So an update to the situation. I took some advice on here and went on quite the evidence gathering spree. Some of the highlights include hotel receipts showing me in an entirely different province on days they claim I was in class. Plus one of my favorites is an email directly from the FTU confirmin...

The school charges $1500 for PPL ground school? Even being evil flight school guy I think that's pretty steep and well above the going rate. Are you sure this is what they are trying to charge you for or are there other items on that list? Haha, ya that was my first thoughts too. I assure you it's ...

If they are indeed producing falsified/fraudulent records in an attempt to get money from you then it may be a case for the RCMP to investigate. Of course, that could be going overboard. Oh, and careful with just 'letting them sue you' as they may just turn it over to a collections agency and bye b...

Hello everyone, I just wanted to post about an issue I am having with a former FTU. If anyone has any advice I'm all ears. When I started my PPL at the school I told them I did not require any ground school as I was already taking it through Harv's Air online. I was told no problem and I wouldn't ha...

So when did Justin become chief pilot? I thought the job went to AJ.

There is also the argument for attending a school with a rich history. I have a Diploma from a school no longer around and few would recognize anyway. It still helped, but I rather would have attended MFC from the start. Half the problem with this is that the diploma does not come from MFC but rath...

Sorry I realized after I posted that perhaps a post secondary education may help some at an airline like Air Canada. Although let me assure you that will be many years and many flight hours before you will be able to think of that stage. Perhaps a major airline pilot can shed some more light on that...

I've been at two school's, one being MFC, and I wouldn't have any reason not to recommend them. There is pro's and con's to every school in Canada, the main thing is getting a school will more pro than con and that none of the con's compromise safety. MFC lives up to these expectations. As far as pe...

http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/25/travel/passenger-of-size/index.html?eref=rss_latest&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_latest+%28RSS%3A+Most+Recent%29 (CNN) -- Air travelers usually are prepared for the occasional hectic and overcrowded flight. But all are hoping they...

Update... http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2011/09/22/nb-moncton-airport-partnership.html One of Europe's top air cargo hubs has agreed to promote the Greater Moncton International Airport. The airport has signed an agreement with Liege Airport in Belgium. At the end of 2009, Liege ...

ant_321 wrote:My friends were nice enough to put ice in the water for me and I am pretty sure i went into shock. Thats my story.

I was also lucky enough to get ice. Of course I wonder if it mattered any considering it was -17C on the METAR.

Congrats on your first solo.

invertedattitude wrote:Interesting, with MFC charging extortion rates on their 172's ($170/hr with tax) I need something to make it worthwhile to go flying!

Please at least tell me that is the rate for the 172S and not the M and N models. Otherwise wow how things have changed in such short time.

Scary video. I almost see it as what could have happened to me one day on one of my first couple solo flights. Was on the roll, didn't achieve full power on the tachometer and I aborted. Sure it was annoying to loose my flight but at least I kept myself and the plane in one piece. This really looks ...

Awful lot of pictures of planes that don't have US Registrations in this ad.

I have to wonder for those who answered anything less than $7,000 if their rating was done recently or at least a decade ago. I've personally have heard $10,000 used as a good average cost on a number of occasions but then again I'm not actively shopping around to get an instructor rating anytime so...

Mode C is not a requirement for Class D airspace except when specified in the CFS and even then it is often only for certain altitudes. Hence my remark: I am of course assuming this is a Class D with Mode C Required airspace, if the airspace says nothing about Mode C then I would agree that it just...

There used to be a class D airspace infamous for turning back pilots without a Mode C (students in 152's non-the-less) I had it out a few time with this tower personnel. Making an abinitio student (not aboriginal), do a 180 degree course correction on their maiden long cross country voyage after 3 ...

Lets also not forget this one...
http://news.travel.aol.com/2011/04/23/a ... -of-plane/

Be careful... They could mistake the toilet paper with anthrax or something...
http://www.northjersey.com/news/101410_ ... ested.html

Update..

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/201 ... otice.html

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110217/sc_afp/usastronomytelecomnasachina_20110217095946 Ok so I've only flown VFR so I can't help but wonder if you were IFR and if this actually happened or some other event that would cause the loss of all radio contact (thinking about navigation frequencies too), th...