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by Chris M
Wed Mar 13, 2024 10:03 am
Forum: Marketplace
Topic: 500 Gallon fuel tank - Toronto area
Replies: 0
Views: 161

500 Gallon fuel tank - Toronto area

I'm part of the Bombardier/Dehavilland flying club and with Downsview closing we're moving everything out from the airport. Our new home will be Brampton which obviously has its own fuel and as such we will no longer need our 500 gallon storage tank. It's a double walled tank, made in April 2022 by ...
by Chris M
Wed Jan 12, 2022 6:39 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Trevor Jacob "staged" plane crash
Replies: 76
Views: 16507

Re: Trevor Jacob "staged" plane crash

- No video of the inside of the cabin before losing power. - Flew in the wrong direction - Wore skydiving gear which he doesnt in any other video - Opened the door before the engine cut out - Crashed into a national park (no chance of getting authorization) - No attempt to restart - Slows the plane...
by Chris M
Fri Mar 26, 2021 7:05 am
Forum: Maintenance
Topic: Source for plastic Cessna panel overlays
Replies: 2
Views: 2033

Re: Source for plastic Cessna panel overlays

Perfect, thanks. The next serial range has the part available and it looks to be the exact same as what I have.
by Chris M
Tue Mar 23, 2021 10:45 am
Forum: Maintenance
Topic: Source for plastic Cessna panel overlays
Replies: 2
Views: 2033

Source for plastic Cessna panel overlays

The old Royalite overlays in our 172M are doing what most of that vintage are and gradually turning to dust. Plane Plastics sells replacements for the LH and switch panels but I haven't been able to find anything for the RH panel. https://vantageassoc.com/airplane/cessnasingle/172/1974172m17261899th...
by Chris M
Tue Jan 28, 2020 11:41 am
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Building Time as a Glider Tow Pilot?
Replies: 31
Views: 4238

Re: Building Time as a Glider Tow Pilot?

I'm planning to become a tow pilot at my club this summer but not for time building. I was warned that the most I could expect was 20-25 hrs/year, which isn't exactly burning through logbook pages. For me it's about learning a new type of flying and being a better pilot. And if I can get some experi...
by Chris M
Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:33 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: USAF Global Express down in Afghanistan
Replies: 3
Views: 1980

USAF Global Express down in Afghanistan

https://www.businessinsider.com/afghani ... ing-2020-1

Taliban is claiming to have shot it down with no survivors.
by Chris M
Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:44 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Pilot leaves towbar on runway??
Replies: 112
Views: 12909

Re: Pilot leaves towbar on runway??

Definitely left it on until takeoff. My bet is that it fell off after rotation/liftoff since anything sooner would have been a pretty good bump to him and hopefully gotten his attention. The damage to that towbar wasn't caused by someone dragging it while walking around. Moral of the story: If you d...
by Chris M
Fri Aug 02, 2019 7:45 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Watch that thumb-switch
Replies: 2
Views: 1517

Re: Watch that thumb-switch

I would have thought a load release switch would be guarded in some manner? Unless the pilot was intentionally flying with the guard open. Seems like a good way to destroy the load and squash people on the ground.
by Chris M
Wed Jul 31, 2019 3:41 am
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: 50 hours and no solo
Replies: 59
Views: 7578

Re: 50 hours and no solo

airway wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2019 12:33 pm pewdipie:

Any Updates?
I wouldn't get too excited - his only activity was these four posts the day he joined, hasn't been back since.
by Chris M
Wed Jun 05, 2019 3:18 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Split winglets
Replies: 6
Views: 3869

Re: Split winglets

Boeing rolled out an in-service upgrade for the NG's a few years ago. The winglets aren't quite the same as the Max though - the Max ones are more symmetrical whereas the NG ones are closer to an old winglet with a baby one tacked on to the bottom.
by Chris M
Mon Jun 03, 2019 6:48 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Bose aviation headsets...pleased be advised:
Replies: 83
Views: 11453

Re: Bose aviation headsets...pleased be advised:

Why bother with an authorized service center? It's not like you're trying to protect your warranty at this point. You have a 10-20 year old discontinued product, just bring it to an audio electronic repair shop and have them fix the wiring. Or patch it yourself. If the boards are still good then it'...
by Chris M
Mon Apr 29, 2019 7:04 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: What bases and routes do you think the A220 will have?
Replies: 30
Views: 9320

Re: What bases and routes do you think the A220 will have?

220s won’t be ETOPS, they said the airplane is too small for any overseas flying TC gave it 180-min ETOPS in January. It's been tested for New York-London, so overseas routes should be a very solid possibility. https://www.aviationtoday.com/2019/01/17/airbus-a220-etops-new-assembly-line-shutdown-de...
by Chris M
Mon Mar 18, 2019 10:35 am
Forum: Maintenance
Topic: Canadian sources for interior plastics
Replies: 4
Views: 2016

Canadian sources for interior plastics

It seems that someone crushed the plastic interior panel around our 172's windshield frame (left front door post, the one with the soup can vent in the top). Are there any Canadian sources for interior plastics? We might swap a few things out at the same time and brokerage fees and shipping from the...
by Chris M
Wed Mar 13, 2019 11:49 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: SR20 "Runway Excursion" at CYKZ (Buttonville)
Replies: 25
Views: 3447

Re: SR20 "Runway Excursion" at CYKZ (Buttonville)

Less of an excursion and more of a road trip...
by Chris M
Fri Mar 08, 2019 5:33 am
Forum: Corporate
Topic: Great news for the Global 7500...
Replies: 16
Views: 5381

Re: Great news for the Global 7500...

Under what CARs subpart do experimental flight test aircraft operate? 702? 604? Is there some caveat in the 500 series CARs for this type of operation? I'm genuinely curious. This one is a fully certified production model. Of the 5 flight test planes only one had a production interior installed, th...
by Chris M
Tue Mar 05, 2019 9:34 am
Forum: Corporate
Topic: Great news for the Global 7500...
Replies: 16
Views: 5381

Re: Great news for the Global 7500...

There's a closed off crew rest cabin at the front of the plane with a flat folding seat. It's the room just aft of the door:

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by Chris M
Fri Mar 01, 2019 9:45 am
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Don't block the pumps
Replies: 8
Views: 958

Re: Don't block the pumps

I usually push/pull the plane away from the pumps if anyone else is waiting or if there are a number of parked planes behind me. Quicker than starting, don't feel so rushed, and no chance of sand blasting anyone. Pumps are a high pedestrian area and I'd rather keep spinning props far away from soft ...
by Chris M
Fri Mar 01, 2019 7:21 am
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Maximum glide
Replies: 5
Views: 709

Re: Maximum glide

Assume it's toast and plan accordingly. You can attempt a restart but priority one is to set yourself up for a survivable landing. The only exception I can think of it if you were clearly in an environment that could kill your engine - heavy icing, or ash cloud if you're a big plane - where descendi...
by Chris M
Fri Feb 15, 2019 4:30 am
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Glider Flying
Replies: 9
Views: 969

Re: Glider Flying

Having gliding experience first is a benefit but if you're only going to be doing it for one summer before heading off to school I don't know how much you'll gain from it. You do learn good skills and confidence from gliding but without a bunch of hours to really ingrain those traits I suspect it wi...
by Chris M
Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:01 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: New drone rules for Canada...
Replies: 52
Views: 6692

Re: New drone rules for Canada...

What exactly is the definition of a drone? Does that term cover ANY unmanned aircraft? In my mind a drone had always been something with some degree of autonomous capability or able to be flown via onboard cameras, whereas a line-of-sight aircraft is simply an RC toy.

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