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by bald seagull
Thu Jun 13, 2024 8:48 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Harbour Air Crash
Replies: 71
Views: 12253

Re: Harbour Air Crash

Where I grew up - with Lakeland Airways, we always respected the floats. Super huge hunting and fishing town in remote Northern Ontario and being on the lake (because my family were avid hunters, fishers, and boat ppl (like living in that environment is not enough - lets camp all summer too in even...
by bald seagull
Sat Oct 02, 2021 5:34 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Aviation Medical - Vancouver doctors
Replies: 6
Views: 2223

Re: Aviation Medical - Vancouver doctors

I have used Dr. Perold Hill Top Medical Clinic and was very happy with his service. Got me back flying after a medical incident in a safe and efficient manner. He is in a big clinic with an ECG right down the hall, located in South Surrey. Easiest is to just call the mainline and tell them you want...
by bald seagull
Sat Oct 02, 2021 2:40 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Aviation Medical - Vancouver doctors
Replies: 6
Views: 2223

Aviation Medical - Vancouver doctors

New to Vancouver. Any recommendations for a good aviation doctor for Cat 1 medical renewal would be greatly appreciated.
by bald seagull
Mon Feb 08, 2021 12:45 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Your First Day as a First Officer
Replies: 14
Views: 3967

Re: Your First Day as a First Officer

Wear deodorant - especially if you are on a Twin Otter :lol:
by bald seagull
Wed Oct 21, 2020 8:26 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Save Canadian Aviation March in Ottawa Oct 20th
Replies: 70
Views: 11910

Re: Save Canadian Aviation March in Ottawa Oct 20th

If you're under 40, go back to school and retool for a different career...just in case.

If you're over 40, get a truck driving license, and pay your bills.
by bald seagull
Sat Oct 17, 2020 8:30 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Westjet slashes Service to Maritimes
Replies: 43
Views: 8018

Re: Westjet slashes Service to Maritimes

Is there any difference between Westjet and Air Canada anymore?
by bald seagull
Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:34 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Deduct uninsured airplane damage/loss from taxes?
Replies: 5
Views: 1180

Re: Deduct uninsured airplane damage/loss from taxes?

Suggest you ask a tax accountant. Just a bunch of simple pilots here.....
by bald seagull
Sat Apr 25, 2020 9:19 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: When do you think flying will be back to february 2020 level
Replies: 115
Views: 28248

Re: When do you think flying will be back to february 2020 level

Until there's a proven vaccine.....it'll be years. Young wannabe's will actually become better pilots, cutting their teeth getting 5,000 hours in King Airs before following that magenta line at AC
by bald seagull
Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:44 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Covid-19 impact of float operations
Replies: 9
Views: 4629

Re: Covid-19 impact of float operations

It's game over.. Until it's game on... This isn't going to last forever, we'll all be eating KD this year but everything will surge back hard as the restrictions are lifted. This isn't unique to aviation either, businesses everywhere in every country will be down. Just need to weather the storm lik...
by bald seagull
Fri Jan 31, 2020 2:37 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Mexico tries to sell presidential jet to Canada, saying it's 'better' than PM's plane
Replies: 9
Views: 2764

Re: Mexico tries to sell presidential jet to Canada, saying it's 'better' than PM's plane

Human Factor wrote: Fri Jan 31, 2020 11:14 am The US is about to replace the two Air Force Ones... why don't we just buy those with our apparently unlimited tax-payer pockets?
Monica Lewinsky might have been in those aircraft! :shock:
by bald seagull
Sun Jan 12, 2020 6:33 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Coolest Airports in the Prairies
Replies: 14
Views: 2805

Re: Coolest Airports in the Prairies

YGM (Gimli)

Climb to 10,000' and shut the engine off.....nostalgic forced approach!
by bald seagull
Sat Dec 07, 2019 3:51 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: New North Star Basler Accident (Number 3)
Replies: 137
Views: 34674

Re: New North Star Basler Accident

Is it just me, or do the ads that pop up between every post make this site almost unusable? Not just you. Long loading times and way too much battery and data usage as well. It is becoming expensive to use this website. I run Ad Blocker Pro which loads through Safari on my IPad and works great as I...
by bald seagull
Thu Oct 17, 2019 8:58 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Air Canada staff will no longer greet 'ladies and gentlemen' onboard planes
Replies: 81
Views: 10104

Re: Air Canada staff will no longer greet 'ladies and gentlemen' onboard planes

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Mind you, with some of the comments on this thread, it seems there are scant few in the cockpit either.
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Careful........this term is NOT gender neutral! :lol:
by bald seagull
Wed Aug 28, 2019 11:50 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Air Transat runway incursion
Replies: 14
Views: 3391

Re: Air Transat runway incursion

broken_slinky wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2019 3:58 am Shouldn't a pilot hold short of the physical hold short line whether a chart is correct or not? Seems like a simple look out the window would have avoided this one.
There's no magenta line out the window. :?
by bald seagull
Mon Aug 19, 2019 9:05 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: A321 off airport landing - Aug 15 - 2019
Replies: 25
Views: 5767

Re: A321 off airport landing - Aug 15 - 2019

golden hawk wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 7:27 pm For safely landing in the cornfield, they will promote him from Captain to Kernel

:wink:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
by bald seagull
Thu Aug 08, 2019 10:02 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Seaplane down with seven on board.
Replies: 44
Views: 11169

Re: Seaplane down with seven on board.

Transportation Safety Board of Canada Daily Notification Log MODE: AIR HO Review Date: 2019/08/08 This information is preliminary and subject to change. The information given for some occurrence may not have been verified by the TSB. Therefore, caution should be used when using this information. ---...
by bald seagull
Mon Jun 24, 2019 3:55 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Air Force One Livery
Replies: 11
Views: 1820

Re: Air Force One Livery

Jackie Kennedy had time to create a good paint scheme because Jack and Bobby were busy getting Marilyn Monroe whacked
by bald seagull
Mon May 20, 2019 8:47 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Buffalo DC-3 Hay River
Replies: 99
Views: 20798

Re: Buffalo DC-3 Hay River

Wing was likely removed as it's easier to move the aircraft from the site in parts
by bald seagull
Thu May 09, 2019 10:32 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Sukhoi Superjet on fire Moscow
Replies: 64
Views: 10008

Re: Sukhoi Superjet on fire Moscow

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by bald seagull
Fri Feb 08, 2019 10:36 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: 1960’s
Replies: 16
Views: 3247

Re: 1960’s

Old fella wrote: Wed Feb 06, 2019 4:16 pm ....In 1969, I quaffed my first beer and copped my first feel at a high school dance....😎🤩🍺🍺
CAREFUL! She might come back and charge you with sexual assault!

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