Wow, what most people call survival gear I call luxury camping.
Different strokes for different folks

YMMV
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There is no point checking the oil in the dreaded C150 other than first thing before starting the engine. It takes a long time (more than 6 hours, IIRC) for the oil to drain into the sump.

HTH
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On floats, I wear a non-certified boating Mustang PFD with the automatic activator removed. I have another one for my passenger . Both are very comforatable and do not interfere with movement in any way. There are 2 certified life jackets in the plane, but I doubt they will ever be used. I would muc...

James35355 wrote:UPDATE:
They insist that I pay it and said its their college regulations

So don't go there. There are lots of flight schools around.

HTH
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Try Wayne Winters at Blue Yonder Aviation

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Directors of the company are responsible for unpaid wages if the business cannot pay.
Every other creditor is probably SOL

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Here's how I stop wasting time:
User Control Panel
Manage Friends and Foes
Manage Foes
Add Capt.Amine

You are a waste of time!
IMHO
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I have flown in both areas. I do not know the individual clubs. I took 6 hours aerobatics at Harv's once. Differences: At Steinbach, 4 minutes in the Citabria, you are almost anywhere with empty sky, 4000 AGL, start practising. Do this 250 - 300 days per year. Lose 30-40 days to cold, 10-20 days to ...

I was taught the only way to respond to a squawk ident was by pushing the ident button. I have never been criticised for doing it that way. ATC always returns with Identified through ... (In a 150 you are just about always climbing. ......slowly :) I have had to talk with ATC after a transponder fai...

niss wrote: but the fact remains that when I'm flying it's always life or death.

hey, that's my job!!!! I not only endanger myself but everyone else in Southern Alberta when I fly!
Okay, you're in Onterrible, I suppose I could use the help there



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Even if I had money laying around to buy one, I'd just pay for a few rides here and there.... After reading the website I had to calculate how many hours I could afford. Unfortunately it didn't take very long If I had that kind of money though, I'd get a Pitts and a small Citation. One for fun and ...

Since the first thing one is supposed to do in a rescue is determine the status of the people to be rescued I wonder why the professionals were not able to do that in a timely and suitable manner. Good thing there was a canoeist to check whether anyone was bleeding, or going into diabetic shock or.....

I fly into Sundre lots. There is no excuse. Either you reject the takeoff and/or you use the other runway! The fence is a standard 3 strand barb-wire, quite aways off the runway. How anyone can CHOOSE to be low enough to hit it is beyond my understanding. No variable tailwinds, no DA miscalculations...

http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-new ... ylvan-lake

Pilot dead, identified as Mike Paul Chysyk of Saskatoon.



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HiLo wrote:Isn't housing dirt cheap in Calgary with the bust? I know office space is.

It's coming down, daughter just renewed a lease for the same as 7 years ago when she moved in.
Lots of rentals available now.

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If I see an exhaust issue I say something before I pull it. The same thing every time. If the exhaust had to come off, chances are a stud is going to break. It doesn't happen all the time, but enough that before I take the exhaust off I always mention to the owner that they're on the hook if a stud...

I would just assume my flight plan was unclear and state "two souls aboard"

And think no more about it

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I can find insurance for floats but if I have under 50 hours the price is ridiculous. There are places that rent float planes. Not many but they are out there.

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dirtdr wrote:Seriously though, The guys in BC have a good thing going. Facebook group and website: bcgeneralaviation.com

Small correction website is www.bcaviation.ca
Thanks for the heads up

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^ +1 And it's not more fun, it's way more fun! The 172 flies like a bus in comparison. And having flown one, you could jump into the other. I would recommend a checkout, but .... A 172XP needs a checkout though unless you have CS prop experience. The 180/182/185 are quite a bit more of an airplane. ...

So next, is it not feasible for an average pilot to do a roll and stay well within the structural envelope? In a slow rolling plane odds of success would be poor. Faster rolling much easier better odds. I'll play the role of average, possibly below average pilot. I have six hours aerobatics. At the...

Do you have the tools, the knowledge, the space and the time to do the, er, thousands of dollars of maintenance you're otherwise going to have to pay an AME for? Snip..... Whether or not you have the tools and knowledge knowing an AME who is willing to work on an owner maintained aircraft is an ext...

C150. straight floats 400lb useful
C172. straight floats 560lb useful
C172XP. amphibs 560lb useful
C172XP. straight floats 650lb useful

Anything under 750lbs useful is only suitable for day trips. The 150 on floats is not even useful IMHO

YMMV
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I guess I didn't really express myself properly... If a prosecutor doesn't have reasonable belief an individual committed a crime, he will not lay charges. Since, in Canada, it is the police officer who must lay the charge when he arrests you I have no idea which country you are referring to. What ...

AuxBatOn wrote:If you were charged with something, there was reasonable doubt at some point that you were involved.

ROTFLMAO
Which country's legal system are you referring to? Because 20%-30% of charged people in Canada would disagree with you.

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