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by digits_
Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:58 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Jet stream down
Replies: 75
Views: 20517

Re: Jet stream down

His obituary is out. His family will have their reasons for not releasing it. It will be out shortly. I'm sure many know the reason and have had the good judgment to not start tongues wagging before anyone actually knows what happened. Be one of those people. Well this is getting weird. Yes, the ir...
by digits_
Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:50 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Challenger 600 crashes on Florida highway
Replies: 35
Views: 4383

Re: Challenger 600 crashes on Florida highway

Is there a configuration in which both engines on a Challenger 600 would be running from the same fuel tank? Only in an abnormal situation as part of a checklist. Never simply to balance fuel. The Challenger was built to cross the ocean, we have double and triple redundancy on most system. Interest...
by digits_
Sat Feb 10, 2024 3:36 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Challenger 600 crashes on Florida highway
Replies: 35
Views: 4383

Re: Challenger 600 crashes on Florida highway

Is there a configuration in which both engines on a Challenger 600 would be running from the same fuel tank? I've heard balancing fuel can be tricky on these planes, although most information there is about balancing on the ground. Any chance they could have tried to balance fuel for landing by runn...
by digits_
Fri Feb 09, 2024 11:13 am
Forum: Flair Airlines
Topic: Flair Suspending Growth Plans amid Delivery Delays and Debt
Replies: 206
Views: 32254

Re: Flair Suspending Growth Plans amid Delivery Delays and Debt

ready wrote: Mon Feb 05, 2024 8:51 pm :roll: Thanks for reinforcing my point! Always the same 4 or 5 people on here complaining.
Must be the only 5 pilots Flair has left :wink:
by digits_
Thu Feb 08, 2024 12:53 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Sault College Plane Successful Forced Landing
Replies: 5
Views: 1055

Re: Sault College Plane Successful Forced Landing

bobcaygeon wrote: Thu Feb 08, 2024 12:25 pm Well done, hindsight is 20/20 and green is green.

Life experience often teaches you to undo whatever action you did prior to the issue, in this case they switched fuel tanks. Hopefully Sault College teaches that concept
Wouldn't they have just flown it out if it was something obvious?
by digits_
Wed Feb 07, 2024 7:31 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Cheapest possible IFR approach at airport
Replies: 23
Views: 2038

Re: Cheapest possible IFR approach at airport

As an alternative you may be able to get approval for a Cloud Breaking procedure. Waypoint with a holding pattern. Join holding at MSA/MORA. Descend in the hold to get VMC then continue visually to land. Are these generally published on a plate linked to an aerodrome? I understand the principle but...
by digits_
Tue Feb 06, 2024 12:12 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Unusual Event
Replies: 12
Views: 1293

Re: Unusual Event

As to the Amber Alert thread drift, if it was your child or loved one or those of anyone you know then would it bother you so much that some people are mildly inconvenienced? Absolutely! An emergency alert is only effective if it's not being abused. What do you expect, that I will go drive around i...
by digits_
Tue Feb 06, 2024 12:07 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Flight Instructor Rating waitlists
Replies: 12
Views: 912

Re: Flight Instructor Rating waitlists

Paying more won’t fix the instructor shortage as the majority of instructors want to go to an airline or corporate job. Instructing isn’t a viable career because the entry barriers are so low. When a 231 hr total time brand new instructor can teach the CPL or ME/IFR course there is no incentive to ...
by digits_
Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:18 am
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Flight Instructor Rating waitlists
Replies: 12
Views: 912

Re: Flight Instructor Rating waitlists

Why is that onus on the instructor? Pay around 100k to make 25 dollars per billable hour with an uncertain amount of hours of work per week... Jeesh, I wonder why they are leaving so quickly! Pay and treat instructors fairly, and a lot of them will stick around for much longer. Or don't, and then d...
by digits_
Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:35 am
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Flight Instructor Rating waitlists
Replies: 12
Views: 912

Re: Flight Instructor Rating waitlists

I have just one request. I have no problem with doing a bit of instructing and then moving on, that is what I did, but being a good instructor is a choice. It is a professional flying job and should be treated as just as worthy of hard work and dedication as any other aviation job. Work hard, train...
by digits_
Tue Feb 06, 2024 8:32 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Unusual Event
Replies: 12
Views: 1293

Re: Unusual Event

I am so opposed to the apparent reality that the amber alerts cannot be disabled by the owner of the phone! I nearly had a T bone car accident (which would have been my fault) because I was distracted by an Amber alert tone at the wrong moment at t stop sign! I would eagerly support a community eff...
by digits_
Mon Feb 05, 2024 2:38 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Ready To Strike
Replies: 15
Views: 3927

Re: Ready To Strike

Dry Guy wrote: Mon Feb 05, 2024 2:29 pm The extra income while on strike pay will be greatly appreciated. Thank you ALPA.
How many years of seniority would you need before your regular salary would be more than the strike pay?
by digits_
Mon Feb 05, 2024 1:53 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Cheapest possible IFR approach at airport
Replies: 23
Views: 2038

Re: Cheapest possible IFR approach at airport

I'm not sure if this document is helpful, but it's produced by the NavCanada Instrument Procedures and Design team to assist with the development of new procedures. I don't think it mentions anything about the cost, but it at least outlines the process: https://www.navcanada.ca/en/p-ipd-102-instrum...
by digits_
Sun Feb 04, 2024 6:20 pm
Forum: Flair Airlines
Topic: Flair Suspending Growth Plans amid Delivery Delays and Debt
Replies: 206
Views: 32254

Re: Flair Suspending Growth Plans amid Delivery Delays and Debt

Smilin' Jack wrote: Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:17 pm Aside from sacking the head of crew planning they aren't doing anything to stop the losses.
If that's true, it might tell you all you need to know... No point in training or paying crew if you're expecting the company to go bust before they make it through line indoc...
by digits_
Sun Feb 04, 2024 2:57 pm
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Pacific Coastal
Replies: 40
Views: 18420

Re: Pacific Coastal

But I’d suspect that Pasco can’t afford to pay their Saab/1900 pilots 200/yr - there’s just not enough money in their system. And, under the current hiring environment, people would still leave to go to AC/WJ because the lifetime potential is so much greater. Nobody can afford it, until they have t...
by digits_
Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:40 am
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Pacific Coastal
Replies: 40
Views: 18420

Re: Pacific Coastal

Bonds are just unethical I say. Value your pilots and they will definitely stay . Under a ‘normal’ job market, probably. Over the last 2 years of unprecedented growth, there is literally *Nothing* that a company like Pasco could have done, or afforded to do, to keep young pilots around. Nobody is g...
by digits_
Sun Feb 04, 2024 9:14 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Reasons Canadian Pilots think they’re less?
Replies: 20
Views: 2262

Re: Reasons Canadian Pilots think they’re less?

This is straight from gov of Canada website. They will tell us how much better Canada is for work than USA. Just like Canadian healthcare is better, our roads and traffic are better, our national sport is better, taxes here are better, our climate change policy.... You guessed it, better! All you l...
by digits_
Sun Feb 04, 2024 8:08 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Cheapest possible IFR approach at airport
Replies: 23
Views: 2038

Re: Cheapest possible IFR approach at airport

And no, adding user waypoints won't solve the issue. That would add the airport to my database, but not to my visitors databases. I'd like to be able to tell them to fly to XXXX I feel like I must be missing something here. Can't you just give them the coordinates, which they can then spend 60 seco...
by digits_
Sat Feb 03, 2024 5:16 pm
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Ferry Flight Legality
Replies: 11
Views: 1175

Re: Ferry Flight Legality

There is a difference when you start ferrying large aircraft as it is a formal contractual agreement to fly an aircraft (with type ratings and verified experience) from point to point. That being said if you were to move a small aircraft informally for expenses (reasonable hotel + meals + fuel etc)...
by digits_
Sat Feb 03, 2024 11:06 am
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Applying for a pilot job with an open work permit PGWP?
Replies: 4
Views: 564

Re: Applying for a pilot job with an open work permit PGWP?

Hi to all. I'm a South American pilot with a plan to go study in Canada for 2 years. After graduation, I will be eligible for a 2-year open work permit (PGWP). I plan to convert my FAA licenses to TC while studying since there's no flying required. Will I have a real chance of getting a job as a pi...

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