I also think its nonsense. But an instructor cant be expected to put his own bookings aside to help the 4 or 5 people get going in the morning. Thats just not his/her job. If its up to me, I'll be going flying and making some money to pay off that coffee I just bought. I'm not saying that nothing sh...

Well if you want to spend $250 an hour for a 150 that can be done for you. They can even roll out a red carpet to the airplane for you. The problem is that everybody wants to rent a plane for the cheapest price they can find. This keeps every flight school in Canada on thin ice.....you get what you ...

Do ya get real cheese or do they think the cheap kraft dinner powder cheese is good enough for bum pilots.

Would it be worth the drive if someone had 1500 hours but just under 200 multi?

and by drive i mean sitting at home waiting for a phone call after applying. My car has horrible lumbar suppor.

Do you know what first year f/o pay is? Do they require any kind of bond...kinda hard to get a hold of them.

JPC is right. You do have some sort of personal grudge to fulfill here. I dont see what the problem is. So what if the plane hit something? It's a flying club, these things happen. The plane had a new engine and prop put in so tell me in your oh so FACT filled world what is so unsafe about that. The...

This is the only thing I have been able to find. Doesnt really explain much though.

http://www.cfra.com/headlines/index.asp?cat=1&nid=12162

Yeah, I also know a guy who has had a couple of his rotax powered planes blow a hole in the engine. Howerver, as far as I know, he still swears by them.

Which engine do you think is more reliable\better?

....or another way of looking at it....

Plastic planes or metal planes??? What would you choose?

Speaking of near misses, check these videos out. Pretty wild stuff.
Be sure to watch the last one and listen to how poorly the ATC deals with the situation.

-you'll need real player to load them.

http://www.ntsb.gov/events/2000/incursi ... _video.htm