I've deleted my posts in this topic, save the first one.

Condolences to all involved in an unfortunate accident.

stl

I read in the Winnipeg Free Press that the ceilings were 300 feet and 1 mile vis. This makes me angry! You have to know they probably weren't flying IFR. Alaska is NOT a place you want to be f*king around in IMC (not that you'd want to anywhere else...). :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: RIP to th...

r22captain wrote:

nothingbeatsflying wrote:
According to articles, the captain used to fly for Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. My understanding is that they fly with NVGs. Maybe he just wasn't used to unaided night flying anymore?

No. MNR is a day VFR operation.

Not true, they fly with NVG's regularly.

Been away for a while, I see this thread was pulled for some sniping - otherwise a pretty good read. Keep the civil discussion going... it's a good thread minus the stuff I removed.

stl

Always! Don't eat too much of the kid's candy now...

Beefitarian wrote:I demand one of the mods brings a 172 to YBW so I can fly it at a cost of $12 plus fuel to make up for the oppression. Other wise I will pout.



...more.

Lmfao!

... ...perhaps like with state aviation regulations...there have been too many rules on avcanada that were designed to filter out the douchiness of a few contributors, but it also handicapped some of the great early members of this site as they slowly become extinct. ... Truer words have never been...

Private pilot's flying Biz jets around. Seems like a splendid idea.

Would love to know his hours on type, currency, training, and regularity of flight.

Well, Mao was a little off in that assessment, as the best things in life are not achieved by running with the herd - we both know that. Yes, I fear you are right in terms of changing instruction, but on the positive side of the ledger you don't have to look far to see generally very high quality in...

It just isn't the full story Ok, let's try to keep this simple. I have been told over and over again, by young flight instructors, that they don't have the aircraft handling skills to land a 172 on one wheel, as you would during a crosswind landing. I accept the above as axiomatic. Given that, thes...

STL It is interesting that you talk about "necessary" risk. To me it is obvious that more risk is present when you have actually shut down an engine in a light twin vs setting zero thrust. Yet the training value is exactly the same. If the correct zero thrust power is set the airplane will perform ...

It's about taking unnecessary risks. Ask your insurance underwriter, then get back to us. Doc et al, What are "necessary risks?" I ask, because in thousands and thousands of hours over an extremely wide range of tasks in both airplanes and helicopters, including SAR, Medivacs, and other such applic...

Colonel Sanders wrote:

incompetent instructor

... and these are the guys we want shutting down
engines in twins during training?!

The issue is not the concept.... if you have incompetent people in flight training, therein lies the entire problem du jour. Unless of course the Race to the Bottom is to go unabated.

May as well just hang it up right now then, I guess? Sounds like a very dangerous thing, this "flying" stuff.

Sorry Doc,

Gotta say, I'm with Ragbag 100% here. What next, we stop doing flight training altogether and just fly SIMs?

Mountains out of molehills here guys, not much else.

Please, just let it end....

Also not everyone has the luxury of having a turbine engine with huge amounts of thrust directed straight down :) FYI, long before I came to helicopters, I flew Super Cubs, 185's, 206's, Islanders King Air's and others in the mountains every day. It's not what type of engine or flying machine you h...

I'm a little concerned about what I'm reading on this thread. Just to make sure I'm understanding you all properly, this discussion is about flying OVER the mountains, not through them, correct? From what I can see in the posts above it certainly feels that way, and should that be the case, it's NOT...

If it makes you feel any better BPF, when I first started Modding here I'd actually edit people's posts for spelling, grammar, and punctuation... was like pushing an infinite rope, so it wasn't long until that ended!

my instructor said to keep my feet on the floor, no rudder helped avoid the stall/spin. Does that make sense? I want to shoot myself right now. No. That makes ZERO SENSE. Please keep your limbs attached the controls at all times. Please see above post. Thanks for confirming what I suspected. Sorry ...

CFR wrote:my instructor said to keep my feet on the floor, no rudder helped avoid the stall/spin. Does that make sense?

I want to shoot myself right now. No. That makes ZERO SENSE. Please keep your limbs attached the controls at all times.

Please see above post.

Not this again. Guys, mountain flying is NOT about semi, or actual aerobatic manoeuvres done at the last moment (Usually a moment full of seriously eroded airspeed and altitude, or bad weather btw). It's about solid decision making within the context of your skill set - which for the VAST majority o...

FWIW, IDK WTF you're talking about. LOL Kids these days - SNAFU.

Thanks for this Gilles, I'm passing it around to all my friends and co-workers, and going to write a response to it given the address of the recipient is included. I just got off the phone this morning with a co-worker who is looking for work as there is so little out there... he's only got 10,000hr...

Year by year, my issue with the HAC and its Executive grows. This is yet another example of why, despite its claims to the contrary, the HAC is counter-productive to a healthy Canadian helicopter industry and a total farce. The HAC should be ashamed... I don't care what justification the membership ...