What's with this trend of pilots to "duck below the G/P"...? So they can save taxi time...? No, it wasn't taxi time - here is the info from the report: The crew members planned to fly the same approach profile they had flown on many occasions in the past, and touchdown in the first 500 feet of Runw...

How come in the USA especially there is lots of single engine single pilot IFR flying going on?I assume some of it isn't in actual IMC but some of it must be. If You stick to your personal minmums, don't push it, keep your equipment in tip top shape, isn't the risk managable? The mountains are a di...

Like Doc I take offense at your comment, and quite frankly am tired of your backhanded way of describing pilots who you for some reason do not like. Who said I didn't like you? I'm simply pointing out that most pilots might forget the landing gear, but you said you will never do that, so therefore ...

No harm, no foul. I just feel there are certain things in life, you should just DO. Opening the garage door BEFORE you put the car in. Removing clothes BEFORE hop in the shower. Unzipping one's fly BEFORE you wiz...gender specific, I'll grant ya. Put the gear down BEFORE you land. To me, it really ...

Getting a little tired of being referred to as a "super pilot" by some ass, just because I put the gear down. Piss off! Sorry, I didn't mean to offend. The point is, you insist you will never forget the gear. Yet the facts show that there are a hell of a lot of pilots who DO forget the gear. So unl...

How many gear up landings do you think large aircraft would be involved in until the implementation of GPWS? I've seen senior crew members in the sim continue on an ILS with the gear up right up until the "Too low,gear!!" warning sounds. Exactly...pilots will ALWAYS make mistakes. Maybe not Doc and...

Carrier, I know of two for profit gliding operations in BC. Neither has any kind of TC oversight or OC. These are incorporated companies with paid tow pilots, glider instructors, and ground staff. They take people for glider rides for money. In addition, there is a huge group of tow and glider pilo...

Cat, I've heard that dogs can adjust the level of their hearing by tensing and relaxing their inner ear drum. That's why even though they have very sensitive hearing they aren't constantly bothered by everyday sounds. What this means is that when your dog goes flying with you he will relax his inne...

I'm not convinced that 'seatsales' are anything more than a marketing gimmick. In my (limited) experience of booking with westjet, as long as you are booking a flight at least a month or two ahead of time, you are better off just logging in each day and checking the price. The 'seatsales' don't real...

I strongly suspect you would need to have an OC to run this kind of operation because the 'package price' would be considered to be charging for a commercial air service. But as the previous poster suggested, you should definitely get advice from the experts rather than relying on anything said on t...

Have a look at Mutt Muffs:

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xsbank wrote: the death-rate fell from 1.3 on average per year to about one every 3 - 5 years and now, virtually none Fantastic achievement! People often lose sight of the objective, and that's the big one, right there. Although I don't usually agree with Hedley, he is right on the mark here. This ...

..generally " an alternate " is the term used when filing IFR I have never had to divert and had no alternate. However one should have an alternate plan at all times should things start to go way differently than you had anticipated before starting the flight. After over thirty thousand hours of dr...

And the argument that 'there are no alternates up north' doesn't hold water either. If you don't have an alternate then WTF are you going to do if you NEED to divert? Perhaps with all your experience up north you could elaborate on this and tell us how you did it? Did what? I never said I did anyth...

_dwj_ that is great advice. Just great. I am glad I know that now. Now all my decision making just got simple. `if the weather is so bad you can't do it legally then you shouldn't be flying (or perhaps consider using a dogsled!)` It sure is nice to be living in such a black and white world where al...

hey DWJ but in that case you may as well just file IFR! Because it is uncontrolled and as I said filing does nothing for you but you better have the fuel on board!! I realised after I posted that it wasn't the best example, because you could just fly VFR. What we are talking about here is when it i...

Very well h2zp, I'm not sure of the reason for your thinly veiled sarcasm but this time, here are a few CARS to clutter up my reply. As the previous poster mentioned, this discussion is not about legitimate VFR OTT, it is about the practice of KNOWINGLY departing IFR with VFR fuel using supposed gr...

Now, imagine if an engineer disregarded the fact that a bridge structure cannot be built to specs because there isn't enough material around at the time of construction and elected to oh, use less material because after all, there are safety margins and the job needs to be done. And in some countri...

Your arguments are out to lunch today cat. Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. We also used asbestos to insulate our homes. My arguments??? I am not arguing I am commenting and my comments are based on experience in the world of flying using navigation aids starting with TH...

Another class act. I often wonder why I bother with this forum because I feel contaminated just reading comments like that from someone who it may be possible is a fellow pilot. From his posts it appears he is a WestJet pilot. Probably not a very smart career move. I don't understand why we can't j...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K4QHpVXtxI This happened to a guy on a checkride. Note the "put the freakin' gear down" beeps throughout. I think the 'beeping' is part of the problem - it appears to be quite easy to ignore, given the number of pilots who have calmly landed even with those beeps or ...

Jerricho wrote:This has a few of us scratching our heads.........

Maybe that figure includes all compensation including pension, health etc?

The story says it is just basic salary and overtime.

Seems an odd business strategy to deliberately offend half your potential customers.

ETA: "Never made a cake" :shock: wow. How do you get to be 20 (30?)-something without ever making a cake? What amused me more was him saying in the grocery store "where the f*k is the vegetable oil here...I can see canola oil, maize oil, ...., but no vegetable oil". Or did I just imagine that? (I w...

If I was looking for a 4 place travelling machine I would buy a Cessna 182. It has a comfy cabin, carries anything you can physically stuff in, and is simple, reliable and easy to maintain. The 15 to 20 knots you give up will represents less than 15 minutes of extra flight time on a typical flight....