I think the longest I ever got was 3.5 hours on a 160nm x-country tow... It was such a bad headwind I saw cars on the highway going faster than us. To top it all off it was only 4 degrees out and I had to pee as soon as we lifted off. I can probably call myself one of the few to land a cadet glider ...

Agreed, glad we cleared that up.

twotterflogger: Don't worry, I know what you were saying. But in the above example you stated the PPL who did some mid-air re-design had an obvious lack of training. The point I am making is you can have all the training in the world and still make a mistake. There's no need to talk down to me becau...

Prairie and Northern August 17, 2007 CAR 602.01 A private pilot flying a Cessna 152 flew the aircraft with a passenger on board at approximately 100 feet above the ground to take pictures. The aircraft subsequently hit a power line while flying into the sun that caused significant damage to the rud...

Cat Driver wrote:

I do that during takeoff in wheel aircraft; get the speed up, tip the one wing up and away we go!

You have hydrodynamic drag on take off on wheels Jimmy?

No, it just makes me feel cooler. Like a float pilot eh

I do that during takeoff in wheel aircraft; get the speed up, tip the one wing up and away we go!

Doc wrote:Tui...schools can't sell PPC's. Never could. Tine on type, but that's it.

Technically, If a school had a charter company portion and they had aircraft that required PPC's, I'd bet they'd be more than willing to sell a PPC to one of their up-and-coming commercial pilot students.

JM

I don't usually carry one, but if I do:

Headset
Granola Bars
CFS
VNC's
Dipstick
Balaclava
Extra Mitts
Scarf
Bottle of water
Extra pair of socks

JM

Youre definately right on that one complex... I think its absolute bullshit why these milionaire//billionaires spend the amount of money they do when in my mind its not needed. Isnt a G V, or Challenger 604 or even a 737- BJ good enough, if they got all the money to do so why arent they donating to...

I wonder what effect this will have on the entry level jobs safety wise when companies are forced to hire pilots with less and less experience? Well Cat I imagine when you started flying guys were being hired with fresh commercial licenses and endorsements, perhaps the operators will have to have m...

Looks to me like they still hit the props on the ground, you can see when it comes down on the nose they move a little so i'd imagine they're both pooched now. Plus the owner looks a little nonplussed when he's inspecting them.

screw multi time…..does anyone know if they’ll let you touch the pitts? do they start you off instructing acro on the citabria and then move you over to the pitts if you're worthy? or is the pitts only reserved for the owner? Judging from their website, their a business like any other; wave enough ...

Buy some earplugs or just whine more until you go deaf

Little history lesson. Canada became independent when??? Spooky...when did Canada become independent??? Don't know?? It was 1867. And does Canada have a Bill of Rights?? Spooky?? Don't know this one either?? The answer is no, Canada does not have a Bill of Rights. What does Canada have instead Spoo...

niss wrote: I suggest that some of you guys up there go to school and learn how democracy works. It sounds to me like you are blambing the fact that more people live in southern ontario on the people who live in southern ontario. Hey niss, why don't you go to school and learn how to spell? That's r...

I suggest that some of you guys up there go to school and learn how democracy works. It sounds to me like you are blambing the fact that more people live in southern ontario on the people who live in southern ontario. Hey niss, why don't you go to school and learn how to spell? That's right, I am C...

I would not get into a float plane wearing a floater jacket.... that just sounds like trouble

"The safety board says while the manuals contained the procedures, including a "target" speed of at least 240 knots, pilots weren't told why they should fly that fast or that engines could lock up." This is not my "specialty", I just don't think it sounds good that there is a problem, and the pilot...

Has anyone read the Firearms Act. Do you realize section 91 states that it is illegal to own a firearm in Canada. Electronic Filing SECTION 91. Electronic filing 91. (1) Subject to the regulations, notices and documents that are sent to or issued by the Registrar pursuant to this or any other Act o...

res ipsa loquitr: latin for "the thing speaks for itself"

I dunno if I would love hitting the ground at 200mph on fire inverted. So no, I would not die doing what I love. I love flying. In the air. Alive.

It wasn't the landing or taking off i was thinking about, rather the taxiing... that tail is hopping up and down constantly.

JM

I wonder what the life of the tailgear on thos cubs/champs is? They look like the sure get bounced around a whole lot, do they sell kits to reinforce them against cracking/breaking?

JM

Hedley wrote:Anyone seen "Grandma's Boy", where the guy claims he has 2 roommates?

Only the best movie ever made...

"Hey man can I come stay at your house tonight?"

"Why, so you can come on my mom too? No thanks!"

got any exterior pics of that aborted 150? and what's the little remote control thing on the left of the panel? looks like a fun little bird.

JM