I and two others I know have had to deal with cancelled flights in the last month or so. Three hour wait for me, another drove to destination and a third scrambled to catch Porter at YTZ. Weather was reasonable to great.

Connections are acquaintances that you meet along the way. You meet by hanging out where pilots hang out. More likely success is hanging out where other pilots working toward piloting careers hang out, as they will be the ones that are likely to be the future connection at a commercial carrier. From...

What would you say to him … well … the best is listening. You can express condolences .. then invite in future you are there when needs someone to talk to. You have given much insight to many pilots through this forum. This is a real tragedy and you are closer to this father esp with the recent int...

As expected, it did not end well... C-FYKL, a privately registered Aeronca 11ACX aircraft, was conducting a local flight from Tobermory Aerodrome (CNR4), ON, with only the pilot on board. Shortly after takeoff from Runway 12, an engine cowl became unlatched and began flapping in the airflow. The pil...

From TSB.... C-FEUE, a privately operated float-equipped Cessna 180J, was conducting a visual flight rules (VFR) flight from the St-Étienne-des-Grès/Hydravion Aventure QC (CHA2) water aerodrome to Lac Sacacomie, Quebec, with a pilot and a passenger on board. During landing, the pilot lost control of...

GBNE does not have auto thrust. Makes one think that thrust was manually reduced due to overspeed warnings. They had three ASI's on board. Majority rules but pitch and power wioll save the day. Should be memorized. One aircraft that I flew was typically 85% N1 and 2.5 degrees nose-up typically in c...

From TSB.... C-FFHJ, a float-equipped Cessna 172M operated by Aero Loisir Inc., was conducting a local familiarization flight over area lakes under visual flight rules from La Macaza/Mont-Tremblant Airport, QC (CYFJ), with an instructor and a pilot on board. During a touch-and-go on Lac Mosquic head...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-b52-stratofortress-crash-california-base-9.7236076 Really hoping that it is not a Canadian guy I have talked to(know his father). Was sad to see the names listed today. His father got me in contact, and I had texted with him and had a nice phone conversation once as...

Sounds like they did exactly that, except for the first few seconds/minutes of confusion? It's not like you have tons of speed margin between overspeed and stall at FL400... Attitude differences between both speeds can be quite minimal, especially if you're also levelling off and your power may or ...

From TSB.... C-GKJA, a privately operated Cessna R172K floatplane, was conducting a visual flight rules (VFR) flight from the Ticoupe River, approximately one nautical mile west of Lac-Saint-Jean Aerodrome, QC (CYDO), with only the pilot on board. During the takeoff roll, the aircraft veered to the ...

From TSB.... C-FICS, a privately operated Cessna 180 floatplane, was conducting a visual flight rules (VFR) flight from Ste-Véronique, QC (CSW9) seaplane base with only the pilot on board. During the takeoff roll in strong winds, the pilot lost control of the aircraft, which capsized and came to res...

Once you have unreliable airspeed, time to ignore the overspeed and stall warnings and fly known pitch and power settings. Airframe buffet remains accurate. Cruise thrust and pitch should be memorized and an early level off with an emergency declaration may be appropriate as you will have a greater ...

From TSB via Google Translate... C-FOCU, a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver on floats operated by Killarney Air Services Ltd., was conducting a local test flight from the water basin at Sainte-Hyacinthe Airport, Quebec (CSU3). During the takeoff roll, seeing the end of the basin approaching, the pilot real...

From TSB via Google Translate... C-GQOT, a privately operated Mooney M20C, was conducting a visual flight rules (VFR) flight from St-Mathieu de Beloeil Airport, QC (CSB3) to Joliette Airport, QC (CSG3) with one pilot on board. While on approach to CSG3, power fluctuations were reportedly observed. N...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-b52-st ... -9.7236076

Really hoping that it is not a Canadian guy I have talked to(know his father).

TC owns this not AC. There is a presumption that a government document that is presented is valid and correct. Therefore I don't think that it is reasonable that AC should be held accountable for accepting a document that the presented fraudulently altered. What should never have happened is that i...

Does AC fail? Apparently, many years ago, a pilot from a company that I was working at went to Air Canada. At some point after working there, it was discovered that she had false entries in her logbook. This pilot was not fired but of course, the pilot was also from more than one group for which AC ...

The guy must have been in a panic a few years back when TC announced the new booklet license.

C-FCGG, a privately registered Cessna 172F, was departing Runway 32 at Guelph Aerodrome (CNC4), ON, with one pilot on board. During the takeoff roll, the aircraft overran the end of the runway. The nosewheel collapsed, and the aircraft overturned. The pilot sustained minor injuries and was transpor...

Do you think an arbitrator is going to give the AC pilots back all that they have given up (or had taken away) over two decades? Do you think an arbitrator is going to upgrade work rules that are arguably the worst in the industry to a level that is comparable to US legacy carriers? Don't you think...

Honestly, this is Brutal. Airline Pilot job started out, like the Skilled Trades today. You could say and do anything, and keep your job. Slowly, the employment pool became more saturated, and the rules involved in the profession, driven by Employers and the Government became more stringent. Now, w...

“Wall has been charged with fraud over $5,000, public mischief, two counts of uttering forged documents and three counts of possession of counterfeit mark, Peel police said in a release issued after Tuesday’s news conference.” https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/air-canada-pilot-licence-project-...

(Who here reduces thrust as weight drops? Or analyzing the clouds to figure out where the fronts are while flying at 380?) Isn’t that a basic of LRC? True….in today’s world of automation, one could easily fly their career safely while unaware of this. Plus, on big jets, I noticed significantly less...

Air Canada has publicly stated that the individual held a valid Commercial Pilot Licence. They have also stated that he completed the company’s training program, passed recurrent training and flight checks, demonstrated a high level of competency, and that safety was not compromised. Those are not ...

From TSB... C-GFIR, a privately-registered amphibious Cessna A185F, was conducting a VFR flight from Saskatoon/John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (CYXE), SK. to Nemeiben Lake SK. While landing in gusty conditions, one of the aircraft's floats dug in and the aircraft flipped upside down in the...