I remember a CRM teacher telling us about a session he did in TC's high altitude indoctrination chamber in YOW...

Extremely valuable training - do it if you have the option.

You will learn what your personal symptoms are - everyone reacts differently.

I know you can't time this industry but would it make more sense to just stick to a different job for now? You have to start somewhere. You can demonstrate your attitude and work effort - people in this Industry know each other. It's a small world. You can continue to look for something else while ...

I see a lot of people focusing on fuel price. The issue is availability - there won't be fuel available at any price. This affects everyone - there won't be flights to Seoul or Frankfurt if there is no fuel available at these locations. This isn't hypothetical - it's inevitable at this point. Things...

Just reading an article today that here in the EU we are down to 6 weeks of Jet Fuel. Lufthansa is accelerating its restructuring - massive losses with the spike in fuel prices. I doubt they're alone. I would expect to see an increasing number of flights getting cancelled in the next few weeks. Asia...

What was experienced is not turbulence but jet blast. The reason for an inspection is most likely due to the flight controls being slammed against their stops. Quite possible. For that to happen, it must have been a very near collision. One of the reasons why I posted this incident. Jet blast at hi...

What was experienced is not turbulence but jet blast.

The reason for an inspection is most likely due to the flight controls being slammed against their stops.

This can cause damage - good call to inspect the aircraft.

Neither flight crew donned their quick donning oxygen masks.

That should have been the very first action.

Another case of a mishandled failure - unacceptable level of crew performance.

Well done to the ATC controller - almost certainly prevented an accident.

'Net Zero' - a cautionary tale. The Operations manager of the Spanish power grid operator Red Electrica is apparently a woman who is not only not an Engineer but also has no experience with power generation. She is there to promote the 'Net Zero' agenda. Putting ideologues in charge over competent, ...

Anyone here predict that the increase in the price of jet will trigger reductions and eventual layoffs? The issue is the coming shortage of jet fuel. It may not be possible to operate flights. Last tankers from the Middle East are getting close to their destinations - no more after they arrive. Som...

There is an upcoming shortage of a number of critical items.

- Fertilizer
- LNG
- Helium
- Jet fuel
- Tungsten

Doesn't look like the conflict is ending anytime soon.

Yes - this will affect Canada. Weak leadership has consequences.

Don't be Australia.

This is what happens when you elect useless people to represent you over and over again.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... uel-crisis

https://www.uniper.energy/news/germanys-first-lng-terminal-in-wilhelmshaven-looks-back-on-one-year-of-operation 9 months from planning to fully operational LNG terminal in Germany. One could only DREAM of something like that in Canada. Sure we have Kitimat now. How many years did that take again? T...

Let's not forget that more areas of the World are increasingly "no fly" zones. Even in 'safe' airspace GPS jamming and spoofing are serious issues. I've had multiple first hand experiences. Jeppesen FD Pro shows these regions in red and blue - a real eye opener. This may require long re-routes and m...

I noticed just about every Dubai influencer is now posting reels about not being afraid because of who their leaders are. Simultaneously, the UAE is threatening fines and jail time for any resident posting about the war. So, two scenarios. These influencers coincidentally all decided to post the sa...

Jet fuel just doubled in price. Could go a lot higher imho.

I think Economics will take care of any 'Pilot Shortage'. Jmho

JL wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2026 10:50 am TSB final report

https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-repo ... w0008.html

Once again we see the Normalisation of Deviance. This is a textbook case.

Reducing power at low altitude to reduce airspeed is an extremely bad idea - sadly the results speak for themselves.

Genuine question, why are you lying to make that part of the world look bad? I guess the "facts" aren’t helping you anymore. Understandably, most people trying to leave are tourists. Residents aren’t panicking at all. My friends are literally out at a restaurant right now. Running out of food? Shel...

Me262 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 01, 2026 9:03 pm So? are you going to list the "many" other ways to achieve "better" or even "similar" results?

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Dubai supermarket shelves are increasingly empty - no idea how they're going to get food into the UAE. Hundreds of thousands trying to get out - currently no way to do so. It's like watching a train wreck in slow motion. Jmho. The economic fallout will be huge - I expect the Dubai property market to...

Headlines this morning should also factor into your decision to move out to that part of the world. Just spoke to some people living in Dubai - it's locked down with people being told to shelter in place. Airport is closed at the moment - all flights cancelled. Neighbouring FIRs closed. There was at...

What's with the 14000 iPhones for front line staff? Was it really identified that the terrible on-time performance was due to staff not owning phones? It reeks of management trying to spend their way out of problems by buying gadgets instead of investing in their employee's wages. Follow the money....

Wonder if the A350 means we can do India from out west even with airspace restrictions still in effect in 2030+. It's possible to go 'Eastbound around the World' from Western Canada. Tailwind on both sectors! Airspace restrictions are a real problem. GPS jamming/spoofing is also becoming a bigger i...

I was under the impression that Airbus types have a simplified course if you are already typed on another Airbus as the systems are designed to be as similar as possible. I'm guessing the salary structure and collective agreements make this impossible at Air Canada. airbus has CCQ (Cross Crew Quali...

But wasn't there a third option? This was to simply do a 360 degree descending turn soon after turning final when they were well above 1000' agl(or could have been a 270 degree left turn from their base leg). It could be at a fairly low power setting as altitude is being lost with minimal controlla...

Strange to see people talking about a hypothetical invasion of Canada - then talking about the US invading!

It will be the Chinese who invade before the US - jmho.