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by 185_guy
Tue Oct 31, 2023 5:49 am
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Forest Protection Limited Shadow Role
Replies: 5
Views: 1350

Re: Forest Protection Limited Shadow Role

From chatting with some folks there a while back..... (who have always been nice to chat with!) In a nutshell....everyone typically hangs out in YFC. They have many reload bases around the province. Shadow flys to the reload base nearest to the fire upon dispatch to get everything set up for when th...
by 185_guy
Sat Dec 24, 2022 4:06 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Staycation
Replies: 13
Views: 1187

Re: Staycation

Sometimes the best 'staycation' is right at home. We often forget or don't even know what's in our own 50 mile radius sometimes.... tourists usually come to where you live too! Stay home, unplug, relax, vacation does not have to be busy all the time doing something! A quiet walk in the woods not far...
by 185_guy
Thu Sep 01, 2022 6:18 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Hemorrhoids
Replies: 3
Views: 1620

Re: Hemorrhoids

It's an occupational issue, shouldn't be a problem. Now if it's one of those nasties that needs surgery, that's another thing, but still shouldn't be a medical invalidating issue,its just a major pain in the arse.
by 185_guy
Thu Aug 11, 2022 11:51 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: New Runway - Muskoka CYQA
Replies: 17
Views: 1411

Re: New Runway - Muskoka CYQA

Not being from the area or using the airport a lot, one thing I’d think would be nice there is a full length taxiway.
by 185_guy
Thu Aug 04, 2022 9:50 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: FTDT App for Canada
Replies: 12
Views: 1216

Re: FTDT App for Canada

Our company uses this:
https://air-suite.com/cirro/features/flight-duty-time/

I don’t like it personally but that’s not saying much.
I would hope they update it when the new rules come into effect.
by 185_guy
Mon May 02, 2022 8:45 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Cherokee 140 near Sioux Lookout
Replies: 59
Views: 12457

Re: Cherokee 140 near Sioux Lookout

Flightradar24 shows a small piper in the area around 02z…..
It was rainy….. it was dark….it’s been a long day beating across the continent at 80kts….
Dark in that area is dark. There may be a tower light blinking somewhere, maybe not. On a cloudy night, it’s IFR.
Very sad
by 185_guy
Sun Mar 06, 2022 8:02 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Dunk Course for Floatplane Pilots
Replies: 18
Views: 2923

Re: Dunk Course for Floatplane Pilots

I’m gonna play devils advocate here…. I have done ‘the course’ several times and believe me, I learned a lot, after the first one about 12 years ago I’ve worn a ‘mustang’ style life jacket while flying floatplanes. But…. Has TC ‘approved’ any of these courses? Sure there’s a list of required trainin...
by 185_guy
Fri Jan 14, 2022 9:19 am
Forum: Covid
Topic: Mass formation psychosis
Replies: 2
Views: 664

Re: Mass formation psychosis

Kinda like a Sunday morning service!
by 185_guy
Sat Dec 04, 2021 8:01 am
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Sharp Bush Knife
Replies: 5
Views: 2943

Re: Sharp Bush Knife

This could go the way of a discussion on the best oil to use! You thinking of a sheathe type fixed blade knife, or a small pocket knife, or a multi tool with a knife blade amongst other things? You plan to wear it on your belt? Or have it in a door pocket or emergency bag? Whatever you get, also get...
by 185_guy
Thu Nov 04, 2021 5:56 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Question about Company Vaccine Mandates
Replies: 5
Views: 2138

Re: Question about Company Vaccine Mandates

Here’s the newest interm order, medical exemption is in there. I’d hope you’d be able to get one.
Good luck
https://tc.canada.ca/en/ministerial-ord ... d-19-no-43
by 185_guy
Thu Sep 16, 2021 5:07 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Mandatory life jacket wearing coming for most seaplanes
Replies: 80
Views: 15336

Re: Mandatory life jacket wearing coming for most seaplanes

ragbagflyer wrote: Fri Aug 14, 2020 1:24 pm What models have people here ordered for commercial use as of Sept 6th?
Operators in this area are simply using the ole faithful ‘bagged’ inflatable life jacket, put inside a fanny pouch and voila, wearing an approved life jacket.
by 185_guy
Sun Sep 05, 2021 3:37 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Red Bull Pilot Flying Through 2 Tunnels
Replies: 11
Views: 1571

Re: Red Bull Pilot Flying Through 2 Tunnels

Ppsshhhhh, he had a painted line to follow!
by 185_guy
Sat Aug 28, 2021 12:47 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Northwestern Air Lease Turbine Otter Flips Over
Replies: 18
Views: 5112

Re: Northwestern Air Lease Turbine Otter Flips Over

That’s what I can’t understand is why guys don’t fly amphibs like a regular retractable gear aircraft and retract the gear after every take off I wonder this too….. Then you hear someone saying they wait to retract the gear until the usable runway ahead of them is ‘unusable’ in case of an engine fa...
by 185_guy
Thu Aug 12, 2021 3:04 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: BackBack De-ice Pack
Replies: 5
Views: 1038

Re: BackBack De-ice Pack

If you’re looking for something already made up, here’s an option
https://www.aircraftspruce.ca/pages/cs/ ... rayers.php
by 185_guy
Tue Jul 27, 2021 2:21 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Useful way of using an empty 2-1/4” instrument hole
Replies: 20
Views: 3418

Re: Useful way of using an empty 2-1/4” instrument hole

Cover it with a picture of your girlfriend, or better yet, a picture of someone else’s girlfriend!!!
by 185_guy
Mon Mar 08, 2021 1:23 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Get a Trade discussion
Replies: 10
Views: 1213

Re: Get a Trade discussion

Getting a ‘trade’ does not mean having to go to school, going through the ‘apprenticeship’ program etc. You can likely take a night class, or better yet, get a job as a labourer and learn on the job. You don’t need a red seal to do renovation work for instance. In a lot of places, it’s the smaller j...
by 185_guy
Fri Mar 05, 2021 7:55 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Getting an OC without an aircraft
Replies: 14
Views: 1571

Re: Getting an OC without an aircraft

Do you still need a license with the CTA, and in what order do those get issued? Chicken or egg first?
by 185_guy
Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:21 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: FedEx quietly begin single-pilot tests - ATR 42
Replies: 31
Views: 4007

Re: FedEx quietly begin single-pilot tests - ATR 42

Meanwhile in Canada...... TC recently makes it mandatory to fly a Twin Otter 2 crew while doing STOL.... errr.... RGR take-offs ..... guess it’s nice having help unloading the freight.
by 185_guy
Mon Dec 07, 2020 7:55 am
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Pay for float time, or buy a share to build time on land?
Replies: 10
Views: 1731

Re: Pay for float time, or buy a share to build time on land?

Buy into the Champ!!!!! The experience you’ll gain, just in hangar talk and grassroots aviation will far outweigh a few extra hours on floats. And the friends and experiences you’ll get flying around are priceless. Plus, owning the plane will hopefully teach you about ‘operating’ equipment and takin...

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