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by digits_
Thu Dec 24, 2020 8:15 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: COVID vaccination advice for Airline crew
Replies: 23
Views: 5266

Re: COVID vaccination advice for Airline crew

Eric Janson wrote: Thu Dec 24, 2020 7:57 am On a personal note - I have been designated "Essential Personnel" in one country due to the nature of the flights I do. I suspect I'm quite high on the vaccination list as a result.
Me too. I really hope they won't make it mandatory. I'm more afraid of that than actually contracting COVID.
by digits_
Thu Dec 24, 2020 8:11 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Ran out of Gas/Fuel Mismanagement Thread
Replies: 86
Views: 24810

Re: Ran out of Gas Thread

Does that mean if you don't do those things the engine takes longer to restart? Or won't restart at all? http://www.mennen.org/airplanes/Logs46Q/C185%20Owners%20Manual.pdf Page 2-5 states that the auxiliary fuel pump *will* be needed to restart after you run a tank dry. I've never tried it myself. ...
by digits_
Thu Dec 24, 2020 8:08 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Ran out of Gas/Fuel Mismanagement Thread
Replies: 86
Views: 24810

Re: Ran out of Gas Thread

Additionally, can you fault a candidate for being unable to perform a task, which the PIC - examiner is unable to perform as well, with probably hundred times as much experience? Yes. Of course you can. The task is elementary and absolutely critical to the safe completion of the flight. The presenc...
by digits_
Wed Dec 23, 2020 7:41 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Ran out of Gas/Fuel Mismanagement Thread
Replies: 86
Views: 24810

Re: Ran out of Gas Thread

That's right. The report says: During a coordinated right turn, the usable fuel in the left tank would be expected to feed normally. However, during a skidding right turn, the fuel would have moved outboard, away from one or both fuel supply line pickups in the left tank, leading to a reduction in ...
by digits_
Wed Dec 23, 2020 8:59 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Ran out of Gas/Fuel Mismanagement Thread
Replies: 86
Views: 24810

Re: Ran out of Gas Thread

There was a ground portion where the route (or at least the planned elapsed time) was determined and fuel quantity was known. If, as PIC, the examiner looked at that, and did not fail the student based on the ground portion, I would have serious doubts regarding their competency both as a pilot and...
by digits_
Wed Dec 23, 2020 8:22 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Ran out of Gas/Fuel Mismanagement Thread
Replies: 86
Views: 24810

Re: Ran out of Gas Thread

Not running out of fuel when it is within your control to do so is so elementary to the business of flying airplanes that I cannot even fathom arguing otherwise. How is it within the candidate's control if someone else determines the routing and the air exercises? Note, you don't know in advance wh...
by digits_
Tue Dec 22, 2020 5:52 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Should have asked for the option...
Replies: 104
Views: 7898

Re: Should have asked for the option...

If they go through the trouble of writing Schooner69A up, I don't think they mind paperwork.
by digits_
Tue Dec 22, 2020 4:48 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Should have asked for the option...
Replies: 104
Views: 7898

Re: Should have asked for the option...

Also tried to violate me for disregarding an ATC instruction: just after take-off and as the tower controller cleared us to contact departure, the door on the Baron popped open. Stayed with tower, told them we were joining downwind for a full stop. We were asked if we were declaring an emergency. S...
by digits_
Tue Dec 22, 2020 3:40 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Should have asked for the option...
Replies: 104
Views: 7898

Re: Should have asked for the option...

Is it still a touch and go if there is 48 hours between the touch and the go? ;-)
by digits_
Tue Dec 22, 2020 1:20 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Long Landing Thread
Replies: 36
Views: 12014

Re: Long Landing Thread

Does it *need* to be approved? Which rule would you be violating if you touched down in the second half of the runway instead of the touchdown zone after you were "cleared to land"? I'd be violating company SOPs. I believe this is one parameter that is monitored so you'd get a call from the safety ...
by digits_
Mon Dec 21, 2020 9:14 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Non Aviation Employers Don't Respect Pilot Experience
Replies: 85
Views: 20885

Re: Non Aviation Employers Don't Respect Pilot Experience

Get your AZ or DZ license. Plenty of truck driving jobs long hall or regional day trips. 7k investment. You may qualify for government funding. Starting pay could be as high as $35/hr. There is a truck driving shortage. The US is currently taking Canadian drivers with sponsorship and all. Great way...
by digits_
Mon Dec 21, 2020 9:11 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Ran out of Gas/Fuel Mismanagement Thread
Replies: 86
Views: 24810

Re: Ran out of Gas Thread

If not leaning means you run out of fuel, then it cannot be other than a fail. Running out of fuel during flight is very much an Undesired Aircraft State, wouldn’t you say? If the fuel exhaustion was caused by a mechanical defect it would be re-test. **The following is based on the assumption they ...
by digits_
Mon Dec 21, 2020 8:46 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Ran out of Gas/Fuel Mismanagement Thread
Replies: 86
Views: 24810

Re: Ran out of Gas Thread

The Pilot Examiner manual contains the following text for the PPL: The failure by the candidate to visually confirm that there is sufficient fuel and oil for the actual intended flight is disqualifying and will constitute a failure of the flight test. It is intended that this visual check be an act...
by digits_
Mon Dec 21, 2020 7:21 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Ran out of Gas/Fuel Mismanagement Thread
Replies: 86
Views: 24810

Re: Ran out of Gas Thread

What happens on a flight test when a candidate violates a Canadian Aviation Regulation? That probably depends on the violation. Chances are they would fail the exercise. Then again, if the violation would be that the pic's medical is expired, it shouldn't result in a fail. If you fly through a proh...
by digits_
Mon Dec 21, 2020 6:24 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Ran out of Gas/Fuel Mismanagement Thread
Replies: 86
Views: 24810

Re: Ran out of Gas Thread

Well considering that the examiner is the PIC on a Private flight test. Who is to blame? No matter the answer, unless it was more than a simple fuel exhaustion case, I suspect the student didn't meet the expected standard. You'd think so, and at first glance that would be the obvious outcome. But i...
by digits_
Sat Dec 19, 2020 6:15 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Garneau's fireside chat and PR campaign.
Replies: 50
Views: 5741

Re: Garneau's fireside chat and PR campaign.

twa22 wrote: Sat Dec 19, 2020 4:15 pm
I think what we here as pilots are more pissed about is the fact that EVERY G7 country with a major airline got help, where as we got nothing and continue to get nothing.
But did that save any jobs in those other countries? I'm assuming from your point of view, that's what ultimately matters?
by digits_
Sat Dec 19, 2020 6:13 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Garneau's fireside chat and PR campaign.
Replies: 50
Views: 5741

Re: Garneau's fireside chat and PR campaign.

You’re missing the point. Airlines are asking for a science based, rapid testing approach instead of a blanket 14 day quarantine. Much like has been done in other countries. A recent survey found that over 50% of Canadians that travel regularly would plan to travel in the next 6 months if the 14 da...
by digits_
Sat Dec 19, 2020 6:09 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Garneau's fireside chat and PR campaign.
Replies: 50
Views: 5741

Re: Garneau's fireside chat and PR campaign.

The single largest factor affecting travel is the imposition of the 14 day quarantine. Removal has been predicted to increase people's ability to travel by over 50%. Well yes, that's the point. The government wants to prevent travelling. This measure is irrelevent and antiquated. We have piles of d...
by digits_
Sat Dec 19, 2020 2:44 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Long Landing Thread
Replies: 36
Views: 12014

Re: Long Landing Thread

A346Dude wrote: Sat Dec 19, 2020 2:23 pm The new MATS rule is a long landing cannot be approved unless it is requested by the pilot.
Does it *need* to be approved? Which rule would you be violating if you touched down in the second half of the runway instead of the touchdown zone after you were "ceared to land"?
by digits_
Sat Dec 19, 2020 11:33 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Garneau's fireside chat and PR campaign.
Replies: 50
Views: 5741

Re: Garneau's fireside chat and PR campaign.

but the guys here that are oddly dissonant aren't career pilots. They'd have a different opinion if we've been sharing the same boat the last 5 years of the administration Wrong. You wrote: He's the guy almost directly responsible for whether we're working or sitting on EI, wondering how to pay our...

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