Funny thing. Working a midnight shift and I tend to offer everyone to close the approach when there is no traffic as it cuts my workload and presumably the pilots as well. It seems that the Airbus, 737 and Embraers all recognize the FACF and DTW as flyby waypoints and will actually anticipate the tu...

CYYZ airport's capacity is increased when running parallell ops on the east west runways. North south ops normally only happen when the crosswinds are too strong to permit legal operations on the 24s/06s. The reason the 33s and 15s aren't used is strictly due to flow rate. A late runway change (05 t...

Only the generic portion of the course (14 weeks) was recognized. HRDC now recognizes sector specific training. I would expect that the length of the 2 combined now qualifies as full-time studies.

MURRAY wrote:You have that one foot that turns in

Lingering touch football injury

MURRAY wrote:, and that really odd facial tic. You know, the one where it looks like you're a camel about to lob a massive loogie

I generally AM about to hawk a loogie

As for your age don't sweat it. I was the oldest candidate in my class. I'm one of 3 checkouts from a class of 12. I got my license Toronto terminal in November 2009 and I turn 38 this year.

They sent me some retroactive slips so I can apply for an adjustment on my 2008 and 2009 return. I'm sure the VFR is covered too at least in YYZ as it's the same school.

HRDC just threw trainees a bone this month. IFR training is now officially recognized as a post-secondary education. This means new applicants SHOULD have access to student loans and lines of credits. Also you'll be eligible for tax breaks that apply to other students. Might soften the financial blo...

All I will say is that commitment will get you to the START of simulator. Unfortunately you'll have invested 5-6 moths before the intangibles come into play.

jakey wrote:
Sean: are you in OJT now? How is Toronto ACC?

I've been in OJT since March and it has it's ups and downs but for the most part it's going really well. It's very challenging but also very satisfying.

IFR training for me was 10 months unpaid. I got a student line of credit from TD and was able to withdraw 10k from my RRSP under the lifelong learning plan. Good luck.

There are cue card programs you can install but you can buy many more paper cards and ink if you sell it.

I'm currently in specialty training at YYZ. The school is in the same building as Toronto ACC. The first 3 months of training (Generic IFR) we were on a Mon-Fri schedule 7am-3pm. Two of the 10 people in our generic class held part-time jobs. Specialty training schedule is a little less rigid and is ...

I applied in Ottawa as an anglophone and was offered a spot in Toronto. I was closer to Montreal but still Ontario.

Our course started June 16th and there is a course behind us that just started October 6th. No rumors from legitimate sources at this time. I'll update if I hear anything.

World History as I remember

There was one guy in our course who was a history major. I don't think any of us did overly well aside from him.

culver10,

I don't recall the exact number of blocks but it was divided into several timed blocks. from what I recall.


Good luck.

I'm currently enrolled in IFR training at YYZ. I was accepted under the SHL process and wrote the NAVCanada version of the aptitude testing as a guinea pig if you will. The new aptitude test is very different from the SHL aptitude test. We didn't receive results for either test. The NavCanada test d...

I started training in June and am currently halfway through the Generic IFR course. I spent alot of time on the ITA CD and I can't say it hurt me. There is a test on the material the first week of training. If you have made a reasonable effort to review the material you should have no trouble passin...

I'm from Ottawa and currently training IFR at Toronto ACC. I'm not bilingual so Montreal was not an option. Good luck.

7:00-15:00 are my dream hours. Enjoy em while they last

If anyone on this course is interested in carpooling please contact me. I'll be living in Meadowvale area of Mississauga very near to the Town Center.

My last contact with them was last Wednesday and nothing has changed that I've been made aware of.

See you in June!

The Wealthy Barber by David Chilton is a very easy read and a great introduction to financial planning.

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At the time of my application in February '07 there was a high demand for bilingual FSS and ATC. The $200 testing fee was waived for bilingual applicants.

I got the ITA CD around mid-March and I begin training mid-June. The guidelines say approx. 70 hours of study to complete the course. I found it to be reasonably accurate.

A former ATC friend of mine recommended going through it a few times to get a solid foundation.