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- Fri Feb 26, 2021 8:22 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: PC12 on condition?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1415
Re: PC12 on condition?
There's a reason they're not popular outside Ontario. King Airs burn more fuel, have two engines to maintain, but are actually comparable on operating cost. This is due to the PC12's maintenance costs and parts cost. The PC12 is popular in Ontario because of politics and a rigged system to specifica...
- Mon Jan 11, 2021 8:19 pm
- Forum: Porter Airlines
- Topic: Porter Airlines shifts restart of flights date to June 29
- Replies: 106
- Views: 23424
Re: Porter Airlines shifts restart of flights date to June 29
Yeah, they had nowhere to store them. Porter has most of YTZ to store airplanes. Storing planes isn't anything new. They'll do what the manuals need and it will all be okay. Either way, I can't wait to fly Porter again. I wish they'd be able to make a go of it flying west. The east coast has their b...
- Wed Dec 09, 2020 2:00 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Accomodating ATC
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1688
Re: Accomodating ATC
I've had the opposite. ATC seems to be particularly keen to deny requests recently. Overworked after staff cuts, I don't know. It's frustrating when seemly benign requests get denied at increasing frequency.
- Wed Dec 09, 2020 2:00 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Accomodating ATC
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1688
Re: Accomodating ATC
I've had the opposite. ATC seems to be particularly keen to deny requests recently. Overworked after staff cuts, I don't know. It's frustrating when seemly benign requests get denied at increasing frequency.
- Fri Nov 27, 2020 7:36 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Use the Autofeather
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2676
Re: Use the Autofeather
Wouldn't the 4 kts relate to a feathered vs unfeathered prop? A failed engine windmilling will have more drag, more yaw and have a higher Vmca. The pilot still has to control the plane while the prop is manually feathered. Autofeather takes care of that much faster.
- Sun Nov 22, 2020 6:51 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: CAR 700.16 (2) question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 847
Re: CAR 700.16 (2) question
How many Twin Otters are actually operated 704? 9 people and a bunch of gear is enough, can't see the big need for the 10ths seat. Maybe Harbour Air is 704, but I can't see the need in the Arctic or Antarctic. Just put in 9 seats and be 703.
2 more years, and that's all gone anyway.
2 more years, and that's all gone anyway.
- Fri Nov 20, 2020 6:49 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Pilot outlook 2020-2039
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3323
Re: Pilot outlook 2020-2039
If I were starting with 0 today, I'd aim to have my training done early 2022. Balance working and training to enter the aviation industry as low debt as possible spring of 2022. Might be a bit tough for the first little while as things slowly start to pick up. The aim is to be at the beginning of th...
- Tue Nov 17, 2020 6:03 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Multi Engine Training Aircraft
- Replies: 11
- Views: 905
Re: Multi Engine Training Aircraft
If I owned my own Navajo, I wouldn't want to subject my own aircraft to the sort of abuse training will do. Beat the shit out of someone else's airplane, then learn to fly your own Navajo afterwards and can treat it nicer. The Seminole and Navajo aren't a whole lot different, speeds are similar, sys...
- Tue Nov 17, 2020 5:54 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Pilot outlook 2020-2039
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3323
Re: Pilot outlook 2020-2039
Between 2020 and 2039, there will probably be another prosperous time, and another recession and another prosperous time. I expect an economic recovery and back to "pilot shortage" around 2023-2025, things will go well until about 2030. Then the next "end of the world" event, rec...
- Tue Nov 17, 2020 5:49 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: V1 in small twins
- Replies: 71
- Views: 4299
Re: V1 in small twins
I've seen published balanced field and performance data for a King Air with V1, V2 and all. IIRC, it was in the back of a B200 Raisbeck supplement. The numbers weren't fantastic, 5000-7000', depending on conditions, flap setting, load, etc. Certainty didn't consider runway conditions, cause compact ...
- Sat Nov 14, 2020 5:38 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: V1 in small twins
- Replies: 71
- Views: 4299
Re: V1 in small twins
Navajo take-off on a 3500' runway can usually accelerate to Vr and stop. 3500' runway with a 500' clearway, engine fails at Vr + 5 seconds with the take-off continued will fly into the trees at the end of the clearway. The gear is down or in transit with take-off flap, even if it feathers it's self,...
- Mon Nov 09, 2020 12:20 pm
- Forum: Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express
- Topic: Jazz Dash 8 400 Freighter
- Replies: 41
- Views: 14703
Re: Jazz Dash 8 400 Freighter
Yeah hopefully, turn the air stairs into a massive cargo door if there becomes a real Q400 freighter. The rear doors needs to support flight loads from the tail, the front just needs to support the cockpit weight, no controlling and stabilizing forces.
- Sun Oct 04, 2020 5:25 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Porter Problems
- Replies: 29
- Views: 10499
Re: Porter Problems
Eastern Canada has their own little travel bubble as well. So no US and no Canadian east coast. That's a huge portion of their route network. Now Montreal is having troubles. Can't make a lot of money doing YQT, YQG, YAM, YTS, YOW and YTZ.
- Fri Oct 02, 2020 6:52 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Porter Problems
- Replies: 29
- Views: 10499
Re: Porter Problems
Management gets the union they deserve. Porter management has done a pretty good job at taking care of, and being transparent with their employees. Porter as a company is in a shit situation. Not sure what a union could do, can't make customers with a pilot contract.
- Fri Oct 02, 2020 6:27 pm
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: Information about Skycare
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3184
Re: Information about Skycare
Pilots call them Sky-scare. Medics call them Scare-care.
- Mon Sep 28, 2020 3:44 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Lesson Learned, Unionize!!!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4685
Re: Lesson Learned, Unionize!!!
Aren't the Porter pilots sitting at home making CEWS while most other regional pilots go to work for what's similar to CEWS pay? We're all suffering in this crap, some a little worse than others. Porter has always been a little different, not better or worse, just different. This situation is the sa...
- Mon Sep 28, 2020 3:32 pm
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: BETTER HURRY!! THEM PPCs BE EXPIRING!!
- Replies: 34
- Views: 5863
Re: BETTER HURRY!! THEM PPCs BE EXPIRING!!
A more experienced pilot may not be willing to tolerate that behaviour to just fly to build hours and fulfill the new pilot dream. Then said pilot will likely find themselves on EI or working outside of aviation until things pick up. As someone who has worked for a couple of these type of operators...
- Mon Sep 28, 2020 3:16 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: How well do you know your fuel tanks
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2733
Re: How well do you know your fuel tanks
Every king air and 1900 has the same basic fuel system. Exception being the original 100 and perhaps the 90 series (never flew any of the King Air 90s). So to answer your question, I'm referring to the A100, 200, B200, 300, 350, 1900, 1900C, 1900D. Transfer ALL the aux fuel into the mains. If the ma...
- Sun Sep 27, 2020 6:58 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: 703 Piston Twin T/O Perf requirements
- Replies: 6
- Views: 888
Re: 703 Piston Twin T/O Perf requirements
703 needs to meet "all-engines-operating-take-off-distance". No engine out performance necessary. It's perfectly legal to rotate, grab for the gear handle, experience an engine failure and plow into the trees at the end of the runway. 704 and 705 require the aircraft be able to climb over ...
- Sun Sep 27, 2020 6:40 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Will the industry ever be fully back?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1848
Re: Will the industry ever be fully back?
...this will definitely cause many to leave the industry for other careers/retire early as well as discourage many from starting their flight training. I’d agree on 3-5 years unless they unleash more viruses on us. :? I agree that the jobs will return. However it has yet to be seen if they are the ...