Surprised there hasn't been any mention so far of the pilot with his experimental that's gone missing somewhere in the Kawarthas. Hoping for a positive outcome, but it's been a few days... I don't know him but keeping him in my thoughts.

Any info?

Yeah yeah, made the same post in the Transat forum. But doesn't the fact that now half of the established, major airlines in Canada need funding, and the largest one of the other half already went bankrupt, point further to the systemic issues of operating under the Canadian government instead?

The general rule for any safety sensitive position that specifies certain medical requirements is that you need to wait 5 half-lives before operating. For example, Zopiclone, a common hypnotic prescribed for insomnia, has a half life of 5-6 hours. Cannabis has a half life measured in days. Cannabis...

They probably didn't account for the 9x the sqrt of tire pressure. What rookies. Probably faked their ATPL. :lol: Naw, I don't buy any hydroplaning or related runway issue. If that was the cause in such light rain and wind it would be happening all the time at YUL. Something else had to have happene...

That's really, really surprising. Especially as we've been in a phase for decades of downsizing and closing any airport where GA is the majority of traffic. Some other plan or strategy in the works?

"Project Icarus"

Great job to the entire department for their years-long investigation and the ensuing media celebration.

I'll sleep soundly tonight.

This is a very typical salary structure for any government position or department that involves doing any actual work. High floor, Low ceiling. They exist in their own world.

It's completely outrageous! Didn't you all watch reefer madness? That stuff will kill you! My brother is CBSA, has a gun, and their policy isn't even a hard time limit- it's just "don't be under the influence". But given how dangerous pot is, they must be outliers.... along with every other industry...

I love everything about this thread, from the way it was bizarrely dredged up, to the way that if you replace "Climate change" with "Round" it would read exactly like something on a flat earth forum. Try it, it's fun!

Are there those that don't, as a practice?

Back when I was our school's MIFR guy I did all the time, and that was just business as usual. It was great never being constrained by VFR, so we were able to fly virtually every day as long as our finicky airplane wasn't grounded.

I don't necessarily agree. Plus, our current system in Canada/North America is much more YOS and left seat weighted than other countries. This means that our worth is more rewarded by loyalty rather than experience. Given a 25 year capt could be forced to make a lateral move to a similar employer at...

It's just so unbelievable frustrating, and ludicrous, and STUPID, that as airline pilots, our salaries are tied exclusively to the tenure we give to a company, who could fold at any time and not reciprocate anything. A 25 year captain at Spirit, with a lifetime of experience flying MD's, Airbus, etc...

There are unfortunately very few people who are immune to the eventual temptations that come with position of power. It appears Doug Ford is not one of those people.

This debacle revealed where his priorities now lie, and shows that his time is up.

On an unrelated note, I need a labourer to do some work at one of my sites. It's a great opportunity for an aspiring pilot. Why? I'm a pilot. Some of my friends are pilots and come hang out to drink beer. If one of them looks at a hole and thinks "Hey, nice hole" I might mention it was dug in 12 ho...

On an unrelated note, I need a labourer to do some work at one of my sites. It's a great opportunity for an aspiring pilot. Why? I'm a pilot. Some of my friends are pilots and come hang out to drink beer. If one of them looks at a hole and thinks "Hey, nice hole" I might mention it was dug in 12 hou...

I don't live on Avcanada nor do I have any desire to engage in all of your combative posts. Enjoy your Easter weekend.

All very, very good, enduring advice. When I started in this field I was 30 years old, with 200 hours and zero industry experience- but a bit of life behind me working and running businesses. It was XSbank and CDNpilot77 who really coached me on resumes, interviews, and what really matters to the gu...

I think we all agree that there are few things more annoying than detached people that are all about virtue signaling.... Well, the funny thing about the term virtue signaling is that it doesn't define a perspective or direction, so it actually goes both ways. The common denominator is that these wa...

I have no idea where you're even going with this but you sound mad about it.

And simulations proved that Sully could have landed if he had precognition and turned instantly. But somehow the ditching wasn't labelled his fault... oh yeah, because of the acceptance of human factors and decision making processes. To suggest that these pilots could actually carry blame, for havin...

piedpiper wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2026 4:07 pm Respectfully, your experience from 2008 is irrelevant.

Why?

Heard there's a particular username that literally only exists to start random posts like this for a year or two now.

It is funny to see the results though, between some guys that get all wound up, and opinions from others who couldn't even run a lemonade stand.

4000 is the final altitude on the STAR before it terminates to vectors. That's it. Clear as day, besides being in an enlargement box. You might be with a Center controller, or even Terminal, that has no mandate or knowledge of runways beyond changing the STAR for flow East or West, and regardless it...

Well when actual TS pilots tell you that there are plenty who don't speak French fluently, I'd perhaps be inclined to believe them over others, but hey, fill your boots.

skybluetrek wrote: ↑Mon Jan 05, 2026 8:34 am

Babar350 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 04, 2026 4:14 pm We're overstaffed.

How come they're posting more job ads?

they're hiring, but I think I'm picking up what Babar350 is putting down lol.