Who said it was a "controller"? Anyone on an MF can ask for a position update. The fact is NO ONE was controlling any aircraft in the CYRB area that day. The NOTAM says so, and the fact that Borek did the approach confirms this. Why is that so hard to understand? I know first-hand that the tower wa...

There is no tower or MF radio operators in Resolute. Almost every airport in Nunavut has a CARS operator (community aerodrome radio stations), they have minimal training well below that of a NavCanada MF radio operator. Its all uncontrolled, pilots are responsibly for traffic avoidance in vmc or im...

Prior to the accident, the CF and TSB were planning on holding an exercise using the wreckage of the F27 to simulate a plane crash.

FO's need 270hrs total time or float time? 270TT seems a little too low. No, 270 TT. Considering they used to hire with nothing more than a commercial, multi, and floats, it's a step up. That doesn't seem too much of a stretch for a Twin Otter, and a position which amounts to little more than a leg...

So basically you are complaining that some companies are looking for actual flying experiences. And that they doesn't consider ramp or dock as a necessity step ladder to get in anymore :? I'm not complaining; I meet their requirements. I just didn't think it would be fair to some young dockhand try...

For anyone intending to apply at West Coast Air, you should know that the hiring policies have changed this year. All captains now require 500 hours of float PIC, Twin captains need time-on-type, and FOs need 270 hours minimum.This means the traditional route of dockhand-FO-Beaver-Twin captain is en...