It's certainly been a rough week for runway incursions and as much as the topic of pilot situational awareness always bears repeating, these latest incidents reinforce that ATC is just as capable of losing the big picture. They are working in an imperfect system and are just as prone to human error ...

So schedule is 2 days call out at the least. Usually much more? Correct. But if something big happened they’d want that aircraft’s engines lit asap. Right on. Interesting! Does that mean you can't have a beer like ever? or take an afternoon trip like a 4 hour drive away or something? Just in case t...

Likewise, I’m doing 200-250 hours per year for the owner. Shortest callout has been 2 days, but very rare. I typically know my trips months ahead of time. I take vacation around the aircraft or fly the ‘missus’ out if I am somewhere fun. If I have something special going on they’ll get a decent con...

Likewise, I’m doing 200-250 hours per year for the owner. Shortest callout has been 2 days, but very rare. I typically know my trips months ahead of time. I take vacation around the aircraft or fly the ‘missus’ out if I am somewhere fun. If I have something special going on they’ll get a decent cont...

Tough decision, indeed. Perhaps there were better outcomes here, tough to say without complete hindsight 20/20 armchair flying, but there certainly were far worse scenarios if that engine had stopped entirely at unfavourable point in the dark. We’ll chalk up zero souls lost a win in this tough scena...

Here's a great one for laughs. "BC Yukon air" on pcc is asking for 2000hrs to fly a Piper cub ! :lol: :lol: Hope to god they were late on april fools First off, it’s a Beaver/Super Cub position. Next, did you read the part about it being for BC Parks and Forestry personnel? Also, how about that loc...

April 17th

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Advised ATC that he would not be communicating further with them, 5000ft per minute descent in a 172, apparent suicide. Yet another case of enacting a permanent solution to a temporary feeling. I assure you, it’s not worth it, whatever you’re going through, reach out to someone, spread that load, yo...

I’m not sure what I was expecting when I saw that headline, but the condition of that A350 sure caught me off guard. Incredible work by the JAL flight attendants to get everyone out quickly without losing anyone; true professionals.

:o thank My last corporate gig, we all started at 4 weeks Likewise for me. Many operations (not all) that are not affiliated with management companies tend to treat their pilots a little more humanely. A management company without strong influence from an aircraft owner will treat you like a disposa...

My last corporate gig, we all started at 4 weeks Likewise for me. Many operations (not all) that are not affiliated with management companies tend to treat their pilots a little more humanely. A management company without strong influence from an aircraft owner will treat you like a disposable, inc...

NCR-023-2023.pdf What region you in? I sent mine in Dec 6th, Prairie Region. Nothing received yet. Ontario. I’ve tried calling and emailing. Is there any extensions available that anyone has seen? I’ve gone through the advisory circulars to no avail. NCR 23-2023. Good until end of August 2024, if y...

Sent mine almost 90 days ago, still waiting, expire in a month. What a miserable process. What region you in? I sent mine in Dec 6th, Prairie Region. Nothing received yet. Ontario. I’ve tried calling and emailing. Is there any extensions available that anyone has seen? I’ve gone through the advisor...

Sent mine almost 90 days ago, still waiting, expire in a month. What a miserable process.

You may find this link to the Disney movie trailer interesting to follow up with ...... https://youtu.be/cTCeX3CCdB8?si=DEuSOn8GiaU4zca2 Dammit I was so exciting to see the movie. But such a disappointment. It leaves out so many details that are crucial to the story. Even my non pilot friends were ...

The weight is spread across 2 seats now, without cramming an extra 180 into the additional seat with them. Extra safe, score one for team chunky.

Your momma gonna read this and be very upset.

Southwest doesn’t have assigned seating, so they’ll tell the large person they will accommodate them. They board the large person on the aircraft in the “extra time” boarding group, so they are on early and get their extra seat. People aren’t dumb, so no one will try to sit next to the large person ...

Gravel protected 737-200 with -17 or better yet, -17A engines. The sound alone is a crowd pleaser and lets the wife know to get rid of her boyfriend before you can get home. Takeoff from a gravel strip somewhere north of 60, land at a major airport in the south on the same day. A joy to hand fly, be...

Long story short, Fedex has a 700 pilot surplus and that number is growing. VP of Flight ops advises the pilots that PSA (American Airlines Regional carrier) will give them a $250,000 signing bonus along with a direct path to mainline to make the switch and that pilots should consider taking them up...