I always just select business travel. I am there on business so it's correct. Nope. Not correct. Just usually accepted as the closest option available at the kiosk. Airline crew may be there "on business" but not as defined for a B1 business visitor visa. Examples of what a B1 visa is intended for ...

The Chinese strive to maintain face at all costs. They are truly screwed with HK: if they don't intervene forcefully they will lose face at home. If they pull another Tiananmen Square, they will massively lose face internationally and they know it. IMO the only reason the tanks haven't rolled yet is...

Wow! Are you my new internet bully? If you can't maintain a civilized discussion, you can always resort to a personal attack. But then, most people will just avoid you - which is what I will be doing. Likely why the discussion ended. Nice job shutting down this thread. Slow clap... Yep, the thread ...

My file is sealed. It was 35 years ago. If some authority anywhere in the world asks me if I was ever charged, the answer is no. They will never find out. Is it a lie or is it just semantics? Dont care, the answer is no. Well, no, despite your weak self-justification it's not "semantics" it's still...

I was on track for a EU passport pre-Brexit, and the other solution marry my European seems a bit overkill...

Think I'd still rather bumble along with the Canadian passport than have to do an interview just to get a visa for the good old US of A.

The question is: "Have you ever been convicted of an offence for which has pardon has not been granted?" And your answer is no. And for that matter, if it's asked any other way the answer is still no. And arrests mean nothing. No. The wording is key. The question you quote is a Canadian legal requi...

I left the industry 10 years ago and maybe thats the only reason I can afford my own home today. We'll see how it goes when I get back in. But yea, it's not just aviation, wages are stagnant almost everywhere. I left Canada over 10 years ago and I can easily afford my own home. Just don't want one ...

Source is Wikipedia so take it for what it's worth, but the B767 has a glide ratio of about 12:1. The B787 has an estimated glide ratio of approximately 21:1. The wing is bonkers. Burns no fuel in cruise but the flipside is it's a PITA on descent and approach at times. A fun scenario in the sim is t...

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 ...