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- Sun Jul 25, 2021 10:45 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: IFR differences between Canada and the US
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2901
IFR differences between Canada and the US
Hi everyone. I've had my instrument rating for awhile, but hadn't flown IFR for a long time so I'd lost currency. I just finished studying up and getting my IPC done, so I'm eager to start getting some practical experience by filing IFR on most of my cross countries going forward. However, a fair bi...
- Tue Jun 15, 2021 6:39 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: US Airspace question
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1528
Re: US Airspace question
If you fly into the New York area on a nice sunny VFR day, you will likely get to experience this, especially in the vicinity of White Plains/Long Island/Teterboro. Funny you should mention that - the reason I ask is I'm planning on a flight across the country to Teterboro. I'll likely be coming in...
- Tue Jun 15, 2021 5:46 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: US Airspace question
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1528
Re: US Airspace question
Pilots looking out windows should always be the first line of defence, I agree. But if I'm toodling along at 10,500' not talking to anyone and there is a big jet behind me descending through my altitude and coming in to land somewhere, I'm not going to see him or even be talking to someone to know h...
- Tue Jun 15, 2021 5:18 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: US Airspace question
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1528
US Airspace question
Hi everyone. Surrounding the larger airports here in Canada, class C airspace typically goes from its base up to 12,500', whereupon class B airspace takes over from 12,500' - 18000' (usually covering a larger area), and then class A above that. So at such an airport, airspace is typically controlled...
- Sun Nov 29, 2020 2:54 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: "Digital" 406 MHz ELTs to Be Mandatory - TC
- Replies: 61
- Views: 3592
Re: "Digital" 406 MHz ELTs to Be Mandatory - TC
I seem to recall awhile ago COPA talking about pushing for ADS-B out equipped aircraft to possibly reduce the dependence on ELTs altogether. Does anyone know what happened to that thought? There's no question that 406 MHz ELTs are superior to 121.5 in that the signal isn't anonymized, and may contai...
- Sun Nov 29, 2020 2:36 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: IFR currency required for training flights
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1661
Re: IFR currency required for training flights
Thanks for all the responses, everyone. Thanks praveen4143, for detailing your experiences at Springbank - I would assume that Villeneuve (Edmonton's version of Springbank for training) must be much the same. Shortly after posting, I realized that calling the regular 1-866-WXBRIEF phone number to as...
- Wed Nov 25, 2020 3:37 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: IFR currency required for training flights
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1661
IFR currency required for training flights
Hi everyone. I'm instrument rated but it's been more than 2 years, so my currency has lapsed. In preparation for doing my IPC, I've been doing some practice flights with my friend who is instrument rated and current. It's been going well, until today, when my province (Alberta) instituted COVID-19 r...
- Mon Nov 04, 2019 8:59 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: ADS-B
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3732
Re: ADS-B
The skyBeacon X sounds like a good possible solution for retrofits. I can see it as a remote transponder option.. though I wonder what they'll be using as a control head for people without glass cockpits it can integrate with. I wonder if Aireon did any testing for signal blockage on a belly-mounted...
- Mon Nov 04, 2019 3:40 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: ADS-B
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3732
Re: ADS-B
At least at the moment, Nav Canada has made it pretty clear what their ADS-B requirements are going to be, and they've been very inflexible on their requirement for antenna diversity, despite pressure from COPA and other organizations: https://www.navcanada.ca/EN/products-and-services/Service%20Proj...
- Mon Nov 04, 2019 12:44 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Red Deer is getting a control tower
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2280
Re: Red Deer is getting a control tower
Great news! Red Deer had more movements this past year than Villeneuve (the main Edmonton-area training airport with a control tower), and recent changes to their airspace and procedures were clearly more of a confusing "hack" to try and improve significantly worsening safety issues over the past fe...
- Mon Nov 04, 2019 12:38 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: ADS-B
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3732
ADS-B
Apologies if this comes of as some kind of rant... but the lead story on CTV News today (https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/air-traffic-control-changes-in-u-s-europe-may-force-ottawa-to-buy-new-executive-jets-1.4668608) makes me just have to comment. Apparently, the 2020 mandate for ADS-B Out in the US...
- Fri Nov 16, 2018 4:23 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: COPA for Kids pilots now require police check
- Replies: 236
- Views: 24610
Re: COPA for Kids pilots now require police check
COPA President Bernard Gervais summed it up in the following article: https://copanational.org/en/2018/11/16/ ... mber-2018/ I'm glad they publicly clarified the reasoning behind their decision. The takeaway is that though they didn't necessarily want to do it, their insurance company pretty much i...
- Fri Nov 16, 2018 1:42 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: COPA for Kids pilots now require police check
- Replies: 236
- Views: 24610
Re: COPA for Kids pilots now require police check
I am actually one of the current Board Members of COPA that some of you here speak favorably of and some not so much. Thanks for weighing in! For the most part, I'm quite happy with the representation that COPA offers and I know that the board members do everything they can to promote and protect a...
- Thu Nov 15, 2018 12:31 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Plane with 2 aboard missing between Chilliwack and Edmonton
- Replies: 44
- Views: 9039
Re: Plane with 2 aboard missing between Chilliwack and Edmonton
My SPOT runs every time I fly, broadcasts every 5 minutes, and is posted to a website live. That can't be done without a cost. If Flightaware was doing that for every VFR ADS-B aircraft, it wouldn't surprise me if their costs go up... Someone has to pay them. Actually, it does. Or at least it can. ...
- Wed Nov 14, 2018 11:39 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: COPA for Kids pilots now require police check
- Replies: 236
- Views: 24610
Re: COPA for Kids pilots now require police check
I'm glad the posting I made has stirred up some healthy discussion on the issue. As with most things, there are obviously several points of view and everyone is entitled to their opinion and their right to defend it. When I started the discussion I wanted my initial post to remain neutral so we had ...
- Mon Nov 12, 2018 9:09 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: COPA for Kids pilots now require police check
- Replies: 236
- Views: 24610
Re: COPA for Kids pilots now require police check
COPA made the decision to make it a requirement. They also have a note in their COPA for Kids Guide that "COPA does not reimburse expenses associated with obtaining a VS Check."
- Mon Nov 12, 2018 8:51 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: COPA for Kids pilots now require police check
- Replies: 236
- Views: 24610
COPA for Kids pilots now require police check
As the organizer for COPA for Kids events at our COPA Flight 139 (Westlock, AB), I was recently made aware that "As of January 1st, anyone participating as a pilot in COPA for Kids must complete a Vulnerable Sector Check with their local police." I have my own thoughts about this, but rather than bi...
- Tue Sep 25, 2018 1:19 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Plane with 2 aboard missing between Chilliwack and Edmonton
- Replies: 44
- Views: 9039
Re: Plane with 2 aboard missing between Chilliwack and Edmonton
SPOT may be great, but subscriptions aren't "a few dollars". Looks like the minimal package is $200/year. I most certainly would oppose putting a requirement for something like that into the CARs. For those who want it, it's a great option. But I wouldn't want to see it as yet another legislated req...
- Fri Aug 24, 2018 11:19 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: IFR Refresher resources
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1023
Re: IFR Refresher resources
Thanks for the response - great thread, which somehow I missed before posting.
- Tue Aug 21, 2018 1:09 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: IFR Refresher resources
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1023
IFR Refresher resources
Hi everyone. I got my IFR rating back in 2012 but haven't done much with it since, and hope to go for an IPC and get myself current again soon. But I do want to be prepared and am wondering what resources people could recommend. I signed up for Harv's Air Instrument Course awhile ago (figured that a...