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by whistlerboy02
Sun Feb 11, 2024 6:33 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Challenger 600 crashes on Florida highway
Replies: 35
Views: 4382

Re: Challenger 600 crashes on Florida highway

Digits, my first post was incorrect, we only manually transfer fuel forward from the tail as part of an abnormal checklist. The tail tank is irrelevant on a flight this short we would never use it. Left/right transfers are standard procedure and done all the time. We generally go wings to an Aux/Col...
by whistlerboy02
Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:04 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Challenger 600 crashes on Florida highway
Replies: 35
Views: 4382

Re: Challenger 600 crashes on Florida highway

Is there a configuration in which both engines on a Challenger 600 would be running from the same fuel tank?
Only in an abnormal situation as part of a checklist. Never simply to balance fuel. The Challenger was built to cross the ocean, we have double and triple redundancy on most system.
by whistlerboy02
Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:34 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Challenger 600 crashes on Florida highway
Replies: 35
Views: 4382

Re: Challenger 600 crashes on Florida highway

Challenger 604 has all the modern CVR and FDR requirements so we should get a full picture of what happened. It carries loads of fuel without consequence so guys usually carry lots extra, Engines are a variant of the A 10 Warthog engine that you can shoot with a cannon and they still keep running.
by whistlerboy02
Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:17 pm
Forum: Corporate
Topic: French?
Replies: 4
Views: 641

Re: French?

I've picked up Charter customers many times in Quebec and they are fine with just English. However an owner would be less tolerant with his full time crew. I have heard of guys not getting jobs because the owner wanted a French speaking crew, which is fine.
by whistlerboy02
Sat Nov 18, 2023 3:59 pm
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Captain cl 605 execaire
Replies: 19
Views: 3032

Re: Captain cl 605 execaire

Agreed its $180,000 for a Challenger Captain these days, plus all the usual benefits
by whistlerboy02
Fri Nov 10, 2023 1:35 pm
Forum: Corporate
Topic: Dedicated or seat swap?
Replies: 6
Views: 1852

Re: Dedicated or seat swap?

PIC flies Out
SIC flies Back
If the SIC is green then fly from the right seat for a year until after first recurrent. Get left seat qualified at 1st recurrent swap seats after that.
Eventually just alternate days as experience grows.
by whistlerboy02
Fri Aug 18, 2023 7:33 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Having issues with Medical?
Replies: 39
Views: 7159

Re: Having issues with Medical?

Honestly, a two crew medical should be simple for anyone to get. I hope Covid showed that extending the renewal dates made sense and didnt effect safety.
by whistlerboy02
Fri Mar 11, 2022 5:59 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Self-Adhesive Vinyl Flooring Review: Is It A Good Choice?
Replies: 3
Views: 1029

Re: Does Arinc have the ability to display Jeppeson approach plates

Not that I can I see, I use all three, and the approach plate option on the Arinc Direct app is unreliable and useless as far as I can tell.
I just switched to Foreflight, not a huge fan yet but its ok. I still need the Arinc app for the oceanic stuff, and plotting charts
by whistlerboy02
Sat May 22, 2021 6:02 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Flight Planning for Group 1 ride
Replies: 5
Views: 1047

Re: Flight Planning for Group 1 ride

FltPlan.com but make sure you know what everything means on the Nav Log
by whistlerboy02
Mon Mar 29, 2021 6:25 pm
Forum: Corporate
Topic: Flight planning...
Replies: 9
Views: 5793

Re: Flight planning...

ARINC for the win!
However you didn't say what and where your flying so any advice your getting might not be relevant.
A heavy international jet has different needs than a King Air
by whistlerboy02
Fri Feb 12, 2021 6:35 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Learjet to end production
Replies: 10
Views: 1369

Re: Learjet to end production

People don’t want to drive in small cars and people don’t want to fly in small cabins. Now you can have a mid to large cabin with equal or better performance than a Lear.
by whistlerboy02
Thu Jan 14, 2021 12:59 pm
Forum: Corporate
Topic: Bizjets 101
Replies: 5
Views: 7675

Re: Bizjets 101

Maybe after 9 years without a post, its time for Avcanada to unstick his imported aircraft thread from the top of the Bizjet page?
by whistlerboy02
Tue Dec 29, 2020 12:17 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: "COVID pricing" for aircraft sales?
Replies: 13
Views: 1590

Re: "COVID pricing" for aircraft sales?

I was told the correct price for the CAD should be 80 cents US, but we are well below that currently. I agree aircraft prices are nuts currently, I sold mine last spring for almost full asking price. I am waiting till reality sets in, and will purchase in a year or two. I have a specific type I want...
by whistlerboy02
Thu Jul 23, 2020 5:03 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Airplane stuck in the states
Replies: 90
Views: 10220

Re: Airplane stuck in the states

Airline down, fly it home, 14 days quarantine is your best bet. I recently crossed the border both ways in a private aircraft and it was a non event.
by whistlerboy02
Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:50 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Post-Simulator Quarantine?
Replies: 22
Views: 3402

Re: Post-Simulator Quarantine?

I just came back from training in the states. Take your uniform and wear it on your return airline flight to Canada as it saves confusion when clearing customs. I told them I was flight crew returning from training and they did not ask for any documentaion. I also took a covid test when I returned o...
by whistlerboy02
Fri Jun 26, 2020 6:33 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Unable to Receive Chiropractic due to Travel
Replies: 6
Views: 1442

Unable to Receive Chiropractic due to Travel

My Chiropractor refuses to see me due to my recent travel (which is totally their right). Has anyone bumped into this? Has anyone found any guidance for for health care providers related to treating essential workers? I expect to be out of the country weekly for the foreseable future and wouldn't mi...
by whistlerboy02
Fri Jun 19, 2020 5:01 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Private aircraft import
Replies: 42
Views: 4716

Re: Private aircraft import

Plan on spending 10% of the value of the aircraft satisfying Transport Canada If it has a damage history, even an old one, don’t do it. If it has any weird mods installed, make sure they are also allowed in Canada HST due at the border. If there’s any way you can buy a similar aircraft with a C reg ...
by whistlerboy02
Sat Jun 06, 2020 2:24 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: New Challengers for DND?
Replies: 10
Views: 2581

Re: New Challengers for DND?

Good choice. Nobody is upgrading their 601's with FANS and CPDLC. We even had a 604 sold off for parts
by whistlerboy02
Fri May 22, 2020 9:55 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: TSX: CHR, AC, EIF, ONEX
Replies: 26
Views: 7089

Re: TSX: CHR, AC, EIF, ONEX

I asked my Investment advisor about buying AC stock and this was his reply: The tricky part for investors is figuring out if a bailout is going to come, and then if it does how does it effect shareholders. For example, when the government bailed out GM during the 2008/2009 crisis the company was abl...
by whistlerboy02
Wed May 06, 2020 6:57 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Covid 19 testing for those of us still working
Replies: 17
Views: 3305

Covid 19 testing for those of us still working

Some industries are testing everyone and rightfully so. For flight crew unless we have symptoms and go to a hospital we won't be tested. I am hoping as testing improves all essential workers will be allowed access to testing even if we are symptom free. Ontario's guidelines below show how narrow the...

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