This is for risk mitigation, not risk elimination. If you want to eliminate risk, don’t fly. It’s the same as two-key nuclear warheads. It’s very unlikely that two people are going to have the same crazy idea to unilaterally start WWIII. As soon as you have 1 vs 1–doesn’t matter who it is—your plans...

Flying is a privilege, not a constitutionally guaranteed right. Khadr fought the Trudeau and Harper government for the violation of his charter rights under the Chrétien and Martin and Harper governments.

Good luck with that.

ELTs are “fail-deadly”. I will never understand bureaucracy that (tried to) force the change to 406 when it had the same failure-prone G-switch and the same ability for the ELT to be completely destroyed in the crash. GPS trackers are “fail-safe”. They leave a trail of breadcrumbs that ends when the...

Ok. I won’t apply. Honestly if it were the right operation it sounds like it could be a nice lifestyle gig. Unfortunately when they throw things like “604/703” and “single pilot” it tells me that they are cheap and will have you on call the maximum legal days. Oh... but you get to live in Kelownafor...

:?: Stay safe , this virus is starting to weaken The heck it is. The graph in the lower right corner is just the confirmed cases, and it's not flattening. https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 Yeah... CASES. They tend to go up with more testing.. and a...

Probably not for hire or reward. Like CASARA, Hope Air, etc.

Hey... but at least you get to brag to the local roadkill that you’re a “pilot”.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t retardant runs supposed to be downhill?

Remember, they’re just trees.

Haha

DIE HARD: IN A MALL!!

I had to look up the spelling... because it’s not spelled like the name of the virginity-preserving two wheeled “personal transporter”.

It’s because I’ve played a lot is music that I know the word.

I know quite a few who managed to segue back into their former positions because the pilot shortage still meant their positions were vacant and the ramp up in demand guaranteed them a spot. I guess maybe if it’s looking like months or years and CEWS or pogey isn’t going to do it... but times ticking...

Yeah, I’m pretty sure everyone who has a current BE20 PPC is already working. Between medevac for this COVID BS and charter work to make up for airlines shutting down, there’s lots of work at this level. It just isn’t advertised anymore because there’s no need to convince anyone to not apply to Jazz...

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I wonder how many DNR octogenarians each of us has killed with contact spread MSRA that resulted in bacterial pneumonia over the years? I wonder how many COVID “victims” died of just that, but they were swabbed positive for COVID and differentially diagnosed when most times we wouldn’t have bothered...

BS. I flew 200 hours a year for years. The experience I gained has proven invaluable to my career. I lost my engine on takeoff at 500 hours total time and made it back to the airport. It was because of the superior training by ex-military pilots that allowed me to do so. There’s far more to experien...

Lots of planes came without spinners. Especially Cessnas. Don’t think one is required. The O-2A and L19 Birddog come to mind. Those aren’t certified aircraft. Civilian ones have to operate under a Limited Type Certificate. The O-2 ran without spinners to increase cooling airflow in the hot jungles ...

I’ll run a company into the ground with public dollars for half that amount.

Ah yes...the internet. I should have been more precise. Single engine piston, The Caravan provides a very much larger margin of reliabilty. In the BC South East Fire Centre, where I flew for most of a decade among peaks that were 2000-5000 feet higher than we usually flew for survey and patrol work...

I always put the gear handle down and pop the circuit breaker after I land gear up.

I will bet my house that "ask and you shall receive" since there is not a lot of traffic. This is changing rapidly. Nav Canada staffing levels are low and traffic is increasing. The glory days were in March and April. Now VFR guys are getting denied flight following because one poor controller is w...

What are the thoughts on cracking the door prior to impact? I remember during my PPL I was taught by one instructor to unlatch the door prior to touchdown, in the event that the airframe bends and stops the door from opening. I never heard it again from anyone else. On one hand you don't want your ...

This comment thread should give you an insight into how aviation and indeed the world works as economic cycles ebb and flow. The baby boomers working dead end union factory jobs told the millennials to get university degrees so they could get ahead in life. The millennials who had to choose between ...

Opportunism abounds in aviation.

Forget “friends”. Goddamn strangers on this site PMing me for job leads.

They’re not buying them, are they?

Just taking it off Bombardiers tab?

Lightspeed.. if nothing else for the customer service. Never was really a fan of Bose. Used them lots but always preferred my Zulus which feel lighter in spite of supposedly being heavier and don’t clamp your head as much. They made 8.0 hour days in the 337 a breeze. I’ve had my original Zulus for o...