An aircraft is only on vectors when it is radar identified. You absolutely can use via direct right off the ground. It is the pilots responsibility for terrain clearance. It is there responsibility to turn on course when safe and able.
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- Sun Jan 13, 2013 8:17 pm
- Forum: ATS Question Forum
- Topic: Cleared "via Direct"
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6429
- Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:39 am
- Forum: ATS Question Forum
- Topic: YYZ STARs
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2865
Re: YYZ STARs
Well a topic that pilots and controllers can finally agree on!!!! From our perspective the STARS are a complete pain in the arse. The old one worked quite fine in my opinion. It was much easier to sequence arrivals into the terminal. It was easier to hold and meter in to the bedpost as well. Having ...
- Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:42 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Emirates 380 de declares an emergency and heads to YOW
- Replies: 44
- Views: 8141
Re: Emirates 380 de declares an emergency and heads to YOW
I was working that afternoon/evening. This is nothing new. You people are making something out of nothing. We were landing in a runway 15 configuration which obviously means reduced acceptance rates for yyz. So yes there was holding. Yes there was some weather and wet runways as well. Nothing new. D...
- Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:23 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Air Canada pilots call in sick, fatigued, and blind.
- Replies: 124
- Views: 14087
Re: Air Canada pilots call in sick, fatigued, and blind.
Ahhhh I find it quite amusing reading these posts at how HYPOCRITICAL some of you pilots are when the shoe is on the other foot. When you guys were "the customer" during ATC labour disputes, you all cried job action and illegal strike rhetoric. Now that AC pilots are proceeding with what some specul...
- Fri Feb 03, 2012 7:40 am
- Forum: ATS Question Forum
- Topic: Percent that pass
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10662
Re: Percent that pass
Applying yourself to theory can be mastered by anyone if you put in the tremendous hours required to recall all the information. Taking that information and understanding how to use it in a very quick and dynamic workplace with factors such as stress, task management, prioritizing workload, coordina...
- Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:58 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Canada to send six CF-18s for Libya 'no-fly' mission
- Replies: 142
- Views: 11312
Re: Canada to send six CF-18s for Libya 'no-fly' mission
I find it ironic that the biggest arms deal France ever made was with Libya!! Some 200 fighters purchased. Loudest war drum beating was from France. My two cents. Other than that GODSPEED to our boys and girls!!!!
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- Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:09 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Questions for YYZ Tower?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4261
Re: Questions for YYZ Tower?
Giddy up Hedley!!!! EXACTLY.
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- Sun Mar 13, 2011 5:45 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Questions for YYZ Tower?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4261
Re: Questions for YYZ Tower?
Eloquently said Cossack. My point exactly. Alot of times I am left with a situation that does not conform to the flow of traffic that I was expecting. May seem great and efficient to the pilot on departure but when handed off to the enroute, but the extra vectors to get you climbing and on course ma...
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 7:47 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Questions for YYZ Tower?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4261
Re: Questions for YYZ Tower?
In reference to "rog". For the record, all things may not be as rosey as they sound!!! YOU (pilots), may think he is the cats ass of ATC, but that is not the opinion from other ATC'ers. Without trying to sound derogatory, alot of scenerios get "fixed" after coming from departure with vectors and spe...
- Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:27 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Anyone have an abnormal ECG on Cat 1?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 12935
Re: Anyone have an abnormal ECG on Cat 1?
I too had an abnormal ECG in my early twenties. This after years of military flying/ medicals. Also, I had been to DCIEM only a few years prior running through the guantlet of tests that they perform without ANY issues. Needless to say, I was sent for a stress test AND ultrasound of the heart. Absol...
- Fri Jan 07, 2011 7:57 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: UA Pilot spills coffee diverts to YYZ and media is dumb
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3074
Re: UA Pilot spills coffee diverts to YYZ and media is dumb
I was working on this particular night. The crew did NOT cycle through the 7500 code on purpose. The console was so fried that when they tried to cycle 7600 they couldn't. The radar returns interpreted it as a 7500. The crew were losing comms. quickly and avionics as well. At times radar returns wer...
- Wed Dec 01, 2010 6:14 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Question for Porter folks
- Replies: 62
- Views: 10668
Re: Question for Porter folks
GSPY, As a side note. "NAVCAN" or specifically the controllers that you direct your statement to DO KNOW THE RULES. We can only issue you the limits. We are not the airplane police. If you choose to violate CARS our only action is to write it up. We cannot physically stop anyone from operating their...
- Wed Nov 03, 2010 12:11 pm
- Forum: ATS Question Forum
- Topic: Radar identified in uncontrolled airspace
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1749
Re: Radar identified in uncontrolled airspace
Flight following VFR in any airspace does NOT EVER alleviate your responsibility to see and be seen. The Centre controller is responsible for separating IFR traffic only. Flight Following is a courtesy provided to you and traffic information will be passed based on workload and observed traffic. IFR...
- Fri Aug 27, 2010 10:13 am
- Forum: ATS Question Forum
- Topic: YYC's loved "F" word
- Replies: 33
- Views: 10182
Re: YYC's loved "F" word
Headingaltitudespeed,
VERY NICELY SAID......
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VERY NICELY SAID......
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- Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:18 pm
- Forum: ATS Question Forum
- Topic: YYC's loved "F" word
- Replies: 33
- Views: 10182
Re: YYC's loved "F" word
I don't work in YYC. I am in YYZ. Yeah yeah, Sometimes we don't get bedpost crossing times from the flow desk until it is too late. Hence the reason you would not get an enroute speed reduction in cruise. Our only alternative is to hold at the bedposts and achieve the crossing time that way. If we a...
- Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:29 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: G8/G20 VIP air travel
- Replies: 82
- Views: 8399
Re: G8/G20 VIP air travel
OK OK. I apologize if I came off a bit pompous in my posts. That was not my intention. Hopefully this will clarify. My only point is that we cannot as mandated by ATC MANOPS disseminate or divulge actual timings of movements. I can't tell you when to show up or when specific movements are occuring o...
- Tue Jun 22, 2010 9:13 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: G8/G20 VIP air travel
- Replies: 82
- Views: 8399
Re: G8/G20 VIP air travel
Winds_in_whatever the F&^K, Your reticence (NOT), of all your posts thus far prove just how ignorant you truly are. This thread was started with no political agenda attached to it. Aviators were curious to know about the airplanes involved in this spectacle. Thats ALL... Just as a few others have st...
- Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:03 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: G8/G20 VIP air travel
- Replies: 82
- Views: 8399
Re: G8/G20 VIP air travel
Thanks for your sarcasm retard. Not trying to be "heroic" as you eloquantly suggest. All I am saying is those that are privy to the operation and how its going to be conducted and what surveillance is being implemented simply cannot divulge that information. If you are ANYWHERE near Deerhurst withou...
- Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:09 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: G8/G20 VIP air travel
- Replies: 82
- Views: 8399
Re: G8/G20 VIP air travel
Speculate all you want. Many briefings, many aircraft, many controllers, lots of coordination. Thats all we can divulge. Nothing more. "Bring your own choppers"???.....Lets just say its all taken care of from the air.....
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- Mon Jun 21, 2010 2:16 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Scared the shit out of myself last night, what's the lesson?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7834
Re: Scared the shit out of myself last night, what's the les
Ahhh, Barrie airpark..."the sidewalk"!!!!! I to scared the living SH*T out of myself a long time ago there. Long story short. I was young and inexperienced at the time just trying to build time as my military flying days were approaching. Doing mind numbing touch and goes for an hour I learned a ver...
- Sun Jun 20, 2010 1:41 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Here Comes the F-35
- Replies: 61
- Views: 5986
Re: Here Comes the F-35
Symmantics I guess..."thousands of hours" does equate to more than 2000. And yes he is the one with just over 2000hrs. Same guy. We have known each other for a very long time. Flew together in our early years at CRGS together. I am sure you know who I speak of...We are still very close. Had the priv...
- Fri Jun 18, 2010 3:10 pm
- Forum: ATS Question Forum
- Topic: Best way to pick up a clearance.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1285
Re: Best way to pick up a clearance.
Calling the centre by phone is the easiest way to pick up your clearance right off the ground. This way you don't have to worry about VMC conditions. When you call you will be patched through to the controller working the airspace from which you intend to depart. Also, this way your alerting service...
- Wed Jun 16, 2010 5:26 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Here Comes the F-35
- Replies: 61
- Views: 5986
Re: Here Comes the F-35
I have a very close personal friend of mine in the forces who has a very vested interest in the F-35. Specifically posted to Washington with many thousands of hours of hornet time acting in a liasion position overseeing this project. The government is not really interested in entertaining other prop...
- Thu May 13, 2010 12:55 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Strong x-wind? declare an emergency.
- Replies: 118
- Views: 10672
Re: Strong x-wind? declare an emergency.
SIGH!!! I don't know where I stand on this issue. Indeed it is a great thread though. Some great posts and then some NOT so great posts!!! I have NO issue with a pilot requesting/wanting/demanding another runway if he/she deems it unsafe. It may take a while, with alot of coordinating etc. but it ca...
- Sat May 01, 2010 4:32 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: New Toronto VNC/VTA
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3402
Re: New Toronto VNC/VTA
Porter does not get "snubbed" as you put it. When they add a new route to their schedule, a meeting is always involved to find out what they would "like" and what we can accomodate. The 6000T restriction is more to do with the arrival corridor over YSO and WASIE. Depending on runway config. jets are...