Vanessa Waugh in the cockpit above a snow-covered winter landscape

Vanessa Waugh

CPL Float Rating 250 hrs Cat 1 Medical Victoria, BC

Total Time

250

PIC

100

Float

50

Instrument

20

Multi-Engine

18

Licences & Ratings

  • Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL), Transport Canada
  • Float Rating
  • Aviation Medical: Category 1, valid to May 2027

Profile

  • In the right seat since childhood, flying with her father into a remote fishing lodge in Saskatchewan. That early exposure shaped how she approaches flying: carefully, and seriously.
  • BMOS graduate, Commercial Aviation Management, Western University. Understands the industry as a system, not just as a skill.
  • Flight Dispatcher and Lead Ramp Agent at Diamond Flight Centre. Knows exactly how operations run on the ground before the wheels leave it.
  • Naval Combat Information Operator, Royal Canadian Navy Reserve.
  • Search and rescue volunteer, CASARA and PEP Air.
Vanessa Waugh in the cockpit

Training & Experience

  • Commercial Pilot Licence & Float Rating Pacific Seaplanes · British Columbia

    CPL flight training on the BC coast with seaplane and float endorsement.

  • Bachelor of Management and Organisational Studies Western University · London, Ontario

    Specialisation in Commercial Aviation Management.

  • Flight Dispatcher & Lead Ramp Agent Diamond Flight Centre

    Flight planning, weight and balance, fuel coordination, and ground handling for general aviation operations.

  • Naval Combat Information Operator Royal Canadian Navy Reserve

    Active reservist.

  • Search & Rescue Volunteer CASARA & PEP Air

    Civil air search and rescue operations across British Columbia.

Opportunities

  • Float and bush operations
  • Regional and charter flying
  • Willing to relocate anywhere in Canada