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by Tinker
Thu Dec 07, 2017 10:46 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Float endorsement
Replies: 7
Views: 1409

Re: Float endorsement

Just what I was looking for.
Thanks guys.
by Tinker
Wed Dec 06, 2017 6:50 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Float endorsement
Replies: 7
Views: 1409

Re: Float endorsement

I seem to remember that any Canadian Commercially rated pilot with a float endorsement, can teach me and give me a float rating.
Is that correct?
If so, could I use a Canadian plane and Canadian Commercial pilot if I could find such a thing in Florida?
by Tinker
Wed Dec 06, 2017 9:35 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Float endorsement
Replies: 7
Views: 1409

Float endorsement

I would like to spend a week in Florida this winter and while I'm there, I would like to make good use of my time. I would like to get a float endorsement at Jack Browns. Would all of it, or any portion of it be accepted by Transport Canada. Or, would I have to do it all over again up here, to make ...
by Tinker
Wed Nov 08, 2017 8:06 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Emergency Landing in the Bush
Replies: 6
Views: 3193

Re: Emergency Landing in the Bush

I believe the proper terminology for that is... "Critical fuel to air mixture ratio"
by Tinker
Sat Sep 16, 2017 7:25 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Circuit Altitude at CNY3
Replies: 10
Views: 3472

Re: Circuit Altitude at CNY3

Photofly,,,,,,, I have never heard that the circuit altitude is anything you want because it is not a certified airport.
Can you expound upon that or paste the link for that information.
I have never heard of that before and It's a poor day when you don't learn something.
by Tinker
Sun Jan 31, 2016 9:16 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Advice oon Sight Seeing Flights in Namibia
Replies: 1
Views: 607

Advice oon Sight Seeing Flights in Namibia

I have a friend who is going to Namibia (and a few other countries) and she is looking into taking a sight seeing flight along Namibia's coastline. She has asked me if I could find out if this is a safe thing to do. She stresses safety. She is investigating two different companies, each flying Cessn...
by Tinker
Wed Dec 02, 2015 10:13 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: London Flying Club - 1978 Rates and Aircraft
Replies: 18
Views: 3315

Re: London Flying Club - 1978 Rates and Aircraft

I was gone by 79.
I moved to Toronto to become a sales rep for Acfield Aviation Supplies.
Instructors when I was there,,,, Rob Robinson, Paul Albers, Tom Fraser, all went on to Air Canada.
Best job I ever had. Wonderful guys who did everything they could to help me get licenced.
by Tinker
Wed Dec 02, 2015 8:13 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: London Flying Club - 1978 Rates and Aircraft
Replies: 18
Views: 3315

Re: London Flying Club - 1978 Rates and Aircraft

They say aviation is a small world.
Mike, I wrote that invoice for you.
That is my handwriting.
Now you have to remember who I am.
by Tinker
Sat Aug 01, 2015 7:01 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Home owner shoots down Drone. It's Started!
Replies: 23
Views: 7477

Home owner shoots down Drone. It's Started!

1.On Sunday, a Kentucky man was arrested after he blasted a small drone out of the sky over his yard. William Merideth says he was protecting his property rights and his privacy. 2.The owner of the $1,800 drone insists he wasn't trying to invade anyone's privacy. He says he was trying to get picture...
by Tinker
Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:08 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: 3 missing in plane Northern ontario..
Replies: 22
Views: 6099

Re: 3 missing in plane Northern ontario..

This apparently was not an attempted forced landing. This plane broke up in the air.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/t ... -1.3006145
by Tinker
Fri Mar 06, 2015 9:26 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Harrison Ford
Replies: 43
Views: 7801

Re: Harrison Ford

Will he replace his divot?
by Tinker
Sun Oct 26, 2014 7:37 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Planes in songs
Replies: 73
Views: 7794

Re: Planes in songs

"So, bye, bye, Miss American Pie"
The Bonanza that killed Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens, was called, Miss American Pie.
It was painted right on the side of the plane.
by Tinker
Thu Aug 14, 2014 3:41 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: small plane down in ball diamonds, grande prairie, ab
Replies: 9
Views: 1888

Re: small plane down in ball diamonds, grande prairie, ab

We prefer to call it "A Critical Fuel to Air Mixture Ratio in the tank".
by Tinker
Fri Mar 21, 2014 12:47 am
Forum: Aviation Videos & Photos
Topic: This is still awesome.
Replies: 11
Views: 2400

Re: This is still awesome.

Survival Legend[edit] A Canadian legend especially popular around the time of her scrapping eventually even mentioned in an article by the Naval Officers Association of Canada claimed that the well maintained and recently refitted Bonaventure was quietly swapped for the worn out Indian carrier Vikra...
by Tinker
Tue Jan 14, 2014 3:20 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Search near Midland - November 2013
Replies: 14
Views: 4487

Re: Search near Midland - November 2013

Does anyone know if they have found this aircraft yet?
by Tinker
Thu Oct 24, 2013 7:47 pm
Forum: Aviation Videos & Photos
Topic: 49 Ship formation fly-by
Replies: 96
Views: 9858

49 Ship formation fly-by

The collective competency in here is awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VImNBuJW ... e=youtu.be
by Tinker
Fri Oct 18, 2013 4:32 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Proper R/T Usage
Replies: 37
Views: 3486

Re: Proper R/T Usage

And whatever you do in your flying career,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,DON"T SAY,,,, "Any conflicting traffic please reply".

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