFFF, which is why Canadian aircraft nearly all start C0 to C3. Transport Canada assigns it against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.C046C7
Registration
Registration typePrivate, Commercial or State. Commercial means the registration permits use for hire or reward — charter, flight training, aerial work. It describes the registration, not who owns the aircraft.Commercial
Basis of registrationThe rule the aircraft is registered under. Most are registered against a type certificate, meaning they're a factory design approved by the regulator; amateur-built and ultralight aircraft come in under their own standards.CAR 507.03 Special Certificate of Airworthiness - Limited
Registered sinceWhen the current registration took effect. A recent date usually means the aircraft changed hands or was re-registered — it is not the date it was built.1 June 2026
Imported to CanadaWhen the aircraft was first brought onto the Canadian register from abroad. Only recorded for imported aircraft, which is about a third of the fleet.1 March 2023
Where C-GAUW is, and how to track it
C-GAUW transmits ADS-B under the 24-bit address C046C7. Trackers key on that address rather than the tail number, so it finds the aircraft even on flights flown under a different callsign. Transport Canada assigns the address against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.
Most private aircraft are on the ground most of the time — if a tracker shows nothing, it is very likely parked rather than missing.
How rare is C-GAUW?
The Pipistrel Virus SW 128 is very rare in Canada — there are 3 registered on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register — see every one.
- 2 of the 3 are in Ontario.
- Median year built in Canada's piston single category: 1976 — C-GAUW is newer than half of that fleet.
- One of 24 Pipistrel aircraft on the Canadian register, across every model.
- One of 20,925 aircraft in Canada's piston single category, 5,535 of them in Ontario.
- 19 aircraft are based in Kitchener/Waterloo (CYKF) — see every one →
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Reported occurrences
Transport Canada has 5 reports on file mentioning C-GAUW (1994–2001). None of them records damage to the aircraft. Reports are filed for bird strikes, air-traffic events and equipment issues whether or not anything was harmed, so entries here are routine.
Transport Canada describes CADORS entries as preliminary and unsubstantiated, and subject to change. Reports reach the system when somebody files one, so an empty or quiet record is not proof an aircraft has never been damaged — it is not a title search, an airworthiness-directive check or a substitute for a pre-purchase inspection or a look at the logbooks. 2 entries have a Transportation Safety Board file number; those are investigated separately and the TSB publishes its own reports. Source: Transport Canada, Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System (CADORS), under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Other Pipistrel Virus SW 128 in Canada
C-FPIP 2023 · C-GMUW 2023 · all Pipistrel Virus SW 128 →
Also based at CYKF (Kitchener/Waterloo (CYKF))
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Canadian Civil Aircraft Register, current to September 17, 2026. Aircraft data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada. MarketPlane.ca is not affiliated with Transport Canada.