Thanks everyone - I appreciate the insight. Some sobering reminders of the risks involved.
To be clear, this is not an activity I am looking to get involved with. I was just hoping to get a better understanding how it's interpreted in the regs / and how aviators view it. This has been very helpful.
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- Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:21 am
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Seaplanes at Night
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9991
- Wed Jul 21, 2021 9:20 am
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Seaplanes at Night
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9991
Seaplanes at Night
Curious - from a regulatory standpoint, is it permitted for (straight) float equipped/seaplanes to land on water at night? I've been through the CARs and was unable to find any mention of it specifically, other than anti-collision lights must be on while maneuvering. Seems like an emergency situatio...
- Mon Dec 21, 2020 9:18 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Should Canadian airlines stop flights to UK, New covid strain.
- Replies: 82
- Views: 9691
Re: Should Canadian airlines stop flights to UK, New covid strain.
Covid-20 Pro Version, out just in time for Christmas. Given these mutations/strain variants have been circulating the globe for some time now - I am skeptical that temporarily suspending flights will make much of difference at all. Read this morning they expect vaccine will still be effective on the...
- Mon Dec 21, 2020 8:56 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Insurance help
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2027
Re: Insurance help
It's always best to come up with a training proposal to give your broker, before approaching the insurance company. Most underwriters will appreciate that you and your broker have already considered what it will take for you to become proficient on the aircraft. Otherwise, they'll be forced to lob o...
- Tue Sep 01, 2020 12:46 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Accident analysis Air Safety institute
- Replies: 5
- Views: 792
Re: Accident analysis Air Safety institute
The YouTube comment section is gold.
"ATC does good work. They will sometimes try to kill you. I think of ATC as my best friend....but he is drunk and has the hots for my wife, so I watch him every minute."
"ATC does good work. They will sometimes try to kill you. I think of ATC as my best friend....but he is drunk and has the hots for my wife, so I watch him every minute."
- Mon Jul 06, 2020 10:07 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: P180 job ad: "don't apply"
- Replies: 68
- Views: 8946
Re: P180 job ad: "don't apply"
Piaggio Rinaldo Avanti
P180
P180
- Wed Sep 18, 2019 3:06 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Punishments for pilots
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3811
Re: Punishments for pilots
https://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/ ... u-3008.htm
List of Administrative and Monetary Penalties assessed to pilots. Can filter by corporate/non-corporate.
List of Administrative and Monetary Penalties assessed to pilots. Can filter by corporate/non-corporate.
- Mon Jun 03, 2019 12:28 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Exercices 24. Instrument flying.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1606
Re: Exercices 24. Instrument flying.
Breaking Ex. 24 into separate lessons is a great idea. I don't believe that's too much. There is A LOT of very important information to cover under this lesson. Unintentional flight into IMC conditions is often fatal for PPL pilots. Low visibility and/or flying close to VFR minimums can be very diso...
- Thu Mar 07, 2019 9:20 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Brampton Flight Center or Ottawa Aviation Services
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1143
Re: Brampton Flight Center or Ottawa Aviation Services
I completed my PPL at OAS back in 2009; it was a great community. At the time they had strong, experienced instructors - although a majority of my learning came from speaking/studying with fellow students. I've been an instructor now for almost ten years - and the best advice i can give is that your...
- Fri Mar 01, 2019 9:52 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Recession.
- Replies: 106
- Views: 14028
Re: Recession.
I think I said it before. No recession anytime soon. The world has changed a whole lot. Nuclear wars, world wars, are a thing of the past. Same goes for recessions. The bean counters have gotten smarter. Don't worry. I'm also an idealist - although I'm not certain it's wise to disregard the possibi...
- Wed Feb 27, 2019 9:02 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Air Tindi Flight Missing
- Replies: 190
- Views: 42930
Re: Air Tindi Flight Missing
What exactly do you think you can learn from speculation. Speculation from past accidents, even when eventually proven wrong by the TSB, has led to immediate improvements in policy and procedures at my shop. Productive speculation is a matter of putting yourself in that situation, asking what could...
- Thu Nov 01, 2018 12:47 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Canadian rapper dies after falling off airplane wing in failed stunt in B.C.
- Replies: 41
- Views: 5830
Re: Canadian rapper dies after falling off airplane wing in failed stunt in B.C.
Occurrence No.: A18P0162 C-FZMD, a privately registered Cessna 172K aircraft, was conducting a flight in the vicinity of Westwold BC, for the purposes of filming a wing walking stunt for a music video, with 1 pilot and 2 skydivers on board. At approximately 7000 feet ASL, one of the skydiving passen...
- Thu Aug 16, 2018 9:41 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: AIRAF
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5659
Re: AIRAF Instructor Exam
Check out the . instructor manuals. I found them very well organized for both the AIRAF and AIRAT exams (I have both sharper edge and . - definitley recommend the latter). Tempforeignworker nailed the subjects above. Student attitudes/curve of remembering, theory of flight, and human factors are a s...
- Tue Aug 14, 2018 12:43 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Is it realistic to be a PT flight instructor
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4014
Re: Is it realistic to be a PT flight instructor
Duele, I work PT as a flight instructor and find it very enjoyable. Both my career streams are aviation-related and I am an avid reader, so my education continues to grow and I am able to stay current and informed. While working PT, I am able to spend about 40-50 hours a month instructing (ground & ...