For the sake of discussion the terms "status", "category", and "classification" can all be used interchangeably. I'm quite aware that even without a visa any Customs entity has to assign something to non-citizens entering a country. But said "status" isn't really in question, the full particulars of...

Even a turnaround flight needs to clear customs before returning to Canada. Yes, I know. But I remember the procedure as more cursory than having the entire crew enter the terminal for processing. Or do you have to do that now? I was told a couple times to select Business travel as the purpose. Tha...

I have a question for the collective brain: what Customs procedures do those Canadian pilots who fly commercially to the US use when entering? Not referring to turnaround flights of course, only if you have to clear Customs. Over many years of entering/exiting the US I've never had any problems, but...

I'd be interested to get Eric's thoughts on this one, particularly as its being identified as a Norwegian plane. It is a Norwegian leased flight, but not a Norwegian aircraft or crew...kind of an important distinction. http://i63.tinypic.com/2lac2v4.jpg Orlando airport doused in jet fuel when Norweg...

Each real world event was slightly different than what the article stated but that seems to be the way it is with most malfunctions, few of which are exactly the same as the written aircraft manual. But I think it shows that one might want to consider an alternative to taking off if the engine is g...

Just be aware that using a sim card plan from one country internationally can be problematic over the long term if the provider spots that the card is being used more outside of the country of intended use than in. Most fine print agreements will state this. This is referring to contract plans - eve...

Let me toss this out there...if we really want pilots with good hands and feet - and the MAX issue is demonstrating that in spades - how about making an aerobatic endorsement mandatory, particularly if it is on a tail dragger? Hit two birds with one stone - better hands and feet from a tail dragger...

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You got it... no one really cares.

Well, at least you're honest - that DOES at least explain a few things we hear from my beloved fellow North Americans!

Pure incompetence. Have to agree. Using fatigue as an excuse to completely mishandle a stall recovery is just not on. Or if one is actually so tired they don't know that pitching up at low airspeed is a bad idea, then they're not fit for duty and shouldn't have reported. The fact that the accident ...

I'm not saying it that way, it makes less sense than just a clear readback. Reading it back the way you're supposed to IS the clearest way. No one really cares what you think about who's the "master of the English language" or what you "believe is superfluous" or other such irrelevant nonsense. The...

Just a small point, but RRSP "tax refunds" are actually "tax deferrals" - you still pay tax on the contribution when you withdraw it in retirement. Hopefully at a much lower tax rate, of course. But I'm not hopeful that tax rates will be lower for retirees in the future than they are now, given the ...

Of course it will reduce the speed, but a key difference between large and small aircraft is how long it takes to slow down due to inertia and aerodynamic efficiency, which is why large aircraft (or small high-performance ones) are fitted with speedbrakes. The point is the situation was already out ...

Maybe study your proper radio phraseology so you don’t sound like a douchey American but it’s not really that different. Please do. Still needs a lot of work. Hear Canadian flights coming into London every day, some sound more American than the Amurricans. And read the damn Jepp/LIDO notes on WHAT ...

I think it will happen. Just look at how many planes could have been saved if there was an override from the ground. Paine Stewart, Helios, Germanwings, heck... the four airliners in 9/11. And if you can override or even operate the flight from the ground... with one operator managing several aircr...

Lots of great advice here! Most of it is standard knowledge, but then I am over 50 so have had time to hear it before.... Nice to see it so well presented and all in one spot. The career path of a pilot adds its own nuances ie moving, bonds, seasonal jobs, ..... A young fella at work once told me h...

No one is trying to "blame" anyone, not in the finger-pointing sense. But to suggest that the crews of any of the accident flights mentioned do not bear a measure of responsibility is foolhardy. MCAS did not cause the crew to reach 340 kts. The AF FO pulling full aft sidestick for minutes at a time ...

@jjj Exactly. Any situation can become unrecoverable if you allow it to proceed way too far without the correct intervention. I hate straw man videos like this amateurish clickbait shit. @confusedalot Not sure what your point is - that simulator time has little value? Have to strongly disagree with ...

The guys had taken off in Night VMC condition with scotch tape on all their Static ports. The 737-8 accident crews had similar experiences..... No. It was daylight VMC with the Ethiopian accident. Even with a delay to account for startle effect, an unreliable airspeed/ spurious stall warning should...

Confusedalot, How would an MCAS failure look differently in a simulator compared to a stab trim runaway? What are the differences in the emergency drill? Answer: there is no difference. That is false. 1) The Standard Runaway trim fault does not have a stall warning and stick shaker associated with ...

The QRH page you posted isn't current and hasn't been since the fall. If you believe MCAS is uncommanded trim and thus should be cut out anytime it runs how will it remain certified? I think I'm done here. Enjoy the bigger Boeing's. How has the new QRH page/procedure changed? Or are you just being ...

Youtube videos by "Professor Simon, EU Resident" featuring some bizarro homemade sim in someone's basement. Rambling on about "technic".

Seems legit.

My bet isn’t that Onex sells off Encore it’s that they buy Transat and merge it into Westjet. Hope you didn't bet too much. Who is this brooks clown? Air Canada has just bought a company. WestJet has just been bought by a company. I know the words sorta sound like the same thing, but they're really...

More like D-Bag Air.

Rapping about climate change, buys a private B767.

Makes sense.

Hopefully they see the mess that is swoop and kill it before it wastes more money. Or they could go the other way and focus on expanding Swoop with its lower cost base. Which strikes me more as exactly what buyout specialist companies like Onex do - merge coincident operations and cut the highest c...

Any good proprietary logbook software will have the option to output your data in a more raw format (ie .csv, comma delimited etc) so the fear of losing your data due to obsolescence is a bit overblown. Excel is great for complex accounting, total overkill for a logbook, and fugly as any other MS pr...