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- Mon Apr 27, 2015 8:07 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Jobs in Quebec for an Anglophone
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3836
Re: Jobs in Quebec for an Anglophone
While there are some nice exceptions, the vast majority of the time, if you don't speak French and more importantly, with a local accent, then you are going to be discriminated against. The places mentioned are almost guaranteed to trash an anglo resume and probably give you some dirty looks if you ...
- Tue Apr 21, 2015 2:56 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: I thought I had a Pilot' license.....Rant Alert
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3883
Re: I thought I had a Pilot' license.....Rant Alert
Didn't they screw up the name? Aviation Blue Book? It never ceases to amaze how boffins will invent their own complicated language, rules and regulations that constantly escalate the difficulty in comprehending "their language" that no one else uses. In Australia, they have what is called "Part 61" ...
- Fri Mar 27, 2015 3:55 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Germanwings A320 Plane Crashes in Southern France
- Replies: 203
- Views: 49716
Re: Germanwings A320 Plane Crashes in Southern France
The data speaks volumes. Pilots report mental health problems at a fraction of the rest of the community. That means a very large number of pilots do not get the help that they need when they need it and another large group take themselves off work or they get told to take a few weeks off. If a "str...
- Thu Mar 26, 2015 8:38 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Germanwings A320 Plane Crashes in Southern France
- Replies: 203
- Views: 49716
Re: Germanwings A320 Plane Crashes in Southern France
Some good logic in the posts. The balance of probabilities favours the locking of cockpit doors. We can bet that every airline will now insist on pilots having one of the passenger service crew or even a marshal in the cockpit in the event that a pilot needs to go to the bathroom. Then there will be...
- Wed Mar 25, 2015 11:35 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: RIP Leo Arseneau of Sudbury
- Replies: 0
- Views: 855
RIP Leo Arseneau of Sudbury
It's a tragedy I did not expect to read about and that's the death of Sudbury Lawyer Leo Arseneau. I never flew with him but knew him as a lawyer in Sudbury and it was our joint interest in flying that got us together about a computer IFR simulator. For me he was an incredible mentor. He once did a ...
- Tue Mar 24, 2015 10:17 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Germanwings A320 Plane Crashes in Southern France
- Replies: 203
- Views: 49716
Re: Germanwings A320 Plane Crashes in Southern France
Three things seem to be relevant. First, not mentioned in many of the reports that they selected 7700 at the top of the descent. Second, the crew don't appear to have been conscious after that as there was no radio and no change in heading or rate of descent till it hit the deck flying. That seems t...
- Sat Mar 07, 2015 11:54 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Instrument Instructor - qualifications
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7046
Re: Instrument Instructor - qualifications
It's rather interesting in that Canada has no real qualification for teaching IFR and, leaves it up to the industry which in Canada does a reasonable job of it absent some exceptions. The Canadian approach may seem inadequate to those coming from other countries but its simple, easy to understand an...
- Wed Mar 04, 2015 9:40 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Instrument Rating
- Replies: 49
- Views: 5554
Re: Instrument Rating
All the schools you named will do a great job.
It should depend on which is closest to you and
who best can suit your time frame.
It should depend on which is closest to you and
who best can suit your time frame.
- Mon Mar 02, 2015 4:45 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Instructor rating?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1583
Re: Instructor rating?
If it is two years or thirty years it does not make any difference. Written Exam(s), ride . Once you go past a few years without using it, it is rather intimidating when you start dusting the cobwebs but one you do the appropriate review and practice then its like riding bike. The longer you are out...
- Mon Mar 02, 2015 4:41 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: First Air Crash Resolute Bay August 20 2011
- Replies: 488
- Views: 101301
Re: First Air Crash Resolute Bay August 20 2011
The youtube video is for a non-aviation audience but it gives the substance of the causes of the accident. The report takes a lot of reading but again, the same substance leaps out that any comment on would probably not be appreciated on this forum. I'd like to pose the question of in this particula...
- Sun Feb 15, 2015 1:48 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Building a home flight simulator
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2535
Re: Building a home flight simulator
The size of your screen is of little importance when it comes to IFR. A projection screen might sound great but all you need is your panel in front of you. If you are practicing IFR the less you see outside the more of a challenge it is. Try it, do your approach with or without a real horizon and or...
- Sun Feb 08, 2015 9:55 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Aircraft on highways in Ontario FYI.....
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3862
Re: Aircraft on highways in Ontario FYI.....
I've lost count of the number of times apparently perfectly good aircraft have developed "engine problems" that justified an emergency landing on a road from which they took off later on. I recall a having a highway go past the front door and two cars would block off the highway to enable an aircraf...
- Wed Feb 04, 2015 6:10 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Aircraft on highways in Ontario FYI.....
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3862
Re: Aircraft on highways in Ontario FYI.....
Thanks Bede,
Just the stuff I need to read when I'm having trouble sleeping.
Just the stuff I need to read when I'm having trouble sleeping.
- Wed Jan 28, 2015 6:20 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: TC to FAA licence conversion
- Replies: 40
- Views: 14558
Re: TC to FAA licence conversion
I spoke to TC last week and the conversion process is alive and kicking
at least for anyone converting a licence or IFR rating from a US to Canadian.
at least for anyone converting a licence or IFR rating from a US to Canadian.
- Mon Jan 19, 2015 6:36 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Zero forward visibility
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2280
Re: Zero forward visibility
Welcome to the world of Russian Roulette played out by .. running when every sane pilot sits it out. As mentioned, towers, trees and god knows what else are likely to kill you sooner or later and they do. These are the jobs and people you walk away from and stay alive while eventually, you read abou...
- Mon Jan 19, 2015 6:32 pm
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: Instructing in Another Country
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1405
Re: Instructing in Another Country
You can have 1,000's of hours of instructing and in the vast majority of cases, you will still need to do a ride and written exams which will be easier if you have some experience but, its still a learning curve going to another country. I do not know of a single country where you can instruct on a ...
- Mon Jan 19, 2015 6:23 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Gravel Road / Private Unprepared Landings Surfaces
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4232
Re: Gravel Road / Private Unprepared Landings Surfaces
I used to live on 80 acres with a small strip on it in Northern Ontario, the neighbour also had a strip running at 90 degrees, when the ground was still wet, we would block of the highway with a car under where a power line crossed the road and an unnamed pilot would land and taxi off and park in th...
- Sun Jan 04, 2015 10:57 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Training in the states. CPL SE vs. ME
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1297
Re: Training in the states. CPL SE vs. ME
Correct, You can be Mult rated in the USA and NOT be able to fly a single engine and I found myself in that situation once. I had to do an ATP Ride in a Cessna 150 to gain that privilege on my licence. If you reach a good standard with good instructors in the USA you should not have much of a proble...
- Sun Jan 04, 2015 10:48 am
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: At a crossroads, need some advice
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11869
Re: At a crossroads, need some advice
You might as well regard the need for an IFR rating as being necessary 99% of the time you are being considered for employment and even with low hours, you will be no different to every other pilot who had those hours and experience at a stage in their lives. Even with thousands of hours, if your IF...
- Sat Jan 03, 2015 12:30 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Cornwall Aviation
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4761
Re: Cornwall Aviation
I recently renewed a rating with Cornwall. I can tell you that at other schools it was difficult to get an instructor who was available when I was ready. I knew of them decades ago and I regret not going there sooner. The numbers of rides done at Cornwall are a significant percentage of all the ride...
- Thu Dec 25, 2014 9:51 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Quick IFR renwal (prefer sim based)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1014
Re: Quick IFR renwal (prefer sim based)
It will be worth the drive for you to go to
Cornwall where its a very productive and efficient
organization.
Cornwall where its a very productive and efficient
organization.
- Fri Dec 05, 2014 9:29 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Haven't flown in five yrs
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5291
Re: Haven't flown in five yrs
Depending upon experience, getting over not having flown for donkeys years be it 3 or 20 years, you can do the conventional PSTAR and a review or, Renew an instrument rating after re-writing inrat. Renew an instructor rating after re-writing the written. A flight review can typically take an hour an...
- Wed Dec 03, 2014 9:48 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: 787 Battery Issues
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2610
Re: 787 Battery Issues
It's a tragic reality that batteries were put into aircraft without proper design protections be them of any form since they were first put in aircraft. The latest 787 reports on their battery show a delinquent design that failed to have the minimum level of acceptable safety. Each cell needs in a h...
- Wed Dec 03, 2014 9:38 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: INRAT validity
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1258
Re: INRAT validity
I doubt that you have ever written the INRAT so therefore your question is irrelevant
- Sun Nov 30, 2014 1:10 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: YYZ Occassional Crash Pad required
- Replies: 0
- Views: 477
YYZ Occassional Crash Pad required
I am looking for an occasional crash pad within public transport range of downtown YYZ.
PM with details.
Thanks
PM with details.
Thanks