Thanks for the compliment, Kabloona. :) (I write a lot in my spare time. :o ) ) Iced Kiwi, I think the reason that only some CARS close IFR plans is because ATC prefers pilots do it on the frequency whenever possible, and only if there is bad coverage on the ground will they authorize a CARS to clos...

Hi everyone! I am a CARS operator in Fort Simpson, and every once in a while, we get a charter come in from YYC or YEG and the pilot is clearly a little confused about the service to expect. So, I wrote up a little summary to help you guys out. Hope it is helpful! It ended up getting pretty long, an...

I've spent most of the afternoon reading all these posts, and many good points are brought up! Let's stay level-headed and not believe every rumour we hear, eh? (I've heard quite a few, outside of this forum.) My point: 3 days left for submissions! Send your thoughts, as coherently as possible, to a...

This happened at the FSS station where I work. We routinely check for landing gear of aircraft on final, and a co-worker was looking for the gear of a Rockwell Turbo Commander, a bird dog returning from a forest fire. They have very short nose gear, and since he was landing on the far end of the run...