"We will all just have to agree to disagree! And as a side note, duh its a twin, but still going to lose power and suddenly dip when losing one. And I've flown on helijet, not even 1 of the 4 pilots impressed me at all. Accepting mediocrity, and crashes so long as nobody is killed, is just not ...

Ahramin is correct. The chopper arranges his path to skirt the end of the boat, under power, blade loaded up, well under control, and smoothly eases around to an "into wind" landing. Further, the aircraft is a twin-engine S-76; so... Engine failure? Angelsang, do you have ANY rotary wing t...

Never low fly in an area you haven't recce'd before. And never make a second pass...

Canada slide into communism because of lockdowns and a few restrictions?

Sweet Jesus. Good thing you weren't around during WW I and WW II. You'd have blown a gasket.

Questionable thing before touchdown?

Didn't see anything untoward...

The Canadian Aviation Regulations (CAR 602.02.1) state: 602.01.1 No person shall operate an aircraft in such a reckless or negligent manner as to endanger or be likely to endanger the life or property of any person. Note that there is no talk about landing, hovering, low flying, or 'just passing by'...

Bede:

Concur.

(Instructional background in pistons, jets, and helicopters)

I'm now running on a "Private" certificate, but my restriction reads: "Must wear hearing aids or noise cancelling headset."

I actually have to remove the hearing aids when I wear NC headsets as there is some feedback in the aids when the NC is activated...

You CAN deviate from an accepted clearance, but you must communicate the reason... Cleared for take-off: "XYZ is aborting take-off; engine problems". Or, "Nose wheel shimmy". Or, "No airspeed indication". Or... Cleared for landing: "XYZ is going around; unstable&qu...

"Once you accept a takeoff clearance you must follow it."

That's not strictly correct... Under what conditions could you change your mind and what would you say...?

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Digits and RedandwhiteBaron: I could have declared an emergency or a PAN and that would have forestalled the "infraction", but it really wasn't either. I know they don't mind rolling the equipment, but no assistance was needed other than to not panic, fly and land the airplane, and have th...

You cannot be violated for turning an cleared "touch and go" into a full stop IF you had sufficient reason to do so. Years ago, a tentative violation was filed against me for executing an overshoot after being cleared four miles back for a full stop. The other pilot and I were calibrating ...

PilotDAR: What was the reason for the 1500 fpm climb? Couldn't get it to satisfactorily stall otherwise?

In concert with Shayne, if I was the owner of a certified aircraft and took it to an AME for the annual, I would expect that to be charged for time spent on searching for applicable ADs. Any AME who takes the word of the owner that "...these are a list of applicable ADs on the aircraft" an...

I'd fly the Max in a heartbeat; in a front seat, not in the back!

Sideslipping to lose altitude is a very useful tool to have in your grab bag of aviation tricks. My current ride (RV-7A) doesn't like to slow down - it's almost a case of "you can slow down or you can go down, but not at the same time". I have sideslipped from the turn-to-base all the way ...

Allan8552: I flew 15 years corporate in a company where we were all aircraft captains and swapped seats every leg. On those legs where I was in the right seat, I logged 'co-pilot'...

John

In your comparison of the two training systems, don't forget an important difference: the military gets to train the "cream of the crop" who are close to the peak of their learning ability. Now, the "cream of the crop" will excel in either system, but the military doesn't have to...

Just for comparison; mid- to late- fifties:

Chipmunk: 15 Dual 11 Solo
Harvard : 92 Dual 61 Solo
T-33 : 49 dual 32 Solo

Them was the Good Old Days...

Started keeping a logbook in 1957; latest entry is a few weeks ago.

Kept for personal satisfaction...