Used to do it all the time in air ambulace ops. Airborne in 30 minutes from the time of call doesn't leave much room to file 2 or 3 flight plans. If the patient was critical and brought out to the plane load and go and call in a flight plan airborne. Can't speak for other ACCs but yeg is the best in...

So you want me to pay your fuel costs to ferry your aeroplane, and pay my own travel, meals, and lodging? Why would anyone do that? Do I need to wash and wax the plane too? Do you want me to pay for the oil too, or is that covered?

Last month, Sunwing brought 40 pilots in to catch up some of the training backlog. All captains, just to clear the sim sessions and PPC that have gone by since they last flew. They are all back on furlough now, but at least they can hit the ground running in the fall when sun and fun flying resumes....

... Now though, it's different as the airport fees have skyrocketed and you are looking at $42 one way and the frequency has all but disappeared. I am sure the number of flights back and forth will return in time, but right now, it's just not there. ... This is a charge that is really driving up co...

Wasn't the Playboy DC9 jet black?

telex wrote: ↑Tue Jun 01, 2021 9:21 pm Don't be a weirdo. Mind your business.

Is your next poll asking who has the HIV?

Ha ha ha, I considered an "are you getting wifi or HBO in your brain now that you have the micro chip implanted?" question. I'm just honestly interested.

I've had a few $1000 months commuting. Always going in the night before, and coming home shit can tired the day after a pairing. Covid has really changed things with Air BnB's all wanting 2 night minimum with the extra cleaning protocols, that alone is making the crew rate at the hotel the cheaper o...

Just looking to get a picture of where aviation professionals and Avcanada degenerates alike are, on the getting poked.

My experience 20 years ago was that if the school that does your instructor rating isn't willing to hire you, you've set yourself up for a much more difficult road ahead. Its a shitty spot to be in, because the schools who have a class 1 will always try to hire their own grads first, you can't freel...

Blakey wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 4:23 am Get yourself on the other end of the rope!

This.

Learning to glide is a way in, to driving the tow plane which is a good way to put PIC hours in your log book.

My gut says strike now before the jobs leave Canada for good. But I'm not at the table... This government will not lift a finger to help pilots. If Amazon pressures CJ to resolve the issue and they can't or won't maybe Flightcraft can get back in the game, or either of the big guys can...

I'll add to that. Offering "part time" (reserve) positions would do wonders for the Air Force. Doesn't the National Guard in the USA do that? The air national guard is exactly what Canada needs. Buy 20 vipers, base them in cities people actually want to live in, use that as a carrot dangl...

Not sure why commuters deserve priority. They (me) made a choice not to live where they work. Why should that be rewarded? Some flights have 10+ commuters on them, I think it would be grossly unfair for a person traveling on vacation to be bumped on flight after flight by commuters. Usually people ...

We all just got that email from TC, It's a very general overview of the same training that all Max operators have been doing with Boeing over the past few months.

No, I would not consider a Pa31 an entry level job unless its right seat. It's a lot of aeroplane, and it can get you into a lot of trouble very quickly. Day VFR survey is easier than hardball IFR, but it comes with its own challenges. Flying lines is very precise work, and contracts are bid very co...

The Metro is so loud the pilot didn't even know he'd been in a mid air or that the T roof was open. He thought he had an engine failure.

I wonder if a checklist directed them to retract the flaps or if they just did it out of reflex?

Always. But know your audience.

fish4life wrote: ↑Fri May 07, 2021 7:11 pm I’m sure they could be assigned to the Q400 at jazz since that spends most of its time in domestic airspace. That would be a good compromise

Too cruel

I'm pretty sure I can think of at least a few times the flapless training scenario has led to a gear up landing. You're expecting a higher than normal approach speed, a lower than normal power setting to slow down, and you're preoccupied with the failure, and you get hot and high and get distracted....