P.S. I gave a thoughtful response to your last question demanding a YES or NO answer. Thoughtful obviously does not go well with you. You gave a thoughtful response, but no matter how thoughtful, it did not answer my question. This is what you believe is "thoughtful" and posted in response to my ye...

An AC pilot I know got about a 100K raise with the new contract. I am quite happy for him and he deserves it. AC is doing quite well and should share the wealth. But when both rail unions go on strike or the port workers that will literally put the country in a depression, I have a problem with tha...

I wish the Canadian controllers did a field trip to the bigger USA ATC centers to see what being efficient is all about. "Porter, follow the traffic" is better than saying, "Porter, taxi B, A, NC, hold short of runway 04L" True, but the FAA has procedures that their controllers are allowed to do th...

In your example, I would descend at 0.70, and watch the IAS increase. Once the IAS increased to 250kts, I would then continue descent at 250 kts. I can't think of a time where I've been told to transition at 250 kts, but knowingly accelerated past 250 as I started descent, only to need to reduce my ...

One can see why AI a robots are the future. Zero concern for the average person. Railway and port unions literally willing to screw over the economy by partially shutting it down. Postal strike despite a billion dollars of losses. Never ending ATC shortage. Sclerotic massive government payroll, tea...

One can see why AI a robots are the future. Zero concern for the average person. Railway and port unions literally willing to screw over the economy by partially shutting it down. Postal strike despite a billion dollars of losses. Never ending ATC shortage. Sclerotic massive government payroll, tea...

I have worked at both large and small airports in Canada. There is no "mandated" route at any of the airports I've worked at, but there is just common routing that works best for everyone. Think northbound on Alpha and Southbound on Bravo in YYZ. It makes no sense for each controller to have their o...

There is no upper age limit to be able to be hired at NavCanada. There are several people at my tower who started in their late-to-mid 30's and have been successful. That being said, the company obviously wants to get a return on their investment for the time and cost it takes to train a controller....

As well, some people are forgetting that Sunwing serves some destinations only once or twice per week. On the other days, the aircraft are servicing other destinations once or twice per week. There is just not the fleet flexibility to bring everyone home from dozens of separate airports down south. ...

Just do the paper Change of Address form found here: https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Corp-Serv-Gen/5/forms-formulaires/download/26-0760_BO_PD Then, send it to your closest regional office, found here: https://tc.canada.ca/en/aviation/civil-aviation-contacts-offices#headquarters_and_regional If you really w...

sunk wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 2:08 pm Is that the name of the law firm, couldn’t find them on google.

His name is James Ball and has advertised on Avcanada before regarding a book he wrote.

https://notaveragelaw.com/lawyer-profiles/James_Ball

how many GA's How many what? Go-arounds. Hello, just wondering if there's a way to access succinct data for something like exactly how many GA's happened at an airport on a specific day. Not anywhere near all of them get into CADORS. ATC doesn't record go-arounds due to low-vis conditions. So if yo...

Good comments DHC for pilots. SFO seems to have their share of interesting moments… Thanks. I'd encourage any pilot to reach out to their local FSS/Tower/ACC and ask for a tour. You'll be able to learn a lot more about why we do/don't do things compared to here on AvCanada. When I was contemplating...

I'm not a controller, so I'm happy to accept that it works much easier that way. The question I think that should be asked in that case is: with 6 aircraft in the circuit spaced one mile apart, does that vehicle really need to cross? In my normal day-to-day operation, I don't cross vehicles after a...

To clarify: I'm not advocating to get rid of landing clearances. I'm advocating to switch back to a system where landing clearances are given when the runway is free for landing. I guess I misunderstood what you were saying. But I believe I address this point in my follow-up post. With some airport...

Ok, but if the tower has higher power transmissions availability, why can't they use that to issue a landing clearance on a congested frequency? If we're still issuing landing clearances, let's make sure they actually mean something. At the moment, they mean very little. As a follow-up to my previo...

As a current tower controller and former airline pilot with extensive operational experience flying across North America, the Caribbean and Europe, I feel I can speak to this topic. Perhaps someone in ATC can comment on this? I would love to know in what instances you are allowed to say "cleared to ...

Two U.S. F-18 and F-16 pilots recently had a really great discussion about this very situation, and how they find it funny that we're retiring the Hawk with only about ~25 years of service while the U.S.A.F. is still flying T-38's, the newest of which are 50+ years old. https://www.youtube.com/watch...

goingnowherefast wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2024 8:47 pm When did Porter start going to St. Thomas? I'm guessing a maintenance flight?

St. Thomas has a massive MRO there (Smart Aviation Maintenance Services) that specializes in DH8 and CRJ series aircraft. At any given time there are 8 to 10 Q-400's and RJ's there.

@DHC - 1 Jockey thanks for all that information. So would I be able to know which FIR I will be trained for?, and if I get the Toronto FIR does it mean that I won't be asked to go to any other provinces? Also do you know if FSS follow this same FIR system while posting you. If you have applied in t...

I'm on the ATC side of things so I can't comment on FSS hiring and posting practices, but I'll give my 2 cents. I don't believe anyone (recently) that has done VFR basic in YYZ has been sent out-of-province for their first posting. I know that for National Courses that are run in YOW and the new CAE...

Some will undoubtedly disagree, but religion usually has a bigger influence on ones life and mindset than golf. Investigating a pilot's mindset during an incident can teach us a lot, or possibly nothing. But it's still worth investigating. Bottom line, wanting to make an event, regardless of reason...

I think that the key thing is that they were going to an 'event' that they likely very much wanted to participate in. There is no shortage of accidents where the pilot was under pressure to make it to the 'event' whether self-induced or from others. Agreed. For this to be a danger, one needs to fee...

Appreciate the responses.

Is the "Schwarz Finish" the black coating on the prop? I assume it's some sort of wearable coating to protect the wood underneath?

I have a vintage propeller and I am trying to identify the type of aircraft it might have been used on and what time period it comes from. The stamp states CANADIAN VICKERS - SCHWARZ FINISH - LIMITED MONTREAL. There are a few other words under "SCHWARZ FINISH" but I can't make them out. There used t...