As noted above: the thing about many light twins like the Baron is that the conditions associated with the single-engine climb chart require: (iii) Landing gear retracted; (iv) Wing flaps retracted; (or in most favourable position) There is no guarantee that any of these aircraft will climb until th...

Years ago, another Irving pilot and I did a flight from Saint John to Boston on something like a Metroliner - it was a cigar tube with wings. On the flight, there was someone whose previous evening had been enriched by much beer and pickled eggs. After some minutes at cruise altitude, the result of ...

In days gone by, the host country went last...

I have seen no disrespect in any of the questions or comments...

J

"How is charging for that time taking advantage?" I was going to mount a vigorous discussion, but rookiepilot beat me to it. At my local airport, I have seen one of the local trainers fire up as we boarded our aircraft (formation flight); we fired up, taxied to the ramp, performed our run-ups etc, t...

"Alas, “airtime plus .2” is expressly forbidden by Transport."

I hope they never ask to see my logbooks: they will notice a certain pattern in all my recording of hours...

TK: I understand the point you were trying to make. Engine "ON" to "Engine Off" DOES take advantage of the student.

During my short civilian instructing period, we used "Up, Down, plus point two". Worked well...

J

Trey K: when renting an aircraft in Fredericton some thirty years ago that "flight time" was from chalk to chalk. That was from an FTU. Was there another way of doing it? Did FTUs only charge for air time at some point?

Wasn't flight time always thusly defined?

In over sixty years of flying, there's always been "air time" and "flight time". Was there a time when the definitions were different?

J

Not much to disagree with here...? The crashes leave some people with a bad impression of civil light plane aviation, said Williams, but he doesn't believe that should be the case. "In reality, it's a pretty safe way to spend your time as long as you watch very carefully the few very basic rules tha...

By and large; piston engines are the hardest to operate; jets the easiest. And I second the motion about the Garrets on the Turbo Commander: turn the switch to initiate the start sequence. A speed switch triggers ignition and the introduction of fuel; another speed switch disconnects the starter. En...

G_W: thanks for that. There is no doubt that Air Cadets are motivated; however, those figures go a long way to explaining what can be accomplished if flying training is encompassed in a relatively short period.

I don't have access to any data but someone here must: Every year, qualifying Royal Canadian Air Cadets undergo training leading to their PPL/wings at various FTUs across Canada. This training is completed during the summer months... Probably July and August. It would be interesting to get data rega...

"I flew through Quebec on my way to PEI last summer at 182 knots and came very close to a mid air near Sherbrooke due to a french position report that I could not understand." And do you know how many "near collisions" there are when the participants are speaking the SAME language? Your little incid...

Concur with youhavecontrol: There's nothing wrong with the marking system. The problem lies with examiners who are not marking honestly. Probably economic considerations. I doubt that examiners will start giving "1s" on the previously marked "2" exercises; they'll probably give "3" and continue to p...

"A stabilized approach.... etc"

And then the pilot destabilizes the approach by slowing to touchdown speed.

(;>0)

"...and by the way s69a, there is a difference between an explanation and an excuse." Similar to my parents: "That's an excuse, not a reason" Anyway, our little group flew about 118 children this past weekend without a hitch. The happy smiles on the faces of the children was more than enough reward ...

Try http://auroraaviationacademy.com/

They are just starting up in Vernon, BC which wouldn't be that far from you. They will be offering single and twin training.

Digits: I'll try and put it more simply. I may have not been too clear in my explanation. Mea culpa. The whimper from some in the pilot group is "Why were we singled out? Why not everybody else?" So... To reiterate: given the pissing and moaning from the pilot group (who constitute a small portion o...

Photofly: Given the pissing and moaning that came from the pilot group, can you imagine what would have happened if the directive had been aimed at both groups? Many people get on their high horse, pull a Don Quixote, and ride off tilting at windmills. Without realizing that they're riding pygmy she...

All the children we've flown have been brought to the venue accompanied by their parents, guardians, whomever. During the sign-up, ground-briefings, etc. the children are rarely out of sight of the adults with whom they came. It is only during their time airborne that they are in a situation that co...

Who said it was fake? Silly. Of course there was a time element between the events, but it had no bearing on me. The actual time spent doing the two items was negligible. Again, if people just don't want to participate, just say so. Stop using silly excuses in an effort to justify your decision...

My experience: A few minutes on the internet to submit the required form. Subsequently advised that I'd have to also go the fingerprint route. Presented myself at the local RCMP Detachment and had my prints electronically sent "away". Paid the required fee to the city. ($25.00) My approval subsequen...

Our club just finished a mini-C4K last week-end and have another scheduled for mid-July. Luckily for us, most of our pilots realize that it's about the children and not them. Regardless of all the arguments against only having the pilots doing it, or having to do it at all, you either want to partic...

ctt: "Is it appropriate to ask "I fly" at what altitude and A/C he had for a 180+ rtn to landing ?"

Absolutely.