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by MartinB
Tue Mar 08, 2016 11:30 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Sault College for Aviation?
Replies: 4
Views: 3029

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: 1418

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: 6087

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: 9635

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: 9635

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: 26126

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: 7221

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: 824

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: 1856

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: 4182

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: 6419

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: 10397

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: 2072

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: 2533

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: 6272

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: 4784

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: 5562

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: 10316

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: 6556

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...

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