All pilots were called back in March and 2 or 3 additional are being training at this time. All but one DH6 has been back in the air since early April.

Really sad situation...his wife just had a new born on Sunday (May 23rd) and they have 2 other young children! Hopefully P and passenger are found alive and are just using the survival kit until a helo comes by for a lift!

Good to hear, they should probably have a little refresher with their crews. I always used the "aircraft approved" car seats when taking my kids anywhere in an aircraft, most of thier flying experiences pre 5 yrs were in King Airs/99's/1900's. The risk of injury in an accident is far greater in a pe...

Duplicate post - see http://www.avcanada.ca/forums2/viewtopi ... 54&t=45695 "Barenaked Lady in Crash".

Cheers.

Actually I have the Lyc engine manual hear on my desk. I agree that fuel is used for cooling and there's a longer ground roll. This procedure as with many isn't a catch all. When you're doing it in the dirt/shorter runways, the program changes. Maybe I should of been clearer - if you set 40" on the ...

Chieftain (TIO/LTIO540) as in rated for 43" at takeoff, normally full throttle gives 46-49". 40" would be a reduced power takeoff, and brutally hard on the cylinders (lack of fuel)? Not to mention, reduced power not being an approved maneuver for the machine? Max MP of 43" on take-off is what the t...

Eyes wide open Donald?

If you'll notice - I was commenting on the TIO540/LTIO540, T as in Turbo-charged.

TIO540/LTIO540 - PA31-350 Engines are pretty sensitive. If you want to reach TBO or go on an extended TBO program you better take care of them. Tannis/Little Buddy heat in the winter and cowl covers for a couple of hours (at least) before that special time. Start it, idle at 1000, bring it to ground...

I have way to much time in the Tomahawk(PA38) to admit to, and a fair bit in the 150. I'd vote for the tomahawk any day over the 150. Seating position is much more comfortable in the PA38 then the 150, better Vis., easier to enter/exit. Just make sure all the AD's are completed, and don't forget the...

First when I was instructing I used to plow snow in the winter to help pay the bills, occasionally if I pushed the snow a certain way it would cover the windshield of the pick-up, I caught myself many times at 4 AM looking down for the DG and staying on the gas...instead of slowing down.

Looks like it's true. They had some interesting aircraft. Adam Aircraft Suspends Operations Englewood, Colorado, February 11, 2008 —— In a difficult but necessary move, Adam Aircraft Industries suspended operations today at its facilities in Colorado. This measure was required due to the inability o...

It wasn't the whole cowling, just the horse collar at the front. Not good, but not as bad as originally posted.

The diving part probably isn't the problem, diving with Nitrox at that level can give you quite a bit of bottom time - although I haven't looked at my dive tables lately. The problem is that quite often fresh water lakes have very poor visibility, especially when you get into lower levels. I don't k...

Sorry, I never noted the exact time. However it would of been around 2250 - 2310 lcl I believe. No idea on the CFR stuff although there was a fair bit of equipment around on landing.

You can't do it for 52 weeks. See Commercial Air Service Standard (CASS) 720.16(1) Here's the Standard - Assuming you're operating under 703 - Air Taxi. If you're operating under 704 then it continues to get more restrictive. The simple way to think about it is you're allowed to do it provided the o...

Didn't sit on the runway after it landed. It taxied in and parked at the terminal. Watched the whole thing, go and come. Pretty uneventful.

Starting pay is $16,800 - Dispatcher or groomer/hz ops guy. It sucks. Not a split shift - in HZ you normally either work the morning shift of evening shift. If you work in the Charter department in YG you also get checked out to do some sightseeing/aerial surveys in the 172. If your a dispatcher in ...

They're supposed to do a show in Moncton also (June or possibly July during the national COPA convention). They're going to park on the ramp by the old terminal and will be performing (oddly enough) over the Peticodiac river between Moncton and Riverview? That's the word.

Not sure if anybody has noticed, there's also a requirement to have Stabilized Constant Descent Angle Approach (SCDA) procedures in place to get the Ops Spec's for non-precision...As far as I know this can only truely be done with an FMS?

14% tax. Don't forget PE Air flys their aircraft two crew unlike most PA31 operators (so pay is split). I believe there is a 3 year pay structure for each aircraft as the upgrades come, and they do come fairly quickly. From what I'm told there's also dental/medical and an RRSP program. There's a few...

I believe it was the same river that flooded it's banks and wrote off the Piper Chieftain prototype and the second Cheiftain test aircraft. Back in the early '70's prior to Piper moving everthing to Lakaland, FL.

Try the SkyOx web site. They've got a wide variety of units and half descent prices. If you can order under a company letter head you can get some good prices. They have quite a mark up. They won't advertise this unless you question them. I've used the SK 12-24 and the SK 11-40 they work great with ...

I was on the flight, took a 35 min. delay out of YYT for maintenance on the anti-skid (MEL'd probably) and the aircraft was returned to service. The touch down in YQM was a little firm but nothing to think twice about, shortly after the aircraft began with heavy breaking and that's when the popping ...

Fiddle with the autofeather, try the test mode?

You're right it's not in the AFM. I believe it's only noted in the Flight Safety training manual. The way it was explained to me is that 99% of the time when the fuel press. annunciator illuminates, it's only a problem with the boost pump, although there is that chance there could also be a problem ...