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by MartinB
Tue Mar 08, 2016 11:30 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Sault College for Aviation?
Replies: 4
Views: 3211

Re: Sault College for Aviation?

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by MartinB
Thu Jan 28, 2016 1:10 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Joining the Air Force
Replies: 1
Views: 1516

Joining the Air Force

Questions were already answered
by MartinB
Mon Nov 09, 2015 4:08 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Current Bird, Bucket List, Dream Job
Replies: 43
Views: 7289

Re: Current Bird, Bucket List, Dream Job

-Zlin 242
-Dash 8 Q400/Classics, Cseries, A330, 767, 787, and/or a large bizjet like a G550 or Falcon 7x.
-Porter or Air Canada would be ideal. That or a well run corporate flight department.
by MartinB
Wed Oct 21, 2015 12:41 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Porter CSeries/Airport Expansion
Replies: 60
Views: 11007

Re: Porter CSeries/Airport Expansion

. I wonder though, since Porter has already stepped pretty far outside their original business plan what's preventing them from setting up in Pearson with both the Q and C Series? If they get stuck with the jets, maybe what they could do is keep the Q's at YTZ and operate the jets from Pearson and ...
by MartinB
Tue Oct 20, 2015 5:57 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Porter CSeries/Airport Expansion
Replies: 60
Views: 11007

Porter CSeries/Airport Expansion

Well I guess that's it unless Deluce has a few more tricks up his sleeve. I'm disappointed. I was looking forward to eventually drinking free Steam Whistle on my way home to Calgary... http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2015/10/20/porter-push-for-island-airport-jets-is-dead-says-adam-vaughan.html
by MartinB
Fri May 15, 2015 11:35 pm
Forum: Corporate
Topic: Do people aspire to be corporate pilots?
Replies: 63
Views: 28025

Re: Do people aspire to be corporate pilots?

I aspire to be a corporate pilot. The majority of my classmates in my college program drool at the thought of flying 777's at Air Canada, but I would much prefer a great corporate gig like that of ., C208, and Jet Jockey. The lifestyle of a corporate pilot seems to be a better fit for me. I'd love t...
by MartinB
Wed May 13, 2015 11:55 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Government subsidized training in Ontario
Replies: 66
Views: 8579

Re: Government subsidized training in Ontario

I would second those opinions. As a graduate of one of the Ontario subsidized Colleges, they used to be, "challenging." Now it seems anyone with a heartbeat and some money can graduate. Failed the year end qualifier? Oh don't worry, just take the year again and keep trying. The more pilots that gra...
by MartinB
Thu May 07, 2015 10:53 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Which Ontario Transport Canada Office is the Fastest?
Replies: 1
Views: 883

Which Ontario Transport Canada Office is the Fastest?

I screwed up majorly and decided to give my aviation medical and a few other important flying documents a trip to the washing machine. :oops: Needless to say they didn't stay intact and it looks like I simply left some tissue paper in my pockets. I have my PPL qualifier exam on May 20th and I need a...
by MartinB
Sat Apr 11, 2015 10:26 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Getting better at flying...without flying?
Replies: 15
Views: 2126

Re: Getting better at flying...without flying?

Reduce power (+/- 15'' MP in our case, depending on the day, loading, winds, etc), let the aircraft decelerate, add some flaps (1st notch for us), lower the nose to an attitude for 85 kts, TRIM!!! Only after all this is done should you move onto your next task. Now the students job is to monitor th...
by MartinB
Tue Mar 03, 2015 5:42 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Porter
Replies: 3
Views: 4295

Porter

What would the outcome be at porter if their expansion plans don't fall through? Will they just remain the small niche regional airline they are right now and maybe throw in a few other routes to provide at least a little growth? Will they maybe operate the Cseries out of other airports like YOW/YUL...
by MartinB
Thu Dec 18, 2014 11:44 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Maldives Sea Plane Operations
Replies: 10
Views: 6673

Re: Maldives Sea Plane Operations

This would be a neat gig!
by MartinB
Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:26 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Canadian Jetlines five Boeing 737 MAX 7's
Replies: 38
Views: 11144

Canadian Jetlines five Boeing 737 MAX 7's

http://worldairlinenews.com/2014/12/15/canadian-newcomer-jetlines-selects-boeing-for-five-boeing-737-max-7s/ Jetlines (Vancouver) and Boeing (Chicago, Seattle and Charleston) today announced an order for five 737 MAX 7s as the new Canadian ultra-low cost carrier builds its future fleet. The order, v...
by MartinB
Thu Oct 23, 2014 8:41 am
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Out of Province student applying for College/University
Replies: 12
Views: 2340

Re: Out of Province student applying for College/University

Edit: I thought I knew everything. Was I ever in for a treat!
by MartinB
Wed Oct 15, 2014 9:11 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: HSI in c172
Replies: 19
Views: 2825

Re: HSI in c172

If I were considering putting an HSI in a 172, I would definitely have a look at Aspen Avionics . I have never used one of their systems, but it looks like exactly the right kind of thing for a 172, and probably about the same cost as a traditional HSI. I think Sault College has installed them in t...
by MartinB
Sun Oct 05, 2014 7:57 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: What was the first airplane you flew in?
Replies: 72
Views: 7794

Re: What was the first airplane you flew in?

My first flight was on an Air Canada DC-9 from YYZ-YOW when I was 3 months old in 1996. The first flight I actually remember was another Air Canada DC-9 from YOW-YQB (No idea how old I was, but I remember it). My first flight up front was with the cadets on a 172 in 2010 on a 3 hour fam flight from ...
by MartinB
Thu Sep 25, 2014 9:17 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: More expansion! YYZ-AMS, 2x daily YUL/YYZ-CDG, YUL-VCE, etc.
Replies: 5
Views: 4923

Re: More expansion! YYZ-AMS, 2x daily YUL/YYZ-CDG, YUL-VCE,

All this expansion is making me quite excited about my career! The end goal is looking quite great to me right now. :)
by MartinB
Thu Aug 14, 2014 8:23 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Open Mic!
Replies: 23
Views: 6127

Re: Open Mic!

When I was joining my friend for some circuits at CYBW last summer, somebody in a 172 forgot to turn on his transponder before taking off and when ATC made this pilot aware of this and after the pilot replied, we could hear the pilot start getting all pissed at the controller and saying derogatory s...
by MartinB
Fri Aug 01, 2014 11:56 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: 767-300ER it is!
Replies: 26
Views: 10885

Re: 767-300ER it is!

No Quarter wrote:Hawaii in the winter, Europe in the summer. Asia, South America and Fiji in the future.
YES PLEASE :D
by MartinB
Mon Jul 28, 2014 6:36 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: DHC-8-400 Combine announced
Replies: 20
Views: 6930

Re: DHC-8-400 Combine announced

Canadian North will be all over this I think. When they replace all of their 732's with the new 733's, what are they going to be flying into those remote communities with gravel strips that are usually flown with 732 Combies? It'll be a bit of a compromise but there's not much of a choice. Or is the...
by MartinB
Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:20 pm
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: AirSprint Fleet Transition
Replies: 282
Views: 98426

Re: AirSprint Fleet Transition

You guys at the hangar across the taxiway at YYC can expect my resume + cover letter when I'm qualified enough to be considered for a pilot position. Air Sprint seems to be a very unique air operator in Canada. I've never seen such a transparent company with regard to pilot pay and working condition...
by MartinB
Mon Jul 14, 2014 3:41 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Conflicts Please Advise
Replies: 73
Views: 14663

Re: Conflicts Please Advise

Thanks for clarifying guys! I guess not only would saying "any conflicts...please advise" take up more air time on the frequency than necessary, but I guess it also invites everybody in the area to key their mics. http://x2.fjcdn.com/comments/A+Soviet+Russia+joke+You+re+++kidding+right+_70644fbdbc23...
by MartinB
Sun Jul 13, 2014 10:15 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Conflicts Please Advise
Replies: 73
Views: 14663

Conflicts Please Advise

I was just curious about something. A lot of pilots here seem annoyed about people adding "any conflicts please advise" to their transmissions on the unicom. Since I'm not a pilot YET, I thought I'd inquire about what to say instead so I don't become a nuisance on the radio right off the bat. So wha...
by MartinB
Sat Jul 12, 2014 12:22 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Cat & Doc
Replies: 278
Views: 27593

Re: Cat & Doc

Martin, my instructor -- I had a fairly decent ppl IP -- used to say the dangerous period is from 1-300 hrs, because at that point somewhere you think you know something. Remember that. I now have 600tt, cpl and Ifr, and I know nothing. Well, almost nothing. I'm happy with my most recent flight, be...
by MartinB
Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:49 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Cat & Doc
Replies: 278
Views: 27593

Re: Cat & Doc

As a person who will begin flight training in September (technically January) at a puppy mill situated where Lake Superior and Huron meet, I really do value the knowledge that I've gained from the old timers on this forum like cat when he used to post more, colonel, and many others. I also enjoy the...

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