Hi there. I've been unfortunate enough to have had two. My first was a left inguinal in 1992 and more recently, a right side inguinal in 2007. Both were corrected/repaired with open surgery with a recovery period of six weeks. They can be repaired by laparoscopic surgery which is said to reduce reco...

O.k Icebound. My comments were not to rewrite history. Macdonald was a "Conservative" and not a "Liberal," but he was a liberal minded politician (federalist). As a matter of historical context, liberals of 140+ years ago have actually evolved their idiologies. However, I have not erred by quoting M...

The Governor General has two choiced after a vote of non confidence: ask the opposition majority if they can successfully govern (that IS the question) or call an election. It is important to remember that in the Canadain parliamentary system no one has the "right" to govern; they are ask to form a ...

Jonathan Swift had a Modest Proposal. Dr. M. got the award for advancing (equity not equality) women's rights. The abortion debate will always be...well debated. Ethical quandries are tricky notions - when you view them from a consequentialist (the most good for the most people) and non consequentia...

Hello all, long time no post. AVCANADA is just another form of media/soapbox. I would never expect people to agree on political agendas from such a wide geography such as Canada. I believe that you all contribute (some more than others) to the discourse on a wide range of subjects in the misc/politi...

Hey there - long time since I last posted. When I started in aviation a while back I had a marketing diploma and an aviation management diploma. I flew for ten years on and off and decided to go back to university for my Bed. I'm done this year and I am not sure whether I will resume my career in av...

Well, we finally have a person on city council that believes this airport is good for the city and can make money. As usual, he is up against the drones at EAA spewing statisical inferences about the growth of th International...BTW, I have never used this airport to travel anywhere in Alberta. Rest...

Shame on you Cat; you should be recycling yours like I do mine...

Jordan Tootoo has it coming too(too)...

Until "they" get the same ride as you got.... Yes they do. It's harder for them as things stand now in our industry, to 'make it' takes more.

Hmm. that is a pretty subjective statement - can you elaborate?

Billion-dollar expansion needed to cope with city's economic boom By RENATO GANDIA, SUN MEDIA Ballooning number of passengers at the Edmonton International Airport has forced a $1-billion three-phase expansion, the airport's CEO announced yesterday. And Reg Milley wouldn't rule out an eventual hike ...

I'm a south paw. I had a tough time - initially when I did an instructor rating. Both work well now...depending on who you talk to.

Or a commercial license? So I guess the question is, where does it end? I know it starts with being able to work for reward. That is the "commercial license." If I want to fly anything with more than one engine, I need a multi-engine endorsement to go with that license. Since most types of advanced ...

What is the difference between p*ssy and Bigfoot?

One is big, greasy and hairy...the other lives in the wild.

Hmmm. I have given this some thought. If the Canadian Press can write a story about "deadbeat pilots," are we not entitled to a rebuttal? I mean grouping pilots with deadbeat dads is a little on the dramatic side. How about; "Deadbeats at Transport Canada billing starving pilots for phantom service."

By CP OTTAWA -- Deadbeat pilots who don't pay their bills are gumming up the works at Transport Canada. Last year, about 12,000 pilots had not paid the mandatory $55 fee for medical certificates they received from the department, says an internal audit. Some owe for more than one certificate. Altoge...

No offence taken guys, and I agree with your posts.

Yes XBank, I have read many of Cat Driver's posts. That is why my post was in the form of a question. Cat Driver, I know you always have the best intentions with your posts.

Jeese Cat, you know what? If I got fired for not going below minimums, or fired and blacklisted for not doing something blatantly unsafe, I would look at another career. At least I would be around to make that choice. There are a number of impressionable pilots that read these posts Cat. I hope that...

I don't think that training bonds (contracts) are a bad deal; although their fainess depends on their length and pay scale. However, money of front aka Jetsco is criminal and undermines the position of pilots as a whole. (Not to slam former Jetsco guys - desparate times call for desparate measures.)...

Yes, STL. Consolidation tends to raise numbers... Integra does well? Good for them. What routes do they service? How about Direct Air, Quick Air, Corpac and Peace Air? Just to name a few that have been bent by the ERAA. No, they have not raised fuel or maintenance prices, but they have certainly mad...

Wow. It has been a while since I last posted on Avcanada. Ironically, it has been because I've been busy working on my Bed. Most students will initially enter an arts program as a pre professional requirement, and later transfer to a faculty (such as Education) for their professional studies and pra...

Most reservation casinos still allow smoking on their premises.

The -200 was the only real 737. Now theres a plane you could have fun with and OCC would never know!