Really depends on your financial situation. If your a rich guy or even single and making good coin and want to throw all your spare dollars away on flying then why not. I just recently got out after after 25 years of owning aircraft. From my perspective it's no longer sustainable for the average guy...

Figure out where the one who likes his tcas kissed and stay as far away as you can from that shop. Depends a bit on the complexity of the aircraft and use but shop around. Don't get sucked in to the bad attitude ame. Reason, common sense and good attitude = best value in maintenance.

I met Janick on an avalanche course I was teaching to a sar tech group. A great guy and I feel privileged to have known him and spent some time in the mountains with him. R.I.P. my friend. My condolences to family and all the sar tech group during this difficult time.

Yup there you go 11k for an annual and an engine swap. Did that include your 2k mode C check. Perhaps that's next year. Makes you think the one that likes his TCAS kissed was involved.

Sustainable......... I think not

My aircraft is for sale. It will be gone by this fall. Got my license in 82 owned ac since 86 worked 10 years in the business. My annual went up 40% in the last 2 years for the basic work. This combined with fuel price increases, Nav Canada fees, increase medical costs, landing fees, increased airpo...

Thanks!

What happened to the tread posted by Nark earlier today? A link to another forum. A hilarious bit of writing by a co-pilot. ???

This thread has gone a bit sideways due to the poor press report. Thanks dip for setting things straight. My condolences to friends and family associated with this unfortunate accident. Re Mabel Lake strip.....well I don't golf. I think golf is a good example of everything that's wrong with the worl...

Its PPR in the CFS. People should respect that.

Don't know much about the strip but it was a tricky day. Unstable airmass, lots of wind.

+1 for pretty much everything said by others. I've owned since 85 with a short drought between planes 89-90. I really feel I've gotten very lucky. Trained in the 80's when it was cheap and a good tax deduction. Managed to find good planes at a reasonable price and sold for more than I paid for them....

Again a bunch of folks are jumping to conclusions. I know the pilot and the aircraft although have not seen either for some time. The pilot is very experienced flying in the mountains with over 20 years servicing clinics in a number of communities like Golden, Invermere, Vernon and others. The aircr...

I worked for an operation that had a couple of 185's. One was just tricky to land (wheels) compared to the others. Everything looked fine to the untrained eye and we just dealt with it. During one inspection where I brought the aircraft in I mentioned it to the ame and it turns out it had been bent ...

Keeping the ship afloat is possible with an understanding spouse. Once you have kids I think its a different deal. Many do it but as I'm closer to 60 than 50 these days its amazing how many friends regret missing out on time with their kids when they are growing up. For me this is the ultimate respo...

Another vote for the aera. No experience with the av80r but recently purchased the aera. Had a small problem with it and the technical support from Garmin was excellent.

I flew a lot of kids while spending a few summers doing a sight seeing gig. We had specific child molded in ear plugs that seemed to work well. I also have used these with my own kids. They won't tolerate them for long flights but are ok for under 1 hr. If you can find a good drug store they will st...

You could look into the Canadian Avalanche Association - Level 2 Modular 1 course. This course is designed around human factors in stressful and hazardous decision making situations. It was designed for professional avalanche workers and mountain guides but used a number of aviation consultants when...

Interesting article widow but not the one I was thinking of. The copa article I was referring to was specific to aerial photography. I believe there is quite a difference between what is allowed for a ppl or cpl. As I recall aerial photography for profit is allowed if you are a cpl and do the photog...

There was a real good clarification on this printed in the copa paper about a year or so ago. I can't find it, wish there was a copa wizard here to attach it. This is such a gray area in many cases its hard to know if your legal or not. The photo thing with friends that may end up being used in a ma...

Ahh the photo thing. I don't think you can go there as the photos are being used to generate revenue. You need an oc. I've looked at this reg a bunch but still totally clear on it. For me I have a cpl and fly my own aircraft and I think I can take photos and use them for my business but I have to do...

Where do you live? You should contact an insurance company as there are too many variables including type of coverage, hull value, time on type, accidents etc. In Canada COPA offers the best coverage / price I have found. In Canada with a hull value of say $45,000 you could expect to pay $1500 - $25...

Thanks twotter, everyone can use a little advice.

ok so here's what we decided to try. Annual went fine a few minor things but nothing unusual. On the advice of my ame decided to wash the windows with an ammonia / water mix then apply 210 plus scratch remover with a power ball then wax with 210 cleaner/polish. A real improvement considering the wor...

I have a fair amount in common here, 25+ years in the avy business and used to combine it with a summer flying job. It was fun but a passion career. If you think the pay is poor in the avy patch try flying vfr for a living. Its a single mans job and as the family came along I couldn't be away all wi...

oh yea and all the spelling mistakes.......we all gota laugh at ourselves sometimes