How many pilots actually manually fly to minimums on an imc day let alone raw data. Companies just don't allow it. The catch 22 that automatics are taking over to the point all flight regimes will but done by the computers and even things like wind shear will be left to an autopilot mode. It will b...

Am I to understand that the competency of some foreign airline pilots may have some effect on the possibility of having an accident in a Boeing Max? When 7 pilots ride in the simulator, 2 in the front, one instructor, and 4 standing in the back logging the time like at Lion Air, and when they put 2...

A flight training device is what most flight schools use, it replicates instrument conditions and it's a tool to learn procedures. a simulator is what you find at flight safety. it replicates all phases of flight, uses full and accurate motion akin to the actual aircraft, can only represent one airc...

I wonder if by the time it's mandated in Canada, someone might make some kind of ADS-B repeater for a top antenna installation that would just retransmit the signal from the bottom antenna... might make an upgrade path a lot more feasible for people who already have a bottom-mounted ADS-B transpond...

7 legs on a Dash. That's a long day (even for short legs).

non-precision. definition hasn't changed. only precision sat based approach is a GLS approach, however there are none in Canada. they have them in the UK and some airports in the US, possibly elsewhere.

feel free to join however you want at an MF or any other uncontrolled field. Decision is yours if its safe or not. That being said, it's advisable to join a standard traffic pattern at an uncontrolled field (and you could be violated for causing an unsafe situation especially if there's other traffi...

Don't forget that Keith used to sell his "aviation mentorship services" on Avcanada before he got banned. Probably wasn't a good resume padder and he got PFO'd from big red.

Can't get a type rating for a type that doesn't exist in Canada, unfortunately.

I'm assuming WestJet? Just put anything in the box it doesn't seem to make a difference.

I have my doubts about that. They can't fill 74 out of the island for takeoff performance issues in the summer. I don't see why they'd go to 78 New seats are lighter (carbon fiber), apparently TOW is actually lower with 4 extra standard males than with 74 old seats. I doubt they will be more comfor...

It's Air Nun. Have to pay them a hefty cash bond to work there, that should say enough.

That's why it's called theatrical security or the illusion of security. I get most of my crap confiscated on the return trip, be it toothpaste, or otherwise. One of my coworkers (non pilot) has a back pack that he uses for carry-on. One day they found a .22LR (small rim fire bullet) in his bag, the...

I heard a good rumor that there's a September course and an October course. again, just a rumor.

up to you. i have an electronic book and i use C-F or C-G. I've flown US planes so those are Nxxx, but I see guys just use 1234AB too. overall it doesn't really matter.

I would recommend the Gleim online course. It will set you up nicely for both the Commercial Conversion Exam and the IFR Conversion Exam. Both exams are 40 questions. You also have to complete a form giving the FAA authorization to have your license credentials verified by Transport Canada. Once ev...

Porter has a base in HZ, you could probably hold it as a new hire or within 2-6 months, but its very senior, expect a long time on reserve.

Have you tried a flying club in your area? I'm not even sure you could legally rent a private aircraft. Sure, if your "friend" let you "borrow" their plane and you covered the "expenses" AND were insured on the aircraft you could. it's perfectly legal, people do it all the time. http://m.flyblockti...

If you're making the trip across the Atlantic in a light piston single, I'd suggest contacting someone who has made the trip before, particularly an experienced ferry pilot. while the airspace and IFR procedures are relatively the same in Canada and the US, they can be vastly different in Europe, es...

I don't have a Canada flight supplement handy, but you can call the relevant Center (I believe it's Edmonton) by satphone (their non toll free numbers and satphone short codes are listed). Just an FYI, you won't be able to receive a clearance at YVM since it's uncontrolled airspace below FL230. Stan...

I hear you. I made something up for marking, a quiz on the aircraft systems, and a letter for the insurance company. just want to cover my bases since I haven't done this before! thanks for the tips!!

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AFAIK there is no form. I have always just written a letter which described what I had done as part of the checkout and the insurance companies have always been happy with that

Perfect, thank you. Do you add any sort of "disclaimer" to protect yourself in case the pilot has an accident etc?

Does anyone have a copy of a checkout form they use for insurance purposes or at least areas on the form that the insurance company may look for? I've been asked to complete a checkout for another pilot on a Cessna I fly regularly, but other than flight school forms, I can't find any sort of example...

My very first licence was prefixed by ULP which meant issued by Montreal office (UL) and private licence (P). There were other codes, I don't know them all but I remember ULC-Commercial, ULD-Helicopters and I believe ULA was airlines. These days, we are still in the 6-digits, and the prefixes are n...

Since your FAA cert is on the basis of a VALID TC license, you'll have to get recurrent in Canada again if you want to go the easy way. Basically, 1. get recurrent in Canada. New medical, the works. (this alone plus a flight review down south makes you legal to start flying there, there is no expiry...