1984
Year
C-GWSS — 1984 Bede BD5B
C-GWSS is an amateur-built 1984 Bede BD5B based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, listed on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register (serial 683).
Experimental / homebuilt
Category
British Columbia
Based
4
Of this type in Canada
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The aircraft
Where it's based
Identity
Registration
AirworthinessAmateur-built: the owner built at least half of it themselves, under Transport Canada's homebuilt standard. It cannot be flown for hire or reward, so no charter, no rental and no paid flight training.Special Certificate of Airworthiness Amateur Built
Where C-GWSS is, and how to track it
C-GWSS transmits ADS-B under the 24-bit address C080A7, which the trackers below use to find it. What the address is.
The owner of record and the certificate history are on Transport Canada's own lookup: see C-GWSS on the Transport Canada register →
How rare is C-GWSS?
The Bede BD5B is very rare in Canada. There are 4 on the register.
- 1 of the 4 is in British Columbia.
- Half of Canada's experimental / homebuilt aircraft were built before 2001. C-GWSS is older than most.
- Canada has 25 Bede aircraft of all models.
- Canada has 4,129 experimental / homebuilt aircraft, 646 of them in British Columbia.
- 219 aircraft are based in Abbotsford. See them all →
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Other Bede BD5B in Canada
C-FGXC 2006 · C-GFKP 1999 · C-GNNI 1987 · all Bede BD5B → · every Bede in Canada →
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Canadian Civil Aircraft Register, current to September 29, 2026. Aircraft data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada. MarketPlane.ca is not affiliated with Transport Canada.