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by mag check
Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:14 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Air Tindi Crash near Lutsel K'e
Replies: 74
Views: 22492

Re: Air Tindi Crash near Lutsel K'e

With that much THC in his blood, would he have been smoking just before takeoff? Or was it just 3 straight days of getting high before the flight? 10 times the limit seems to me to be pretty excessive consumption, and you would think someone would have noticed the state he was in, unless he was chro...
by mag check
Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:10 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Canadian North fires boozing Dash 8 pilot
Replies: 66
Views: 16176

Re: Canadian North fires boozing Dash 8 pilot

The pilot, detained by the RCMP in Qikiqtarjuaq May 31 after flying a De Havilland Dash 8 passenger aircraft into the community from Iqaluit, faces a possible criminal investigation for consuming alcohol while operating an aircraft, a Transport Canada incident report said June 4. It would appear he...
by mag check
Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:31 am
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Float pilot and new boat regs?
Replies: 26
Views: 4651

Re: Float pilot and new boat regs?

Well, that's even more disappointing. I will be sure not to get one, in that case. My boat doesn't have a motor anyway, so I can be as drunk as a lord the whole time I'm on the water, which is how I like it. Only if you are at anchor for the night, with a bed and pillow for each person, an approved...
by mag check
Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:13 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Float pilot and new boat regs?
Replies: 26
Views: 4651

Re: Float pilot and new boat regs?

I'm resurrecting this old thread because I'm wondering if anyone can shed some light on this. We just bought a Husky on amphibs and we were wondering if (in Ontario) you require a Pleasure Card Operator's Card to operate a float plane on the water? Blue skies! No, you do not require a pleasure craf...
by mag check
Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:16 pm
Forum: Maintenance
Topic: Navajo Props
Replies: 9
Views: 3244

Re: Navajo Props

Probably way out of rig flight controls, and a gear door or three hanging open in the wind.
It's not uncommon to gain more than 10 kts after rigging properly.
by mag check
Wed Jan 25, 2012 2:12 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: PC-12 off runway in YTS
Replies: 165
Views: 24792

Re: PC-12 off runway in YTS

Single engine flying is here to stay and has been around since 1903 and well accepted. However, Doc seems to feel that if you takeoff in a single when the weather is below limits for an approach, that it is dangerous. I would like to know why that is compared to departing in any other aircraft when...
by mag check
Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:58 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Flying while suspended for Impaired
Replies: 55
Views: 10723

Re: Flying while suspended for Impaired

Last I checked, DUI and DWI were in the Criminal Code of Canada, which makes it a federal law not provincial. However, your license can only be suspended for operating the vehicle for which that license is issued. If you drive a car and get a DUI, you get charged under the Criminal Code and your dr...
by mag check
Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:11 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: PC-12 off runway in YTS
Replies: 165
Views: 24792

Re: PC-12 off runway in YTS

I'll just shake off the unprovoked condescension Cat, and ask with all sincerity Why was it bound to happen sooner or later? Is Bravo just another crummy operator? or Single Engine IFR a crummy way of doing business? Or is it just that Winter has finally hit, and anybody on moving rubber looks like...
by mag check
Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:15 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: VMC roll on video
Replies: 77
Views: 14784

Re: VMC roll on video

Yah, 4200, you can't grease it on legally, but drop to 4000 and you can carrier land it circuit after circuit. :roll:
by mag check
Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:51 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: VMC roll on video
Replies: 77
Views: 14784

Re: VMC roll on video

Then verify by pulling the prop back to just before the feather gate, as you will know right away if you are pulling back the RPM of the good engine ... How do you know whether or not you've pulled the correct prop control? Change in yaw? Listen carefully for a change in engine/propeller noise? LnS...
by mag check
Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:36 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Near miss in YYC?
Replies: 9
Views: 3464

Re: Near miss in YYC?

gopher_killer wrote:I was at YYC all day that day and have a view of the field. What time did this happen and on which runway was the 'smaller jet' 'taking off'? I think I know the incident.

Cheers,

gk
So something did happen? What did you see? Has the "incident" been reported to TC?
by mag check
Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:47 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Near miss in YYC?
Replies: 9
Views: 3464

Re: Near miss in YYC?

This was released yesterday: October 16, 2011 - The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report that raises concerns about the increasing number of runway safety incidents at U.S. airports. According to the GAO, the rate of runway incursions and operational errors in the termin...
by mag check
Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:28 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Smith Cub Accident
Replies: 5
Views: 1968

Re: Smith Cub Accident

You can tow gliders with a homebuilt? I would have thought you would need a certified plane.
by mag check
Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:23 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Georgina Bay Airways flips Found
Replies: 10
Views: 5373

Re: Georgina Bay Airways flips Found

Eye witnesses tell me that the aircraft was taking off toward the shore, and was running out of room. They say it stalled in as the plane was headed for rising terrain and the busy town. :shock: I guess it's true that you can't make an airplane climb if the control is buried in your lap. :roll:
by mag check
Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:24 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Georgina Bay Airways flips Found
Replies: 10
Views: 5373

Re: Georgina Bay Airways flips Found

Witnesses claim it was the second takeoff attempt, and that they stalled it in. Plane is wrecked. Wonder how a commercial pilot manages to stall on T/O........................
by mag check
Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:20 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Loading an ATV (Quad Bike) into a single engine bushplane?
Replies: 52
Views: 7467

Re: Loading an ATV (Quad Bike) into a single engine bushplan

Any Fairchild Husky's for sale? That would be perfect, just open the rear doors, and drive it in.
by mag check
Wed Jan 26, 2011 6:48 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Cessna crash near Orangeville Ontario
Replies: 39
Views: 10500

Re: Cessna crash near Orangeville Ontario

Still hard to imagine falling asleep.
Cracked exhaust?
by mag check
Fri Dec 24, 2010 6:25 am
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: So you think you can ride...
Replies: 17
Views: 1945

Re: So you think you can ride...

Yah, those mono wheel's are really safe :roll:

by mag check
Tue Dec 21, 2010 9:11 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Buying a PA30
Replies: 13
Views: 1522

Re: Buying a PA30

I've got a PA 30 for sale, in Ontario. Q-tip, low times, new leather, flies nice. PM if you are interested.
by mag check
Mon Dec 20, 2010 8:18 am
Forum: Maintenance
Topic: ICS TRAINING...AND TO BE CERTIFIED and work abroad
Replies: 16
Views: 4012

Re: ICS TRAINING...AND TO BE CERTIFIED and work abroad

Hi guys i am doing right now my AME training with ICS...books are very good..and i have a good knowledge in aviation as i am a pilot and flight dispatch for a regional airlines in canada....i will end the course in about 4 months ...is it too long to get certified after the theoretical ICS course??...
by mag check
Sat Dec 18, 2010 7:14 am
Forum: Maintenance
Topic: Continental O-200
Replies: 4
Views: 791

Re: Continental O-200

Oil Pumps. The oil pumps often get worn to the point that if they sit for a couple weeks without flying, they lose their prime and can't pick it up again unless they are pre-oiled. I think this problem is exacerbated with taildraggers. '48 Very true,even worse in the 65, 75 and 85. You can usually ...
by mag check
Fri Dec 17, 2010 9:55 am
Forum: Maintenance
Topic: GNS430
Replies: 19
Views: 3299

Re: GNS430

Free advice: if you're going to bother installing a 430 into your aircraft, get an AMO to sign it off the paperwork so it can be used for IFR. Having an VFR-only 430 in the panel is just bizarre. And misleading. You sell the aircraft, the next owner/pilot might reasonably try to use it for IFR. I b...
by mag check
Sun Dec 12, 2010 4:42 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Post 9000
Replies: 25
Views: 1725

Re: Post 9000

Nice pics Hedley.

It looks like you have a static leak in the 421 though, your A/S's are off (5mph)
Also your EGT's probably need to be calibrated. :wink:
by mag check
Wed Dec 01, 2010 6:57 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: C-GLFP Lancair IV-P down - destroyed - minor injuries . .
Replies: 14
Views: 4136

Re: C-GLFP Lancair IV-P down - destroyed - minor injuries .

I would say the only reason that aircraft survived as well as it did is because it is pressurized. That cabin is way stronger than a "normal" homebuilt. I have seen the wreck of an unpressurized Lancair after it did one bounce through a ditch, and it was COMPLETELY destroyed, with 6" deadly shards o...
by mag check
Tue Nov 30, 2010 8:51 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: aircraft accident rates - dumb question
Replies: 15
Views: 3644

Re: aircraft accident rates - dumb question

Those stats sound about right, on average there is between 1 and 2 per day in Canada, and roughly 10-15 per day in the US.

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