Private Airplane Pilot – PIC time building – Summer Flying Greetings, fellow aviators. This is a PIC time building opportunity, and not a job posting. New Pilots interested in flying PIC in a cost‑sharing proposal might participate in this Summer Flying Opportunity. Mountain Flying Context I coordinate Alpine Ecosystem Reconnaissance (AER) flights to promote the development of an RPAS‑AER program aiming to collect aerial data for environmental research. The regional extent of this program requires that I travel across mountainous terrain in AB and BC, thus I fly my certified aircraft, a well‑maintained Cessna 172 registered for private use, between various airport destinations in the region. In this context, I welcome newly licensed CPL / PPL pilots wanting to build PIC flying hours to join me this summer on an aerial journey, sharing the benefit of flying together on a flexible schedule. If your plans align with the scope of regularly flying over majestic mountain ranges, and you cons...